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

the country is fixed and deter
mined finally"
rcmcdying this. but like II great many
evils. it cannot all be done ut once.
Inc teacher who gets $50 4 month.
and by all the rules IS entitled to
Slo". may not DC able to get that in
ma naScin"nt and hy persistent econ
omy IN expenditures. I believe that
year by year, the increase can he
mad. Last year the total amount
i'aih for ;hc public schools. including
teachers salaries. was over $4,000.
600 "f state and county funds. or
inns amount. approximately $4,000. 600
was paid in tcachcr.< salaries. With
the increase of the total revenues OF
he stat, next year from SlS.ii232i53
I" probably considerably over 500
o"c,u0o W. should find resources
available for IA substantial Increase
IN the salaries OF the teachers n, one.
and this with the rapid development
81 the state. W" can reasonably hone
VIII be Increased year by year. This
is Il matter Of progress and devcion-
incnt which cannot he ootaincd at
once. hut by forward steps with sub
Stantial advance each wear until our
S"ai is attained. oar whole school
system needs Improvement. but the
crying need is To drive 'Iynorancc ont
y me state by giving to every child
at ntaSt primary education.
nnn".nl!% look forward To the day.
when: by the aid OF our able and ac-
a"mpiished superintendent of schools.
wc VIII be able 10 pu. within the
reach Of every child a substantial
Urinary education. With this ac-
c"mpiishcd. We can rapidly build unnn
The condition Of tho country inci-
Gen, I" The late war which has
country and resulted in Federal tax
ht!"n nhknpwn by the people Of this
country before. The disarrangcmcnt
81 IN. wHoie social fabric OF the pco-
pI', IN" scarcity o: Dor and in many
instances IN" inpoSshility OF sccur-
ans II, all resulting in a reduction Of
pruHt,'t ION, calls for tho most serious
onr ,ni Thc destruction OF
Wn!;h can only ultimately he re-
| established fully in years 10 come: a
p ,.,. OF domestic business in
p n"rH na pa, ,ihrs; the condition Of
| months ago on 4 high market ana
| re compelled now to sell on n de-
| ming market. that Of tho manurac.
| Goods today al reduced prices madn
WIN labor paid wartime WAGES.
| Tin money scarce and the increased
a''S oi interest with wheat a year
| go bringing Sl.9l and now S.ilin:,
* cents, cotton at IL cents and
- 'cu year ago. now at - cents
nj i";lno, with the price OF tobacco
~ 'I'i' GUY III TWO within a year
| mn cattle, hogs and other articles
lining in the same proportion.
make II necessary for all lovers Of
| our country TO practice Individually
nj collectively the most rigid econ
| my. The condition. Of course IL
| 'smporary In twelve montnS rondi
! ."nS may change. but for the pr,scu,
| md looking at the condition ar III.
.""htry ana the state as OF today. |
! &c! that il is due to the n.onIc of
! n" state that ! should announce m
nom without assimilation thDt ms
| 'oh& as these conditions prevail cnn
| '''cF con"Snt 10 recommend an in
| crease ni the rate OF taxation in Iir
| %!nia FOR amy purpose. and | an, rc-
| enforced in this view by the striking
| TACT mat amid this depression there
| ~ one increase which is most strik-
| Ing. and that is the increase I'm tho
revenues in the state in tho last few
Years, now amounting 20 eighteen and
oh'-ha'f millions. and which. under
| tnc reasScSSment OF the real estate
pl me t"mmonwcnlth. will largely
| DE increased during this year.
Illustrates Slogans Meaning.
Just word about my slogan.
Hack TO the CONSTITUTIONS in Fed
Ezra matters. II is claimed by some
that they do not know wha, / mean
hE this, and, indeed. me- opponent
says that some people think they
know what il means but that ne
does not. With the constant aggres-
SONS 10y tn" Federal government in
the past twenty-five years on thr
powers which the Constitution of the
| United states has fixed in the states
OF IN" Union. and the open dcris;or
I"i The Constitution when il stands in
thc way OF temporary desires / fcor
tn" mind must indeed he blunted thar
can fail l." take in my meaning Con-
Gr"i. examples are far better as IL
luStrationS thas abstract discussions.
and | ask any man that has doubts
q. as4 1,sH
Gently the two bills that have been
introduced into this Congress i'm :
mcdiatcly Oh its assembling, one OF
"h!ch was 10 give 10 the Fclcrai
congress The bower to control Jim
Crow laws III the states. aud the
: other to control lynching i'm the
states. The police power OF the
state. which embrace the right to
regulate the health. comfort and the
safety of the people. is one which
lies dccp-rootcd in the Constitution
of the United states. il has been
taken from them n some instances
| heretofore. Appeals have been fruit =
less against them, but here is tho
holdest OF all the steps which have
been attempted that seeks to take
from the state OF Virginia 4 power
which il has used for the safety and
comfort OF both races in this state
ana winch. II taken from us and
lodged in Congress, Will uproot the
CIVILIZATION in which we live. And
understand what ! mean by Back
; Ia the Constitution" mean that
, ;hc onhY way 10 prevent the passage
of such an Infamous law is 10 appeal
TO The Constitution of the country
: which guarantees To ;hc state is
po!!cr power Consider for a mo.
: mcist what this means. ii the Fed
, era! government shall assume III,
power Of Forcing the whites and
, blacks Ia occupy the same cars ant
I /