Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-20
POLLARD SEES TRINKLE
IN LEGISLATIVE FIGHT
May Ask for Solons. Writer
Suggest. TO Support Road
Program.
WOULD M WHOLESOME NOW.
Such Action Would Garry Ia People
for Decision Question OF roiiry for
second Time since UrndIustcr
Days In Virginia.

Days In Virginia.
In tho frs; " series % dirty
articles on Virginia Government
and citizcnsh!p,' written bg former
At;orncy-,;cuoral John Garland POL
lard. now dean of the George Wythv
school az law at the college OF VIII
liam and MARY. and syndicatcd to the
weekly newspapers of the State. the
prediction i made that II Governor
r. Ice nriuklc rs not given Co-opcra-
lion OF tho lawmakers OF the state
III his efforts TO secure a bond issue
for carrying forward the States
progressive plans for road coustruc-
ton. he viii .ppcal 10 the people al
tho Commonwealth 10 send 10 the
next General Assembly men who viii
support his policies.
The article goes into detail rcla-
tive TO the growing business i'm j.
portancc % the state. and says that
ihc states expenditures viii soon
reach S25.O00.ooo per annum. caclu.
sivc "t the amounts spent by ,rc
cities. towns and counties The arti-
Gle says
At the head "r this huge ovsani-
hation. eNpendin" millions and ON
ploNinS thousands. stands the Gov
ern"r. While his power of control
over policies and Sutordinatcs is no.,
ErSat. compared with the power OF
Reads OF h.g business corporations
yet his inrucu,. for economy and
efficiency is very potent. and the OF.
flee calls as never before Tor .xccu-
tive ability Of tho highest order.
coupled with talent for and eX-
perienvc In the science Of govern
mcnt
"rhs presen, governor. E. Lee
Trinklc WAS !nauEuratcd February
j He came into Office. enjoying IN
an unusual degree tn. confidence
and admv alton 81 the people Ills
record a. stat" senator had shown
linn To be am adj. and progressive
leader OF men. ami his short service
as Governor has convinced the whole
people that All the strength OF his
unusually rohus; mind and hody will
be devoted with great carHcstneSs L..
'hc promotion OF the public welfare.
First Test "f Governors Strength.
The first t"st Of Governor Trtn-
kl''S powers Of leadership comes
with his efforts TO get the COCO "a
ton ot our lawmakers in inaL;u-
rating broad and comprehensive
plan for financing the Improvement
OF our highways II the present
General Assembly continues asaius,
me Governor good road pu.icI, W.,
mas hud him. before thu next cl"c-
ton. appealing to IN" p"oplr to send
-
Viii support his poHcics
N the Governor should feel forced
10 take UP such q night. it would
have most wholesome effect Tor II
would carry 70 tho people for dects-
ION question OF the Stat, policy
Tor the FIRST time since Readjustcr
days. save only when prohibitinu
Claimed our attention. our one party
system In Virginia has not served 10
stimulate on the part OF The citizens
study OF public questions our no
iitical campaigns have been too
Largely personal scrambles for Of
nee with no outstanding state is
sues our people have no, been nr-
cusiomcd TO have issues discussed
r %..I ihsm aud. therefore, have no,
ma! IN" necessary !uccutiv. to think
Tor themselves in public affairs
h" knows tut what Governor
Trlnhlc.s administration Will no, 4.
marked by an experience unusual i'm
virginia. but familiar in som. OF tho
states. namely. a Governor appealing
to the ''eople 20 give him a General
ASSemoiE which NJ! support his
policies
G"'crn"r sinrtir> Sninn-
Governor Tr!uhlc startled some
members Of The last General A.
senbiy, when at III. Washipgtuu pu,
dinner rendered br the NorfoIt;
Chamber %: Commerce at the Month
cello Hotel in Norfolk lie annouhc,d
IN favor Of an expansion of The
state. highway construction. star
ing tina; labor Was available Il, rca.
sondolc wages materials were a,
'"eIr lowest prices and the time had
come tyr Nirstuia TO take tn, for
ward st'r ii' said he was willing
- meet ihe road bond issue under
a..