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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
THE wITHERING OF THE
WREATH. iss

The American people are grieved
over Dewey. And yet 1t is not Dewey
over which they are grieved, but it Is
the loss of an idol. Way up upon his
pedestal OF fame as sailor and SOL
dier, the Democratic, -worshipping
people viewed him as an exalted hero.
to be petted and admired.
Republican and Democrat, Goldite
and Popullst, Anarchist and Socialist
alike. raised their voices in reclamation
for the soldier and sailor who had led
Americans on to victory and fame. and
who had given America a name from
one end of the world to the other.
They loved Dewey as the personifi-
cation OF American valor; they loved
him because he had made American
arms famous: they loved him because
he had done faithfully a public SER
vice.
The people knew Dewey for his mil
itary genius, not as man. They knew
him at'the great distance at which all
idols should be kept. That fatal ia
miliarity that breeds contempt, and
which Is dangerous to the title of he
roes, has crept into Dewey's wreath.
and 1t is whitening under the hot rays
of criticism and close inspection.
We feel for the people, for their loss
is hard one. Like child that loses
toy, it will not be comforted So
with the people. They. as children,
have lost their toy; but, in addition
thereto, these grown-up children are
beginning to realize what real small
children they were in placing upon the
summit of alteration an idol that in
sists upon falling to pieces before their
gaze.
We sympnthize likewise with Ad-
miral Dewey. He held n lofty place In
their admiration and a warm spot in
the hearts of the people. He was an
exceptionally fortunate man. The peo-
pie knew him only as the dignified
hero, soldier and sailor, standing erect
upon the bridge of the Olympia. amidst
shot and shell. defying the very earth
in the name of the United States of
America When one views him as the
testing politician. joking with news
paper reporters and entering into the
common undigniiied walks of the
American politician, one can hardly
suppress tears of sorrow. disappoint-
ment and grief.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
THE WAY OF THE CONVENTION.

It is we'll that Democrats should
know the full situation in regard to the
changing of the Constitution.
To begin with it seems to be the
universal opinion that the carpet-bag-
cling constitution now INJECTING the
people, should be changed. There is lit
tie doubt of that.
The upon what do we disagree? 1T is
the method in which the change is to
be made. Some people want Conven-
ton to be held with absolute and pie
nary powers, authorized to make any
changes it sees fit. to adopt any Con-
stitution it likes; fasten 1t uDon the
people; and then let the people smart
under the burden. whatever it may be,
and not give the people any chance to
ratify or reject it.
The Virginian-Pilot wants the Con-
stitution changed; BUT 1t wants the
SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE.
JUST BEAR THAT IN MIND. When
one says that the Constitution should
be changed by n convention they mean
that comparatively small body of
men will meet, vote aye and nay, on
some "cut and dried" document. and
THAT ENDS IT: so FAR AS THE
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED. THEY
ARE NOT IN IT"
1t is well. therefore, that the people
should not be beguiled into voting for
measure. |. G. n Convention to alter
the Constitution in such way, that will
be prejudicial to the interest of the peo-
pie. and they not to have any oppor-
tunity to vote on the question
What is desired? To have a mere
bakers dozen to secretly formulate
changes in our Constitution they wish
suddenly sprung and passed. that they
are afterwards afraid to submit to the
people to be discussed and voted upon.
In all corporations and clubs, COM
panies. and organizations, when it is
desired to change the Constitution. a
notice, (specifying precisely the chang
esq is required to be posted a reason
able time; after which the members. or
stockholders, are called 10 vote upon
the changes.
The State Constitution should be
changed in the same way. Let the Con
vention provide the changes, and then
let the people vote upon the same. One
thing would thus be guaranteed. and
that Is no vicious measure would get
into the Constitution.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

with the national banks. and as Its
capital is sufficient to guarantee pur-s
chasers OF orders against any possible;
loss. the scheme will no doubt prove a
popular one. tits justly claimed that:
the transmission OF money, no matter
In what form, is part OF banking. and
although 1t Is much cheaper to get
what Is called Exchange" In any bank,
than to buy money order from either
panies, because Of the smallness OF the
amounts usually transmitted, money
orders are more popular with the mass
OF thex people. It is expected that the
new association will have features
superior. to any In use, and that the
charges will be about the same as those
now prevailing. 50 '..,I-a ::
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
TRUSTS.
OF,
Courier Journal.)

