Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-19

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sulting to tho morals. health and hap
pincss OF our people.
My record upon this question Is an
open book. Moro thaa thirty years
ago. when in the State Senate. 1 voted
for the first local option law ever
passed In this State. and since that
timo 1 have stood shoulder to shoulder
with the temperance forces. advancing
sep by step as rapidly as We deemed
for tho best interests OF the cause and
the State. In the Senate of Virginia
the proudest act OF my public life was
when, as Lieutenant Governor and pre-
siding officer of the Senate. / cast the
deciding vote which broke tho tie ami
passed the bill giving the people o. Vir-
gina the right to decide whether the
saloons should be abolished. 1t was
Overwhelmingly decided that the sa-
looms should be cloccC.
l had the honor to preside at the
first meeting Of the campaign under
the auspices Of the Anti-Saloon League,
| and my interest and effort continued
undated until the victory was won.
l know that tho people of this Com
monwealth are law-abiding, and that
they expect and demand from those
to whom they have intrusted the execu-
tion OF the laws their strict and rigid
enforcement. and TO this end, II elected.
1 shall exert my best endeavor, not
only to enforce the laws now on the
statute books. but also to secure tho
passage and enforcement of such other
laws as may be necessary to make
prohibition success. When / cast the
deciding vote for the enabling act"
1 believed in the inalienable right OF
the people to vote on any important
question relating to their government.
1 still believe in this right as a funda-
mental principle Of democracy. I shall,
if elected, cheerfully cooperate with
| the active friends Of prohibition in sub
| hitting the question OF constitutional
prohibition to the people. whenever
| they think 1t wise to take this step.
No thoughtful observer can doubt
| that the policy now in force in Vir-
| ginin will, at no distant day. become
| the policy Of the entire country.
INVITES CLOSE SCRUTINY
OF SCHOOL RECORD
invite the closest scrutiny of my
record upon public education. and con-
ndently assert that no man. according
to means. opportunity and ability, has
| done more to promote their establish
ment usefulness and efficiency.
shall. in the future, as in the past.
| give my best efforts in furthering the
growth and development Of the public
! school system of the State. and shall
| act solely upon the principle that those
who are selected in the various To-
i calities for the management and su
pervision of the schools of our State
| nh h nhtt Rl m ~ ri 1rnr
should be chosen by reason OF their
| honesty. Intelligence. morality and ef
| fcIency TO discharge the sacred obli
| cations they arc called upon to as
! sumo.
I believe that provision should be
| made. far as possible, by appro-
pration from general and local funds
| for the annual extension OF the school
term and the most suitable location
and equipment OF school houses for
the children in each county Of the
State.
1t should be remembered that really
more depends upon the teachers who
| train our boys and girls than upon
any other agencies whom we employ.
| We cannot hope to secure the best
| men and women unless we are ready
TO give them adequate pay for the
work done.
am in favor Of paying our lady
teachers and principals the same sal
aries as the men receive for the same
| service. and / would apply this TO
other departments of the State gov
eminent. There is no good reason why
women should not receive equal COM
pensation with men when they do the
| same work.
l heartily favor generous appro-
| priations TO the public schools. The
school terms should be heightened.
| There is nothing more earnestly needed
| than that all the pupils in our rural
| schools should have the opportunity
| for at least eight months study, which,
| even then, would be one month less
than the time allowed in our city
| schools.
| The State institutions OF higher
| learning and the normal schools de-
serve the cordial support OF our citi-
zens. for 1t is essential that we shall