Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-04

sd" OH the ItD,
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has written
a letter advising Civil War veterans
to vote for Parker.
There are 10 Congressman to be
elected from Virginia, and for the
hrst time in many years the Repub-
hcans have bona-fide candidate in
every district.
Prophet Dowie will refuse to let
Democratic challengers be present at
the polls in Zion City on election
day, because, he says, no Democratic
votes shall be cast there.
Daniel and Marshall stalled u. S.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw at
Wytheville. The Democrats chal-
lenged Shaw and Slemp to meet
Daniel and Marshall, but the Repub-
licans wisely declined.
Tom Watson, the Populist ranter,
knows that he cannot be elected and
his only hope is to weaken Judge
Parker's chances so his friend, the
present occupant at the White House,
may be elected.
Democrats holding clerkships in
Washington are indignant over the
way Republican chiefs are trying to
prevent their going home to vote.
Arrangements have been made for
all Republicans to leave for their
homes to vote.
The Republicans of Richmond
county have reorgsnized by electine
the following district committees:
Stonewall-R. N. Reamy, J. A.
Scates, w. j. Cliff. Marshall-F.
Garland, w. III. McKenny, S. HI.
Sanders. Washingtou-W. II. Davis,
X. ID. Clarke, A. j. Hale. Farm ham
.. l.. Bryant, A. N. Headley, Jas. L.
Davis.
Judge Alton B. Parker's former
coachman, Richard Ii. Stanford, a
middle-aged colored man, was made
voter at New Haven, Conn, last
week. For nine years he drove
Judge Parker's carriage and STAN
lords wife was maid in the house
hold. He said: 81 control six votes
in my family and they will all 90
for Parker. / think well of him;
best man gong"
Questioned closely as to the rela-
tions between the Standard Oil Com
psny and the Democratic party, De
Lancey Nicoll, vice chairman of the
national committee, issued q chal-
lenge to the Republicans by declar-
ing that he would open the books
and give the name of every campaign
contributor if Mr.. Cortelyou would
do the same. The latter respect
fully declined. This announcement,
following Judge Parker's sensational
charge that the trusts were ruling
the country by means of subscrip.
tons to party funds, was declared BY
old-time politicians to be unprece-
dented.
The Baltimore Herald gave an in
teresting account of political meet
ing in Baltimore, addressed by Hon.
VIM. j. Garland, a "Justice john
OF that city. Said the Herald in part:
liking Bill" Garland mounted his
Pegasus last night and his fervid
eloquence aroused intense enthusiasm
among large gathering of Demo-
Gratis at the Chester Democratic Club
of the Eighth ward, Chester street
and Lafayette avenue. The SPAN
Drama" and the trusty henchman
were also presented and "King Bill''
again fiercely attacked Rooseyelt's
record on the negro question. He
quoted the following stanza Just
before showing the Booker Washing.
ton dinner picture with great effect:
The Goddess OF Liberty bowed her head.
Columbia lost her yigor,
The Eagle got mad and chewed up the flag.
When Teddy dined with Niger.
The New York World, whose ten
reasons why President Roosevelt
should not be elected, attracted con-
siderable attention recently, came
out later in q letter, covering its
editorial and one other page, on the
Presidents "record in his own words"
This letter is dated from Bar Harbor
and signed by Joseph Pulitzer, editor
OF the paper. The opening columns
are devoted to twenty-six quotations
from Mr.. Roosevelt about the neces-
sity Of national armament, decrying
a nation of weaklings, and mock
humanitarianism. The doctrine of
the big stick is enlarged upon, and
the Presidents letter to ex-Secretary
Root, May 30 last, about the manner
in which South American republics
must conduct themselves, is quoted.
The Presidents "boasted American
ism?" is declared to be in effect
"Europeanism." The remarkable
editorial concludes: "Was there ever
language SO incorporate, 80 intol-
Grant, 80 extravagant, 80 UMPIRE
cedented, so undignified, 30 infiam-
matory, so warlike, and go dangerous
to the people and to their peace de-
llvered by any President or Chief
Magistrate of the United States, or
any civilized country in the world
before?'- Washington Post.
Whether President Roosevelt is
like Pontus PLATE or not is ques-
tion that would have made scene
at John ID. Rockefeller, jr.'s, Sunday
school class Sunday, had not the
ushers politely silenced F. A. Nit
finger, who put the question. Mr..
Rockefeller was not present. In
the discussion of the lesson, F. A.
Nittinger rose and asked the. ques-
ton: sis not President Roosevelt,
In the stand he took in the strike,
holding the same position as PLATE,
and causing many to suffer, because
ne feared to lose his power?" Asked
to devotion his point without ;ntar-