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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-08
Congress and Legislature,

The open season. for legislation hegins
unusually early this winter Soon the
Virginia newspapers will be crowded
with reports of tho proceedings OF Con,
gress and OF the General Assembly Of
Virginia both, for both OF these bodies
win precede their regular sessions by
extra sessions--a coincidence which Ia IN
frequent
The new congress-the Fifty.sighth-.
has been called together by the presi,
dent in order that 1t may pass upon the
Cuban reciprocity treaty. and, II II ap,
proves it. allow 1t to 90 into operation at
an early day,
Tho extra session is In the interest Of
expedition. and is also expected TO have
a au.erins effect upon the Cubans, whc
have grown somewhat restive willis
waiting Tor action upon our part-acuor
that will yeduce the United States tariff
upon some OF their chief agriculture
products.
At the last session OK Congress, III,
Senate ratified the treaty that had beer
framed, conditioned, however. upon III,
approval Of Congress. at that time there
was much opposition in the House 10 a.,
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The 6. and o. Offices.

We are not prepared to take seriously
the report that the main Offices Of the
chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
are to be removed from this city to
Clifton Forge; yet the bare rumor OF suoh,
a change Is enough to arouse Richmond.
Richmond and the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company are old friends.
and good friends. and loyal friends. and
\ separation 10 not to BIO thought Of
II the company has grievance against
Richmond, let be made known at once,
ana let officers. of the company and the
Representative men OF the city get to-
gether and discuss the situation in a
friendly way, II so. We, have. no doubt
that satisfactory settlement can be
made,
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Amherst New Era.

November 8. 1905.
Editor of The Times-DIspatch
sir.-Replying to your inquiry in ref.
erence to the primary plan and the viva
yoce plan Of voting. Will nnswer your
questions In the order named: First--I
have always favored the primary plan in
making nominations for every office, from
constable up to United States Senator,
and as a member OF the Norfolk Conven-
ton. while on tho Committee OF Rules.
I offered tho amendment In the COM
mittee. making 1t apply to every office.
especially ,Congr essmen, which was left
out OF the plan proposed BY Mr. Jones
or some others OF the committee. which
I believe was afterwards amended so as
not to make 1t mandatory for county and
district officers. ] am n stronger friend
of the primary now than ever, but from
observation and experience recently am
OF the opinion In order to make tho
primary plan permanent fixture IN the
Democratic party. It must be legalized, 50
that an aggrieved candidate. when the
rules are violated, can appeal to the
courts to obtain justice. ms have seen
partisan committees will not enforce the
rules adopted. especially II the side Of
the majority has been benefited. so In
my opinion this is absolutely necessary,
and 1t should be done speedily by the
coming Legislature.
Second--l do. not favor the viva Voce
plan OF voting. While recognize that
there are strong arguments on both sldes'
but II is unfair to both the candidate
and the voter. I was recently told ~
nv own county by solid and substantial
voters in our friendly fight that they
wanted to vote for me and had always
done so whenever was candidate, but
they could not vote publicly against the
wishes OF A, B orc who happened to oa
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Tatn;rsit1any's Victory.

