The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-27

OWENS & MINOR
DRUG CO.,
Richmond, Virginia Viz MIA
crate army, after having served from
the beginning Of the war. 1t is not known
that his sight Is moro defective now thnn4
q WAS ten wears ago, and there Is moth
ing to Indicate the fact to the average
person who meets Senator Money IN
addition to this, Senator Money made an
| exciting campaign for the nomination 10
! the Senate in the summer of 1903, anu
won In a State primary contest the hrst
the State bad ever witnessed. Every
thing would indicate that he has no IN
tention of giving up his seat.
In case Of the retirement OF senator
Money, there IS another man down IN
the mississippi neck of the woods with
whom, any senatorial candidate would
have to reckon, a long, lank, lantern j" w
ed statesman, with clothes like farmer
from the backwocds and hair standing six
ways for Sunday as his mississippi
neighbors say, speaking the lingo or INC
! swamp negro, and the German OF Berlin
| lecture halls or the French Of the draw
| ing-rooms Of Paris with equal facility, q
| farmer in fact, a lawyer whom tho stout
| est at the bar fear to encounter, wit,
| philosopher, orator, q man OF BOOKS, son
! Of the soil, Democrat In the true sense
of this most abused word in our dic-
j tionary, the leader of his. party IN the
House Of Representatives. It is not known.
4 that John Sharp Williams has designs. on
| a seat in the Senate. But when a va
cancy occurs, the people Of his State are
| mighty apt to look to him as success
/ sor to the retiring statesman. Tney are
/ proud Of John Williams in mississippi
And men Of all parties unite in saying
they have a right to be-
| The Loss of Leaders.
It has not occurred to people generally,
probably, that the Republican party has
been very hard hit in recent months IN
! the loss Of strong men. The party in
| the Senate will feel the loss most keenly,
| but the death of SO many prominent Re-
| publican leaders OF the body will be felt
/ when matters Of party policy are being
4 formulated, and party principles are be-
il ing weighed. The loss will be found 10
i be distributed throughout the field OF
i party activity, and party needs.
First, Senator Hanna departed, a yeal
ago last February. He was the most
talented leader the party ever had. with.
Z out exception. He represented in the Sen.
ate the great business interests of the
Senate He was looked on as a rock OF
safety by the great mass Of the busi-
ness men in the Republican party and
Z gave 1t title to the favorite cognomen. OF
the business mans party.
+. Senator Quay representative OF the Old
/ err set, or, perhaps, representative OF old
3. er forms Of political activity, came next
lie was valuable man In the Senate
& but of more value in the council room
Of the Republican party. He did not have
the entire confidence of any man, but
1 AT acknowledged he know the game Of
politics, and following his advice generally
meant success.
Senator Ioar followed Senator Quay
nfter the lapse Of q short time. He wa!
the student, the scholar. the thinker, o.
the party He was the most polished maj
. In 1t, not a leader, he was too Independent
for that: not O counsellor whose advice
was offered In q way to cause 1t to b.
taken. But, no was fearless In denun
citation, and there s not the sllRhtes
doubt that his course in this respect wa
| of enormous value to his party In tina
1t caused restraint and conservatism
where other heads were advising anythin
but moderation.
Senator Plat Is tho last to pass away
In some respects ho was the ablest. IL
was the man of NIL work OF the part
in the Senate. He was business man,
/ scholar In q moro general sense than W
l use in speaking Of Mr. Hoar, and ne wa
/ q legislator, a man who kept abreast
I Legislative work. and familiar with q
4 its details. Tie was strict partisan bu
I he managed his pnrtlsanry better tina
I most men manage it. He kept tho lil1in
and tho confidence Of his opponents.
l Will 30 more greatly missed in the work {
! the Senate than any Of the othef thre
whom he followed to the grave.
1t VIII be very strange II the death {
/ this qunrtetto of statesmen does not hay
] an apprecable effect upon The policy {
the Republican party. There is lack {
/ Republican leaders in tho Senate Itode
is an able man, but, as Senator Hoa
said Of him In q conversation some veal
ago: lodge has his limitations" He
more crratic than President Roosevelt
Impatient Of those who differ with hin
] and inclined to domineer over asso clate
whether Of his own or the opposing pa
7 ty. Beveridse has q wonderful Yocnb'
/ larry, but his speech IS not Inclined to wa
\ upon knowledge. ITO ID lacking IN jun
ment, and without the staying, II LEI
snowy qualities. Dolliver is n strong ma
but 1t has been demonstrated in his ca
4 Fl that he Is not Of q calibre above TN
which prevents mons heads being turn'
by praise Other and older RepuOlical
: In the Senate, such as Allison, for u
stance, now past eighty. cannot be look
upon as party leaders In the sense II
piled by that strenuous word, implying,
it does also. physical as we'll as lnent
strength The, men younger than tho
mentioned have little more than mild
age TO recommend them intellectually
| the Senate on the Republican side Is n
! generally distributed.