The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-13
II There Is 70 Be No Class Legislation
Or Domination Then Business People
Must Take Enough Interest in the
Government to Vote
Joln Kerr Branch Is Elected President Of the
Climber Of Commerce at Largely Attended
Meeting Of That Body

Speaking before tins Htrhmund
chamber OF commerce IN annual ses-
Atnn In the Jefferson auditorium last
ki1h1 Senator Carter Glass pleaded
tlae HAcd1glty kor the business men OF
thu country " take 4 greater in
ter0sf ii poijticel e63irs an means Of
preventing government by class. or
it, control by~radical or irresponsible
parties.
Government" he states. - simply
the organised expression OF the cifi-
zen 1t the polls on election day." and
no government. whether city. state
or national, can be any better than
the people who are the source of It's
power"
III there ever was time when
sane business men should be in
terested In their government. It is
now. for the activities OF government
have bean ~ widely extended as TO
come In contact with the humbIest
citizen, and Id ~ manner that Is not
Always pleasing"
II was the FIRST pubic uIterance OF
isae junior senator from Virginia
sinec he. had taken his seat IN the
United States senate. and he was lis
snea 10 with intense interest by an
salianee thai iiiled the Eotei audi
4osiuifs
ise oocasien was the annual meet
sss@ III thn chamber OF commerce,
stssssr tss Nj. Jiass' address the regu :
M ;a4,aoAs OF tho meeting was dis
ssst ~ Ks a.ad officers for the easuing
SIS atae s.sctssd The address of the
sss.s.l;s ,srexisieuts John c. Easiey.
WIS It Fcxsfyeas and before adj
5 lsu raistx the Members Of the cham
her Eaes rIsIng vote of thanks
ftsI his Et3kG3&Kk administration sof the
uskiesss ss prfnted af1-Yuil
elsewhere ~ The virEinfan
On motion 81 Oliver T. Sands. the
ehanlber appropriated The sum OF
1880 toward the salary OF the
county farm demonstrated for Hen-
rico county, It being explained that
the county And the federal govern
ment also contributed TO the pay OF
the county agent
Officers elected for the ensuing year
are. John Kerr Branch. president:
I. J. Marcuse, FIRST president: e.
G. Laird, second yice-pres1dent: Il.
Pcyton Giles, secretary-treasurer and
VIM. r. Dabney. business manager,
and the following board OF directors.
r. Nice. Burlington, e. s. Carlton, II.
q NaiA s1NAAA't SAtAct WaitrSo, ABOnl68
B. McAdanis, Ralph r. Harrison,
Harry Marks. J. +. Planetary, n. I.
Powers and Albert r. waddey.
When Senator Glass entered the
auditorium. the big assemblaEe rose
TO a man, and accorded him 4 rous-
mig ovation, and this was repeated
when he rose to make his address, ON
he Introduction OF President yHr1nch.
Mr.. aiaa. stated he had ~ crsts ess..,
ID make 81 sorrar,ixed lahor dcmirn !.
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xo ssas ~ co. eenla ns pre-
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noas men e Ine countrys 20 tAke IN
acuve interest 10 polffics md impress
On the government The methods oi
emcsency they practice ~ thetr fpri-
vatc business 4 " !, ~ zss
This country. he stated. y m heftrT
condition than any other on the
sarth, and THAI Il II on the eve OF an
unprecedented era Of commercial
prosperity. Ihere has rot to be put
stop 70 the riot OF extravagAnce In
This country, - added. and that the
federal reserve boaFd was doing what
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