The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-30
The Rule of Abandonment.

Chairman Ellyson, Of the Virginia State
Democratic Committee, recently made a
practical talk to the members OF the
Second District Congressional Committee,
In which he advised each one to secure a
list of tho qualified voters In his county
and eliminate therefrom all the certain
Democrats and Republicans; then go to
work on the doubtful ones. That Is good
sense,
There is no use for a campaign worker
to spend his time in preaching the prin-
cples Of his party to those who are
as devoted as he, and who arc sure to
vote for the nominee, and as politics
goes, it is equally absurd for such q
worker to devote his energies to persons
OF opposite political views. who. he knows,
cannot be converted 1t Is common sense
for him to work among the working mate
rial; to work where there is reasonable
promise Of success. &
Ss Mr.. Ellyson's rule is good In all de-
partments Of life. Somebody has we'll
said that the philosophy Of life is aban-
donment Why should we bestoW our care
upon that which needs no attention?
And why should one seek the unatt tain
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There Is a sermon in these questions.
but It is 50 plain and simple that It does
not need to be outlined.
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There is trouble in the Democratic
ranks in New Orleans, but it Is purely
local and not trouble that will affect
the national ticket. On the contrary, u
Will help to bring out every Democratic
vote in the city, all Of which will be
CO st for Parker and Davis. Governor
Blanchard, 1t is alleged. has attempted
t. control the administration Of the city.
Ten thousand citizens in mass meeting on
Saturday evening last formally denounced
the Governor for trying TO force the
stitute his own choice for district attor-
ney In place Of the man called for by
all the press OF the city, and agreed on
hy the seventeen ward leaders of the city
as the most availa BILE man. The indlg.
nant Democrats compared him to Boss
Tweed, called for his resignation or i'm.
parchment and decided not to+recognlza
the regular Democratic ticket, but to
place in the field an independent ticket
to represent the will OF the people Of the
city.
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Some Of the negro Social" clubs III
Kansas City are grog shops In disguise.
and the police department proposes to
drive them out Of existence. Danville
could give Kansas City some real good
pointers.
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AS Is usual with them and all other
political parties in that section, the Re-
publcans of the Second District had a
monkey and parrot kind of a time at
their congressional convention.
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z The llvest and most interesting politi-
cal shaking up is in West Virginia, The
Republicans don't want your Uncle Hen
ry Davis to have it, hut the old man
Is sitting up with them O. nights.
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A New York policeman has arrested
man for laughing, and the perform
ance reminded the man 80 much Of his
schoolboy days he repeated the offense,
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The Japs went}up against the American
Tobacco Company also and the company
has retreated from Japan-with n poke:
full OF money.
Observation-Disclosures
Norfolk 7 p1par wants know what
Influence It is that is keeping pententary
ccnvicts from working the public roads
Give 1t up.
Tho press censor Is now sending out
most Of the war news from the far Eas.
and that probably explains lis brevlty.
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In order to make the work of cotton
stealers difficult, North Carolina makes
1t unlawful to sell cotton at night.
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Might as well give 1t up. There is no
cure for the Richmond mosquito except
real killing frost.
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Anyhow. Tammany is In mo way re-
spc nslble for the ghost that Croker saw
across the water.
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The admissions at the Worlds Fair last
week numbered To.4ls, and for 12s days.
1l,792,S4s.
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