Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-27
WHITE FOR GOVERNMENT
STOCKYARDS OWNERSHIP
Promises, il Elected, To Correct Over
great Profits NJ Meat
Nidulcmcr.
QUOTES GOVERNOR SIT AEr
says Only Ono Man Could Bid on
His or His NciShbur'> Cattle. and
That Armour n CO. Made S2S Fer
Ncad-RCfcrs ~ Ills Platform.

Colonel Elijah + Waite. who has
announced his intention Of oDpos ins
Charles G. t'arl.n ia ;nc ucNt Demo.
cratic election OF Congressman fo- tho
t:iehth District Yesterday issued his
statement TO the v1trrs ~ that district.
In brict IL is as follows:
ITO the voters or Jhc Eighth Congress
Sional District:
Il have announced my candidacy Tor
Congress, and my platform has been
published in mos, OF The county papers
OF my district. | hs"c for some iilne
been profoundly convinced that the
Eighth congressional p.StTic, OF NIr-
S!nia. with some 90 PC" cont .! its peo-
pie moro OF less connected with tho
land, needs a representative familiar
with farm conditions. yror costs and
all the problems which utect the farm
er because no other 10Y; Of man could
50 effectively voice thc wants o. tic
district.
u; IS plainly impos ole for great
aSr lCu!tural district yu O." wisely repre-
sented by man who S, % necessity.
farmers problems and tho farmers
rights
ENPECTs TO IF: ELECTED
by HURAL DISTRICTS
'Throu shcut the great West the
labor;nG man has III politics joined NTH
the producer, rea!iziue ,hc!r leGts!at:ve
interests are the same
II went into this contest believing
that the farmer had the wisdom 10 in
trust legislation affecting MS interests
10 a farmer when lie has haG the OPP
portunity 10 do SO. IL announcing Any
candidacy, ! stated that J belonged to
10 faction OF the Democrats party. ana
,his is true. / am The farmers candi-
date. and expect 70 he elected 10 Con-
sress by the people OF the rural dis
tricts.
Leg .ation OF The mos; vi,s, i'm
portance IS now be.us considered by
Congress. and this j. but The beg inning
OF even more vital Things
During tho past Year ConsrCss :ived
the price OF wheat, but !; aNed no limit
on the prices Of tho tn!nes winch the
farmer needed to produce hi whoa. nor
on the things which he hud to pur-
chase with his wheat There vas q
rumor Of price on coal but for p-ac-
teal purposes that was little more than
ru'nor. The coal bill joker has per-
mitted the mine operators virtually TO
control the prices OF their coal.
FANORS GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP" OK ST0CNTARDs
The change in ;hc grading Of wheat
has lost the farmers ~ Virginia hun
drcds OF thousands OF dollars. An act
OF Congress is responsible Tor this
cndESc. ard Snt u rlStl'S uiSIc6 mem
ncr recently charged IL 10 the food adj
ministration and declared II was the
biggest piece OF fooiishncse. he had
ever heard OF. Tn" record shows that
This member voted for the act. although
he ~as unaware CT its existence and
this Il, in many cases, tho sort az
representation which the farmer gets
at tho hands ot men who neither know
nor care about his needs. Surely no
member OF Congress with tho greater
part o. his living derived from the land
could have cast such u vote"
In his platform. published some wccks
ago, Colonel White made statement
that, II elected to Congress he would
use all Influence possible 20 correct
oversreai profits made BY the inca,
midflcman."
Governor II c. stuart" ne says. e,
my earnest solicitation appeared before
the Judic'i[y Committee In tho summer
o. 1915 and testified - 10 the practice
81 IN" packer - applied 70 his section
Of The state. His testimony related to