The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-12

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(by the pardon OF some atrocious scoun.
drel. In whose behalf active but outlet
efforts had been made The general pub.
lie, being kept In ignorance, WAS, q
course, not heard Ia oppositlon, and the
first ihumation to the public that this
movement had been successful was the
return OF the villain to his home. The
judge mentions another case In which Q
man who had been guilty Of q horrible 1te
murder was pardoned by the Governor 'tI
upon ex-parte Representations.
.'The public are interested III this mat
| ter, he goes on land the opportunity
should be given to them to be heard In
| by the Louisiana statute and have no
doubt that Its passage In that State was
due to pressure from an outraged pub
lic. which. had witnessed more than one
failure Of the pardoning power to DO
exercised wisely and appropriately, ana
recognizing the defect in their existing
system, sought to correct 1t BY the stat
ute above referred to. iel+
| ''1f were In the Legislature should
certainly actively interest myself In be-
half Of bill like the one In operation
In Louisiana. I noted In your editorial
that You approved this legislation. and
l hope that your interest Will cause you
to seek to interest som member Of your
city delegation In Its behalf. Have him
to introduce the bill and press 1t to pas
sage, aiding him In the meantime with
your paper. 81
II think the bill would be approved by
the intelligent sentiment of the State.
Our friend argues the case so forclbly
and SO completely tnat nothing remains to
be said, and so we submit It to the Gen
eral Assembly, simply approving all that
our correspondent says and urging the
enactment OF such law in Virginia.
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Actor Ezra Kendall has six sons and
has bought hundred-acre farm near
Washington for each.
Now the question Is, will the boys be
content to go there and stay thore and
wiring their living from the soil. We dare
soy not, The lamentable fact Is that farm
life, does not charm the youth Of the
present day, mores the pity. But In
choosing business pursuit, as in choos-
Ing g wife, the young American will.
rarely be guided by any one else. He will
have his way, but 1t is worth observing
In this connection that what with cleo
trlc lines, telephones and rural letter de-
liveries, country life Is far more attract
i've than ever before.
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The Baltimore American doubts If Mrs.
Maybrick has been promised any COM
mutation Of her sentence and inclines to
the opinion that undue and unwlse zeal on
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cause.
We daresay it has. Johnny Bull Is an
obstinate old fellow. and doesn't like for
anybody to tell him how to administer
the criminal laws Of his Empire. How
ever. It seems to be the practice there
to release life-prlsoners who have served
twenty years and made a good prison
record, and In conformity with that GUS
tom she may gain her liberty In about a
year.
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The American public hears with regret
that Miss Helen M. Gould is broken down
In health and will need a long rest for
recuperation. She has exhausted herself
in works Of charity, and has led busy
and exciting life and. what is moro TO-
the point, q very useful one.
Z From what we gather from the news
papers all she needs is repose. Hers is a
very valuable life, and We hope that It
will be long spared.
It Is said that It Is George Gould's pres
ent intention to extend his trans-contnen-
tai railway system into the city Of Wash
ington He Is going to enter Baltimore
anyhow. and he seems to think there Is
no good reason why he should not have
a terminal In the Capital City also. The
West Virginia Central Line, which is now
a part of the Gould system, would have
been taken to Washington long ago II
the old Chesapeake and Ohio canal could
have been bought from the State Of
Maryland.
MISREPRESENTATION SIR ~
At dinner given BY automoblists IN
Berlin last Monday night Prince Henry
made speech, in which he gave his
brother fast riders this wise and gentle
manly advice "Gentlemen, have plac-
nrd fastened on your automobiles with
the inscription, Love Thy Neighbor as
Thyself,' and, above all, act in accord
ance herewith when on one Of the pub
lie hlghways,"
This Is not a bad placard to pastel on
other vehicles, as wcll as automobiles.
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We note that ]. Pierpont Morgan, Sam
.uel Spencer. John Shelton Williams and
half a dozen other railroad magnates are
together at Jekyl Island, Ga 1t Is to be
hoped that they will not allow themselves
to suffer for anything good to eat and
drink,
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When in New York last Monday Mr..
Cleveland took occasion to say In reply
to a question: ~ am not In politics; I
am out for good And yet the good
people out in Nebraska are frightened half