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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
THE BARKSDALE ELL,

The Barksdale bill to prevent bribery in
elections may be ci1oked in committee and
finally killed By the Legislature, but that
does not alter the fact that there is de-
mand in Virginia for such a measure Of
reform. Senator Barksdale IS a politician
and he keeps in touch with the people
He has introduced this bill because ne
knows that some such measure is sadly
needed to prevent the growing use or
money in securing Office; he has intro
duced it because he knows that it is pcpu-
lar
This is hopeful sign. Efforts have
hecn made to prejudice the bill by saying
that it was a reflection on the voters OF
Virginia Nonsense The great body OF
the Virginia voters are honest, but there
is venal element in this State, as mere
is in all States, and, as far as possible
all such should be restrained by law.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
STATE INSPECTORS.

we are gratiiied to know that Mr.. Glass
has introduced bill In the Senate pro-
yiding for the appointment OF travelling
auditors whose duty it shall be TO go
through the State and inspect the accounts
of those officers wllo handle public funds
With all our might we have urged the
necessity Of adopting a system OF lnspec-
lion. and as If to clinch the argument,
there was development within the very
shadow of the Capitol and while the Legis-
iature was in session, showing the danger
of letting collecting officers go on from
YEAR to year without ever being called
upon to make an exhibit.
We refer TO the Iienrico case and we re-
nca, what we said at the time, that II this
officer had known that he was likely to
have an inspector drop in on him at any
,ino without a moments warning. and
overhaul his accounts, he would never. as
,,as heen charged against him. have an
.,,,o,r,ated a part OF the sums collected
from time to time TO his own use
sNc say that 1t is wrong. from Whatever
standpoint viewed. TO subject men 10
such temptations. The State should spur
her servants up TO their duty by making
them 10 know that the eye Of the inspector
Is always upon them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
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THE FRANCHISE.

Tho discussion IN the United States
Senate between Mr. Pritchettt. OF North
Carolina, and Mr.. McEnery, of Louisiana,
o., the subject of negro franchise was one
OF tho most interesting thai. has. taken
place IN that body. Mr.. McEncry was
right In saying that negro franchise had
been responsible for most of the political
trouble in .he South since the war. and
that 1t was necessary for the peace and
order OF the Southern States, as well as
TO The Benefit OF both races that the
suffrage should be restricted so as to ex-
rlude the vicious. ignorant negro.
Almost every Southern State has had ITS
period OF negro rule. and by negro rule
NE mean the rule of that party which
depended on tho negro vote for its sup
porf. Whenever such party has for the
time being been In the ascendency. the
State which. was thus afflicted was in a
condition OF revolution. The negro party
was provcrbially corrupt. and necessarily
SO, for its strength was composed of ig-
norant negroes. while the offices were
filled by designing whites and corrupt
blacks. II Has simply impossible that
the white men Of the South. who owned
property. would submit to any such condi-
1ion When al other measures failed they
rr5or.ed to the sacred right OF tnEurrec.
t;on..s The nnen who took Mp arms to de-
s1anA tA1lf sakAts against - NorthsSn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

,
forced Louis the Fourteenth at Blenheim,
Families, a1a1plauuet. and oulenarde
to- draw in his legions and leave large
part OF Europe free from his expressions,
he performed acts that were more talked
OF than any of Burke's acts. When the
Duke OF Wellington put curb upon
Napoleon's power by his campaigns in
the Peninsular, and finally overthrow him
at Waterloo. men talked of his perform
ances far more than they ever talked
of anything Burke ever did. But Car
E lyle has beautifully and pithily said The
crashing fall of the monarch Of the
forest is heard by many men, while an
unnoticed breeze may plant thousand
acorrs.''
Burke's writings and speeches were
devoted to the idea that no country can
be truly great that is not always Just.
and he presented that idea to the minds
OF the people with such charm of Ian
guage and Imagination and with such
power Of simple and plain reasoning that
all Englishnen have been studying his
writings most reverently from the day
he put them out. Before Burke's time
English ministers have been far from
placing ideal justice upon pinnacle to
be always worshipped by them. But
from Burlle's day until now it has been
growing steadily questionable to aim
at anything but that which is ideally
just, and the happy condition that Lord
Roseberry hopes for is, we feel the ut
most confidence, directly ahead of Great
Britain. When it comes it will be due,
after the natural good sense of the Eng
Edmund Burke, than to any other or
all other causes:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
FRIDAY. JANUARY 2e, 1900.
sEpaRarE can BILL PASSED.

