The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
mct, fr1m all faventies Of public useful

men fr1in ill faveiies Of public useful
ness. This money for these primaries
goes Eto8the variotts precinct officers ~
Tho state whom these plirlsts seem IL.
ways 80 afraid Of corrtiptins that ~ seems
tlat eventually they desire ! TO have tii .p
.swhole political OUTFIT Of tho State With
wings only of the financial kind Of their
pattern, and ut the same time TO blow,
snort ana have spasins on the purity Of
elections. No election Is ever pure IN
|fthcir estimation unless It evolves by
soto means Il candidate from tho IN ill- :
cial Trust. n Now hero Is the place where
tho Democratic party Is rapidly 4 llx 'lil
drive the middle CLASSES out Of your par
", and their friends, where will the
Dcmocratid party boz who would ever
recognize q Detocratio party with cash
ns It's oniy sign and pass word It seems
| that the Democratic party is passing
from II FUNDAMENTAL principles ofHc1uall-
~ to tho schemes OF the trust promoters
ana stock waterers for It's family law:
sThose vocifcrous o-called nr5lty
|'1lRsgat to Of the lowest grade against those
who differ with them may puff then>
selves ,ip as statesmen and scare the
idiots. PARASITES and llinatics OF the
state. BUTT Is hoped thare are enough
| real mon In the State who don m nd
their rawlings and cries Of Stop thief"
who don't mind newspaper repu tatlohs
OF the pnidsfor variety, sons OF men VINO
bear and forbear. but who are the real !!
,r,nr,t when il comes to a$$..show down"
on boldncss or even reckl essn ess, ~ need
sbe You can't brighten tie people OF
Virginia ON their own honesty. Integrity.
or courage. individually or collectively;
not yet awhile. i opine It has come to
II pretty pass when there aren't more
than ono orStwo brave men left IN Vlr-
3glnia, as some people seem 70 think. ana
/ We all must be getting to be AFRAID OF
ghosts and dragons. with only one or Two
OF liz left who can conquer these d 15.lel
cd HYDRA. headed monsters. and unfor-
5tunately for the "Old State these one
or 4 wos Crusaders are now In Washington
voting rarely and drawing a salary regn-
= since writing the above 1gsee the Leg !
is,n tire on tho nth OF January, 1904.
IN 20 0as Acts. Sec. 1872 D.. las attempted
!, 10 $legalize a primary plan for.all nol. ~ !
cal parties by inserting the plan bodily
IN act entitled IAN act TO amend ana y
re- enact chapter 10, Code Off virginia,
1887. lin reference to general and special
3elections:. but primary elections are not
I mentioned In: the title to this act, which
Is Realistic for valid legislation on the
subject OF primary elections, which ap-
pear to require special law With q GO. cor.
rect title. IT should be noted J too, that
general elections and special electlons as
con te1nplatcd by. chapter 10 Of the Code ode
are elections to hold office and an, are not
| n ere elections nominating candidates Tor
various political parties to run IL general
and special elections with the the right ! Q
hold Office No one can tel15'wIlether our ~,
courts under such a defective law VIII
rule that cities. towns and counties are
..many- proposed" primary elections as
well as the expenses Of the regular gen
eral and special elections to hold ONCE.
Can cities, towns and counties be. com on, : !.
.pellcd il any event to pay for all SORTS t
- elections gotten up by any kind Of q
political party. however insignificant a nd
ME ROBERT D. YANcEY. /.
15, Iyynchburg; SVa., Feb. ! 9th
MI. Richards's View.
Editor OF The Times Dispach
sir,-Absence from my office prevented
Tar