Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-27
Rufus V. Mccoy, Candidate
For House Of Delegates,
States Platform
paid political advertising)
To The v Oters of Dickinson
And Buchanan Counties:


And Buchanan Counties:
/ will not be able to see and
talk with all the voters of these
two counties before the coming
election. My travels will be lin
tied, as my financial standing
will not permit it. Following are
some of the things that will make
our state and county a better
place in which to live. That
should be the aim of every citi-
zen-do something to make our
home, our community, our coun-
ty, OUR state and nation a better
place in which to live. l think
by setting forth sose of my plans
and aims to the people of these
counties, we can become acquaint
ed. That is something that we
need, if we become acquainted,
know each others problems and
aims, if we really wish to build
our counties we can do so by
working together.
Something must be done to re-
lieve the overcrowded conditions
that exist in our schools, and to
help our overworked, underpaid
teachers. We can do this problem
if we work together, without put
ting an unnecessary burden on
anyone. l believe in free text
books in the public schools.
We need more funds for our
highways. We must have it.
still contend that we are not get
ting our share of the gasoline tax.
The. ALLEGATION method is unfair.
Some of you who doubt this state
ment, l advise you to get copy
of the ALLEGATIONS for the fiscal
year ending 1850, get census re
port on the population. Compare
our county and Buchanan County
with some of the counties of the
eastern part of the state. think
that will be enough to convince
you where our money is going.
believe in the abolition of the
poll tax as prerequisite to vot-
ing. I am afraid of the amend
ment to be voted on this fall. I
think it would disfranchise more
Of our voters, and would certain
ly put a burden on the people be-
cause there would be a central
place of registration which would
require the people of Dickinson
County to go to Clintwood, in
Dickinson County, and Buchan-
ans place of registration would
be Grundy. l believe tax should
be assessed against every citizen
after they become of voting age,
and this tax collected. l believe
all people who possess enough in
telligence to read and write
should be ollowed to vote. The
General Assembly might make
the voting requirements SO rigid
that only the educated could vote.
l believe Labor should have the
right to organize and bargain col
lectively. have believed this
since 1884 when I first became
a union member. 1 have had to
work in coal that was only % in
ches in height. l have worked in
water ankle deep with water pour
ing down my back, and if
grumbled the Boss would tell me
to go ahead and quit, as there
was barefooted man standing
on the outside waiting and beg
ging for my place. That was in
the early thirties. I have had
mine foremen to tell me that 1t
would not do to let coal loader
get dollar ahead. He would get
too independent. I am still load
ing coal but under different con-
ditions from what l did Is years
ago. I am president of Local I'm
ion 1927, and am proud of it, for
! have seen good in the organiza-
ton.
On the building of the Jail at
Clintwood, want it clearly I'm
derstood that l have never voted !
to build the Jail. Other members
of the board can verify this state |
ment. I did not want to take the |
money and build the Jail while
our schoolroom space was in such |
a crowded condition
On the building OF gymnasi-
um at CllnQWood and HaySi, I |
voted against that because |
thought the taxpayers of Dicken-
son County wanted classroom
space rather than gymn. I did |
not feel that we should take $685.
900 and put it in a playground
while our building conditions
were so bad. have never Voted |
to take anything from any teach
er or any classroom. l certainly
will vote for more classrooms, if
we can get the funds, and when
we get classrooms / want the PEG
Pile to have gymnasiums, but I
still say we need classrooms first.
Your vote and influence, regard
less Of politics, will be greatly