ran,rnany's triumph is a disgrace to
civilization and an insult to public de.
cency, It means that the city is going
To return 10 the system, Of graft and
rakS.ofts under which those who pay
the price will 30 permitted to violate
tho law and ply their Infamous trade
II: crime and shameful lnnoralities.
Verify the SOW ha4 returned to her wal.
low Richmond Times
Verify, indeed, Still, perhaps. II she
had been given a comfortable bed as
we'll as a clean one, she wouldn't have
done SO, Anyway, we cannot 50 80 Tar
ae to agree that Thnmenys Victory
is disgrace to civilization. All Flu
sion whooping to the contrary, the is
sue was not merely. one between de-
cency and ndecency.-Norfolk Yirginian-
Pilot.
Perhaps not, Vice was not stamped out
by the Low administration, and no ono
denies that Mr.. Mcclellan Is a man Of
good moral character. But Tammany
rule stands for all that is corrupt in
municipal government The Tamnany
society Is business organization, and
politics Is Its business. 1t Is always in
FOR the stuff, and It's leaders and under
Iings have grown rich upon dividends
from vice and crime. For that reason
It was opposed In the late contest by the
decent newspapers Of the city. by the
pulpit and by the great body OF decent
voters, It does seem to MS nothing less
than disgrace to civilization that such
an organization. with its Shiny trail be-
hind 1t, should be returned to power III
the leading city of America, and IL this
was done on the score that even Tam
many rule Is preferable to Fusion rule
New Works disgrace is 80 much the
! worEe.
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III. DAILY T1a1Es. DISPATCH is sold
1t . cents copy.
The SUNDAY TINES DISPATCH lie
cold at S cents copy.
The DAILY MEs.D1sFATcH by
r,ail--so cents q month; $500 a year;
$50 for six months; $50 for three
months.
The SUNDAY TINES. DISPATCH BY
aail $500 a year.
The DAILY TIMES. DISPATCH. M
Guiding Sunday. In Richmond ard Man
chester. by carrier. IA cents per week
Or 90 conts per month.
The SUNDAY Es-DIsPATCi. by
carrier. cente per week.
The WEEKLY TIMES. DISPATCH
$500 year.
AL Unsigned Communications vslll DC
rejected.
Rejected Communications will not DC
returned unless accompanied by stamps
Uptown office at r. A. Mlller's' NO.
s1s East Broad Street.
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a school trustee. school officer, tner.
chant or physician. az no more favors,
they feared, they would get from them,
which in my opinion ID a shame IN freq
country.
There Is no use talking. There are plen.
~ Of good voters who can not and will
not face the music for fear of detriment
to their own personal interests.
Third-The Democrats In Amherst ara
overwhelmingly In favor OF the primary
plan and against the viva voce mode OF
voting, so far as l can get at public son.
t.ment.
Amherst has always had the primary
since I could remember In nominating its
county officers and the member for tho
House OF Delegates, but on account OF
The rules not being enforced. this senti-
ment for the primary has weakened and
Will continue to weaken rapidly, unless
the primary is legalzed. which, In my
opinion, and In the opinion OF rnost OF
Democrats here. is tho only remedy.
My position on these questions OF party
government Is public matter. 30 sou
can use 1t as you think best.
Very truly yours,
&. J. CAMPBELL.
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Highland Recorder.

