Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-25
southampton County.
THE TIMES AND VIRGINIA SUN.
These Heretofore Opposing Papers Now
S,r;la The Same Political Kew,

These Heretofore Opposing Papers Now
Strike the Same Political Key.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Has the Virginia Sun really hypnotized
the Richmond Times?
When the gubernatorial fight opened In
1890. the TimeS and the Virginia sun
started into the contest on opposite
lines.
1t might truly bs said they moved In
--crttrSly opposite directions. The Times
was intensely Democratic. The sun was
radically the reverse The sun was
against O'Ferrall. against Cleveland
against Democracy against virginia laws,
against railroad men. and against almost
every ENTERPRISE except farming. Inc
Times was for Cleveland for Democracy,
for local self-goY,rnment and State laws
for railroads, and for almost everything
into which caDitai and businessmen Wefe
Interested The Times was in favor OF
a repeal of the Sherman bill and the
Naturalization law. and II urged the
latter earnestly on the grounds that II
was not right TO try 10 count a Repub-
lIcar, majority In southern States merely
because there might be Il colored regis
tered majority in some of those states.
Remember this, we understood II claimed
10 be a Democratic paper. champoning
the rights OF the many against the few.
The sun seems to have Kept the even
tenor of its way of denouncing Democrats
and capitalists roundiy.
The Times seems to have shifted little.
REASON OR EXCUSE.
It's first remarkable change was an
nounced when IL harshly assailed the
nomination and election of our esteemed
and worthy Governor, G. T. O'Ferrail.
without reason or excuse, as many
thought, and that too after he had been
handsomely elected. IL next opposed the
policy of the Democratic Congress and
made special points against Messrs. Cleve-
land and Wilson because of their views
on ,tbe tariff bill. The Times turned
with angry temper against the Demo
cratic members OF the present General
Assembly OF Virginia, and has continued
10 carry on open war against them and
the party organization OF this State ever
since the legislature has been in session.
Every shaft shot by boilers. indepen-
dents, and maligning Republican archcrs
finds O ready advocate In the Illness
columns, and II seems fast drifting into
the embrace OF the Virginia Sun. and the
Sun Is not only willing TO receive its new
ally cordially, but 1t manifests great de-
light at tho extraordinary accusations
and insinuations of its heretofore antago-
mist against Democratic measures
hEtAMtO
The Sun quotes copiousiy from the
Times and the two journals endorse and
applaud each others sentiments in the
most delicate and decorous arts of jour
nalism. 1t is true the Times don't copy
from the Sun, ipsisimis verbs 0t is too
tony and dignifled for thaD, yet 1t revamps
md re-echoes the sentiments Of the Sun
against Democracy In most adroit and
clever speech, and generally in new and
original style and diction.
These heretofore opposing political papers
now strike the same political key most
sk,lfuily and they sound the same dis
cordant notes of censure upon Democratic
tioings IN Washington and Richmond
whenever they attune their harps ana
voices together on matters of public pol
icv and on questions OF political import.
This IL mere coincidence. no doubt,
n mers coIncidence Even Mr.. John S.
Wise, Of New York. observes the new OF
der of things ,n Virginia. and applauds
the reform movement. When the Times
so grac.oGsly threw open ts columns &c
the Sem last summer, exchanging editorial
aud political cour;es.es with the Sun,
many he'd m.sgiyings OF the propriety and
Motley OF jts course, but not on account
Of the Times itself. Ii was supposed 10
be armed 40 strong In conviction that all
arguments OF it's opponent would pass 1t
By a. the Idle wind.
STRANGE INFLUENCE.
But 10! the Sun seems 10 have used some
strange and political influence. argument
or article over its political opponent. Who
can explain7 Has the Virginia Sun really
hypnotized the Richmond Times and sc
cwildered and bedazzled its political Wis
ion as 10 seriously becloud the Democratic
issues that have heretofore shons SO
paper?
We trust not. Many may honestly differ
with US on this point, but We can't be
forced 10 think or believe that the Rich.
mond Times has really been hypnotized
BY the Virginia Sun.
Our erratic brother may be q little in
latuated. but not hyptonised