Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11


of Topics.
Senator'S Hoar and Vest come very near
agreement, but must continue to vote
against each other. Such is party disci-
plIne.-Jacksonville Times-Union.
When the President succeeds in Clark
sonizins the South to his satisfaction, ne
his prejudices without gaining any poliu-
cal ntage.-AIont gonnery Advertiser.
The Virginia papers are agttating the
heating of street-ears. Papers In many
other States are doing the same thing.
In North Carolina we have a law re-
curing the cars to be vestibuled and
heated alsc.-Greensboro' Record.
If the President continues the gait he
has been going for several months he
pished by his decessors-especially
President McKinIey-and set back the
black belt Of the South into the chaos
and crime of the dark years Of the strug-
gle for race supremacy.
This cannot be SIr. Roosevelt's iaten-
ton. yet that it is bound to be the re-
suit Of his present policy regarding the
Southern blacks Is evident to all ac-
quaiuted with Southern conditions and
character. and ought to be evident to
him.-Louisrille Cour!er-Journal.
With Dir. Hoar in the Senate and Sir.
Knox In the Attorney-Generars Office,
appealing for more stringent laws to reg
uiate the trusts. there must be some
thing more than wind In the demand
for anti-trust legislation. This demand
many Republican leaders and journals
have characterized as deInagosic ag!ta-
ton. for the reason that it has emanated
principally from Democratic sources.
Now that two such eminent and consery-
alive Republicans as Hoar and Knox have
taken up the cry, the advocates OF let
ting the trusts alone are put to ccnfus-
ion; they must change their tactics and
begin to fight against particulars instead
ut against general ties.-Colunb State.
Far be it from US to hint that the unf-
versal education Of New England Is re-
sponsible for the greater amount OF crime
insanity, and nervous disorders, or that
the South's comparative immunity from
these is referable to its i1literacy: but
the statistics do establish the fact tha.
Hbeok learning Is not an infaIlfbIe SAFE
guard against crime and deseneracy.
mere IS no argument against the theory
Of universal education. and IL there were
he would be bold man who would ad-
vance It; but, men and brethren-we have
said 1t beforer-worse curses can rest UPON
people than that OF uliteracy.-Char-
Ictte Observer.
There Is something essentially ana raat.
caly wrong 10 any system which puts the
industries of the country In the hands OF
a comparatively few men. no matter who
they may be. and puts The masses of the
wage-earners and the masses of the con-
sumars in their power. It is the industrial
monarchy overthroWing the industrial
democracy In which every man had &
chance. according to hts industry. energy.
and ability. Il is the latter which ac-
cords With the sentiments and genius OF
the American people. and It will triumph
yet. though the struggle may be a hard
Wilmington Star.
0 With 12s banks IN the State not one
failure IS reported for the year. White
the aggregate banking business has been
enormous. Deposits In State banks aIone
aggregate $32S72 669.Tn Add ia fffs the de-
poslta n our national banks 18A4ofN
and We have q grand total Of S4rs1MA1S
q. $50 per capita for The entire state.
The Growth Of the bankinx businem "a
West virginia In the past decade han
! heen surprising and gratifying. the totaI