The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-26
'sHISTORY OF S. c."
ALTSHELER'S ''MY CAPTIVE"

former to be there and few who know
our history will deny that he was a lar
greater man. Besides some have said 1t
might appear little less clannish in
Virginia not to vote her highest honoss
to members of the Same family unless
there was no shadow OF doubt as TO
pre-eminent deserts.
!. But Prof Woodburn's best chapters in
this part OF his work treats Of recent
party history and the influence OF minor
parties on national policies. The aver
age voter will Incline to dispute the as
sertion that the Populist party OF 1S92-'se
really occupied the advanced position
which the two old parties are now grad
ualiy making their own. Yet such is the
actual fact. It has often happened thus
In our party history; Van Buren,, than
whom we have had few ADLER and bet
ter leaders. led the Free Soil party to
take advanced ground and had his name
and fame slnndered a half century for go
doing. But tho Republican party OF
1s54-'G1 and up to 1892 contended for his
principles and won victories on them.
In the Omaha platform the Peoples
party demanded the very reforms In
finance which tho Democrats made the
paramount feature OF their doctrine in
1896 and 1900; they asked for restriction
OF the great transportation companies
in their monopolistic tendencies and only
few days since our Supreme Court took
@ long step In that direction: they asked
for the public control OF important fran
chises and both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis are taking their position on this
question at present. 80 It may be wen
lIlist" as term OF reproach 50 FREQUENT
ly. The day Of individual!sm Is actually
passing say what we will; and col!ec-
tiyism Is coming apace.
There Is much food for thought In every
CHAPTER OF the book. but mono which as
tounds us more than the estimated cost
of elections MS set forth In part II. In
1900 philadelphia gave the Republican
National Committee 100000 cash to call
the convention to meet n,ithat ctty:. the
Democrats received $4,000 to go to Kan
sas City. The actual outlay OF money OF
either National Committee In that year
for legitimate campaign expenses was
one million dollars. And the additional
cost OF running the campaign In an aver
age Northern State was S25O,oOo. TINS
would make our presidents cost US IN the
item OF election alone something more
than twenty millions! How do We fnd
room for criucising Europe for spending
A million or two now and then Tor the
maintenance by their courts7 In ADDITION
to tho twenty millions, two-thirds OF our
nubiio OFFICES are held as rewards TOT
party work The total cost OF political
leadership and civil government must De
enormous. to say nothing OF the loss a ttot N
having poor officials. s;s
Tho last division OF the DOCK trea,s " !.
the morals OF politics. or the demands OF
natriotisrn on the Individual. And 1rst
~ ali the author lays 1t down as
fundau1ental principle that our only nope
~ nermaneht reform Is through education
the education of all voters; his secono
eroat contention Is that free speech, free
press. free assembly, free peuuon, i!ee
ballot must be secured absolutely 70 the
citizen; and third principle 10 thht VIZ 10
religious teaching and tIalnins r.. w. -, ~.
maintained not by the Stnte, put ny pr
ate association and public sentiment
There ia much else that should be LAID
deenly TO heart by our people, but spsEs
1orh,Sa reference to 1t. Despite tho saa
and ugly truths so forcibly set forth
the book is pervaded by a spirit OF nope
fulness. 1t is not pessimistic. $50.
Few books have appeareo ~ w.
ya,rs more calculated to do 5000 tha ~
s va -. ID. Do, woodburn. It ought to be
rasd throughout the country and the au-
.,,a. Seserves the sincere thanks OF every
good citizen. wM. f. DoDD.
Rando,ph-Maoon College.
rue Blue GOOSE. BY Frank !. I:
Eason. author of ITO the End OF tne
Trail" Mcclure, Phillips ana 9, I ~ y
pany, New York. publishers. sis ~;
"The Blue Goose" Is s.oIy VI - the
p an since Bret Harte wrote OF I'M
M0or in California and along
+i,e transcontinental trail, the mih.ns
~, .mu has completely changed. New char-
M sc,e ~ and new conditions have arisen.
hut no writer's strong enough 70 preSS snE
thsm adequately. This mover OF IL. Mr. t ~.
son's is presentation OF .n nv ,ttI - Is a
Mining camps as 1t Is to-day. 40
thriil,nr story OF mining superintendent.
80. -. AM aua,nst his rebellious employees:
80 chin q its climax In splendla scens "
.t,,.a "a r,ot where the infuriated nun.
~. a.tsmnt 10 blow up the nine.
GRACEFUL love story interweaYes "a =.
With these scenes Of excitement anu ~.
lance. Mr., Mason was LOT yeas tnoh ~
ana Know no vr nss
the ground Of which ne WIVES
= COMEDY OF CONSCIENCE. BY pr
= War Mitchell, author OF "Hngn
wvnne," ETC., 10 mo-, 129 PIP. 1llustra-
ted by HUT. The Century company
publishers New York. 81.
Serena Vernon, charming youns
man with an uncompromising New eng
ef q very valuable diamond ring at the
moment that she is deity relieved :, OF
her own pocketbook. She has so much me
better of tho involuntary bargain that
INN ediately she begins "ingeniously 70
torment herself with the perplexins
ethics of the situation. sif ii,
To clallfy her mental vision she opens
her diary and sets forth the, case IN this
wise: ,..
"This stone Is worth $500!
'sTo whom does II belongf
"Was 1t that man's7
.,Did he steal it7 That Is not my busl-
ness. Yes, It ts.
"The ring Is not mine. The man robbed
himself. He Will mover como for It,
'rWhat shall 7 do with III on, dear'
what win John say7 cannot sell 1t. be.
cause 1t Is not mine cannot return It
10 that rascal, because It may not be his.
I hate to ask advice. Now ] must. will
ask my rector and Helen Glare and Cousin
John"
Following this prologue are the many
scenes, and through II all runs
the refrain Of tender little romance,
,r which UCousin joint figures promi-