The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-14
Is There LOBBYING?

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Is There Lobbying?
Tho Times Dispatch has already ex-
pressed Its opinion on the subject Of the
paving contract We do not see why
Richmond should make experiments with
paving material when there is an album
dance of such material at the Same cost
which has been thoroughly tested and
proven to DO good.
Wo do not see why Richmond should
mako experiments with paving material
when so many cities seem to be willing
to mako tho experiment for us at their
own expense.
We do not see why tho committee
should reject all tho communications Of
the city engineer and adopt n paving
material which has not been tried in
Richmond, and which does not commend
itself to his Judgment.
AS tho residents Of Grace and Franklin
Streets arc satisfied with such paving
ns Is to be found around the Jefferson
Hotel, We do not sec why members of
tho city should raise objection and in
slst on untried paving material.
But, leaying all these considerations out
of the qhestion, It is reported that lob
bylsts havo been at work around the
City Hall in the interest of tho bitulithic
paving. We do not know this to be a
fact, but such report has come to us,
and we glvo warning. There Is no occa-s
sion for lobbying. Richmond has had
enough Of that sort of business, and If
the lobbyists are at work for the btu
lithio paving, that is in itself a pretty
good reason to reject It,
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The Lynchburg News rcproduccs from
the New York World the reply which tho
World made to the Springfield Union
concerning unnecessary taxation and gov
ernmcnt extravaganza. Tho News agrees
with us that the World has made ex-
celent reply to the Springfield paper,
and in It's reply has stated the funda-
mentnls of Democracy. Democrats want
good government economically adminls-
tered says the News. land they nre
willing to pay It's legitimate cost, but
they do not want to sec their money
taken out of their pockets for the bene-
fit Of a pampered class. whether that
class be the bcneficiaries Of protection,
or the pension grabbers or contractors
for the government work at extrava-
CANT compensation. That sort OF talk
makes good campaign matter for the
contest OF 1904.
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Two parsons from Texas on their way
to the Baptist Convention at Nashville
got into fight and one OF them pulled
his gun and fired twice at his antagon-
list, each time, however. failing to bring
down his man. We fear the shooting
parson will find trouble for himself when
he returns to his flock in Texas. Such
poor craftsmanship will not be tolerated
in that State.
The Virginia Democracy has so long
been playing second fiddle to the East
that 1t has become distrustful of itself
and Is afraid to lead off as a factor In
the policy and action OF the party.-Old
Dominion Sun.
Poor old Virginia Democrats! If they
had only been as bold and brave and
asscrtive as the Virginia Republicans,
they might have been leading the band.
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Said President Roosevelt to the Ameri-
can Cotton Manufacturers Association:
If there is one lesson more than any
other which all of us need not merely
to learn. but to keep ever fresh in our
minds. 1t is that Fundamentally we shall
all go up or go down together
That is not true of politics, Mr.. Presi-
dent II Parker goes up, You will so
down. don't you know?
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Tho members of the Suffolk Council
held an emergency meeting and took
steps to locate a new peanut factory in
town. That's the kind Of peanut politics
We like
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The season is almost here when many
a young mans hope will be In suspense.
The girls will soon be taking to the
hammock.
Wo remember well when the Roanoke
News of Weldon was born. 1t Is now
thlrty-cight years Of age. It has always
been and still is one Of the best weekly
papers in the old North State. We send
birthday greetings,
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A twenty-four-pound rockfish pur-
chased for the hotel at Weldon, had n
two-pound weight in his midst, We sup
pose he wanted 1t for his scales.
Observation-Disclosures
The Convention Hall in st, Louis will
scat lC4O0 persons Big enough for
great Democratic love feast.
MAxlM's MAXIM,
Modest Claims Often Carry More Conv1c.
tlon Than Loud Boasts.
When Maxim, tho famous inventor,
placed his gun before committee of
Judges, he stated its carrying power to