Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-22
ASSERTS SWANSON
is PUPPET, ACTING
AS HEPBURN WILLS
CONTINUED from First PaseN

tContinued from First PaSe,)
the commission for the development
OF Hampton Roads. and pcnitentiary
reforms Eight states. he said have
adopted the Virginia budget system.
and he spoke highly or the efficiency
of the purchasing agent plan put
into operation in the State.
The speaker defended his record In
brought into the campaign He de-
ciared that he pardoned in the irst
year of his administration less men
than his predecessor did in the last
year OF his. and that his pardons
were only per cent OF the total for
the State.
when j granted pardon" he de-
clared, they preached sermon; when
my successor does. they don't say
anything about il. / was sent TO
Richmond by the people, and cp-
posed by the politicians, yet without
support, by the force Of public opin-
ion. l was able to put across more
constructive legislation than In any
period since the war. II can do
IL against that crowd OF Virginia
politicians. don't YOU think can do
something in the Senate"
Attack on Hepburn.
Mr.. Davis then launched into q
vigorous attack on superintendent
Hepburn. first reading the CORES
pondence between the two made pub
lie last month, after one OF Mr.. Davis
circulars asking for support had BY
accident gone to Mr.. Hepburn. He
read The letter from Mr.. Hepburn
asking for additional subscriptions OF
$4,000 for the campaign. and then
announced that II take II for granted
that am one OF those TO be slaugh-
tered by this fund
we had a fight on last winter"
he continued. TO regulate tho pilot
age monopoly. That monopoly not
only Grievousiy affects the welfare
and development OF this port. but II
makes no report such as other SIM
ilarly granted organizations do, and
II defes the Governor. in that IL
refuses to make such q statement
The association divides huge sums
or money. nobody knows how much.
when an exclusive franchise is
granted. the State should be able
TO exercise the right to control that
va Nhh'"hticii, VI Siltl III It's DrONIS.
When 1 was told that ! would meet
political death by attempting to reg
uiate the pilots. when was told that
n fortune would be spent to defeat
me. 1 found shoulder TO shoulder,
lighting with the pilots, DR.. Hep
burn. His excuse was that the pilots
kept liquor out OF Hampton Roads.
When you tie up the Democratic ma
chine which has lived FIRST OF the
railroads. then off liquor and now on
OF Hepburn and company, wrse the
Virginia Pilots Association. iatell
YOU YOU have something TO 20 up
against. Nothing will regulate that
situation except aroused public SEN
timent. and I appeal to the people OF
Virginia to rise against It,"
Mr.. Davis referred to the most re-
cent statement OF Mr. Hepburn. con.
corning opening his books. by asking
Mr.. Hepburn Ito open those OF SEN
ator Swanson, and ] am not reflect! Ing
on my opponent, and the Anti 5a loon
League. as we'll as his own: then
come to me-" He said he had tried
at the last session unsuccesstully to
have a law passed through which
the Anti-Sa!oon League would be ra-
quired to oren It's books. but 1t had
been defeated through friends Of tho
League.