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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
CORPORATIONS AND THE
OFFICE HOLDERS.

There was in the letter of Mr. E. w.
Saunders, Speaker of the House of
Delegates, as published in the Vir-
ginian-Pilot yesterday. a statement to
which it may be well to direct at
tention somewhat more particularly.
Mr.. Saunders said:
II agree with you that the office
holders are making no organized OPP
position to the Convention. fear the
opposition of accumulated wealth. and
the corporations more than that of the
office holders"
AS Speaker of the House OF Dele
gates, Mr.. Saunders has had abundant
opportunity to observe something of
the methods of corporations where they
have aims to further. and Is we'll with
in bounds in the assumption that they
are more powerful than the office hold
ers, who seem to have spread such ter
ror in some quarters.
The Virginian- Pilot has not, how
ever noted that the corporations are
opposed to the calling of convention
to amend the Constitution. 1t has
been It's impression rather that those
corporations that have hitherto busied
themselves most in politics in this
State, and that have made their in
nuence felt very effectively on more
than one occasion, are either quiescent
as to the proposed Convention, or are
in favor OF it.
AS we have previously said OF the
oHice-holders. il the Corporate inter
ests OF the State are dabbling in this
matter the fact should be known. and
known while there Is time to act in
the light of such knowledge. The real
danger from the Corporations does not
seem to be so much that they will seek
to prevent the Democratic State Con-
vention from declaring for Constitu-
+ tional amendment. as that they will
seek to have ii declare for amendment
without the safeguard of party pledge
that the amended Constitution shall
be submitted 10 a vote of the people.
1t seems that therein lies the real
danger from the accumulated wealth
and the corporations" because il is
therein that lies their opportunity OF
advantage. Given q Convention to
amend the Constitution. with no check
upon its powers. and with no obligation
to submit its work to the people for
ratification. it is not difficult to see
what the course of certain corporations
in this state would be. They have al
ready given ample proof of their
fincsse, and of their Willingness to de-
eide for the people of Virginia what is to
tho peoples interest, while having their
own interest solely in view. That they
would be more modest when IL came
TO the amendment of the Constitution,
there is not the slightest reason to be-
licvc.
The danger. and the only danger, for
the people Of Virginia. in the situation.
is that the Democratic State Conven-
ton may commit the party to Consti-
tutional amendment without plcdging
the party at the same time to sub
mission of the amended Constitution to
a popular vote. This cannot be too
often. nor too strongly, emphasized.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
A BLACK LIST.
(Suffolk Herald.)

The Los Angeles Herald gives the fol-
lowing list of some Republican jobs"
THE unconstitutional Porto Rican
tariff bill.
1.-The Hanna Payne shipping bill.
THE single gold standard bill.
THE Quay case.
1.-THE self-kcking Hay-Pauncefote
treaty.
THE suicidal reciprocity treaties with
Jamaica and France"
To which should be added martial
law in Idaho, refusal to send American
contributions to the suffering Beers.
the Macrum letters. Adclbert's combi-
nations with Lord Salisbury, the Sui
tan of SuIu. emptyinG the Treasury into
Wall street. criminal aggression and
benevolent assimilation with gun
powder.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
WHY WEBSTER DAVIS RESIGNED

