The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
scope, and meets neither community
nor country want. Score at least one
failure against the giant of the West.

scope, and meets neither community
nor country want. Score at least one
failure against the giant of the West.
There is one gratifying thing about the
present contest for the gubernatoral
nomination in Virginia. Most OF the can
didates are men who are occupying prom
inent official positions in the State, ana
whatever their interests may be in their
individual candidates. they do not seem
to be neglecting their official duties. Inc
work of the Attorney Generals office
was never better attended to. Senator
Jeffrcs, Capt. Parks and Mr.. Joseph
Willard, and the Stalwart old legislator,
Senator LeCato. are all in Richmond, put
showing their rights to aspire to go UP
higher by their devotion to the dutleS
which lie close ut hand This is all the
more noticeable at a time when pupllc
men too often neglect official duties 10
push more congenial and sometimes
more profitable cmployments. There can
be no higher proof of q right to prefer
ment to an exalted position than the
faithful discharge of duties in a humble
one-Northern Neck News
We heartily applaud that portion of the
Governors message relative to the ne
cessty for some plan to require county
officials to keep their accounts straight
with the State. We see no reason why
there should be so much money due the
State and unpaid. Every county treas
urcr should be required TO settle III iull
at the end of each fiscal year-Loudoun
Telephone
The beard OF supervisors of Montgomery
county have asked the Legislature to
grant them the necessary authority to Is
sue bonds to the amount Of $4c.V5I tor
the purpose of making permanent i'm
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County. This is what ti%- Exponent would
like to see done in Culpeper county. Let
us make permanent Improvements grad7l-
ally until we SHAH have obtained a
thoroughly good system OF public roads
throughout the county. Such improve
ment will be an immense stride forward
I'm the march of progress. How long are
we going to remain at the tail end OF the
procession in regard to the good roads
question: ulpeper Exponent.
This is a hopeful sign OF the times and
when improvements are once commenced
in any county. on tllis plan the road
question viii Settle itself.
There is no Democrat in the county,
whether Gle has been a follower of Bryan
or of Cleveland who will read the whole
of Mr. ClevelandS address to the Holland
Society of New York without conserving
to the truth OF it, the Mobile Register
ipem.) says. I'm fact, it is the speech
of a statesman. 1t CLOVIS with patriotism
and with love of our Institutions 1t is
platform for a national party, and well
viii it be for that party if it adopt it, for
there is very little doubt of the utterances
OF MT Cleveland being the present
thought of the rank and file of de-
.nocracy. ',-StauntCn News.
Those who oppose the primary election
plan of nominating State officials
whether the opponents be in or out of the
LeSislature-can't be considered anxious
for the best method of getting an expires
sion Of the will Of the people on the sub
Ject-Norfolll Ledger.
Inc present l<$s49ist.uIe Wouia oeSeTEe
d NO q ~ Dto..l- - ~
would enact mac q law maklng members OF
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the ether hand, it makes us sad to see a
great, big man, warmly clud from head to
foot. drive q sweating. steaming horse ,Ip
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