The Senate lhas passed the bill providing
for separate apartments for whites and
blacks on the Virginia railroad cars. and
The bill now lacks only the Governors
signature to make 1t a law.
When The Times first began to agitate
this question, we had not felt the public
prise and we did not know how the peo-
pie felt about 1t. But soon after the
article appeared. we were fairly showcred
with communications pf approval, the first
coming, by the way, from minister OF
the Gospel. There was no doubt after
that as to the sentiment Of the people
We wish to impress upon the black man
that this law IS not designed. to hu1niliate
him. It does not provide for "1im
Crow" car. The term is grossly mislead-
ing and, after all, It is the bad name
that has so prejudiced the blacks against
in the same car with she whites and will
have the same accommodations THAT the
whites have The bill simply provides
that there shall be partition in the car
10 separate the races.
We desire also TO say WORD in behalf
of the railroads of the State. 1t is to be
presumed that they were opposed TO the
passage OF the bill, but when they dis
covered that the people wanted it. the"
gracefully yielded and made no fight
against it. The course which the railroads
pursued was most commendable. and. We
think. il entitled TO this public testimonial.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
SOUTHERN NOTES.

Macon is having a deg and poultry
show.
A bill has been introduced in the Mis-
sissippi Senate providing for the cree
ton Of u cotton factory by the Peniten-
tiary Board Of Control, TO be onerated
by State convicts.
Officials of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad recently filed in the Office OF
the Secretary OF State of Alabama the
cooperative papers for the Northern and
Alabama railroad.
The company: proposes to build seventy
four miles of road from Cullman, on the
main line Of the Louisville and Nash
Vile Company. in Northern Alabama,
through Jefferson, Walker, ana Cuisinan
counties, to Bessemer, Ala
The street-car lines of Nashville have
consolidated under the name Of the
Nashville railway, with capital stock
of $6,5GCOeO and authority to issue S6,5eo,-
GEO in bonds.
Plans have been drawn for the con-
struction Of twenty-five miles of addi-
tional macadam road for Jefferson coun-
y ty, Ala, during the year, the average
monthly expenditure to be 5000. When
these new roads are completed the county
of JEFF erson will have two hundred miles
Of fine macadam road all leading TO
Birmingham.
A tow Of five thousand tons of Walker
county coal will leave Greenville, Miss,
via the Southern railways barge line
down the Mississippi river, en- route to
New orleans, Saturday or Sunday. This
coal will go to b. D. Wood s: Sons. of
New Orleans, who have 4 conL:ac- 20
supply the Texas Pacific railroad with s
great part OF their fuel for the year.
This tow will be the first shipment on
an order which calls for 10000 tons OF
coal recently secured through the Ala
banla Block Coal Company, and in the
supplying Of which the Virginia and Ala
bama Coal Company, the Sloss-Sheliield
Steel and Iron Company, with their
America mines; the Deer Greek Coal
Company. and the Southern Coal Com
pany, will be Observation-Disclosures
News.
The Tampa Electric Company has filed
for record i'll the county clerks office a
mortgage for s5c0OO0 in favor of the
American Loan ana Trust Company, OF
Boston. The mortgage isLto cover the
interest on bonds to be sold to raise
money for important street railway i'm
prorenents.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
"rhe Abolition of Tax on state Banks

