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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
Mr.. cRAwFoRD's "ExPLANATloN.''

1t is given out that in the Forthcoming
issue OF the Christian Federation. the or
gan of the Anti-Saloon League Of Viz
Will undertake to explain his attack on
Judge c. ]. Campbell, Of Amherst which
provoked Judge Campbell to thrash him.
We quote from the report OF one OF the
local papers. After outlining what Mr..
Crawford will have to say in his paper
concerning the trial of Judge Campbell
at Amherst, the report proceeds:
But by far the most interesting and
important part Of the article comes later.
Mir. Crawford has been much criticised
FOR the language he used in the Christian
Federation and some people have con-
sidered 1t a sufficient excuse for the ac-
tons OF Judge Campbell. Mr.. Crawford
now, for the first time attempts TO ex-
plain this language Referring TO a COM
ment in a religious paper, he says:
The inference from this would be that
something had been said in the Christian
Federation which could not be proved.
This is not the case Let it be noted
THAT the Christian Federation never said,
as Judge Campbell persistently interpre-
ted it to have said. that he had been
bribed. What we did say was that such
rulings set people 10 wondering which
had been doctored most. the whiskey or
the Judge This is simple statement
OF d weli-known fact. though The state
ment is made in our own language
That is very lame explanation and is
unworthy Of any man. least of all a
aninsster of the gospel. Mr.. Crawford
nonfesses that he was simply detailing
n lot OF neighborhood gossip. when he
,ntimated that Judge Campbell had been
.,ribea. Manifestly. he meant to make
the impression upon his readers that a
Virginia judge. whom he called by name.
had been unduIy influenced by LIQUOR
dealers to- decide case in their favor.
and when called upon for the proof. he
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
THE oNE5pARK SPOT.

The one cloud over the bright canopy
upon which is painted the picture OF
coronation day is described in the cable
grams as follows; "The Duke of Con-
naught, who rode down the Mall in an
automobile, to see that the military ar
engagements along the route We're COM
plete, was heartily cheered."
The cheering OF tho Duke was all right
IL the people wanted to cheer him, but
he rode in an automobile, which in our
Judgment, was not the thing for him to
do. and was ,nexcIsable. An automobile
was not in tune with the eternal fitness
of things A crowning OF a king is an
unnecessary affair anyhow and in itself
contradicts the moEarchial theory that
klrgs are the elect and the crowned of
Defy But the people of medieval times
Snowy coronation ceremonies were ipsti-
tuted partly for their benefit. Coronation
is Simply a medieval fad and since it is
simply this and nothing more we think
It was very improper for the Duke Of
Connaught, who seems TO have been a
kind of chief marshal to appear in an
automobile.
The horse. the beautiful horse the
noblest of animals, obtained his highest
glory in medieval times when he was
the pride of knights. princes and kings.
The horse is truly a representative OF
medieval times. There is nothing that
Is remotely suggestive of those times in
a clumsy auto. The Duke should have
been called down from the auto and put
astride of a milk white steed with frey
red nostrils, and we feel ashamed for
England and for royalty that he was
not
However, speaking from a commercial
not 10 saw sordid point Of view. perhaps
4, YVES a happy omen Perhaps this ap-
pearanee of the master of ceremonies on
an auto was intended as sign 10 the
world that old England is no longer
ancient or medieval, but that she is
alive. modern and up-to-date. II this
was the thought the Duke OF Connansht
meant to convey by appearing at the
head of the coronation parade in an au-
tomobile, why it is all right and we Tor
give him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
-TgE CROWD AND THE COURTS.