The Financial Chronicle. always a
conservative and capable journal, has
made compilation of all the Industrial
corporations formed during. the past
year.
The Chronicles tables show a total
capital authorized for going concerns
of S3.5l2 100000. This includes the pre-
ferred stock, common stock and bonds.
There have also been large increases Of
capital for previously formed COM
panies. such as the SCI ,000O 900 addition
al stock of the American Tobacco Com.
pany; the S25,0OO.OO0 of the Contln-
entail Tobacco Company, and the s22.-
100000 of the I4ackawanna Iron and
steel. Adding these to the new corpor-
atoms there Is n grand total Of $3.50
$4,000 OF all this, $3,201 $50 900 was
formed before June 30, having but
s391 $4,000 net additional for the re-
mainder OF the year
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
1.-The war that for space did fail
Now trebly laundering swells TIN
palep

THE war that for q space did fail
Now trebly laundering swells the
gale,''
but neither Stanley nor "Bobs'' is any
longer the cry. Chester. also, appears
to have stopped charging, the Censor
has taken matters in hand, and "last
words are not in order nor open to
debate.
Censors are never so useful and con-
venient as when there is Ill news to
be suppressed, and such Is the consti-
tuition of the human mind that disas-
ters grown old seem not nearly so dis
astrous as when fresh and CORY.
Clearly it is right that Censors shall
prevent the making public of military
plans and strategic movements, a pre-
mature disclosure of which might de-
feat their very purpose and object. But
to Withhold facts after they have be-
come established facts, to suppress
news simply because it is bad news, Is
to show distrust of the people. 1t is
keeping from them what they have a
right to know.
Yet the 1.-TWO greatest factors in the
worlds civilization"-Great Britain in
South Africa, and the Star-eyed god
dess in the Philippines-seem to have
more use and occasion for Censors to-
day than do the Kaisers and the Cars
that make a mockery of the liberties
of their subjects.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

The attempted assassination of the
Prince of Wales at Brussels seems to
have been the act of mere boy. more
or less unbalanced by the reading OF
anarchistic literature. and no political
penalty of royalty that it must expect
to be the occasional target of the crank
and the anarchist, and the Prince of
Wales has cause to be thankful that n
cheap revolver was used instead of n
dagger as in the case OF the lamented
Empress of Austria.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

Congressman Boreing, of Kentucky,
seems to be a typical Southern Repub-
lican Statesman-he has insisted on
airing the family row in his State in
the United States Congress. The
whole country has pretty we'll ceased
to hope that the Southern Republican
Congressman will ever be able to es-
cape the clutches of this prediction.
About the only parallel for these re-
peated performances is to be found in
the beggar. who shows his sores as a
means of extracting aims from the
sympathetic. Why not pass around the
hat in Congress and spare a nauseated
country the repetition of these Incl
dents?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
THE ADMIRAL WILLING.
Baltimore Sun, Ind. DENY

1t is possible that Admiral Dewey's
announcement of his Willingness to ac-
States Will not q taken seriously out
side of Administration circles. where
his statement that he is in the ring
may create CONSERVATION. For these
are days in which Mr.. Mckinley starts
at his own shadow and grows faint
hearted and depressed when he puts his
ear to the ground and hears the rumb-
linss of discomfort in the Republican
West. The Admiral, it is true, gives
no clue TO his political sympathies in
the interview in which he declares
himself candidate for the Presidency,
and so far as the public is concerned
nobody knows whether he is Demo-
crat, Republican or Populist. OF course
he is not like Artemus Wards show
man. who, being asked what were his
political principles, replied: az haven't
any; I'm in the show business" The
Admiral is probably as full OF princi-
Piles as an egg is of meat, but he is not
revealing them to the gaze of the pop
ulace at this juncture. At the proper
time, doubtless, he will make known
the chart by which he proposes to. pilot
the Ship oe State into safe haven
The public must "bide a wee" how
ever, and wait until he has taken his
bearings and determined upon his
course.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