"Thc 4 Abolition of Tax Oh state Banks"
Editor of The Times:
Sir,-This ten per cent tax is known by
constitutional lawyers to be uncoalsti-
tutional. The object of the law was not
to raise, but to destroy revenue. 1t was a
war measures: Even in times of war when
it was first proposed its advocates based
it not upon law but upon necessity sting
that "Salus pOpuli suDrema lex
National banks could at that time
never have been successfully founded UNI
less the State banks had been shorn of
their power It was not intended that
this abolition should be permanent. 1t is
unconstitutional for another reason II
depriYes the people of their liberty AID
oe certain rights guaranteed to them by
the Federal Constitution. Or to put it
in another way, it destroys rights with
which the constitution never intended to
interfere. Why cannot a dozen neishbors
who happen to own two hundred
thousand dollars, say, of first mortgage
bonds of the Southern Railway Company
get together and rent an office and, under
3 a legislative charter, issue five hundred
thousand dollars worth of notes based on
these bonds and lend out these notes
with the two hundred thousand dollars
of bonds as the basis and security for
the notes? Every note that is loaned
will be we'll and thoroughly. secured.
Who is hurt by it? Who can be hurt?
Is there any moral principle violated by
it? IF so l am unable to. see what It is.
1 am no enemy to National banks. On
the contrary they are most excellent
Institutions, and in their way do much
good. But they were made for and are
suitable to the commercial trade and none
other. BY their charters they are not
allowed to lend money on real estate
security, and hence the farmer, the
mechanic and the tenant are relegated
to the tender mercies of the middle men,.
Again. 1t is also true that New York
being the city In which the bank reserves
are kept, when money becomes scarce
there it hurts a great Majority OF all the
banks II the country. Let call money be.
ten per cent. there and immediatel the
National banks will call in their loans
because If q demand is made upon them.
they must pay or go into liquidation
No banker will deny that this is true.
The result is that this scheme Of bank
ing, while good in its place, and 4 have:
no wish to disturb it, is not broad enough
for country whose exports and Imports
amount In year to over two billions Of
dollars Indeed, so far from being an
enemy Of National banks, i think they
will be greatly benefited and their useful
ness much enlarged by allowing them to.
issue notes to the par value Of the
United States bonds held by them to Sc
cure circulation and by allowing
branch banks; with a capital of as little!
as twenty thousand dollars. to Gbesestab-s
.uslned. The field Is large enough for
both State and National banks; and the
good that Ill be- done by the abolit ton
OF tbs ten per cent tax on state banks
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

forces. and who made sacrifices such as
were rarely witnessed in the history OF
the world. could not and would not sub;
NIT to the domination Of such a mongrel
party. More than that, when the negro
party was III power the negro became In
solent and offensive. and dntoleraple With
the result thai, there were continual con-
f1icts between individual whites and blacks,
(which almost Invariably led to a general
conflict between the races in this COM
munity or tirat. In all such conflicts the
negro got the worst of 1t. and 50 universal
franchise has been to him, so far, the
greatest curse that was ever visited upon
him.
Moreover. negro franchise is directly or
indirectly responsible for corruption in
our Southern elections, and nothing is SO
demoraizing to any people as corruption
OF the ballot. Without pure ballot there
cannot be pure government, for the stream
cannot be purer than It's source. 1t has
been q terrible ordeal through which the
South has passed, and it is our national
shame that the United States government
forced the South into this condition. and
forced the people OF the South to resort
to all sorts of means and devices TO pre-
vent the negro and the white scoundrels
who affiliated with him IN politics from
getting control and keeping control of
the government
s Senator McEnery painted the picture
for the enlightenment Of his Northern
contemporaries, and while he was plain
spoken, he spoke the simple and unvar-
nished truth The remembrance Of it all
is, indeed. like a .hell4born dream.
Bur. Senator Pritchett, Of North Caro-
lima, also made a suggestion which is
worthy of consideration. 4 suggestion
which we have urged time and again
through these columns. He said that the
way to get rid of universal negro suffrage
was to repeal the Fifteenth amendment
to the Federal constitution, and ne chal-
lenged the Democratic party TO come out
boldly in support of that proposition. For
our part, We would not be afraid to go
before the country with such PROPOSE
ton. It would he our great pleasure to
champion it, for on side is the ergu-
ment Of truth. and justice. and honor.
The Times does not believe in doing any,
thing by subterfuge. We are thoroughly
convinced, as we have been from the be-
ginning, that universal negro suffrage is
a curse to both races, and. incidentally,
a curse to the whole country, for the In
terests of one section Of the country in
matter of this character are the inter
ests of the whole country. a great pub
lie outrage was perpetrated, and all far
minded men in .he North confess 1t, when
the ballot was put into the hands of the
negro Immediately after he was set free.
It was 4 national blunder, and the thing
to do with a blunder is to repudiate 1t.
With the Fifteenth Amendment repealed
the Southern States would very soon adj
Just the franchise to suit conditions, and
the white people of the South would hold
out inducements to the black man to quail
ify himself for suffrage and as rapidly
as he should demonstrate his qualification
he would he clothed with the right to vote.
With that amendment wiped out the ne
gro problem In the South will soon solve
itself
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
DEATHS.