The Washington Post has been the
the consistent champion of Mr.. McKin-
ley. and wherein the Presidents opln-
ions and sentiments are concerned, 1t is
generally understood that the Post
speaks by the card. It is, therefore.
with much interest and some small
profit that we note our Washington
contemporary's exposition of the con-
version of Hon. Webster Davis to the
cause of the Beers. followed with
significant closeness by his resignation
as Assistant Secretary Of the Interior.
The Virginian-P Pilot finds in the es-
teemed Post these pertinent express
sions which are here placed in juxta-
position that their significance and con-
sistency may be the clearer:
THE idea that the President would
demand Mr.. Davis resignation because
or that gentleman'S sympathy with the
Boers is quite as absurd as the pro-
position that Mr.. Davis does not feel
at liberty to express his honest con-
government. Either hypothesis In
wolves disparagement of the admin
istration. Neither. therefore. can be
founded upon fact"
=
I'm our opinion. the situation is sim
piicity itself. The President. still be-
lleVing that England rendered us grea
and disinterested service in 1898. and
still under the impression that we owe
England an incalculable debt of graft
tude. is naturally indisposed to con-
slider any proposition to the contrary"
These distinguished gentlemen will
part on the most friendly terms. Mr..
Davis has devoted himself to cause
with which the administration does not
sympathze. That is ALL"
Passing over the Posts resuscitation
of he king can do no wrong" and It's
application to Impera tor-Bill, The
First. in the leading excerpt above. we
may pause to note the handsome join
ing of premise and conclusion In the
three extracts:
The Administration does not sympa-
thize with the Beers. It is grateful to
England and is not disposed to hear
anything urged against it, Therefore
Hon. Webster Davis was under no con-
straint to resign before speaking out
for the Beers and against England!
1t is. of course. improbable that Mr..
Davis was served with n formal de-
mand for his resignation. The signif-
cant part of it is that such demand
was wholly superfluous. The sympathy
of the Administration for England. and
It's lack of sympathy for the struggling
republics, was so we'll known to Mr..
Davis that he did not feel at liberty
to say anything. even to the extent of
indicating with which side his own
pathies were. until he had formally
severed his connection with the Admin
istratlon. The drilling which the de-
partmental appointecs have received
seems to have been so thorough that
not only is no infraction of the pro
prieties" to be permitted, but the com
mon right of free-speech is not toer-
ated whenever it would be at variance
with the 'incalculabIe debt of graft
tude" to England that weighs upon the
Executive conscience
The country is indebted to the Post
for an authoritative and uneauivocal
statement of what has been tolerably
plain for some months-that the Re-
publican Administration is in full SYM
pathy with the infamous assault of
England upon the independence of the
Burgher republics.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
TWELVE PAGES.
SATURDAY. APRIL I. 1900.
A NEW STONE DRY DOCK,

The recommendation of the Naval
Committee for an appropriation of
S4665oO for the Improvement Of the
navy-yard and for new stone dry
dock at this port should meet with the
hearty support and commentator of
every business organization and bust
ness man in the three cities.
1t looks as If this harbor was being
recognized as n strateglcal point. and
as one necessary to be kept in condi-
ton to take in and prepare our largest
battleshps with safety.
The Virginian-Pilot has so often
called attention 10 the imperative need
of large stone dry dock at this navy
yard that 1t is a source of qualification
to find that work may soon begin.
Gradually the powers that be realize
the Importance of building up this yard.
The last war probably had much to do
with 1t. for as central point and n
safe harbor Its value came prominently
before the Navy Department.
Politics have had much to do with
appropriations. Politics have had
more to do with the assignment of
work. The New York navy-yard. at
Brooklyn. receives appropriations, one
after another, while this yard is re-
membered only after very diligent
effort.
Ours is a safe harbor, with mud
bottom. Such accidents as have oc-
CURED to warshps going out of New
York harbor could not occur here. Sew
eral times ships have run upon rocks
and suffered other serious damage in
the New York harbor, on account of
the tortuous channel and rocky bot
tom.
The building OF the new stone dry
-deek-will be followed by the widening
of the channel and the cutting away
OF Hospital Point and Lambert's Point
pier a more beautiful body of water,
nor more commodious harbor could
not be found than that of Norfolk and
Portsmouth.
From stratcgical point of view, no
navy-yard is more protected or Of more
Importance than the one 10 .atcd here.
II would be iicxt to Impossible for n
fleet to reach Norfolk The forts at
Old Point and along the river, as well
as torpedoeS, would almost render il
impossible for an hostile fleet to come
into the inner harbor. Congress will
do well 10 improve this yard The eli
matte advantages are the best, There
Is hardly day throughout the year
when on. door work cannot he done.
except a few rainy days The cold
ana Ice never interfere. When New
York is ice-bound, commerce here is
go'ng merrily on. Living is cheap:
labor plentiful ana experienced. and
there Is no Dissatisfaction followed by
strikes. experienced elsewhere.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
AN IMPAIRED CONSTITUTION.
(Chnrlotta ObServerl