sS=, naye received an encouraging let
tie. cfon n minister OF the gospel IN
Southwest Virginia, approving the edi-
teria. articles of The Times in comment
of the trial of Judge Campbell at Am
lc,,st. Among other things the preacher
.;ays: THE teaching of that jury is very
had. The people who cheered Judge
Campbell last Saturday night would eat
him alive on next Saturday night If he
crossed their path
That is in line with some remarks OF
ours concerning the fcklcness OIL the
crowd. in all ages the crowd has been
famed for its ficklcness. 1t was so IN
the days of our Lord. when the same peo-
pie who one day were singing their glad
hcsannas and who were paying tribute
to him as their king the following Gay
were crashing upon him with their teeih
and crying Cruelty him
It was so in the days OF Julius Caesar.
one moment the crowd, under the fnflu-
ence of the oratory of Brutus, were
. cheering Brutus and the next moment,
!. under the influence Of the oratory of
Mark Anthony. were crying out Tor Bru-
.,.e. blood Tho crowd is swayed by the
passion of the moment, and cannot be
trusted 10 execute justice; that is why
our courts of justice have been estab-
lished. In court ali sentiment and feel
ing are supposed to be thrown aside. The
mob is passionate body; a court of JUS
fice is a deliberatiye body. In our civil
,,p1,
rule because we know it to be unsafe,
j and have instituted a. government Of law
and order. No mans life is safe in the
hands of a bowling mob The mob fire.
ouentiy does not wait for evidence, but
when it is Infatuated and is thirsting for
blood, it is none TOO careful how it finds
a victim for tho slaughter Sometimes
mob will hang a man who IS innocent
and sometimes it will liberate a man who
is guilty; it all depends on the within OF
the mob. On the passing fancy and pas
sion which takes possession of it.
In saying this We do not mean to cast
a3persions upon the friends of Judge
house on the occasion of his trial. These
men We're warm partisans OF the Judge
and greatly desired, if they did not, in
Decd demand. that he be acquitted. But
# the Rev Mr.. Crawford had shot the
Judge down when the Judge assaulted
him, and had been tried in the court of
Amherst for his offerse these same
friends of Judge Campbell would, no
doubt, in their Indignation have cla-
mored for Il conviction.
Is any man willing to submit his vital
interests to the arbitrament of a crowd
infuriated by passion and laboring under
intense eXcitement2 If not, then let US
all frown upon mob rule and stand 10y
n!ly and bravely for the majesty and
dignity Of the law under all circum-
stances and at all hazards.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
THE TlDEWATER TRADE.

The projectors of the Richmond and
Tidewater Railroad propose to build
standard gauge steam railroad from DOS
well. Va. to Gloucester Point, Va, DIS
lance of about So miles, passing through
the counties of King and Queen, Essex
Niddlesex and Gloucester. which counties
have voted a subsidy of about Slo1, eVo
The survey was made by Mr. Z. :. T.
Burgwyr, the well-l1nown engineer OF THIS
civ. and he estimates that the cost OF
construction will not be oFcr one million
dollars.
A citizen Of Richmond .ho has given
the subject careful study, and who mas
made a thorough investigation, epltomlzes
the situation as follows: The combined
area, of counties traversed is $4,000 acres.
The combined population of counties tray
ersed is 6S,5oo. The combined assessed
valuation of property in counties trav-
ersed is s7,S75, 900. Twenty per cent OF the
area is in original growth Of timber, con-
sisting of pine oak, ash, poplar, hickory,
beech. sycamore, walnut, gum. cypress,
etc. per Cell VI tliS Oh ~ - 0A-eNSN
systematic rotation of crops, producing
corn, wheat, tobacco, oats, peanuts, peas.
potatoes, clover, mllet and vegetables OIL
all kinds. grapes and fruits of all kinds.
Ten per cent. of the area in Essex IS in
neach orchards. The streams in this sec
ton produce enormous quantities OF FISH
and oysters; it is the largest oyster pro-
ducing section of the world. The oppor-
.unities for development in manufactur-
ing, numbering, agriculture and fisheries
are unlimited
This is virgin territory and is mostly
tributary to Richmond. but for lack OF
transportation it is Tirtually foreign ter
,.jtory to us, as its trade goes to Balti-
that the people of this section would trade
with Richmond if they could get across to
our market by means of such railroad
as is proposed.
In penetrating the counties of King and
Queen. Essex, MiddleseN and Gloucester,
this road would open UP the most pros
perous counties Of the State; indeed, II
would be difficult to locate a section OF
country enjoying greater natural advan-
tages-a country rich in the products OF
the soil early vegetables maturing weeks
before more northern sections, thereby Sc
curing a market at fancy prices.
Richmond is cut off from the Valley
ana Baltimore has fattened on the trade
from that rich section of Virginia It Is
hard for us to get into that territory, but
there is no sufficient reason why Balti-
more should cut us out of the trade in
Tidewater Virginia. This road will solve
the problem and turn the tide OF trade.
Richmond ought to exert herself to build
the Richmond and Tidewater Railroad.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
THE TIMES: RICHMONDY "a. sUNDA AUGUST 10, 1902.


