The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-13
The GOVERNOR TO Mr.. POTTS
His Personalities Uncalled for, Unbe-
coming, and Unkind."
why He ATTENDED The VAUDEVILLE.
He Saw Nothing Improper, and the SHOW
d. Certainly Not the Kind. lie says, With
Which Mr.. Potts seems to be Famil.
iar-What MIR. Potts said.

A great deal OF comment was heard on
the streets yesterday in regard to
sermon delivered Sunday by tho Rev.
Thomas n. Potts at Park Place Metho-
dist church in which be scored Cover
nor O'Ferrall for attending the Vaudc~
Vile at Forest Hnl Park last Friday
evening.
Some OF the comment heard WAS favor
able to DR.. Potts position. while others
did not endorse him and were anxious to
know whether DR.. Potts based his scafh-
ing criticism on what he knew Of his
own knowledge or simply what he sup
posed the Vaudeville TO be.
DR. Potts preached on the Sunday
School lesson of Sunday-the imprison
ment OF Paul and Silas. and the conver'
sion of the Phiilipian jailor Ills them'
was having the courage OF ones conv'c
THE GOVERNOR SCORED.
In the course OF his remarks he advert
Ell 10 the Vaudeville shows being given
by the two street railway companies.
you couldn't whtewash vaudeviiie
show and make it decent was one OK
his remarks.
course taken by Governor OFerrali IN
the campaign last year against the ssh.'s
ment OF large majority OF the people OF
the state. and said he had been hish'y
impressed with his position.
lie had been surprised therefore. 10
learn through the papers that the to'-
ernor OF the State Of Nirginla nau nee,s
one OF the spectators of the NaudeVliie a.
Forest Hill.
Mr. Potts said.
Not long ago the Governor or VIZ
ginia took issue with his party on mat
ter which [ need not mention and stood
against the combined general eenument
of the State firm and immovable. Ana
lust az we were getting ready IN ap-
MAUD his courage. he takes my breath
AWAY by going 90 a common vaudeVilis
performance His last act lays him IL
able to a more serious imputatlon thah
that Of moral courage. Shades OF de-
parted glory, When n Governor or 'his
grand old Commonwealth prostitutes
virtue like that. it's time to call hait-
THE GOVERNOR TALKS.
Governor O'Forrall was seen On the sub
iect last evening. and expressed himself
In the following manner
1T is true that | walked down with
party from my house 10 the vaudeville
near by at Forest Hill Park few even
ings since. ] had been informed that the
entertainment was unobjoctionable and to
crafty my children / attended 10. I
neither saw nor heard anything that was
Objectionable AVID | would not hesitate To
go again for an evenings recreation. un-
Jess the nature of fhe entertainment
should be changed. | saw ladies and
gentlemen present who are as guarded
in their walk i'm life and as pure in their
Christian character as MIR. Potts. and he
went very far in condemning them by
his vigorous criticism Of me.
II shall say very little as TO Mr.. Potts
course I'm singing mo out among the
thousands Of reputable persons who have
attended these entertainments for his
'scathing criticism Ills personalities
regard as uncaled for. unbecoming and
unkind
A DIFFERENT KIND.
"His positive declaration that you
couldn't whitewash a vaudeville show
and make IT descent. / presume was
prompted by what he had seen Of such
shows I never saw one until last Fri
day evening and II was certainly not OF
the kind with which Mr.. Potts seems 10
be so familiar. much more than | am.
though. / am much older. OF course l
am palned that by this single act | have
forfeited Mr. Potts good opinion. but I
indulge the hope will be able 10 survive
the loss. / beg that he Will believe me
when / say that | thought | WAS doing y
perfectly innocent thing and had no idea
! was. giving him a theme for his next
Sabbath's discourse and peculiar style or
making myself 1 target for his pulpit
arrows