The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-23
PEOPLE AND POLITICS.
BY AN OBSERVER.

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Tie call for a convention Of Democrats
70 meet ln Richmond on the 10Th OF May
20 take stems r.osrfIno- tho selection OF
a United states cer4f1r bv the re0nIe
at large is A healthy sicn iu current pole
flies n 4. hieh lime ffat sometime il
this State was hainr dome I'm tho matter.
A state of fI.ro.s I3s boan setflfrg down
uDon ms which o,e-lrd soon preclude amy
possibility .f fh, rannfe,s ha.iug au ou-
porfunifr al f.ssf HI fhe Dem0rr3ffo.
rart,, o. ,,,... .t,i. ,.t,r,.. IL ,,.,- Io
that W. have .lYes,i,, vailed too lnng
Dftr NATION b.. ..rl,,ins. fr,fo .iglutfe prl-
portions Tho business of the Federal
Congress X increasing each wear in mo-
,ueuforg .,rse,l,.,.res q'1o fnDorflura
of . seat I'm +be Tuitsd STATES senate
grows with the greatness of Inc nation.
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,,e- rrelt a. be- raised above sporadic
r.dfogfisu, Rut the troubie with the
s.,,ofe az f, b0l,- is That n be- attracting
~. 49, etfe~ii or f~Dn, neorfs v.h, d.-
En-, sneoi.i nrit.ileges az he hands of tie
yoyerrruenf MANY lreat corporations ana
trusts chat have no friends except those
thef fhav- hirc ARE beginning fo 'nIv too
much attention to The personnel OF he
United sfafss Senate. It S. easy 20 SEQ
some inst rights and good features OF inn
rnenst- CORPORATIONS and even OF sO-callcl
trusts But feeling their power. know
fuq. their mastery over lCgl alatlEe bodies.
tnev an. constantly pressing too heavily
upon the individual citizen. Harper
Weekly hat has always peen lIlrih n-
corporations and trusts, sald Itrri.it III
leading editorial mat ], vas it.ne -
sound the alarm. The ar ls lllN+ |'
with lightning ana me issue "4A D-
fought out ia the next ieW years pee
tween the individual citizen ON lhr one
hand and corporate power and priV 9es
on tho other The battle is coming on.
and If the people are entirely cl- oI
states Senate they are compelled o. .".,,
because the ral.Iotils anu , 's.-lll- io6k
.s,., ~ i'.' s.,rteret and seoarate Iegisla-
Tors n IA o. sad thing 10 discuss this
matter WHY cannot the individual mem-
hons ~ the legislature act uObiy ana
patrioticaUy when 10 comes 90 he eicc-
ti.r 80 b.. earaf,r fo reDrasenf lis State
~ w. d" 49, .,.',i. rot frusf the man
49, ecrd ro me fegfsiature2 AVE. there
a. tb.. ,.f,b D. q'h.r. f. not one man iu ten
a. ''' r,t nre In "a hundred who votes for
l.,.I.9@t.s s1r tna l.qfsfafure these days
49, l.,..,... t,,et toVy fh4t candidate hap
-. 49,. d., r,,rrirs, or how he cot his
n,rrfn4ffon rvon after ne does run and
10 lf.rt.I bi- oaonla m home lie down
a.. .tt. 49, TO-, -eotfrff,. and leave their
~ 'll,it 80 a. tfs hands subtle
49, so f,,i n, Grerres ave az once
sot fI v.ors D., win him 10 their way u
ti.fri,irg smd fboe,' infiucnces never sleep
,irfii .ho,, have GOTTEN into his bosom 10y
sl,,e ,9csrs ar ofher Tho vote OF one
So ,'r .,- e,.en ~ a half-dOzcn Senators
e.ttias 10 o,,@aticn III millions OF dol
1'.''cs 'ny E Sf,a.',-btses and privileges.
10 q, on i'ii.dtt,-iiile fortunes and the
OF even Aiauuiil-llhhc 49,, io' ea o,,r nonula-
tiouple pr 1ldl go -, 80 55rro.t goverumeut
lpu increases dLu yvL r'to 49, emo
sl9Ns !n p1Ne' '4i' .t....rcriecs and gov
tl-l ~ ~ $50 "l'' -. more valuable
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49, . 49, 80 Tr he T-uised states
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10y an means "''"' w. .,
Nention OF Democrats ana let inc C'"D'-
dates that run for ths United states
them meet win them. and give them an
assurance OF their purpose and sur 20
oo.ha .i I'D men ,;,nre.i and ~
N al We ia4 80 'l,i t W. ,,.il, a. rro "A
,,i o,,r i,n5 ~, ,s I'm tbese fellows
~ o.' - -. -, s,,,rt- boiise 10 court-
MO run ABOUT from SoS. 49,. o.e,,es -
house. WHO meet III ne "a 49,. ~, - -
sherlus ana clerks. VINO ny os,Mee M.
siDir rthllualcs TOT the loS iSl''"t g. 10. %
tell them 20 go home and attend 70 tnelr
business, and let the sovereign, free anl
uhtIainneied men oil our l,,
meet on theiI court green's "ile an o.,dl
dls qte9,io" Dl o,,e So u,ov Vir-
Sin,a IS tbreatenad along win ali O, the
bl.lld u tlli etilclisN uioii Nt-''"tt' -
venoi 'Dsf,y,iiGts" $3.50 V W. eorn,rsttons
M IN a. s'i t,si pioc' -, seDagogfc crv
,,o SoiSe no oldr,s IL 10 fact ~ Stunning
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w. IA nc - i'''ro'' 49,, sHbtoct -
Hf6 '1-u s2or II sucb iaur5a lie rs Harper
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