1t began to look at one time as If the
noble James had been practically abol-
tshed by the railroad companies. Ger
tainly it had been very much super-
ceded> as grand artery of interior
commerce. though Colonel William
Byrd, of Westover, had prophesied so
glcriously of the two cities he founded
in one day; one ut the falls" of the
James, the other at the falls of the Ap-
pomattoX.
But things look much better now TT
Is premature to compare it with the
Clyde. or Richmond with Glasgow. vet
the Trigg Company is expanding their
ship-building facilities and receiving
new orders for ships nearly every other
day.
After all. the James Is only natures
highway between Richmond ana Nor
folk. and the current runs this way.
Norfolk will salute with hottest pride
the Richmond-built ships when they
come to anchor in our hospitabe har-
Dor.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
vIRGINIA's BACKWARD STEP.
baltimore Alnerican.)

The legislature of the Old Dominion
made q grcvous mistake when it
passed law making prize-fighting
legal in that stale. New York made
test of a similar law and has now
wiped it off the statute books, finding
that ii afforded an excuse for the most
brutal and disgraceful exhibitions that
the prizc-ring has ever known. When
these fights or sparrng bouts, as the
law called them, were not brutal, they
were generally swindles on their pat
rons. taking large amount of money
for farclcal displays of fistic skill. Pub
Tic sentiment against them was so
strong that the Legislature of New York
has repealed the Horton law, and Gov
ernor Roosevelt, himself practical
sparrer. has taken pleasure in helping
to wipe it away
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
DEWEY AND THE PRESS.
WANT SOMETHING DEFINITE.
Baltimore News. indy

The American people are easily taken
off their feet but they don't stay off
very long. They will want something
infinitely more TO the purpose than this
first pronunciamcnto of the Admiral
before they will take him seriously.
gives them some thing SUBJ
stantial, something that shows he has
convictions upon governmental prob
lens and has the ability to make those
convictions effective in practice. his
entrance into the Presidential field will
simply serve to convert n national hero
into national laughing stock. This
would be a calamity which we trust
Admiral Dewey will hasten, in one way
or another, to make Impossible.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

II It really be true-as alleged by. u
Republican Congressman in an inter-
view published In the independent
Washington Star-that the oppression
of Porto Rico by q drastic tariff law is
to be paid for in hard cash contribu-
lions to Hanna's campaign fund, 1t Is
yet by no means certain that Hanna
hasn't made a bad bargain
Campaign funds are very potential
agencies In these days OF corrupt poll
tics. Nobody doubts any longer that
Bryan was defeated-if defeated at all
by an unprecedented use of money in
But even excessive campaign funds
cannot always prevail. There has ne
yer been more unanimous nor more
indignant protest and outcry against
party methods than Is now going up
from one end of the country to the
other--and that by the most influential
party organs, mainly over the Foraker
bill just passed by the Senate.
They are threatening q revolt and
vengeance at the polls, and all manner
Of direful retribution. Our fear is that
That the Establishments Of the money
bags will be as pervasive and as per-
suasive as in the past: that Hanna,
with his party-whip in one hand and
his party-patronage and Porto Rico
purse in the other will rally and re-
concilc all the faithful.
Our hope and reliance must be on
Bryan and patriotic and united De-
mocracy, determined to preserve the
traditions of the fathers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
BANKERS MONEY ORDERS.
(From the Financial Bulletin.)

A new departure in national banking
has been inaugurated by the formation
of the Bankers Money Order Assoca-
ton. with headquarters in New York.
The object of the association is to
Issue money orders similar to those now
Issued by the government and express
companies. During the last few years
the money order business has grown to
enormous proportions. the express COM
panies alone transmitting In 1899 the
large sum of S120000,000
The new association, while a private
corporation. will net in conjunction
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
CHANGE CONSTITUTION A LA
WARD MEETING PLAN.