ut his residence. ecaS west.
osctcck. John p KEN r. SIR Faneras
from the Church OF the Covenant Ert-
day at $50 II. Friends OF the saIni-s.
4 IL invited to attend -.
Oh. weep not for hose no shall
55s SORROW no more,
Whose warfare Is Anded y hose COM
bat Is o. er: sa$
Let the song be exalted be- triunnrs1ant
the chord. 81 e ~
And rejoice for he dead Mo hANo,
died M The Lard. .
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
Gentleman From Illinois.

Commissioner Koiner was called upon
by a gentleman named Ellison from Hi
nois. Yesterday morning.
He made Inquiries concerning lands in
Virginia fer stock raising, and intimated
that he might locate here. He said the
winters IN Illinois were so severe that
stock raising was most costly. The COM
missioner gave him q number of copies
of his report to lie sent to friends in H.
liroiS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
Retreat. i0rlthe Sick.

The regular Thursday meeting of the
lady Board of Managers of the Retreat
for the Sick was held yesterday morning
in the parlors Of that institution.
Mrs William A. jenkins, president of
the Board. presided. The usual business
was transacted and arrangements for;
the entertainment to be given discussed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

A1STON.sYA. A.. JAM .-special.-a1r. p.
Il. Allen. Of Martinsvilie. and Miss Susan
Mary Bell5:were married at the home of
sthe bride near Axton, at II o'clock yes
sterday morning. Rev W. 7. Al. Haynes
officiating s4a
After a splendid dinner. served by Mrs.
Sell. the bridal aparfygd drove to- Martins
Vile, where they attended al reception at
the home Of the parents ots the groom
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

hardly be estimated After long and
patient reflection, lave come to tho
conclusion that tf this tax is taken off of
State banks it will do fully as much good
as the remonetization of silver.
cAAII PATTESON,
buckingham, Va, an. e.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

Hon. r. G. Wood. of Chesterfield. ex-
member of the House of Delegates. was
at the Capitol yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

thought the bill. if enacted into law.
would work a great hardship upon the
truck farmers In his section. and he.
therefore, proposed to fight it when It
comes before the House.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

Samuel L. Ferguson. Esq, a pront-
nent attorney of Appomattox. is in tho
city looking after some legislation in the
interest of his people
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

Hon. William a. Anderson OF Rock
bridge, was on the floor Of the House
yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

Hons. E. P. Buford. of Brunswick. and
W. c.. Darlington, of Charlotte. ex-mem-
bers of the House from their respective
counties. were on the floor of the House
yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

