The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

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we'll tAld schemes 'sang agey' and tho
Republicans OF the North ind thehnseives,
like Action. pulled down by their own
doss. politically, We reserve the right to
az least smile few times. II would b
10 more than righteous retrihution.-.5
Monte onery Advertiser. X
Arbitration the Kennedy nth
& Tho ana Of every Industrial contest 10
reached through conferences ana mutual
oncessiot1 Seldom, II ever, IL one side
absolutely right, and the other altogether
IN ire wrong. Let the battle be waged
al stoutly a. may be, when at last peace
comes II aiways comes through recipro.
oai agreement, not BY force Of conduest.----i
Boston Post
Seed Socialism.
National sea distribution IA a BIT 81 ~
pt,re socialism 10 has ever found express
sion under governmental sanction. There
seems to be no good reason Tor ia con-
tinuance, except to maintain cordial rela-
lions between Our public servants and
thelr constituents. The money thus ex-
pended might produce larger public BEN
eft were Il devoted 10 the extension Of
the postal department service. A gov
eminent that viii mot only give forty
million packages OF seed for nothing. but
will also carry them free to various
destinations all over the country. ought
not kick very hard against tho move
Ynent IN behalf OF the parcels post At q
cheap rate.-Boston Transcript u
From Problem to Person. +. a
A Tho negro must accept the situation
as }it IT,, and carve out his destiny as best
he may under the conditions surrounding
him. Tho white race has been doing
precisely that since the history OF hui
manity began. ana II has done II, too,
without the guidance and advice OF a
superior race. and without the advantages
possessed BY the negro OF having civil
lixation already made for him. When the
negro leaders OF the negro race begin
to understand tho situation ns It exists,
and urge the mass OF negroes OF the
country 70 make the best OF the oppor-
tur,ltles that are open to them. the negro
will cease TO be q problem and will be-
come q person. Under any other circum-
stances he must remain a problem and a
source Of continual friction, which can.
only result to his .dstrment, Il not to his
destruction Orleans Times.Demo-.
crat. Sc 4 a
AS q Marplot.
MI. Bryan's later position toward the
Democrats Is that'sof marplot-a mar;
plot who is determined that as far as he
has influence II shall be exerted to pre-
vent union upon and policy that docs not
render party defeat Inevitable. we don't
feel that this Is the native or the more
consenial role for Mr., Bryan. It isn't one
that rests half az gracefully upon him as
that In which he figured earlier, OF good
nature and forbearance toward those who
had attacked him. There isn't either any
thing like the provocation for Mr. Bryan,
that there wss then. No one is attack
Ing him now. He has had his day. and
has been given the opportunity to gain
his innings He has lost in It. but he Is
not tho hrst man who has been defeated
IN presidential ambItion.-Bos Herald
iHerriek the Coming Man. n
There are two schools Of Republica nlgm
in Ohio. one headed by M. Al Hanna and
the other by ]. B. Foraker but the two
schools were blended into one party by
Mr. Mckinley and have remained united
ever since. The two leaders take the
senatorships. and the two schools gree
to divide the governorship between them.
"A Foraker man will be elected and re-
elected Governor. Then Hanna man
will follow tho Foraker ma In the Office
for two terms It will be the turn OF the
Hanna man this year, and Alyron r.
Herrick, the Cleveland banker will be
named. A 6s + is85
Next to Mr.. Hanna. Mr.. Herrick was
Mr.. McKinley's most intimate friend in
Ohio. He was promised the italian mis-
sion. He was booked to succeed Mr..
Cage as Secretary OF the Treasury. He
failed to connect with either office. OWN &
to President Roosevet's recourse to Mas
sachusetts influences, headed by Senator
Lodge. and to his investment in North
western Republicanlsm. when he went 10
Wisconsin for q Postmaster-Generala and
to Iowa to make Mr.. Shaw the head of
the treasnty. Mr., Hanna evidently in
tends to start Mr., Herrick on the political
road which Mr.. cKinleys intended; no.
not exactly on that road, but to start him
on political career. by putting him into
the governorship for four years. That
would BRING. his second term to q close
in 1907. and 1908 will be an Important
year in national politics. Mr., HerricE
is man Of ability, affability6 and avail.
ability. Editors will DO we'll to read up
concerning hirn.-Brooklyn Eagle.