We hear n heap of chat these days
about whether or not the Constitution
follows the flag" 1t used to. OF course
it went slower, but 1t went. When the
flag flew over the Mississippi into
Texas and the great western territories
the Constitution sat down on the levee
on the east bank of the Mississippi
took off her shoes and stockings, and
then. like Cousin Sally billiard, h'isted
her skirts and waded over into the new
empire. But the Constitution is unwell
She isn't as pretty as she was when
she was younger and is not as much
thought Of. She's sick, too, and even
such good doctors as DR.. Bailey, of
Texas. and DR.. Littlefield. OF Maine,
can't cure her. Does tho Constitution
follow the flaG?" An impaired Consti-
tuition can't follow anything
A DOUBLE STROKE WANTED.
(Newport News Herald.)
From either cloud. Q Lord, Just so
the lightning hits me and Mrs. Dewey"
seems to be the Admirars prayer
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
THE PROFESSORS AND THE
TRUSTS.

II begins to look like little in tho
way of helpful or practical suggestion
is to be had from the University pro-
lessons of the country In the solution
of the trust problem. One distinguish
ed University president has suggested
social ostracism of trust magnates as
remedy: another has found a cure
in publicity: though thus far even the
courts have been unable to get a look
at the books of several of the most gil
gantic trusts; while several are dis
posed TO regard these monopolies as
benevolent institutions for reducing
prices to the poor.
Professor John f.. Clark, LII. D.. of
Columbia University. is the latest to
undertake the problem, and does not
seem to have made any more of it than
the others: and, indeed, may be said to
quite jauntily despair of any solution
at all. After saying that their size is
the one thing about them we are sure
Of" that we cannot tell whether they
are benevolent or malevolent"; nor
whether they will permanently raise
~ iccS anu NuStS OF lower them, Pro-
lessor Clark adds:
1--WE propose to Kill the monster of
uncertainties and on not much better
evidence of his bad character than his
mere size affords. More general than
the opinion that they ought to be
crushed is the conviction that they will
not he So They are here to stay. and
we know IT,
This will sound strange to some hun
dreds of thousands of Professor Clark s
fellow countrymen, who have been
thrown out of work by these trusts that
he does not know whether to consider
them benevolent or malevolent"; and
TO some millions. who have been COM
PEELED to pay more for the necessaries
Of life. or who have had wages re-
duced to a starvation scale, the effect
that trusts have upon wages and prices
is much more clear than it seems to be
to Professor Clark of Columbia Uni
versity, who draws his conclusions wit
difficulty, and his salary with ease
II is, by the way. n Professor of Co
lumbia University. who has been hold
ing converse with discmbodied spirits.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

The Morning Herald" Newport
News new daily. is robust youngster
1t starts with eight six-column pages
bright with news and we'll sprinl<led
with advertisements. both of which are
equally essential to the success of the
modern newspaper. There is nothing
amateurlst about the Morning Herald
and 1t takes rank from the start with
the States best dailics. Its afternoon
edition will be the Times"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

The Baseball season which opens here
to-day with the game between Norfolk
and Old Point ought to be the best of
years. Before the league season opens
the game with Princeton and the Bos-
ton-Yale contest will serve to whet the
appetite of local patrons of the game.
Despite its all too evident trend to-
wards rowdyism and fussiness in the
Big League, baseball is still one of the
most popular of American sports: and
clean. fast games never fail to draw
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