The Matinee Euchre Club was enter
tanned on Wednesday by Miss Agnes Nc
Carthy. Among those present were
Betton, Holiday, Lille Cary, Blanch
Smith, Lillian Augustine Margaret Can
non, Ellis Glenn, Bessie Catlin, Helen
and Lucy Cuarles, Sadie Jeffress, Lam
bert, Edith Jones, Grace Swasey, Lottie
Lambert. Winston of Louisa. jamie
Schoen. Jones of Brunswick, Louree, and
Mrs. Chiles Mason Terrell. After the
game light refreshments were served
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

Mr.. Williams Fl. Goodwin. Superin-
tendent of the Poor of Nelson, and d.
prominent farmer of that county. is In
the city. He called on Senator Massie
and Delegate Fitzpatrick yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

The Emma Andrews Whist Club will
meet with Mrs. T. Moncure Perkins this
afternoon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

The Matthews steamboat bill. providing
separate accommodations for white and
colored passengers, has been made q
special order by the Committee on Roads
for 10 o'clock on Monday next
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

An elegant dinner was given at the
Jefferson on Tuesday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs William Parrish, Jr. Their guests
were Miss Hoeke, Mr.. Simynton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Parrish, and Mr.. George Glib
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

Miss Anna Hoeke, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Scott Parrish,
has returned to Washington, D. c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

The Milton c. Work Whist Club met
at Mrs. E. c. Minors on "Wednesday.
The highest score, North and South. was
made by Misses Tyler and Guillaume,
and the highest East and West was 4 tie
between Misses Harris ana Gillian and
Mesdames Fairfax Montague and Bland
Smith.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

Hon. a. r. Ewell. OF Princess Anne
county. discussed the turnpike CONSOLE
da zion. measure, Of wi icil n ~ hise-
head, OF Norfolk. IS the patron last night
at New Ford. 81 He said that he be-
slieved the people nf Princess Anne and
Norfolk counties and man OF the citi-ss
szenas OF Norfolk city were opposed Z. the
proposed Legislation, which he roGarded
a. Ia the nature Of e trust.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

The Times IS always sudeoted to fTiends
bonals, but must urge That all SuSn De
sent over the signature of the EsenaeS.
All unsigned communications WIN pc re-
Sected always
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

MANCHESTER BUREAU. 1121 HULL
STREET.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

The regular annual public exercises
of the Randolph Literary Society will
be given at Lee Camp Hall tomorrow
night at o'clock. An excellent vocal
and instrumental programme has been
arranged. Mr.. ]; S. Lamier will be the
orator of the OCCASION, and Mr.. R. ~.
|Rives the declaimer.
The following debaters will discuss the
policy of the United States in the Philip
pines: 21essrs. John Lightfoot, ]. Kent
Rawley, Z. II. Courtney and John S.
Eggleston.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

The House COMMITTEES on the Chesa-s
zpeake and its Tributaries was In session
yesterday afternoon. and ii considered a
snumbersof Senate bills.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

Industrial Chapter of Holy Trinity church
Wednesday evening from 5 to II O'Clock
at Sill Park Avenue. The rooms were
.prettily decorated in pink The reception
committee consisted of Mrs. John Gravatt,
Christian Jones. and Fox
Mrssl andon5R Mason gave a supper a
the Jefferson last night to the choir of;
Grace Episcopal church. Covers were
laid for thirty persons.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

ckingham Va, Jan. q.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06

best compensation b is. four
teen knots is about the speed that We
think is economical speed to DO h
business. especially on the Pacific and
also on the Atlantic-we have ships
building of between 1900 and $4,000
tons and Of moderate speed" Now this
Griscom is al interested witness for he
admitted that his company has eight
vessels of over 10000 tons, and of speed
Ia knots cr above. on which to collect
subsioS. At page 2e5 of the last report
Of the commissioner OF navigation, we
find that of these eight, in September
last, four were constructing abroad
three not to be completed until some
time in 1901: also that the Atlantic
Transport Company. the Information
ais second. had then four others under
foreign construction" This we obtain
from the New York Evening Post.