The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-26


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Dornocrsts ,f VIRGINIA refuse 10 partici-
n,tc I'm D., c~.,, increment destined To-
restore to tho peoplc. where 10 rightly be-
longs. the right no elect their senator's
as they now do their representatives, and
their Governors
In South Carolina. Georgia, Illinois ana
other States. the people. desptIlnb Oh
any action 10y the Senate itself, nave dls-
covered 81 remedy for the evil ana nave
not hesitated to apply TO- Ihey nave
adopted senatorial primary systems ny
means Of which they virtually elect theF
senators In no single instance WneIe
such primaries have been resorted 10 mas
the result been disappointing 20 them.
OF course the trusts. the rings ana me
political bosses have opposed. but when
ever and wherever the people have once
taken this power into their own hands,
they never have been known 10 relin-
qu.~h a.
IL is vain and misleading 10 say th1i
This ouesriou has been decided bv the
party organization in Virginia. Nothing
is ever decided which IS not decided right
ar which is decided against the irresisti-
HE D,urs. of events. u is true that
uaries failed of passage AZ the Roanoke
convention of 1sl- bui DO is also true
thar il was NOT considered until a. late
hour a., the deliberations of that body
ord ,-tu many of IT'S members had de-
nartod for their homes The principal
arorrnert urced arainst its passagel was
rof Iirccted AGAINST its merits. but was
,,ss,i ,,ro,, .be contention that the con.
,.e,,t.or,+ro, b.yir- boen called for that
brf ON the contrary. for au entirely diff
ferept purpo-e namely. the nomination
of "a STATE .ket-ought not hastily and
,nconsideratelv to take action SO im
portant AS 10 was. and boo spite of the
fact that many OF the votes against The
uropo.,fion were east ly proxies. uuiu-
s,riicted upon that subject 30 received $50
vote.
POWERFUL INFLUENtE
The LEGISLATURE OF Virginia has aI-
,.a,.s contained men of high order of
character nm ability. and many of the
ssr,t,r. IRON, tbfs star. have been most
DISTINGUISHED for wisdom and public and
private virtue. And yet 10 cannot Dee suc-
cessfuIy denied that One hundred and
forty men assembled 100 the State capital.
subjected to the powerful and msidious
influence of corporations and comb.na-
dreds of millions off money. and employ
ing hundreds Of thousands oi trained
agents and professional men. have NOT
nh. resisting force of ha1f % million voters.
..,b enfrenrhod in the fortress of his
own home and the affections Of his own
household who's, sole protection is bis
fra.uan.s vote If This refrge-the pro-
sbould ever fu them indeed must
3D.. p..,rif. H.. lasn.ired of but not
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g.. ,.a .i,..,., ~ ,.,opt events b. cannot
.......7 .t.., .I.of.I,ti,.. election. are
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known JUS .'i''.7 '.l'' .,., .
pi'I'h-eN '' '''"'"S ''''
cost upon the uhloi l'li"'e
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method OF ri'.'l"H D''''
tors Nlhlh I'" "'. i.",' I'D.
latures or Delaware iil" D''"' "it,l
ieilhE away iheI ,h.'' ''' 81
efforts FOO elect nl''u 9,'t'S S'i''''i'
have adjourned hnaHN. ana i"I iM" year,
Zoo come each of those states VIII o. "'
prIyed of oncnalf NJ its representation in
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