Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-25
POLITICAL.


"My election" Gays Governor-elect
Douglas, of Massachusetts,, "means
the first gun in a battle for recipro.
city and tariff REFORM"
Congressman Wachter (Republi
CAM, of Maryland, says he will oppose
force bill of any nature. He
believes in letting the South settle
the negro question.
Widespread regret isevidenced that
Nebraska should have gone Republic
can. A majority of the people of
the Union wanted to see Bryan sent
to the U. S. Senate.
Mormon Shoots compact with
the Republican administration was
carried out in Utah, and Smoot will
retain his seat, although a show of
nuseating him will be made.
1t is said President Roosevelt will
appoint U. S. Senator Cockrell, of
Missouri, on the Isthmian Canal
Commission, or some equally promi-
nent position. The President is re-
ported as saying that Senator Cock
rell is too able man for the country
to lose his services. He will retire
from the Senate on March 4th as
Missouri will elect Republican to
succeed him.
Heads of departments in Baltimore
and elsewhere that are under the
national administration are begin
ing early to lop of the heads of em-
ployees that may have voted the
democratic ticket. 1t is rumored
that President Roosevelt may appoint
the negro Cunningham, that seconded
his nomination at Chicago, to the
postmastership of Baltimore. Mary
land Republicans oppose the move
as 1T would tend to put Maryland in
the Democratic column for "keeps."
Returns from all the counties i'm
the Fifth District place Swauson's
majority at 4,120 over Stovall. This
is the seventh time Mr.. Swanson has
been honored by the citizens of his
district, and each successive majority
exceeds the record. Parker's maiority
in the district is considerably less
than half of Swanson's. In every
county he fell behind the ticket.
About the same results prevailed in
the districts of Jones, MAYNARD.
Lamb, Flood, Rixey and Glass.
A movement is on foot looking
toward the booming of Joseph w.
Folk, Democratic Governor elect of
Missouri, for Presidential timber in
1908, with William l.. Douglas, the
Governor-elect of Massachusetts,, as
second on the ticket While it is
far cry to the next Presidential cam
palgn, the seeming lining up of w.
). Bryan, Thomas Il. Watson and
VIM. Randolph Hearst toward leader
ship in the Democratic party has
stimulated some of the men of the
party to begin at once movement
to prevent the handing over of the
Democracy to this combination.
Senator Martin is registered at
Murphy's hotel, having come up
from Newport News, where he has
been with the subcommittee on
merchant marine, of which he is
chairman. Senator Martin received
number of Richmond politicians
during the evening. and his presence
here seemed to stimulate his lieu
tenants to greater activity in his
cause. Some of those who favor his
return to the Senate were proclaim
ing him an easy winner around the
lobbies, and did not seem disposed to
concede that Governor Montaene
would be serious factor in the fight.
Tones Dispatch.
The less Democrats say in the way
OF placing the blame for defeat on
other Democrats, the easier to stand
together for battle royal next time.
The way to win victory is to say
nothing but lose no opportunity to
slug the enemy. No party ever went
in with big majority that it did not
become reckless aud carry things
with high hand. The Republican
party has on many occasions i'm the
past shown this spirit, and has re-
peatedly been rebuked at the next
election by the return of a Demo-
cratic house. History goes on re-
peatIng itself and we may expect it
to do SO in this particular. Let the
Democratic party keep its nerve, and
continue to stand for economy and
equality of opportunity, and its time
Will come. 1t is not necessary to 90
on after any newfangled ideas, as
will De seriously proposed by the
restless wing of Democracy, but all
that is necessary is to stand by the
Old doctrines, as taught by Jefferson
and practiced by succeeding states
men and victory will in the end
crown Democratic effort.-Staunton
Dispatch.
The Charlottesville PROGRESS re-
marks that it has received some yerv
nattering accounts of Senator Mar
TINS effective speeches in this cam
palgD, and odds that he has never
until now shown his forensic abiljty
IN our political campaigns. Senator
Martin can speak we'll enough for all
the business requirements of al
United States Senator. He does not
anect oratorical curls or verbal sky-
scraplng, and it is in consonance with
good taste that he does not; bat the
senator has a vigorous, expressi We
ana comprehensive vocabulary, and
ne has something else of far more
Importance to his constituency as a
United States Senator, towit,-ideas.
Inc time for the stump orator has
passed. This is an utilitariap aoe.
when the man who does things
counts for a oyraof Haol -. ~ ?