81 Monterey. Va, Nov. s. 1908.
Editor OF The Times. Dtspatch:
Slr.-d) I do not think the voters OF
Highland regard the Urinary plan with
favor Our county election Just closed
was carried on nicely without 1t.
(2l a majority Of our older voters. l
believe. favor the viva voce method. You
hear them wish for the "old way" when
they cast their votes. yet the sentiment
favorable to Il do not consider strong
enough to warrant the statement that our
county. as a whole. would like to see
change from the ballot.
Very respectfully,
II. 7. n. W. ~. I'll MA RTHEN
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"disturbance" OF the tariff. but since
then It IL believed the President has got
ten the obtecting members Of his party
or most OF them, into line. II IS pre-
sunable. therefore. that the Cuban tariff
will ID quickly disposed 81.
1ot currency legislation. 1t ts given
ont that there will be none; thAt dueS.
tion will be deferred until tho regular
session, which begins on the first Mon.
day In December.
The revolution In Panama must elothc
the sxtra session OF Congress- with unex.
peoted ana unwonted interest. -ew
political situation has developed there
an6 It may become the duty OF this gov
eminent to abandon the Colombian treaty
altogether and make a hew one. not
with that short sight republic. but with
the new republic OF Panama, or else
with Nicaragua and Costa RICO.
The folly Of Colombia IN rejecting tho
HAy-ryerran treaty, and the startling
Transformation OF tho government IN
Panama from one Of dependence to one
OF indspsndente ARE things which were
not dreamed OF when Congress adjourned
In the spring OF this year. It only re-
mains to be seen whether the extra sos
sion OF, the regular session will 10 re-.
duired to deal with the situation. Later
news iron, Panama. and Bosota must de-
tern,ins that.
AZ washington, the new" Congress
nnsets. but II, Richmond It is the "eld"
General Assembly which convehes In adj
joutned session on Tuesday The new
Legislature that which was elected on
the 3D. instant. does not meet until the
18TH day az January, when It will enter
upon q regular session Of sixty days.
The life OF the old General Assembly
was extended, BY the Constitutional Con-
vSntien, 80 that it might have ample
leisure In which to conform existing
statutes to the changes made ny the
new Constitution. and during the recess.
row nearly ended. It has had a COM
riittse at work reviewing and harmonic.
ing the acts passed and the bills pro-
posed.
That has been a work OF great ma Sni-
tude, and we have reason to believe It
has beer, well and faithfully done; Il 60,
the, labor Of thA two houses will b
greatly reduced But. under the most
Favorable circumstances many Dues
tions necessarily must be left 10 the De-
termination 81 the two houses. Discus
s!ons there are sure to be, and these
will involve not only forms Of legislation.
but policies. and SO we may be quite sure
tho. extra session will have business
enough to engage its whole time, even
IL, no new subject be introduced to It's
attention.
we know WHOM the Legislature will
meat. but precisely when It will ad-
journ sine die no man may safely predict
.-fof Il Nhas vast volume Of work to
dispose Of. And 50. OF legislation, State
and national, there will b plenty this
winter, ana following hard upon Il will
come the. presidential canvats. with all
ite tlory for the "spell binders" ana all
lite excitement for the people.
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staunton. Va. Nov. I'd. 1903.
Editor OF The Tines.Disnatch:
sir.-rn reply to your questions, I will
say:
i. THAT favor tn. primary nlan. IN
soma resnects the v'va voce method Of
voting is the most Objectionable In my
eyes. especially In county elections.
where very often the voter is friendly
- two candidates for the same once
OF course. the primary rlan has not been
~ effect with me MS a Republican. 20 !
Just give you my Views as to how
"drs'd"r ia workings.
2. The viva vncn method Of voting has
both Its good features and its bad I
consider 1t the best method OF voting
sor r'n'teA States Senator, thus elmi-
mating the charges of5corruption. bribery
ete.. that usually result from contest
eefore the Legislature On the other
hand. a Candidate who IL disposed TO do
20 can usA money In buying votes ard
roodA are delivered. and. TOO. as said
has an opportunity OF seeing that the
ssoods are delivered. and too. as said
hefnre. III county and district primaries,
4 larTA number OF persons do not care
TO publicly state their choice.
Z. Wh'lA there is strong imposition In
this county to the primary method Of
choosing candidates. J believe. though.
that majority would probably favor
.hs urinary nlan. AZ the recent primary
In this county, I know OF number ~
prominent Democrats that took no part
-Acause Of either theri hostility to tho
Man or their relations with all the can
ddates. As far AS I am able to Judge
from the outside. I would sov that the
urinary plan. Will" unpopular In some
quarters. Is generally accepta BILE TO the
,eoplt. There was no kick here about
.he primaries not heire conducted hon.
-stly and fairly. az there was IN some
-arts OF the State. and consequently
There IA rlittlA 10 re said ahn,,t the mat
ter unlAse IN rA-,v to a direct question;
Yours truly,
EARRYaT VOORHEES,.
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Farmville Herald.

Farmvllln, Va. Nov. 8, 1906
Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sr,--Your letter OF the 18th ulto. Ia
which you ask tho following questions.
has been received.
You ask fret II 1 favor the primary
plan. I 40 favor II.
second--lf favor the viva voce voting.
/ am persuaded that tho viva voce sys-
TEN is the best.
Sentiment IN this com rnun!ty on tho two
questions Is divided, the old mass meet
ings being an abhorrence to many, while
others prefer II TO the newly adopted
plan.
Very truly yours,
J. L. HART.
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What is Your Favorite7

We invite our readers to vote on the
question q! what poem shah ba printed
the Sunday before Thanksgiving In
Poems Vow Ought to Know" The poem
appropriate 70 Thnaksglvlng. for which
the grestest number Of persons express
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-08

At some OF the voting precincts In New
Jersey, where voting machines we're used
last week. the result was announced
within clever, minutes after the closing OF
the polls. And there was no error In the
count, either.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-08

BY the decision OF Judge Cleveland.
MIR. Bryan came out all right on moral
points, but slipped UP on the law points
involved In that Atty thousand dollar be-
quest.
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PRIMARIES VIEWED
BY EDITORS
Continued from, Second pageo
Continued fron, SECOND Page,