The people OF Norfolk know what a
ward meeting" means 1t is called for
o'clock p. m, 1t is held at quarter
to 8: the faithful are present and none
Others the ticket Is prepared in adj
vance, is offered, is accepted, and is
ELECTED.
And so with convention. 1t is call
ed to order; the chairman is elected
and appoints a committee or two; a
constitution is offered, having previously
been prepared by interested parties; n
vote is taken, and 10! and behold! Old
Virginia has a new Constitution.
Not one delegate in n hundred Will
have had an opportunity to even sec It,.
much less read and digest it. And yet
some people pretend they wonder why
we object to these methods.
1t is because we have suffered from
ward meetings." The Legislature
made a law breaking UP ward meetings
in this city and providing for the Sc
lection of candidates by PRIMARIES.
It occurs to us that the Constitution
is of more importance than candidate
If 1T is thought necessary to require
primaries in selecting candidates. sure
ly the people might be allowed to vote
on the Constitution.
Why, even a pleasure club can't
change its constitution without first
posting or advertising the change I'm n
conspicuous manner and place. n num-
her of days or weeks before the meeting
to be held at which 1t Is proposed to
change the constitution. and then the
change can only be made by vote of
members.
Surely the Constitution of Virginia Is
as important, at least. as that of a
pleasure club. We want the Constitu-
ton changed. We do not object to a
convention to frame such changes and
prepare new Constitutions; but we
want these changes submitted to a vote
of the people for ratification before they
become the supreme law of the State.
The press dfSDa tcheS assure us tha.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
MORE POPULAR THAN GRANT.
(NeWark Advertiser. DnnN

Admiral Dewey is more widely popu-
lar than was General Grant, for several
reasons. Sectionalism has disappeared
and he is held in equal affection North
and South He is sailor, always a
popular character His name is imper-
iShably connected with one of the most
dramatic and heroic exploits OF the CEN
fury. And he displayed tact and Dip
lomacy in delicate and trying situa-
ton that Grant, with his rough and
ready nature, was not capable of.
Between Mckinley and Bryan stands
The heroic figure of the victor of Manila
Bay. Shall either candidate give way
to him?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
ROYAL PATRICKs.
(Hartford Courant.)

So Queen Victoria has given orders
that her youngest great-grandson shall
be named Patrick. has she? That's
clever OF her-in both senses OF the
word. The Irish in Ireland will be
pleased, whether the Boston Pilot Is
or not. One of the Queens own SONS,
the Duke of Connnught, received at his
baptism this string of names: Arthur
William Patrick Albert. His son and
heir Is named Arthur Frederick Patrick
Albert: his second daughter, Victoria
Patricia Helene Elizabeth.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
THE CONSTITUTION OF PORTO
RICO.

We do not know whether the Porto
Ricans are Anglo-maniacs or not. If
they are, they must be delighted to
note that their great and good Empe-
ror, William T.. of Canton, o.. is trying
to secure them Constitution which in
many ways is like that Of Great Bri-
tain. Remembering how annoying the
Constitution OF this country has been
ito him during his reign. his kindly
heart will not permit him to impose it
upon his new subjects. He has not for
gotten that the commander of his ar
mics promised 1t to them on submls-
sion. but he will pay even the price of
bad faith and dishonor to save them
from this infllction, SO benevolent are
his purposes.
The English Constitution Is not
written instrument, Interchangeable save
by some cumbrous process of amend
ment, as Is ours. Any act OF Parlia-
ment supersedesl 1t. AS long as the
Queens Prime Minister can command
majority in the two houses, he may
amend 1t at pleasure. The Constitu-
ton which the Emperor and his Con-
gress are now enactlng for Porto Rico
has this same desirable ephemeral
character. 1t will be the happy play
thing Of the caprice. the folly and the
greed Of each successive Congress; thus
saving 1t from becoming Obsolete" and
"old-fashioned;" and preventing these
people from suffering the deadening
and ruinous influence of certainty. sta
bility and calm. If their resources and
industries are not exploited to the best
interests of the Trusts and Spectators
from the States, Congress will at once.
apply corrective measures. And If
there should grow up among them the
dangerous and anarchIal desire to en-
JOY all the immunites and privileges of
n citizen of the United States, Congress
can instantly come to their relief by a
law suppressing free speech. public as
semblage and the right to petition. In
deed, their Constitution will approach
almost to the acme of malleablity of
the mind of the Emperor himself.
One difference. however. between the
English and the proposed Porto Rican
Constitution must be pointed out, which
Is entirely in favor of the latter. The
English people are ohligeG to go to all
the trouble of elccting members of Par
Lament to change their Constitution.
The Porto Ricans are to be relieved of
thls burden. The Congress which we.
at great expense and labor, elect, has
kindly consented to assume for them
this worry and responsibility. So that,
altogether. they are more fortunate and
more to be cnvied than their English
cousins. In fact. the English may be-
come so envious OF their blessed lot
that they may abolish Parliament and
turn over the labor of legislation to an
Irish Congress. Who knows?
There is only one dark cloud on the
horizon. Our Supreme Court. with n
petty and unworthy desire to thwart
the benevolent Intentions of the EN-
peror, may, in the exercise of the pow
ers which they unfortunately have, de-
eide that our Constitution is already in
force in Porto Rico, shattering thus the
dreams Of these confiding people and
making them, to their great disgust
and sorrow, our fellow -cltiZens. Should
the Court take this woeful step, the
blow will almost kill father!
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
A FREE HURRICANE.
(Houston Post.)

