Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-11-03
POLITICAL.

4
days Of the campaign.
The telling swiftness of Candidate
Swansou's hot shot clearly entities
him to the name of the Calling Gun
of Observation-Disclosures.
Democrats should beware of apa-
thy. 1t $50 worst foe. Every man
should feel that it is depending upon
him to save the day next Tuesday.
Messrs. Curlett aud Owen, rival
candidates for the Legislature, and
j. Brsck Stovall debated FRIDAY
night at HaYnesville, Richmond
county.
"Buck" Royal, the Richmond sgi.
tstor, now comes out in defense of
Judge Lewis, who as s lawyer tried tc
upset our laws against inter marriage
OF the races in defending a negro that
had white wife.
The amount for the public schools
OF the State from the literary fund
this year will be the largest in the
history of Virgins. In round figures
there will be 1885, 700 for dIstribu.
ton from that fund.
Governor Montague intimates that
ne is to leave as for good. In his
speech at Louisa he said that this
might be the last time he would have
an opportunity to address the voters
OF Virginia in political cam paign.
Prominent colored men in Rich.
mond are putting on foot plans for q
new political party, to oe launched
possibly next year. Owing to the
lilly whites" excluding them msnv
colored voters will this year vote the
Democratic ticket.
In one Of his recent speeches Judge
Lewis said that Maryland was the
only State as yet Furnishing free
books, but that he wanted Virginia
TO be second. This is ia striking
contrast from his Republican spell
binders who claim anywhere from
seventeen to thirty-fve States as
furnishing free books.
| Judge Lewis, Republican candi.
date, is between the ''devil and the
deep sea-" His party has thrown off
the negro and virtually says they don't
want him. Yet the negro is urged
to vote for Lewis because he defended
a negro for marrying q white woman
aud fought the Virginia Law which
prohibits miscegenation.
All this silly talk about any large
numbers of Democrats violating their
primary pledge and boiling the ticket
at the coming general election, il
rank nonsense. Democrats who have
any decent regard for or confidence
In their party associates do not fear
1t, and decent Republicans do not
want it-Richmond Journal.
In the two months after the cleo
ton, before Mr. Swanson takes his
seat as Governor, he can render much
efficient service for his district and
State 10 his place in Congress. If
the absurd possibility of his defeat
for Governor could be considered. he
could easily be nominated and elected
again to the present Congress from
the Fifth district, even if he were To
resign now.--Henry Bulletin.
The pines of Maine may be made
to grow in Florida, and the palmetto
or South Carolina in Maine, with
proper care and protection, but there
isn't an inch of Southern soil, nor a
sky OF Southern sunshine In which.
or under the influence of which, Re.
publicanism can be converted into a
useful Southern product. It NAV
suit Vermont, but it DOESN'T suit
Notwithstanding Herald.
This is the last week of the politi-
cal campaign in the State and on
Tuesday Virginia will again cast her
fortune with the Democratic party
and the other Southern States. So
sure are the Democrats Of success
and SO sure are the Republicans of
defeat that the campaign, as q rule.
has been tame and the political meet.
ingss save In few localities, have
not been so largely attended "a in
days gone by. Still, every Democrat
owes it to himself and to bis partv
to go to'the polls and cast his vote
tor the regular nominees On the 7tb
OF November. The Democrats have
pot up strong aud an able ticket
and cast over $4,000 votes in the
primary. Having gone thus Tar. they
would De recreant to their trust II
they failed to elect their ticket by a
Dig maJorlty.-Alexandria Gazette.
Claude A. Swanson, the Demo.
cratic nominee for governor, was &C.
corded an enthusiastic ovation in
Roanoke, where he addressed one of
the largest audiences that has ever
assembled there. Mr.. Swanson said
ne wished it to be understood that
ne was candidate of q united De.
mocracy. He discussed the imnor.
lance of the elections, what the leg
islature had to do, whether Thos. 8
Martin or Campbell Slemp would be
senator, whether the millions received
from taxation should pass through
Democratic or Republican hands. In
speaking Of Judge Lewis, the Demo-
cratic candidate said; eff you make
him governor you place in his hands
power to call Federal troops: you may
be sure he will call for Federal troops
whenever the Republican party needs
them"