The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-06
Pessimistic July Orations.

VIZ ICooHAAolAS NY OAdt1O1Ao.
The careful reader and observer of
events Gun but be impressed With the
fact that tho most of this years crop
OF Fourth OF July orations were rather
gloomy and in a pessimistic strain.
Looked at from one point of view, this
is to BIO deplored, but viewed from an
other point, 1t looms up as another en-
couraging sign of the times.
Governor Robert B. Glenn, the chief
executive of North Carolina was the
principal speaker at the Tammany Hall
celebration Of Independence Day in New
York city, and the Governor assumed the
role of an out and out pessimist. He
saw terrible clouds overshadowing the
country. True, he admitted that some
of them are no larger than mans hand
but lie thinks even the hand span clouds
are susceptible Of early and prodigious
growth. With vigor of gesture and power
Of voice characteristic of the man. Gov
ernor Glenn declared that there are
| forces to-day at work which, unless
speedily checked. will destroy our nation
and bring shame and disg,uce on our
wonderful people" Further on in his
Grafton the Governor saw awfully black
clouds hanging over the political horizon
and others darker and more portentous
rapidly rising. He undertook to enume1-
ate few OF the black canopies.
First" he said. sis the conflict between
capital and labor. Another great dan
ger is the concentration of all wealth
in the hands of a few. the few controlling
the many. A third danger is, We are liv-
ing too fast. both as a nation and as indI-
viduals. 1t is making us nation of gam
blers and thieves.
Zone more danger, and this is the dam
ger Of the great cites-unrest anxiety,
| a .never-endlng. ceascless strain on body,
rest. Vice stalking abroad In the day
and shame without fear walking at
night"
Simply awful, II true: and Governor
Glenn who is the soul Of honor. believes
these things TO be realities or he never
would have mentioned them In great
measure they are true, but II is fair to
make some little allowance for the con-
dition Of the Governor liver after lie had
been wrestling couple OF days with the
Dyspepsia dinners and luncheons
for which the Tammany Wigwam Is ia
nous
That some of these pictured clouds
are imaginary we think there can be no
doubt, but that others of them are in
deed real every one, whether he be an
Independence Day orator or Just plain
observer Of events. knows full we'll The
encouraging sign Of the times Is that
Glenn are arising in their might 10 con.
denim the evil tendency OF things The
people are equal TO any emergency. They
Will right wrongs when the wrongs be.
come pronounced and their attention IL
called 10 them. The old maxim that al
ounce OF preventive Is worth a pound
OF cure IL as sound to-day az ever, and
so IT may be well enough for pessimist.
10 now and then Oyerdraw the picture
Of impending clouds 10 tie end that In.
people may DC put upon their guard
Even pessiinist can DC made and some
times Is, very Useful. The weak poin
in Governor Cienn's Fourth OF July ora.
lion ia that he ief, the eagle screamin,
in fright and offered the bird no rcned.
for It's troubles.
ilo~eyer Judge PARKER. lane Democrat,
candidate for the presidency OF III
United States. wrote letter. which VA
, read at the came rammapy celebration
). and Ia that letter hc filled the gap Gov
]. efnor Glenn had left ~ vice open. Judg
!, Parker alEo saw DARK ciouds which Ii
+, enumerated ~ loo mucn greed. gfafi
q ho~l'uS for municipal ewnetzhip, te
II iiileal corruption Irrational and nlnie!
J. PAD etc., etc. bur ihH Judge guggcste4
remedy. AN oId-fashioncd, n.Ycr- falljn
n remedy; p remedy that II 81 ths hands q
o the people and easily applied, iic wfotf
(. ~ IL thus made incumbent upon ~ 4
, recognize. Ia Tho first place. that ~ III.
dangers winch confront w ays non. ti.s