Now the administration at Washing
ton Is attempting to purchase a large
and varied assortment of West Indian
hurricanes and earthquakes from Dem
mark. If the administration will only
possess it's soul in patience until Mo-
vember it can hear the popular hur-
ricane roar and the earth quake in sui
len warning against land grabbing
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

The London Times wants Lord
Roberts to employ restrictive meas
ures" in the Free State. AS a favorite
English restrictive measure is blow
ing the restricted from cannon. the
small calbrc of the modern piece
makes it too inconvenient and trouble
some for man with his hands full.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

The message just received through L
spirit medium from the late Mr. Cleve-
land endorsing the Hay Pauncefote ca
nal treaty has the true and only au-
thoriZed ble-adjcctive character and
must therefore be genuine.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

passing into the hands Of men of far
different kidney the hands OF the rep
sresentatives OF special interests, men Of
money. Of courage and of resources.
That the new regime Is more dangerous
than the old. Kentucky and Louisiana
show sufficiently.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

The Constitution of Porto Rico, ac
cording to Republican doctrine, consist.
OF the chapgeable and capricous viii
OF Congress.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
TEDDY,s WORRIES.
washington Post.)

Gov. Roosevelt Is having some din.
Guilty in keeping separated the views he
has for publication and what he really
happens to think.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

Hon. Teddy Roosevelt Is being cred
tied with the following:
Mckinley has about as much back
bone as toy chocolate man that you
see on the confectioners stand. He is
a dreadful disappointment"
Teddy will not hereafter be regarded
as a person calculated to add strength
to the ticket"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

The Speakers epistolary flank move
ment on the President. by way OF an
Iowa constituent, was conceived quite
a la French and Kelly Kenny. 1t drove
the President from the plain duty
kopje, behind which he was hiding. and
exposed him 10 fire in the open veldt.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

And now, even Republican Senators
also are refusing TO vote for Hon. Bill
Bynum. because they do not regard
him as a Democrat Hon. Bill should
hereafter do business only on cash
basis.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

In the meantime the Jail is not losing
any of its "honored" guests on account
of bad quarters or "hard work"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

After all, Admiral Dewey Is not the
first man who had heard things that
sounded like call for his services.
The Admiral should have been more
original
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

Henderson wants to deny free trade
to 1,ooo.o 900 civilized fellow-c citizens in
Porto Rico because he is scared Of no.
100000 savages In the Philippines" John
has dyspepsia, therefore Jim cannot
have any dinner. p
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

According to report the Holland boat
has taken numerous successful dives
into the water before admiring officials,
but some how it has not yet succeeding
in diving into Uncle Sans pocket.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

Dewey. being sailor. ought to know
what to do with "water-haul' when
he runs for President.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

1t Is no indication that man is a
liar because his political rival thinks
he does not tell the truth.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08

1t was downright mean OF the Beers
to capture those guns right under Rob-
erts' nose. just as the Queen was about
to make triumphal visit to Ireland.