race, and there are many negroes who.
have genuine friends among Inc white 1It'
race. AS individuals they may meet upon
common ground and treat each other
with respect and consideration and kind
ness. but when 1t comes to mixing in a
social way, that is another question For
the protection OF the white race, no less
than for the protection Of the black race,
this line must be sharply drawn. There
must be separate hotels and separate
schools and separate churches and COM
plete separation in every department OF
social life. If otherwise. one or the other
OF two things must happen, either the
integrity of the white race will be de-
.stroyed, or the black race will be ex-
terminated But the first condition can
never be in the South: the very instinct
of race will prevent this mixture of blood.
The Anglo Saxon has shown great in
genuity in absorbing foreign peoples
blood and enriching his blood with for
eign blood, but in every such case the
absorption has been of the blood of the
white men and women. The Anglo-saxon
race has ever refused to mix its blood
with that of the black race or the yellow
race.
The southern man who holds any other
view or who is not entirely orthodox on
this al1-important question is not the
man to teach southern youth, and Pro-
fessor sledd ought either to change his
views or stop teaching in southern
schools.
We sincerely hope, however, that he
will not go to the North and figure
a martyr to southern prejudice"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

fully established. The day will certainly
dawn when all discussion will pass away,
and all hearts beat as one-Central Pres
byterian.
It does not follow that because heath
en- named Festus uttered the sentiment
Much learning doth
make thee mad" there
IT DOES NOT is any real connection
FOLLOW. between ignorance and
sanity. It does not fol-
low that because the
apostles were called by. their enemies ''un-
learned and ignorant men-they were
really ignorant-or that unlearned men
are called to preach for that reason alone.
Nor is the miracle of speech which Ba-
laam heard meant to be a precedent for
all time.-Presbyterian Standard.
OF all the precious things that are said
in che Bible, no one thing is more pre-
cious than the
truth that the
PERSONAL NATTER most precious of
them all is for
ourselves person
ally. When an angel of the Lord came
from heaven to the shepherds in the field
near Bethlehem, he said joyously: BE
hold. I bring you good tidings of great joy
which shall be to all the people: for there
is born to you this day in the city of
David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord .
What would that heavenly message have
been without that one word you? If
all the world could have a Saviour e,-
cept just ourselves, how sad we should
be.-Sunday-Sch Times.
It is folly to ask God for more strength
to overcome the evil tendencies If our
natures when we
HELP YOURSELF have not used to
SOME. the full the strength
He has already
given US God honors no drafts on Him
self which we can cash ourselves.-4Ieth-
odst Recorder.
The great trouble with most of US is
that by reason of false perspective we
magnify trities out
PEACE OF MIND. CT all relation to
til ir Importance
and keep ourselves in state Of constant
irritability or disturbance. We spend so
much emotion on broken crockery that
we exhaust ourselves for any exercise Of
righteous anger and keep ourselves con-
stantlv unhappy. There are few wrongs
that any one can do me Sc serious as
breaking my peace of mind. It is the
part of wisdom for us to guard that
The Waterman.
A Christians business IS to be of use
Christianity makes us better men and
women in ourselves,
OUR BUSINESS. that We may be bet
ter men and women In
our relations in life. Our salvation which
Christ brought US is a salvation from sin
unto service. and almost the worst sin
it saved us from was the sin of selfish
ness. which kept us from the service Of
others. No one can plead that the sweet
ness of the new life in Christ or the need
Of its further Strengthening justides his
withdrawal from active work to enjoy
secluded personal companionship. Lord
said the man healed by Jesus in the ccun-
try Of the Gadarenes. suffer me that
may stay with Thee" Go home to thine
own friends said Jesus. "and tell them
how sreat things the Lord hath done for
thee. '-sunday-School Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

