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BROWN EVADES
ISSUES, SAYS
GOV. BYRD

GOOCHLAND, Va, Oct. Is.
Camouflage of issues under
cries of "Raskobism" was
charged against DR.. William
Moseley Brown, coalition can
didate for Governor of Vir-
GINA, by Gov. Harry Flood
Byrd here yesterday in his
first speech in behalf of John
Garland Pollard, Democratic
nominee.
The Governor declared that
Brown is trying to hide bank.
ruptcy of constructive suggestions"
with cries that he must be elected
Governor of this State to prevent
Raskob from being elected chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee three years hence"
Calls for Explanation
Governor Byrd prefaced this
charge with the declaration that
DR.. Brown in his speeches said ne
intended to reduce road taxes and
build more roads. but did not say
where he was going to get the
money with which to build the
more roads; that Brown proposed
to cut the school taxes and have
better schools, but did not say
where he was to get the money for
| the better schools, and that he
| criticized Virginia's tax and election
laws, but did not say how he would
improve them.
He called on the coalition candi.
date to tell the people of Virginia
how he voted on the segregation
tax amendment to the State Con-
stitution. He said it was known
that DIR. Brown voted on these
amendments by mail, and the
voters have a right to know his
past record on taxation" In this
connection, he added, DR.. Brown has
utilized the voting by-mail system in
Virginia and now condemns it as a
convenience for absent voters.
Replying TO Browns ridicule Of
the progress Virginia has made.
Governor Byrd said the coalition
how A State with oppressive taxes
and a bad government could have
attracted $265 900 900 of new capital
in one year and led all the States Of
the Union in industrial development
in that year"
Assails Anderson
The Governor also paid his re-
spects to Henry w. Anderson. Re-
publican leader. who. the Governor
charged, was the 'discoverer OF Or.
Brown He said Anderson and
Brown have charged him with sing
| - aISA
of Virginia, and added that he pre-
ferred to sing a hymn of praise or
his State rather than a hymn of hate
as sung by Anderson.
f! He asserted that Anderson and
Brown have declared that the DEM
ocratic party should be defeated be-
cause We do not possess the magic
power to build concrete roads with
out money and to improve the
schools without paying living wages
to the teachers"
Discussing the tax situation in the
State. Governor Byrd said 81 cents
of every tax dollar collected by the
state went to roads and schools
So cents to roads and 90 cents to
schools. This left IS cents of the tax
dollar for all other purposes CT
government. he added.
Savings Pointed Out
IF we were to abolish the collec-
ton of this is cents it would give
| sinian of S1.62 per annum," he con-
tinued. But. of course, no one
could abolish this IS cents without
abolishing the State government.
The Democratic party has improved
the machinery of government and
savings of nearly 100000 are ac-
cruing annually to the taxpayers.
| Other savings can and will be made
as the government of Virginia de-
velops.
BY the Republican Federal statis-
tics the cost of government in Vir-
ginia Is less than the average Of
/ States, and the amount of our over
| head or administration cost very
substantially less.
Explains Cost Increase
Let US see what some Of ths in
creases in State expenditures are:
I'm 1912 the State spent SS39.42s
for roads and in 1927 $685. SOP.
derived mainly from the gasoline
and license taxes. Do We want to
return to the mud roads of 1912?
In 1912. the State spent $2,445.233
| for education. and in 1927 s7.710,379.
| Do We want to deny our children the
education they now receive and re-
turn to the old standards?
I'm 1912 the State spent So SIS
for public health, and in 1927 s882.-
ISL. Do We want to abandon Nir-
ginia's great health preservation
program?