Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17

hinly yelled scheme OF your assoc
cation. and OF other associations.
and organizations n this State, who
are ccaselessly clamoring for II bond
issue, instead OF FOR money with
which to build roads. Some of us
uny DO dull. but We have all along
been able % see through such plans
as this. and we also know tina; the
purpose for which a tax Is to be APP
Piled has no bearing upon its con-
sttutona!ity, or upon its being class
legislation. or conNscatory.
In the last paragraph Of your lot
ter you assumed in u vciicd inanndr
70 threaten me, and presume other
members OF the Legislature. who re-
ccivcd your letter, with your dis
pleasure at the polls next year. and
demand that wc register with tho
Governor our approval Of, your we'll
thought out plan Of financing our
highways" | do not know what eff
icci THIS threat may have OF, some
III, mbcr: Of the Legislature. but |
want TO say 10 you plainly that so
FAR as - rnconccrncd. your thgeats
Toll on deaf ears. | desire TO say to
you that | represent few hundred
OF your 100000 motorists, and | was
elected in part. by these motorists. on
81 solemn pledge made 10 them. that
would not vote for a bond issue
during the life of this Iegiylaturc.
and By all the power above. intend
to keep this pledge, In spite OF your
threats, or yelled ins!nuatiols of
what YOU propose 10 do at the polls
next year. II this be treason. make
| In. most Of it.
J Furthcrmor a large majority Of
| the members Of the present J.cgisla-
/ tGrc Were elected on a platform In
| opposition to bonds FOR road pur-
! poses. Rcgardlcss of the attempts
! 10 cvade tho promises made to the
/ people in the campaign of last sum-
! incr. and 10 explain away the exact
! language used while the caInnaign
! was going on. there is. and can be. no
/ doubt that the overwhelming major
/ itE OF the people OF Virginia under
/ stood that they were clec;inu a Cen
/ "Fal Assembly opposed to Issuing
! honis for road purposes at this time.
l IL ther" is anything like a majority
Z sentiment In Virginia, favor:nr
I bond issue. why have not YOU. and
! other similar organizations been able
! 10 capitalize :ts You have had tho
/ Influence OF the Governor. You have
/ had PRACTICAL ythe entire city press
| of the state, ct.rnally PLAYING nm
/ cEcr%ihin gthat pcrtaincd TO Il bond
/ issue. and supprcss!ug everything
! pertaining TO any other plan for f.
/ nanc!ng road building You have
lad the Virginia Good Roads $50
| citation. with It's rcputcd bower. to
make all sorts OF promises. In ex-
! changc>for votes, and :, large fund to
scatter propaganda, throughout the
| state. favor.ng bond issue You
! have had the Chambers Of Commerce
/ OF practically NIL of the cities in the
/ state. You have had the kiwanis
( Clubs the Rotary clubs. the Lion
! Clubs, and numcrOuS other city or
, GaniZations, all passing resolutions,
which have been give nthc widest
! publicity, and wien have been aIcd
| with the GovcrnoG. yet In spite Of all
this you are bound To admit that
! you have not been able TO get ma
I iority Of the members 81 the General
Assembly To ro back on their solemn
/ pledges mad. to the people. II you
! do not admit II, the Governor has
told YOU that such is a fact. II the
majority o: the people are :avorlng
a bond issue today would have let
their representatives know II in no
uncertain terms, but you have failed.
wit hall your organizations, and pub
Lefty, 40 show the people OF Nir-
g!nia that a bond issue is needed or
IS wis" AT this time.
ON the other hand those Of us who
oppose saddlins a bonded debt on
Virginia. have had practically no
means OF getting our views before
tho people. We have been practical
~ denied ANY expression Of views
through the city press Of the state.
The great masses OF the people may
be inarticulute. and 10 a certain eX-
tent dumb so far as making known