resorts to the subterfuEe OF tattling old
women and replies, Well, that's what
they say and I Can prove IT. Prove
what? Why. prove that s.'they say It
bah. The explanation IS pitiful, not to
say disgusting. and places Mr.. Crawford
in most f,unii.ating position. Judge
Campbell could well have afforded to
treat with genuemaa's contempt such
an old woman's charge and the man
who made 1t.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
ERoM Use CHURCH PAPERS.

E The visible unity of the churcn is Prod
lem vol nnsolyed, Honest Christians diff
fer as to creeds and
forms. On a multi
zyJsIRJH UNITY tude of questions abb
E solute certainty seems
to be impossible. The.
zonlv tribunal claiming infallibility
is constantly betray1ng It's 1nca pa;
city The only hope possible hes
in the ultimate triumph Of Christian.
principle over human perverseness. Christ
is the designated bond of unson, and peace
cannot be realized until brotherhood is.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Candidates for public Offices in South
cavo,ina are receiving cards with the
following questions: Do you use intoxi-
% III, li1nors as a beverage? Do you
indulge in profanity? Do you. engage in
card nlaying? Do you attend dances or
halls The committee sending the cards
ont ID said to be discouraged at the NUM-
her Of replies. No wonder.
The Capitol is not harmonious on the
SATURDAY half holiday question. People
who can't agree on taking rest from
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Mr.. Bryars latest disclaimer Of fur
Their presidential aspirations. the one with
Muscatine, Iowa, date line, seems to
lave string to it.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Sacred history tells US of a famous
man who robbed another of birthright,
but it remained for Williamsburg thief
to steal a mans death right-the money
which had been saved to insure decent
burial.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Manassas Journal: We make no apol-
osy for reproducing in our columns this
week two editorials from the Richmond
Times In our judgment, no paper is
doing any better and higher work for
human welfare and enlightenment than
The Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

We have received from AIessrs. Whittet
and Shepperson, printers, of Richmond.
a folio of Views Of Richmond"-"just a
little specimen OF their printing" as
they tell us. The views are beautifully
executed and mounted and arranged in
conveninet form. This is one of the best
souvenirs of Richmond we have seen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
5 FIN -Four lonh !:
5 Urgmia Gdifors
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Farmville Herald. which always
supported Colonel Bryan and stuck to
him through trick and thin. now saws.
I'VE rejoice In the good time Mr.. BRYAN
has been getting out of his Eastern trip
but let US affectionately warn him against
constituting this into an invitation to be
a candidate again. He is towering
American citizen. but is hardly an inch
high as presidential candidate And
these are not the woes Of an enemy, but
of brother and friend
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

It looks as if tariff and tariff tinkering
Will yet furnish the wedge to split the
Republican party.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

The Shenandoah. Pa. riots premise at
least as many caualties as a Central
American revolution.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
Salem Times-Register:

Salem Times-R Register: Richmond's
grand jury recently unearthed what
promises to be- some ugly municipal
scandals. and as usual, the suspected
parties are OF that class who have been
in the past. like Caesars wife, above
suspicion" A thorough probing by a
diligent and competent grand jury Is a
very healing visitation for any commune
ity at times.
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Remarks About Richmond.

Farmville Herald: II Richmond only
enjoyed the luxury Of clear water we
wouldn't mind making it our resort for
the summer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

their labors when the same is handed to
them on a. full pay waiter will not har-
monte on anything.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Governor jeff. Davis, Of Arkansas, is
cultivating that sweet silence which is
said to be yellow tinted and valuable
and the people of the State are enjoying
the performance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

When Tracy was surrounded he was
on his way to Hole in the Wall" He
changed his mind and made his destina-
ton hole in the ground.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Those who wish to may believe Mr..
Hanna is going to resign his seat i. the
Senate. The forests are full Of folks who
will believe it only after the grand act
itself,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

