Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-24
Administrative BOARD
TRIED AND FOUND WANTING
Augustine Royal Makes Strong
argument for Charter Changes
at South Side Meeting.
MOST EXPENSIVE LUXURY"
Says He Will Gladly Cast His Vote
on August g to Wipe 1t From the
Slatc-Hawkins and Anderson En-.
plain Proposed Changes.

with DR.. y. X. Anderson. executive
secretary Of tho Civic Association -!
Richmond. to outline in SINE detail
tho proposed amendments to the Rich.
tnond City Charter and explain their
effect: and Councilman Carter e. Jones.
Of Madison Ward: O. a. Hawkins and
Augustine Royal TO demonstrate IN"
concrete advantages to be derived By
voting for the amendments. the Balm
bridge Junior High School last night
for about three hours was a WaelStroin
Of enthusiastic charter change sentl-
ment. STEMS band was on hand to add
Dixie The StarSpanglcd Banner.
America" and other tunes to the deu-
onstra'ion, in which about 800 South
Richmond voters participated with
wild applause. John liirschberg. chair
man Of the Administrative Board, was
cussion.
The Administrative Board de-
rlarcd Augustine Royal. the last
speaker on the program. amid almost
constant cheering. has been tried AMI
found wanting. It has bcen The most
expensive luxury the city of Richmond
has ever had. There Is no use To ua
meal: -inouthcd: want II abolished.
and ! shall gladly east my vote to
wipe il from the slate. do not be-
licvc in voting for personal reasons
at all: SO ] am going with pleasure
to the polls TO vote for tho amend.
mcnts as a sacred duty TO my faml;
and my country. Get il out OF your
head that your vote Is your own IL
belongs 30 the welfare of tho public"
Al this poin; the speaker declared that
he would be astonShed IL the ninth
precinct registered single vote against
the amendments and volunteered the
assertion that Williamsburg would be
the immediate rendezvous for any one
ty hn t,tc io.A all
GET AWAY FROM OUTWORS
AND OBSOLETE: METHODS
Mr. Royal stated that there was NO
effect withou, cause. and then con
c!uded that the incfficicncy OF munici
pal government in this country, as
charged by Lord Bryce, OF England.
several years ago. was due to the
fact that the people were not mind
ful of their interests" 1t is due hs
said. TO YOU in whose honest eyes
now gaze. You have been too buss
with your business and have become
misers; but" he added strongly, you
have been in fact spendthrif,s TO In
trust your city government TO officials
on whom you cannot place RESPONSE
Utility He stated that refusing to
vote for the charter changes would
be cl!nEins 10 fragments of prejudc.
and like riding mule TO Missouri ~
transact bit of business. when the
trains arc running hourly, and that X
vas recognized as rank folly TO shut
the eyes and grip tenaciously the OUT
worn and obsolete. Such action he
called the throwing away OF substance.
Councilman Jones stated the case
frankly: DO you want a centralized
form OF government where you can
control your vote-a simplihcd. elttcitat
and economic government on which YOU
can place the responsibility? We are
making an effort 10 place the conplet e
control Of the municipal government
and the purse strings in you: bands :
for II is your government. Zen no
longer carry precincts in their pockets
You want the obvious improvements
and the way for you TO get them is TO
mark out of the ballot the words
against amendments" He also read a
report from the City Auditor. ahow!ns
that for the past four years the Az
ministrative Board yearly had re-
1uested an average of nearly 100000
more than the citys income He then
asked how such economists could have
the face 10 request citizens who pay
the taxes to vote for than.
ANSWER ARGUMENTS AS
TO GONE MAN" GOVERNMENT
DR.. Anderson, Carter Jones and o. 4.
Hawkins. all three. explained the
ga mouhage OF the 'one-man govern
ment" argument circulated by The OBJ
ponents OF the amen dments. NJ.
Hawkins explained that 1t was the
aspiration OF all honest men TO le1ve
the world better than they found II,
and that this rule applied at presen:
TO Richmond. He related the history
OF the fire that destroyed the Spotless
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