The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-11

do not need the tar1n TO project US against
foreign competition
I Then, why should there be tann on
iron and iron manufactured The ..in-
fant'' has now grown to be such
strong man that he no longer needs the
fostering care of government. He con-
fesses it. and still the tarin remains.
The people are beginning TO understand.
and that Is why there Is popular de-
u,and for tariff reform.
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It Is charged that the rea son the Nor
mon elder who is to be elected to the
United States Senate never had plural
ity of wives was that he could not find
second woman to take such name. Reed
Smoot Is the way he spells It.
: 1t is we'll for the Democratic party that
tile Iowa idee" was not rushed by the
Republicans. It leaves the way open for
the Democracy to stamp the idea tar
III reform" and put 1t on the market for
1904 consumption.
1.-The election has simply given the Re-
b lille iQOlc StOPC Win
TO hang themselves says the st. Louis
Republic. But the trouble is the Republ-8
cans may refuse to use the rope that way.
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Alwstys glad to set khem. but the
South is not so dependent as she used to
think she wa. on Yankee brains, capital
and hustle The South is. doing much
developing on her own hook.
Baron Won Muenchhausen has succeeded,
by the judicious use of big stories about
wealthy marriage, in swindling some
rich people out of large sums Of money.
There seems TO be little something in
name after all, even If the lettering isn't
put on quite straight
Figures. which may or may not lie.
show that in the late campaign in New
York the Republicans utilized $4,000
while the Democrats Clipped in $1,000.
These statistics beforehand would have
been valuable to the betters.
Did you observe how the soft Southern
breeze yesterday knocked the cold snap
cut of the way of virginia.s lovely au-
tunn? 1t was clean Knockout i'll the
first round.
A Mr.. Rainey. who is a Georgia editor
end likewise a member Of the Georgia
legislature. has introduced in that body
bill for the protection of the bull bat.
Eully for Rainey.
The retail cigar and tobacco dealers of
tic country are trying to form COM
bine to fight the trust. There will be
some smoke. if but little fire.
The Hon. Reed Snloot, Of Utah, will
be pie for the paragraph men when he
gets well started on his journey to the
Senate.
II Minister wu values his head he will
leave that interrogation point he acquired
in America at Washington when he starts
lack home
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Already they are grooming Mr.. Colers
for Mayor of New York city. His name
must get on the pay roll somehow.
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The Thanksgiving proclamat!ons so far
issued wisely omit all mention OF the
Goa! strike and Carrie Nation.
Time will tell says Mr.. ". ]. Bryan.
TIVE times he has been told but he viii!
moi believe what he has heard.
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Bad news for the paragraphists comes
from Central America. They say General.
Tribe Ditto is to be shot-both Of him.
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A1ark Hanna can always stand pat
when he knows his opponent holds only
q rair Of free silver platforms.
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II the voting machine is labor-sarer
it will not be popular with the profess
sionel election judges and poll holders.
st. Louis man lost his mind in
roker game. Lucky man. If that is all
he lost.
The football season is nearly over, and
business has not been altogether as good
as the undertakers had hoped for.
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ME. NlOi SCe1lAs, ~ I've ~
some difficulty in floating that big ship
syndicate.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES t:::eooaa: s:s:aoaoa>.1
s I'm Flour l)Hh 5.
5 Oirginia editors 5.
recaps Is
The Norfolk Ledger says:
"a contemporary says that inventive
genius is striving to perfect the voting
machine The preachers are trying to
do the same thing-in getting their tlocks
to vote as they pray'-but somehow or
other the efforts in both OF said lines of
endeavor appear to be slow in accomplish
ing the desired perfection.
The Orange Observer has been thinking
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