Answering yours OF October 2sth,
Enthusiastically say.
I. Though originally favoring the pri-
mary plan, I am now convinced 1t has
little OF the virtue III II once claimed
for It; and. answering your direct ques.
ton, Am opposed to It. II has flzzled
and proved Objectionable to the major.
lty Of the nAonle Of this section OF the
Northern Neck.
2. favor the viva vocc method OF
voting.
8. think the sentiments have ex.
pressed IN NO. ! are entertained largely
In Lancaster. Northnmberland and West
moreland counties.
Very truly yours.
w. MCDONALD LEE.
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There are enough secession flags lett
In the Dixie and OF this lndes.ructibie
Union to supply the new republic of
Panama for half 4 century, and sorna
Of them can be had cheap.
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Prohibition Danvllle was TOO wet for
Batnurn and Baileys cirout--too wet on
the ground-and Danville didn't see the
big show.
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| Al No. q North Tenth street,
Richmond, Va. Entered Janu.
airy ~, 1903, at Richmond, Va.
az second .eiass matter, under
| Act Of Congress Of March 3,
1879.
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from which the spirit Is derived. 80 II is
the principal means by which He works;
for He works nationally and IN a way OF
argument and motive. And what can
equal the view OF His sufferings7 There
we see most strikingly the evil Of sin. and
there we behold the love OF Christ. which
most powct fully constrains us, At the.
sight of this the Christian rises and says:
ibid He devote Himself thus for me, and
shall I not dedicate myself to Him?
Lord. what wilt Thou have me to do7"
a..-...=.-= s.z==.=z.s=
In "a Narrative Of Medicine III Amer
lea" a book by James Gregory Mum
ford. NJ. D.. and published by the Lippin.
colts, 1t is stated that early virginia is
memorable Tor attracting the first
physician WHO reached tho shores Of
the New World. Thomas Wotton. sur
geon general OF the London Company,
and for the first movement on the statute
looks Tor a higher standard among prac-
titlonefs."
Who was Or. Wotton? Possibly his
history may be very we'll known to the
profession. but not so to the general
public. 1t might be we'll for the doctors
81 medicine IN Virginia to do something
to preserve the name and fame OF this
pioneer OF theirs In the wilds OF virginia
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .#
we have no disposition TO NEEDLE with
the affairs of the Methodist Church. but
We hope that Rev. George II. Wiley.
who for several years has had charge OF
the Methodist Institute. will not be re-
moved from his post. Mr. Wiley is Go.
Ing a noble work for religion and good
morals. He has won the confidence
and good will OF the people among whom
he Is working. and It would be dif1eult
matter to find any man to take his
place.
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Turkey and Bulgaria have postponed
treir little war until next year. In the
meantime Tho Hague tribunal may be
dealt hand In the game.
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# Uncle Sam wants to annex the new
republic OF Panama. he must scare up
a little fight on some pretext or other.
Only plain stealing is unconstitutional.
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big show.
MISREPRESENTATION
Turkey and Bulgaria have postponed
treir little war until next year. In the
eantinae The Hague tribunal may be
dealt hand In the game.
Observation-Disclosures.
If Uncle Sam wants to annex the new
republic Of Panama. he must scare up
a little fight on some pretext or other.
Only plain stealing Is unconstitutional.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
There are eminent statesmen In the
country who somehow regard tho Ohio
result last Tuesday5as. q: real Democratic
victory over freak politics 40 ~.
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China gets It In the neck every time.
Even at Panama the only men killed
were Cinnamon.
.-==-=.-.-.:==--
The population OF Kentucky, as well
as OF one Virginia county. Is somewhat
smaller since election day.
=--=e1.z=---==
Nobody wanted to dig canal through
the United States OF Colombia, anyhow,
and there is now no need to.
-===--==-==---
Colombia was greedy clamored Tor
more. and has lost q considerable slice
Ut what she already had.
==a:=S-====--
Indian summer is tricky, and has its
icy islands here and there.
==-==..---E-=
Anyhow. Boston got her Democratic
teegery on straight.
=----==-=-.-
North Carolina Sentiment.
Tho Raleigh News Observer says:
It is on the bills to take Panama now
and Cuba later. It is nearly time for q
Colonial Secretary.
The Enfield Ledger offers Its former
friends this advice:
Let every man who expects to MAKE
his living out OF the soil net year LOOK
ahead Little and SEQ II he can't i'm
prove on the system he pursued this year.
The Charlotte Observer says:
There WAS ground for the claim made
| upon her old man by the South Ameri-
can heiress who braced him for thou.
| sand dollars, saying that abe wanted tn
| 80 up to the United States and show these
l women up there a Daughter OF the Rev
olution right. They arc at 1t again on
the Isthmua OF Panama.
The Weldon News is liberal; very lib-
eral. Hear 1t: ,s.. .a.s
! The Richmond Times Dispatch In a
1 lead ne editorial on the act OF tho 1901
North Carolina Legislature In making a
5000 appropriation "to encourage the ~
| tablIshment OF Libraries In the public
schools OF tho rural Districts believes
that Virginia could here get an idea worth
borrowing. Why, Of course, we are first
4 In all things, and our Virginia cousins
are quite welcome to any and every good
thing on our statute books, We will eNen
throw in that Haywood verdict for good
nea sure.
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North Carolina Sentiment.
Tho Raleigh News Observer says:
1t is on the bills to take Panama now
and Cuba later. IT is nearly time for q
Colonial Secretary.
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The Enfield Ledger offers Its former
friends this advlce
Let every man who expects to maze
his living out OF the soil net year LOOK
ahead Little and SEQ II he can't i'm
prove on the system he pursued this year.
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There are eminent statesmen In the
country who somehow regard the Ohio
result last Tuesday4as. a real Democratic
victory over freak politics siti4 ~
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tseleoted for The Times.Dispatdh)
"For their eakest / sanctity myself. that
they also might be sanctlfled. John III:
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China gets It In the neck every time.
Even at Panama the only men killed
were Cinnamon.
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A parent often reaps his own doing In
the lives Of his children. David's domes-y
tie sins return upon him in his own d.;
nestle gricfs. Whats oever man soWf
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The Charlotte Observer says:

There was ground for the claim made
upon her old man by the South Ameri-
can helress who braced him for thou.
sand dollars, saying that abe wanted IL
80 up to the United States and show these
women up there Daughter OF the Rev
olution right. They arc at 1t again on
the Isthmus OF Panama.
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Old Dominion Sun.

Gtaunton. Va. Nov Cd 1903.
Editor OF The Times.Dispatch:
sir,-fn reply to your questions. I will
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The population OF Kentucky, as well
as OF one Virginia county. is somewhat
smaller since election day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-17
FUTILE AND WORTHLESS.

The Only Thing a Tariff Commission
Could Do Would Be to Work Mis-
chief.
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er, a newspaper conspicuously strenu-
Gus for any or all sorts of tariff tinker
ing, qoutes the following from a recent
issue of the American Economist:
1.-The creation of a permanent tariff
commission is favored by the New
York Evening Post, not because such
a body would have any power to re
form the tariff, for it would be abso-
lutely powerless to do that, but be-
cause the existence of the commission
would widen the schism in the Repub
lican party and furnish to Gov. Cum
minis, Congressman Babcock, Director
of the Mint Roberts and others of that
ilk the chance to churn up things"
AS if this were not sufficiently ex-
plicit, Mr. Roberts paper asks:
why does not the Economist have
courage enough to say what it means2
It was President Roosevelt who sug-
gested a permanent tariff commission
and who has urged its creation If
President Roosevelt is planning to dis
upt the Republican party why not
bring the charge home to him directly
and not beat about the bush?"
Lack of courage and directness of
oppression has not, we believe. been
he record or the repute of the Ameri-
an Economist The tariff-ripping
outhpiece of the Director of the Mint
the first to make that discovery. In
zne hope of clearing up the situation
se beg to say. as explicitly as words
IAN say it, that this paper deprecates
nd opposes the tariff commission idea
IS both foolish and futile. The fact
n at the plan is urged by any particu-
ar person who happens to hold any
a-ticular Office does not make the