The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-18


morality Of tho Bible MS rifle Of conduct
we admire him beonuso he insists that
MI shall obey the laws. no loss the high
t1nnrclors Of Wall Street than the h,im-
Bic citizen OF low dcgrho. Mr.. Roosevelt
Ii but human and It's Human TO err, but
Iii spite Of any mistakes which he mny
have nude he has convinced the nation
that he Is sincere In what he says and
does, that his Impulses arc GENEROUS and
chivairous that he has an honorable
sense OF duty and that his courage never
falls. 81 s
Richmond is proud TO receive and ell
tertain him ns her guest and hopes that
tho acquaintance which is formed to-dhy
will riper into mutual md lnstng friend
ship. For one dhy at least, we shall
forget that there IL such thing as
politics. partlsnnry or sectionulism and
burn sweet incense to hospitality and
patriotism. glt Il @
To the State Central Committee.
The Norfolk papers IRE urging the
members Of the state Central Commit
tee to attend hofmeeting which has been
called for Friday next and give ntten-
tion to the Norfolk county, contest. The
Virgnlan- Pilot .snys that the strnightouts
feel and know nt3an Injustice, uninten-
tional though it be-, was done them by
the former decision Sof the committed
mo man OF intelligence" 1t goes on,
would or could believe that the exccu-
tive head Of tho Democratic party In the
State would knowingly and Willingly In
jure the party by endorsing coalition
Of Republicans and negroes with So
called Democrats to maintain Republl-
cans In office. And vet that endorsement
has, in effect been given, and tho fact
TINT the endorsement was given through
Ignorance Of the conditions will not affect
the results. 5 }s5 II NIX 3. 3
members Of the committee should
wake up to a realization or the import
ance Of this matter. The straightouts
nre entitled to a rehearing, no matter
from what standpoint you Wow the sub
bjcct, and 1t Is theadutyB Of the members
or the committee to- grant them that re-
hearing. 1t is Il duty which they owe
themselves and the Democratic party,
and one which they should not shirk."
The Landmark expresses tho hope that
tho committee will decide tho appeal
OF the stralghtouts not on narrow tech
nicaltics but on tho real merits OF tho
cnse and urges tho committee to get to
the core of the trouble which Is very
damaging to tho party in that section.
1T is certainly a Fact" concludes our
contemporary, that the previous decision
of the committee, however reached, did
not impress tho majority of the Demo-l
cratic voters Of this part of the State as
satisfactory. Feeling Is very strong, and
the great public upon which the Demo-
cratic party depends for It's perpetuntion
Is heartily sick and tired OF Fusion and
Fusion methods. There Is n profound
conviction thnt the Fusonlsts have had
things too much tlIeir own way in the
State organization, to the injury Of the
Democratic prospects. Over and above
the tcchnicalities In tho case, It stands
to reason that tho Judges In n primary
election ought to be willing and glad to
take the same pledge they agree o exact
or the voters whose ballots they handle.
The State Committee cannot give the up
peal too serious and roadzmlnded con-
slderntion.'
* 1t IS q KnOltyE case 3tlIlu we uo l1pt ~ y
pose to prejudice It. But we do know
that fusion has Deon a denlornlizlng
agency in Norfolk county, which has we'll
nigh destroyed tho integrity and charac-
ter OF the party, and we confess to great
establishment when we heard that In the
last contest the committee had decided
the issue in favor of the Fusionists. We
cannot but believe thnt the decision was
rendered under mlsapprehension OF tho
facts and that we think that the
straIghtouts are entitled at least to
rchearlng.
Tho Norfolk newspapers arc without
prejudice. They have only the interests
OF the party at heart and we commend
their remarks above quoted to the com
mittee. BY ell means. gentlemen, ut
tend the meeting next Friday and give
tho straightouts q fair hearing. The In
terests Of the party demand 1t.
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Civic Heroes.