Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01

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ana escapes To Virginia and is caught.
can't be tried in Virginia because he
| mas not offended tn" Virginia law, but
| II this b.!l becomes Il law. the man
may be taken from the jurisdiction
| whose law he has violated. and tried
| by a cour; of another jurisdiction.
And yet some people confess not to
know what / mean by Back TO tho
There is pending in Congress also
a uniform divorce law. Congress.
under the Constitution. has no power
! TO regulate divorces. II Congress has
| make laws affecting marriage and to
annul the state laws prohibiting the
marriage OF whites and blacks. II can
only be prevented by going back TO
the Constitution. Are the people OF
| Virginia willing TO elevate to tho
| highest oce in the gift Of the people
| a man who can't understand this. and.
therefore, Il man who could not. from
| lack OF understanding. fight to the
last ditch to save the Anglo saxon
civilization OF Virginia.?
Approves Purchasing Agency.
One of the latest additions "a our
governmental policy in the last year
has been the adoption OF u purchas-
! inG agent for supplies needed by ;he
| public Buildings OF The state. This
Office. which has been most success
fully conducted in other states. has
proven great benefit To the people
-
ITS existence. In The purchase OF coal
alone during the past year. many
| thousands OF dollars have been saved
70 tho STATE. strongly favor CON
! tinuation and the enlargement OF the
scope Of this agency. extending II !"
| all Of the departments OF the gov
crnmcnt and TO all OF the state
agencies.
There is much discussion among
| the Democrats Of the state in refer
| cncc Ia the abolition of tho primary
! law. While. in my Judgment. the pr'-
mary law could he amended. ! would
/ look upon it's abolition as u distinct
| disadvantages Ia our party in tn"
| State The opportunity under il is
given to every voter To be heard in
the councils of the party. That The
us opportunity Is TO he regretted,
I,ut believe One return To tn" con-
chiffon system would rcsui; in Dc
iriying our new voters Of a voice IN
! the affairs Of the party.
II is strongly urged. however hy
some that am not fitted to carry out
/ the program OF progress for the
| state which hav" attempted 20 out
| line. because in the past opposed
the eighteenth and nineteenth amend.
mcnts to the Federal Constitution. |
MAS opposed to both Of them. rs
student of our Constitution for years.
| I sincerely and honestly believed that
| 10th Of them We're antagonists 10
the principles of J"fforsonlan De,
mocracy. which in Virginia "" had
| been taught, and had taught TO
| others was Il true and correct inter-
| probation in that instrument, and |
! could not. therefore. give my consent
| To that which my conviction tanEht
me was wrong. My views OF that
matter ana the views OF thos" who
| agreed with me did not prevail, and
! both amendments are now parts OF
the Constitution ot the land which
every man who takes Office is sworn
! 10 uphold
VIII Enforce NIL Laws.
! As 10 prohibition. the policy Of
! the country is fixed and dctcTmincd
| finally. The Legislature of virginia
and the Governor Of Virgin can do
| nothing by legislation that can IN
any wise affect this amendment. and
| the only question that remains, there
fore. so far as tho state is concerned
| is whether the Governor would en-
forct the laws which have been en-
| acted 10 carry out this amcndincnt.
| would h. unworthy Of the high OF.
| flee to which | aspire II ] did not
| enforce every law Of tho common
| wealth of NirE!aia. And this. those
| who kuow me. know VIII II" done
| regard. Therefore, the question al
| SO AS that Of slavery, for both form
n part OF the Constitution OF our
| country. ] believe that every law
| paSsed by the Legislature OF the Com
| n!onwcalth should bc upheld by the
| .itizenS thereof and he given Il ftir
| and honest trial. Tho nineteenth
amendment prohibited the states
| from denying the right of suffrage
| 20 any person on account Of sex. TINS
| was analogous To tn. fifteenth amend
| mcnt. which prevented the states
from denying suifraE" 10 any person
| On account OF race, color or previous
| condition or scrvitud.." The fifteenth
amendment was practically forced
| Ipon the Southern states as con :
i s.,I in u. a
most titanic struggle OF the Anglo
| saxon people of the South 10 preserve
| their civilization. The theory OF our
Constitution had aiwa%S been ina
| each state should have the right or
| determining who should be It's Hot :
| crs The amendment has changed
that and practically lodged tho powcr
| III the Federal government. My OPP
nos!tion 10 this amendment was sin
| ccrc and honest; My views did not
! prevail. The matter was submitted
| to the jury of the country, who nave
rendered Il verdict and the court has
entered judgment thereon. and like
| any lawyer in the trial OF Il ease who
| loses it, he bows TO the decision OF
the court. for there is nothing to be
done hut 10 enforce the Judgment.
| shall. therefore. as your Governor,
DO all in INV power 10 prepare the
new voters for the new duties which
to lit them for the proper discharge
| OF their public duties. And in this
expect To have the cordial cooper
alton OF good citizens of the Com
| monwcalih whatever may have been
their views upon this amendment
Stands on Own Record.
My opponent has brought forward
another argument. in his judgment Il
| conclusive argument. why ! should
not be Governor. At Halifax Court :
house in March. as reported by the
lynchburg News, he was reported &c
have said: The time has come when
the people Of Virginia must stoi
handing the govcrnor.hip on silver
platter to man of distinguish ed
i parcntagc." In a speech in Richmond
subsequently,, he said he was mis-
quoted.
What I did say was that no man
should he chosen Governor of Nir-
G!nia on account OF what his father
or his unclcs. or his aunts had ac-
complshcd." he explained.
1t would seem that the explanation
is worse than the oficnsc. This Remark
is Il distinct challenge to me. and II
ii means anything il can only NEAR
| that ] am making the race for GOV
crnor not on my own merit. hut OF
that of those who had gone before
me. I accept the challenge which ht
has mads with alacrity. The Tcnti
District OF Virginia in 1886 elected
EoSt. II Republican. to Congress. by
ma jority OF about i.S00. In 1888, The
Democratic convention of that dis
trict met for the purpose OF nomi
natinG man to redeem the distric