Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-23
THE STATE PRESS.


Leaving. everything else aside, will
the Republicans tell us what they
think of Washingtons words in regard
to ''entangling ALLIANCES" Is that
worn out" like the CONSTITUTIONS
Culpeper Enterprise.
While not exactly traitor. Wash
'ington was an old moss back and a
small American.
The Blackstone Courier, published
i'll the home county of the Republican
nominee for Congress in the Fourth
district, says he is political half-man
and proves it:
That the convention that nominated
him only regarded him as half man
is evideeced by the fact that it only
gave him half a seat and half Il vote
in that convention. The opposition
from his own precinct and his own
county was so strong that the conven-
ton. by all the elasticity at it's COM
mand, could only let him half way in.
When it came to the point of pleading
in his own behalf for Il full seat. the
convention only gave him half hear
ing, cutting off his remarks and pro-
ceeding with it's business"
The Norfolk papers are exploiting the
fact that the population of that city
shows II large percentage of increase,
in spite of the fact that Norfolk has
not taken in any new territory Within
the past ten years. But between 1850
and 1880 Norfolk did take in con-
siderable territory. adding two wards
which were thickly settled and in
creasing the population 1ifty-eight per
cent. The overflow population in the
city proper has settled largely in the
territory annexed to Norfolk, and SO
again Norfolk shows an increase.
If Richmond had pursued the same
course between 1900 and 1890, our pom
ulation would also have shown graf
flying increase in the census of 1900
Richmond Leader
Wet would avoid being impertinent,
but If the Leader doesn't mind saying,
we should like to know what the
Leader was meaning to express?
The Farmville Herald thus suggests
q horrible possibility:
Congress Is large enough now, 357
members, or one to every 1740OO inhab-
itants. If the number is not increased
under the latest census there will be
one representative to every 30. 900 peo-
pie We began with one to 10000 of
population. All right then, but it
would be all wrong now. Confusion
worse confounded' already reigns
there, and with n few more of the
lawless gang together pandemonium
would prevail"
The Clifton Forge Review is pardon
ably elated at the showing Allegheny
county makes. 1t says:
Assessed valuation of real estate in
Allegheny county in 1895. 2,191 ,7692S;
in 1900, $3,527 755.O1; increase. $1.4S5,-
9S5.21. An increase of 651a per cent. in
five years.
Dragging is not our strong point,
but really, now, we challenge any
county in the State to beat Allegheny
in the matter Of increased values of
real estate.
I'VE have not as yet gotten the fig
ures giving the population of Clifton
Forge according to the census of this
year. but in 1890 it was about 1850. We
venture TO predict that the figures for
1900 will show $500 at least"
In 1896 a certain Republican in Lau-
rel declared that he had his eyes
opened and voted for Bryan. The Re
publicans said he was an "old fool"
This year he is back III the Republican
fold ana they all eXclaim, xiii the
prodigal, the fatted calf has returned"
and they welcome him With open arms
and permit him to make an address
WhiteS."-Laurel Democrat.
If the Laurel Republicans mix their
politics as badly as their scripture,
they ought to be an easy mark.
There is only one thing that should
make Il Democrat hesitate to vote
against General Walker. That is the
horrifying probablity-almost GER
tainty-that IL the doughty General is
badly defeated he Will try TO get back
into the Democratic party.-Wythcville
Dispatch.
BY all means avert that calamity
and make the majority as small as
possible.
1t strikes the News that while this
campaign is in progress. not enough
has yet been said about the position of
the present Republican Administered ton
as to its consistently cringing position
towards England. = Northern Neck
News.
Nevertheless. few hints at this
supineness have found place In the
Democratic press.
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