The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-05
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intthe ring and all altogether charming
institution. n Ill Fl n M
We did not attend the convention held
at Greensboro, but we have heard from
Sit and we submit the testimony Of 11di-
tor Webster, Of wcbster,.s Weekly. who,
III his editorial review OF things said md
6ona III Greensboro, sustaitis our 81 CIV OF
tho decadence OF oratory and furnishes
tuswiti1 the good hickory stick we needed,
with which to crack the arrogant head Of
the esteemed Charlotte Observer. Editor
Webster says: y \. XII
'"rhe warm weather and the eaget'ress
Of the delegates TO get down to business
combined to shit off 'key-note' speeches,
but the convention gave the most re-
spectfnl attention to the nominating nat :
speeches and To the mastery address ct
Governor Aycocls. No disrespect or want
or appreciation was Intended for Chair
man Simmons Or Congressman Small who
had to cut their speeches short OFF on
account of the restlessness. of the CT Wtl.
5ltl was simply due to the eagerness, of
tho delegates to'brush away prell minaries
md proceed to the nominatlon8of Gov
srnor" x & s "a ~ q F
Nov, isn't that Just exactly the way
we said the old thing works7 u f5
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The Prohibition ticket for the highest
offices in the gift or the people Will Prob
ably attract very little attention this
Year. The Prohibition parAy got some
thing moro than its usual share of free free
advertising by tho linking Of the name me
OF General Miles With those to- whom the
empty honor Of Its: nomination for the
presidency might fall and but for this
the Prohibition convention, which has
lust finished Its work in Indianapolis,
would have called for very little cons cons
ment. W. 88, III
For some reason, best known TO them en-
selves perhaps. the Prohihitionists de-
el!ned to put c.eneral NJ lies AatEthe head
Of their ticket, but. named one Of their
old warehouses;, Or, S, G. swallow hf
pennsylva MIA, The Doctor has been heard
Of before as an earn est n rollib,'tlonist'
and that is more than can be said for 7.
General Miles. i. t4.Iys !, i !.ssst " Ri $50
The people, va Believe have about
reached the conelusien7 hat the States,
IN their sovereign ca paoity, can regulate ''1t
tho temperance or liquor question as
local conditions call for its regula'I ton N
and they are willing to leave It there
For this reason q national Prohibition
ticket will cut no noticeable figure, at
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If the right man appears IN the conven-
ton at the right time with the right KIND
of a tow line, he VIII hook y over. .l'e
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In trying to draw the Inc pet"eell ny ny
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counts g IN lrol'i - = |" - 80
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ital OF Indiana.
{ There was a pyrotechnic display IN st.
Louis las nlsnt WET l'1 lie - e'4t<- u
CATION disenlbarked at me UNION uei'o.'
But there there Would have s1es g. ~
Yirgnians had not dlse Sc aEs NY
always have such things n q LOUIS US u
the glorious Fourth. @ y
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me Al'ss'sstpl't we 49, 49, 49, eraa
lroduction u so'u ias
silver dogma Outs sooo q, etuf, -
maps as 9 eu1.'pt ~ 80,
an admission that the dogma mas nee4l
knocked out.
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