President --4itchell thinks the end Of
the coal strike is now in sight. Certainly.
Now that coal is from IS to $40 per ton
the strike is no longer required.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Nevertheless, Acknowledgement Knox
shows up well in the history Of the
Cramps Knox mill.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

The sixteen convicts who escaped
from the Tennessee penitentiary were
quick to resume business. Several rob
berries are already placed to their credit.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

It seems that the announcement that
Senator Beveridge was booked for a few
oratorical flights in the State of Texas
was unwarranted. This information does
not come from Senator Bailey.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

The Cramp-knoN bout was not exact
ly in Marquis of Queensbury form. It
may have been carried out by Tillman-
McLaurin rules.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

w.,1 Kansas never cease to suffer?
Now she has more wheat and corn than
she can gather into the barns
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Petersburg Index-Appeal: The Rich
mond Times now spells Greenesville with
four e's which shows that it would rather
be right than President Paraphrasing
Tom Reed. we were at one time afraid
it would never be either. 8.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

The raid that deserted wives made on
their sportive husbands at Atlantic City
the other day was not an entirely new
performance, but as rule other raiders
of their stamp have been more tactful
and less public in their movements.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

High-toned Pennsylvanians should have
their State pugilistic contests on their own
grounds. The Cramp-Knox managers
imposed on New Jersey.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Gordonsville Gazette: IF Judge ma
ar will take the law In his own hand
with irnpunity. what may we not expec
in the nature OF lawlessness from Others
That the position Of the judge may hav.
seemed trying to him. We shall not at
teront to dispute. but L-ere can be n
Doubt that II he, failing In his attemp
hv legal means to wreaa vengeance o.
his adversary, can come down from til
bench and do personal violence to tn
other, and then go unwhipped of justice
NAV not any one else do the same?'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Miss Halle Ermine Rives having prac-
ticed some with a sturgeon can now take
a turn with that school OF sharks said
to be sporting off Atlantic City.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Yesterday was Louisiana day. A negro
was lynched near Shreveport for the
usual crime.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

It is dollars to doughnuts that Pro-
fessor Sledd has not Tipped nickel OF
a dime to a Georgia darby in ten years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

southside Sentinel: THE most severed
we win speak Of this matter Is to expires
the hope that it's like Will never occu
again in Virginia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Nice, fresh Hanovers are getting In
reach Of the pocket of the average lover
Of the same and great is the joy IN AFRO
America.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

At the negro young peoples Christian
educa tional congress in Atlanta, r. E.
Jones, of New Orleans, declared that the
time had come when the negro should
decide the policy of this country to-
wards his race.
III the white man won't help US, we will
make him. he said. 1T is no longer for
the white man to say. 1t is for the negro
to say, and say he will. If the white
man does not extend to us the helping
hand we will force him to it,
The negro can make the white man
help him by gaining the white mans
good will. But such chaps as R. E.
Jones, of New Orleans, will never accom-
plish anything in that direction.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

whatever may be her fate. death, !
removal or what not the old Hygeia
will live a lifetime yet in the hearts OF
those who knew and loved her. and the
waves as they dash about Old Point and
roll on to the sea Will beat q solemn
requiem to her memory
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Old Sol is beginning to sleep CONSIDER
ably late these mornings, possibly TO give
the growing 'possum and coon crop more
,ime for business.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

The Queen of England is the person
who deserves more than anyone else. the
iov that real coronation day brought
to Great Britain. ..,s4ss,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Visions of bribery and other bad things
are looming up before Norfolk and Ports.
mouth. The Star of the latter city says.
Portsmouth and Norfolk are con-
fronted with having problems. The prin.
cipal streets of both cities need repaving.
Main Street Norfolk. paved with Bel
gian blocks twelve years ago. has beer
occupied by two tracks of street rail-
way. torn up to lay gas pipes, sewers.
water mains. and for many repairs tc
all of them. till scarcely a square YARD
of the original pavement remains as II
was laid. It needs repairs to such an
extent that new street is as easy and
as economic as relaying the old mate
rial would be-"