Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
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EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

j. Howard Wayt died at his home in
Staunton, Va, on the morning Of the 18th
inst. He VAS an eminent Mason, being
Past Grand Master OF Mssons in Virginia
and Past Grand High Priest Of Royal
Arch Masons. He was splendid gentle
man.
Secretary of the Treasury Gsge In his
annual report says that the volume OF
money in the United States is sufficient,
but that the present system lacks elastic.
ity. He now endorses the bill recently In.
troduced in the House by Mr.. Lowering.
of Massachusetts, which bill provides that
a national bank may issue in guaranteed
bank notes secured by a gold guaranty
fund in the Treasury, 20 per cent. Of its
capital.
Speaker Saunders in speech 10 the
House of Delegates last Monday said that
the Virginia Legislature at its session last
winter had been "buncoed" and hoo
dooed" into granting charter for CON-
petitive line from Richmond to Washing
ton. The charter was granted at the
instance of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
road, after hard fight. We do not doubt
but that the Virginia Legislature has been
led to the discovery that it was "buncoed"
and "hoodooed" by the fact that Mr..
John Shelton Williams, President Of the
Seaboard Air Line, voted for Mckinley
last Fall, and published very able paper
attacking the platform on which Bryan
was running. The repeal Of the charter
for the competing line from Richmond to
Washington will be regarded as punitive,
by disnterested people.
Senator Daniel is reported to be oppoe-
ed to submitting tie new constitution to
the people for ratification, and in favor OF
submitting it to an abridged electorate, If
it is submitted. Mr.. Carter Glass, who is
member of the State Senate, expressed
and conlended for such views in discus
sion of the submission question when 1t
was debated in the State Senate. During
his remarks, Mr.. Glass stated that he had
drafted the resolution adopted at the
Democratic State convention held at Nor
folk last year pledging the party and Con-
stitutional Convention to submit the new
constitution ITO the people; and that the
resolution had been adroitly idrawn 30 as
not to commit the party or convention to
do the thing it WAS pretended to be adopt.
ed for. That looks little like sharp po-
litical practice to humbug the people.
We notice from the Richmond News
that Mr.. Bryan, in the "Commoner," =" ed
itorially, endorses the action Of Mayor
Van Wyck, Of New YORK, who refused to
have the flags on the public buildings
placed at half.mast when Queen Victoria
died. The refusual of the Mayor OF New
York to have such an honor paid to the
memory of one Of the noblest women who
has ever lived was treated by the press as
an act of brutal partisanry. Its endorse
ment by the leader Of modern Democracy
is not calculated to elevate him much in
the esteem of refined and kind.hearted
people. Even if he is hostile TO the policy
of the British Government that hostility
should not be extended TO the Christian
women who is declared the best monarch
that ever reigneJ. Mr.. Bryan, no doubt,
has acted as demagogue, and Is trying TO
win the favor Of the Irish and German
vote.