The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02

possessed the power and would not prov
ably want the inclination 10 effect IT,
In noticing the sectional selnsnness Oh
certain New England politicians, 1Onl
Randolph OF Roanoke, once SAID ihe
worst thing the Virginia people ever olu
was-sl"ng up the rule OF Oid EnsiahN
tor that Ok New England!
The very best limitation ever oe'iseu
as d protection against dangerous I'M
perialism Is stlll To be found in the Brit
Isn House OF LORDS. We may properly
cali il the house of Landlords, Tor the
stars and tsties count Tor little or noth-
Ing. It really represents Tie homes Of
aI under the control OF Parliament, ana
belonging distinctiNely 10 LANDOWNERS, Is
a guarantee of honesty and justice IN
dealing with property. Hence lh ,manci-
u,tine the slaves in the West Indies, the
House of Lords saw To IL thdt
the owners were paid. Having
mo- House OF Landlords for d
United states Senate, and ,hus having
had no sympathy for our southern land
owners We lost by Lincoln and a sec
tioual Congress four Thousand rilu0ns
of dollars worth Of slave property and
I'M captured cotton. mules, etc., etc, TWO
thousand five hundred millions more.
This too, followed by fraudulent
HUlrHliltMA iiOAtNAAAAr pay MINT anu
farther threatening the little property
left us. by extended suffrage. and irre-
sponsible representation.
Since imperialism has very tardlly
awakened general consideration let US
aim at least to limit it, by better con-
stituted Senate. To elect I'm the old way
IS generally conceded 20 be msatisfac-
tory. To elect by the present popular
vote would De worse. for as the late
Gen. MshOne once said. A hundred thou
sand dollars would carry a State either
way. Indeed IN % close contest ten or
twelve thousand dollars would control the
plurality vote of State as easily as a
corruptahle legislature and be more gen.
orally demoraliZing There are plenty
OF oil kings. stock gamblers, and rich
faro dealers who without owning one
arabic acre Of land can buy up legisla-
lures. or the popular vote OF States for
seats I'm the United states Senate. but
such senate would AFFORD no gu1ran-
tee necessarily that our homes and lands
would be safe.
The true theory Of needed senatorial
limitation upon Imperialism m Our gov
ernmont Is this: The State Sonates
should belong as Of right 10 The land
owners Of each state and state Senators
NW0IIN If iNWrNIl 10y ftHTN. t.A ''N'f
Of landowners regardless of candidates
Ohe best plan) or q the polls. Then the
State Senaies so composed should select
from the landowners Of their respective
states (and regardless OF candidates the
United Stats Senators. and without
Joining the lower house for Joint ballot
The Joint ballot plan is only q rcpcu-
ton OF the French revolutionary idea Of
bringing everything down 90 tho ideas
Of the lower houses We have had
enough French revolution ideas 20 shock
the sentiment of the world for a thou
sand years. and enough American de-
structlon Of property hy government 10
shock the critics Of history for over a
thousand years. During tho suspension
OF Rourb0nism IN France it was through
the imperialism OF NAPOLEON that many
of the old landowners were restored.
and order al least re-aired. Without
seeing the utlmatum here many are
opposing the principle of imperialism.
Could this opposition Doe brought To hear
against the sectional imperialism which
has long oppressed ms against the exc
elusive pension appropriations which have
so long drained our resources, and the
repression Of our host people from the
honore and Offices of tho general govern
I.NnI Ut MflNIIfl lNF wei 'A ~. N'f '.''iN.i
10 have general government. IT should
he good 20 horne and in captured terri-
tory. Hence lct me- weed ont what IS
wrong I'm orr organic laws. and in maxi
ing changes respect the rights of private
nroncrty moro.
Tho agitation n the mode Of selecting
United States Senator'S gives the first
opportunity presented for years for sound
thought and patriotic suggestion. We
not only need better law FOR thf
election Of Senators which should be
based unon limitations: hut speaking
generally We need United states Sona-
tors who arc in favor ~ limitations an
around and who. on tho first onDortu-
nifty would holm 70 abolish the 18Th and
18th amendments 20 the Constitution 49,
discracofm bl0ts upon tho history If the
world Then Oct us have something hon
orabio. ar We con. in Tho place Of those
fraudulent amendments J. T.. TT.
CoUocu W. Noroh n 1901.