The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
VIRGINIA. E II. TORS; ''s:
WHAT THEY THINK

.as they arc now. Thts6 facts arc incoi1't
trovertibis and should serve TO convince
those who are sndsavoring TO suppress
tho ilauor evil that here At least prohiibtl.-
ton ID a dead and dismal failure and 4. that AZ
IL they hope 10 accomplish anything in
the WY Of mitigation this CYL resort
must be had 10 some other means than 90
called prohibition. These arc grave OBJ q ,.
firmly bsiieye that II Ii about tho best
and the only way In which the traffic
Ia 1iuuor can DO controlled and 20 be-
ilieving we&would be glad to Sc " s1Veh
O trial hers.
Rural Romance. ..5 b, !.
This truly pathetic romance comes from
the columns Of the shenandoa Valley
We are informed that on last Wednes-
day morning, two young sports Of the All
Hill vicinity went to Mt. Jackson 70 order
railroad tickets, expecting to leave these
parts In fow days for Greenville,
o., but on their return homo they went
to the school house near by 10 bid fare.
we'll to some OF the sdears" that were
to be left behind. while they were being
carried over mountains, hills. and val-3
the thoughts OF this was moro than some
OF the EirlsS could bear. GIenco their tears,
sobs and bitter cries OF anguish. along
with the farewell kisses, which were wit. y
messed by the teacher and pupils, 80 af-
footed tho young mon, that they decided
to remain IN "Old Virginia" and accord
ing to recent reports q matrimonial trip
effected had 6it not been for the timely
arrival OF some OF the 'old folks at
home" upon tho scene who changed the
proceedings and blighted the fond hopes
OF the lovers. III
Tax EN- All. n &.
The ehenandonh Herald offers q sug-3
gestion BY way Of solving tho revenue
problem. Here It IL: .558i5i5 858s I. G.,
Tho Legislature Of Virginia in order to
get the revenue taken of OF property.
proposes to place q tax OF one or. two
dollars each upon members Of social
clubs. Whether the ladies' are included
In this tax. We are not informed. II this
should not be sufficient, they might place
q tax of nifty cents or dollar upon every
pns who Il not 81 member of a social
club. Then a tax Of one dollar upon each
church member and two dollars upon
every one who IL not church member.
State. BY extending this tax to all orr
CARNATIONS whether social, benevolent or
otherwise, the State would for time be
able to transfer the taxes from property
to- individuals and afterwards prevent the
people Of Virginia from having associa-.
tions Of any kind. jSI;s ~ q
snti5s II --- i =. !! Z; !.
Senator Daniel.
The Peninsula Enterprise comes to the
defense Of Senator Daniel in the follow
Ing manner,
Senator Daniel need not reply to the;
charge "of inactivity In the Senate res
Gently made against him by two leading
newspapers in Virginia. He need not ac-i
cept the challenge to tell what he has
done in: the past o.. is doing now4in be-.
speaks for itself and is too great a part
of the history OF Virginia for thirty years
or more. OF the battles fought and ,syic-.
tories won for her by him, ito leaTe any
sforbts in the,Ymlnds OF all virginia MS;
With few exceptions. who have at heart
is still the loyal son and as ready o
serve her as OF yore. Nor will the fact
that he has done no more than to vote
with his party. In the last two sessions
OF Congress make the people Edistrust him
or be less loyal to him. That he is not
sns n the Sonata, viii not even alienate
their a ffections from him. Whatever mis-
takes he may have made, they will sre-a.
cognize iH>him too much OF that2lovo OF
honor and loyalty to the state, sacred n TO
theH 20 Deneno t,d hiv - Thess
Ms ~ pe,nU true there can BE- no 1sht.
en'n ~, Ssn the tirne comes ,to. ;chooae5
Z ~ ~. '. a,,ncs..or There could not ba any
. .,h wo,id defeat him. 1.-THE people OF
49, tsta" favaSGthe opportunity31to be
haard whsn ths choice ID made,
20 . ~ Z u 49, X. tSs
The President SRI
The fredericksburg Free Lance has
th,s ~ ~ wisdom; 3
a.. 80 q 10. x M. R,chrond rimes.pix-
- ~r',es a.,t,ci. I = -tha University Of
P Esis,, - ,anas .msnt for inviting Mr.,
v'ls.naA 49, ~ I1niusr.,tv finals. forgets
nssnth.r - Observation-Disclosures saws. that the
= a,d unue /. attended TO him in his ef-
aHIyai.a. =. c,tv sssS President OF this re-
n1iIt "a q 3Theodore Roosevelt as a
p p;tt..n \" Hovevar much we may con-
criticize Mr., 9Rooseveltfor his
attitmde On certain questions we cannot
=, honorinr the President Of the United
80 $500. ~ ruth univ n ccused OF overlook