Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
STATE PRESS.

Dick Wise was beat in the Second
district by 1910 votes. ana yet he ism
happy Some men want the earth"
-Farmville Herald.
Hon. Richard a. Wise got a large
slice of the earth-a landslide fetched
him in the neck.
The New Bedford Bulletin states
the case briefly and we'll in para
graph:
If the army of the United States had
not been OF extraordinary size owing
to the Philippine war. and had con-
sisted OF its normal $4,000 men, it is
more than likely this government
would never have been entangled in the
Chinese muddle. When the army was
small our fuses we're few but since
we have the men it is pity not to use
them. so 1t seems that we shall be in
perpetual hot water hereafter.
The size of the volume of acts OF the
last General Assembly ought 10 indi-
cate that the State could now take a
rest from lawmaking for Il century or
So not because the laws are good. but
because they are abundant.-Staunton
Spectator.
And also because the next batch is
likely to be more voluminous than val
liable.
There are certain classes of men who
should he rigidly excluded from the
constitutional Convention IL the final
results are to be at all satisfactory.
We may divide them into three
classes: First, all officeholders whose
offices may be affected by the Conven-
ton: second. all politicians" ring men.
political bosses. or others of n pur-
chasing or purchasable character: and
third. every officer of every corporation,
and every attorney for every corpora
ton in the ate.-Charlottesville Pro-
gress.
But how are these classes to be eX-
cluded. since Jointly they control the
political machinery of the State? De-
pend upon it, they are much more
likely to do the excluding than to be
the excluded.
The Danville Register observes that:
The report of the operations of the
public schools of North Carolina pre-
sents some very interesting facts and
statistics and some affording food for
thought. The school census for 1900
shows: Whites. 539,i3l; colored, 220,l9S
Enrolment in schools: Whites. 26S.2l7:
coiored. l30O05. From these figures it
will be seen that while less than half
the white children are pupils of the
public schools, largely more than half
OF the negro population or about or
nearly seven-elevenths are pupils in the
schools.
Apparently the Eastern Shore Herald
shares the view of the Virginian-Pilot
expressed some time ago. that the real
problem before the people of Virginia
is industrial rather than political. 1t
says:
Poor Old Virginia, almost all over it,
is snoring away in u Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep OF century. Why can not our
young men turn patriotic hand to
help the old mother, that she may
awake To her glory. rather than drift
away to lives of drudgery elsewhere,
and leave their native land in low dis
grace? Here. with the dawn OF n new
century al hand the golden opportunity
presents Itself. Think about it. young
men. you who have life. vim and hope
OF years. Let the new century bring.
by your help. glorious awakening to
OLD Virginia.
~ C"PS Niieii iN9 l4lsill Is EcSSlDllSLiC
as TO the pledges Of the State Demo-
cratic Convention declaring what the
Constitutional Convention will and will
not do. and hints that these pledges
may sit too lightly on members. 1t
says:
III the Dispatch has any IDEA tina.
they Will any more keep faith with the
people in this Than they have already
done it is more than we. ourselves.
and large majority Of the people do.
Their pledges have already beer broken
in the calling OF The extra session. and
ii II should turn out. after We had our
convention and passed our franchise
Jaw. which seems TO lie the sole object
for calling this conven zion, and spent
$4,000 TO 100000 for Tie extra session.
and from Size 0oO TO $1C0. eco Tor the con
vention and Mr.. Supreme Court should
step in and knock eVeryihing into n
cooked hat YOU would not be able to
find single Democrat in Virginia who
would be willing to take the RESPONSE
bili'y. but the whole State would be
filed. to overfowing. with j tod you
sos