The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24
The southside Sentinel says:

happy and blessed. 1ittR
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The Southside Sentinel says:
".Thero Is no peason that we can see
why Judge Mann's candidacy should pre-
cipitate tho prohibition Issue. since he
is as dstinctively and faithfully a DEM
ocrat as Is Mr.. Willard or Mr.. Swanson
or General fAyres,! and we hope to- see the
contest among these fine gentlemen de-
cided BY the Democratic party without
any reference whatsoever to the liquor
question: 4
That is good sense and good politics.
We would rer1lnd all who take n diffcr-
ent view that to force the temperance.
question into this contest might en-
barrass other candidates more than It
would embarrass Judge Mann, and might
embarrass the democratic party
Some are disposed to prod Judge Mann,
with categorical questions, but II so, and
If he is compelled to answer, will not
5tho temperance people put the same
questions to the other candidates and
compel them to answer?
A hint to the wise is sufficient.
Judge Mann announces that he will
run as Democrat; that he will play by
the rules Of the party and accept the
party and accept the result in good faith
and stand by the party whether or not
he be nominated. That being the case,
the Southside Sentinel we'll says that
there is no reason why Judge Mann's
candidacy should precipltate the nrohi-
bition issue. Democrats will be wise II
they take this advice.
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Nothing could excel the persistent as
siduty of the newspapers in urging,
warning and coaxing people to pay their
taxes in order to save their property
from the -Erabbers or themselves
from Acknowledgement. Yet, every day
some badly belated citizen rushes into
the City Hall and breathlessly relates
that he has just discovered that he is
delinquent! Indeed, some persons have
only now found out that under the new
Constitution. the prepayment of the poll
tax IS a prerequisite to voting!
Evidently the duties of citizenship do
not weigh heavily upon the minds and
consciences of numbers Of our fcllow-cit-
liens. 5f@
1t is much to be feared that the
sn,ayoralty contest is absorbing atten-
ton TO the exclusion OF the duty the
public owe themselves to select worthy
cp1ncilmen. That would BIO an unfor-
itunnte state of affairs. Don't countenance
it, Give your attention to both matters.
You may not DO able to franc such
councilmanlc ticket as you could wish.
hut do the best you can with the ma
tcrial offering. Bestir yourself and con-
for with your neghbors as to the can
In his day Mayor Mayo held the
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The good citizen bellies his name II he
will not take as much trouble as the inr
,lifferent citizen does to inquire into
the merits of the candidates whose names
nre before the people for office. YET It
is fact, that, oftentimes. he Will not,
Not infrequently, indeed, he is found
Keeping up his reputation for goodness
by ,volds rather than by actions.
Thnt, is a poor way to do.
..ralk" viii not be counted at 'he prl-
mary; ballots will be the things val
ned and the things needed.
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LIQUOR dealers and everybody. else nave
A. right to vote in the primary II they
have paid their poll tax and have their
Democracy on straight,
Observation-Disclosures: Observation-Disclosures
The dust wo breathe continues 10 make
tho air dense. O, for n real soaking
rain. a. guly-washer, a trash-llfter and q
dust-sGttler
Observation-Disclosures"
Colonel Bryan will probably never stop
consratulatlng himself that he did say
Hearst right out before the delluse
camc.
Observation-Disclosures
There are some people IN TINS region
who would rather he MAYOR OF Rich
mond than President of the United States,
~ acknowledgements
Richmond dry goods dealers as Aar ~
they so. do not ask any odds OF l'altsT
more ar any other flrst-class marScl
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Can't get Richmond folks 70 tank
national politics now. Richmond is en-
gagged in selecting O Mayor
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The handshaklng now goils on ~ local
circles is well calculated TO put num-
Der Of arms in sings
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