General Thomas L.. Rosser, of Ruby,
takes the public into his confidence as
follows:
Il make it rule. from which I never
swerve. to support that political party
which most closely follows the lines
approved OF by my judgment and my
patriotism"
Just at present General Rosser is
swerving perceptibly toward the Re-
publican nomination for Congress in
his district
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
THE MIGHT OF WOMAN.
buchanan Banner)

Much has been said about the woman
behind the man behind the gun in
South Africa. And now the woman
behind the man behind the ballot has
made herself felt in Botetourt. To be
more specific. Fincastlc District voted
almost two to one against the licensing
of liquor because the woman behind
the man behind the ballot said so.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

1t is plain that Teddy isn't going to
have that Vice Presidential nomina ton
If he can help it. a little more plain
speech and he's safe.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Emperor Nichols, of Russia. takes
away the last Constitutional safeguard
of America. refuses to give to Porto
Rico the safeguard of our Constitution
They have exchanged congratulatory
letters, we understand.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

The Cuban autonomists were very
close to Weyler. Now they have been
hobnobbing with our Senatorial COM
mittee. Poor Cubai
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

1t couldn't have been Mckinley who
told Dewey that 'the Office of Presi-
dent is not such very difficult one to
fjll''
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

No wonder Roberts refused Krugers
offer to exchange prisoners 1t was
manifestly unfair. Kruger offered only
one Englishman for each Boer
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Roosevelt voiced the sentiments OF
7o.Oo00o0 people when he said that Nc
kinley is a dreadful disappointment"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Even the esteemed Richmond Times
repudiates the Democracy of Hon
Billy Bynum. There is now a fine
opening for Hon. Billy to do little
reciprocal reputation
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

The time having arrived for renomi-
nations it Will be observed that sundry
Congressman have not been too busy
with matters of State to do little
fencing.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

1t took the jury just twelve minutes
to acquit Olga Nethersole on the
"Sapho" count. That naughty feeling
is beginning to execute flank move
ment on New York's morality.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

What is the matter with organizing Il
society to protect Dewey from his fool
friends. and still more foolish wife?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Senator Morgan, of Alabama, is an
able man. but he seems to have con-
siderable trouble of late to keep in hail
ing distance of his constituents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
MERELY A FORETAsTE.

Kansas City gave the country an adj
vance demonstration yesterday of it's
ability to make things warm for the
Democratic Convention delegates.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Five thousand starving Porto Rcans
arc on the way to Ponce. where they
will be met by the bayonets of guards
and kept out of town. Meantime the
bill to tax Porto Rican products for the
benefit OF the trusts Is about to be
passed by the House as it came from
the Senate
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Won't somebody please send Admira
Dewey the address of the Hon. w. D
Bynum?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

a mind OF his own, but it was always
expressed by Mrs. Cornet
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
NOTES AND OPINIONS.
WHY HE IS A PROFIT OF GLOOM.

The Democrat who claims that the
party will meet defeat II Bryan is NOM
mated for President needs to be closely
watched. In nine cases out OF ten he
has an axe to grind and he Is dead
sure that Mr.. Bryan will not play the
part of q grlnd-stone.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

1t sometimes takes mans wife to
find out that he has mind of his
own.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

McEnery's Democracy was cut off the
same piece Of goods as Bynums.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Dewey should wipe his feet before he
Stands on the flag
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-21
Missouri, Kansas d Texas.
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale Of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought Of using
anything else for Indigestion or Bill
BUSINESS. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis.
Nervous Prostitution or Heart failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regu-
late the liver, stimulate the nervous
and organic actions of the system, and
that is all they took when feeling dull
and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need few doses of
Green's August Flower in liquid form
to make you satisfied there is nothing
serious the matter with you. For
sale by G. p. Wilder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-21
Excursions via Santa Re.

Excursions via Santa He.
Sept. to 20, good for return Oct. LIST,
at one fare for round trip to Hutchin-
son, account State G. A. r. reunion.
Sept. % to 30, good for return Oct.
lst. at one fare for round trip to To-
peka, account Fall Festival.
Sept. 10 and 26 the Santa Fe will sell
round trip tickets at one fare plus 81
tU al points in Minnesota, Iowa, Wis
consin, Northern Peninsula OF Mich
igan and to various points in Illinois,
Missouri and North and South Da-
kota. Tickets limited for return up
to Oct. 81, 1900. For full particulars
inquire of
Sept. 20 to "a good for return Sept.
q one and one third fare for round
trip to Kansas City account Home
Products Exhibition.
Sept. 80 to Oct. 6, good for return
Oct. Some fare for round trip to Kansas
City, account Fall Festivities.
Sept. 30 to Oct. 5th one fare for
round trip, good returning Oct. Sth,
final limit to st. Louis account st.
Louis FAIR.
Account St. Louis Exposition, Sept.
II to Oct. 20; tickets on sale each
Tuesday and Thursday commencing
Sept. 10Th, final limit, five days from
date of sale at rate Of one and one
third fare.
Oct 9th to 10th, good for returning
Oct. 18th at rate of one fare for the
round trip account annual meeting
Grand Lodge l. o. o. f. of Kansas,
Topeka.
Sept. 30 to Oct 6, final limit Oct. |
8 at one fare for round trip Wichita |
and return account Wichita carnival |
and fall festivities.
G. B. YOUNG, Agent.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-21
Thayer Topics.
Nice rains.

MICE rains.
Weather much cooler.
Everybody busy and happy.
J Scarlet fever has all disappeared.
Miss Bertha Eagles visited friends
in Garnett last week.
The Demos. held love feast Mon
day night at the hall
Thayer can boast of a Republican
glee club of about sixteen members.
DR.. S. IL. Murphy lost one of his fine
black driving horses by poison last
week.
The workmen are pushing the work
on G. e. Evans new store building to
a finish.
Hufford s. Anders are busy almost
night and day making cider at their
mill in Thayer.
Rev. B. +. Ross was on the sick list
Sunday of last week, and Bro. Miller
filled his appointment at Morehead,
hon. J. K. Cubbison will address
the Repu0llcanS OF mayer, SATURDAY,
Sept, %. A rousing old time is an
ticipated.
Thayer has a fire department, M. j..
Oates chief, Geo. Carter assistant.
The boys were out for their first drill
Monday night.
Rev. and Mrs. B. f. Ross went to
Bartlett the last of last week to see
friends and to baptize some young
people of that town.
W. S. Campbell's new residence is
completed except the painting. The
Judge is swelling up considerably on
account of his new home.
John e. Sampson, Of Kansas City,
was visiting friends and such in this
city last Sunday. John is an old
Thayer boy and is always welcome.
Dan Greyson moved to his farm,
about eight miles northeast of Thay-
er, last Monday. Dan is jolly good
fellow and we hate to see him leave.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-21
North Valley Notes.
Cool weather at present.

Cool weather at present.
Politics are all the go now.
Most every boy and girl is wearing
the Mckinley button.
Mr.. Fred Burghart and wife, of LIE
anna, Sundayed IN this locality.
Wonder how Philip enjoys sitting
with the girls at Sunday school.
Our road overseers, Mr., Pilgrim and
August Fehr are very busy repairing
the public roads.
Mr.. Raleigh Rush and sister, Miss
Hattie, attended the meeting at North
Valley Sunday morning.
The lecture given by Mr.. johnson
was well attended and pronounced ex.
cellent. The next one will be the
second Sunday Of October.
The storm last Tuesday morning
was quite severe. The lighting
struck Mr.. Hiram Krueger's house
but did no damage to speak of. 1t
ruined one window and door and kill
ed the dog which was lying in front
of the door. 1t also struck trees in
Mr.. Meyers and Mr.. Pilgrims yards.