The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-12
: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IL. 1905,
While spring is a more beautiful
spectacle of nature, man mas So - ~ !.
dered himself that autumn IS s"ee.e1
in his eyes.-OberInann.
PARTY, Not Persons

Nam. commitments have beetl peslo"
MON Judge l.. l.. Lewis since ne
was nominated by the Repuoiicahs LOT
Il Governor and The Times Dispatch mas s
NOT withheld It's praise. All agree 'ha'
,uldE.n Lewis is fine gentleman But
lot If he kept we'll in mind that whlle
Judge Lewis is, personally spe'a' A,iits, q
f,ne gentleman. politically he IS q i' ~"
nnhlican and he is running as me can
a,datc. of the Republican party for INC
hiahest Office Within the gift of the voters voters
n Virginia. The primary election IS u
thing az the past. In that contest oillS
,arsonal issues were involved. All inc
candidates we're Democrats and Demo
Gratis had only 10 choose as between
z the individuals. 1t is quite dillereht
now. The Democrats have MADE lheit
s.,ections. and they have chosen Claudc
swanson as ,heir candidate for Gov
amor MI. Swanson Is not now run
Ming as an individual, but as the CHOSEN
representative OF his party t
n * the same with Judge Lewis He
,s not running as an individual. as q
"fnc gentleman, butsn the chosen rep
8 resentative of the Republican party. IL
!. 1ndrc T,ewis's boast that he is Il true
hlun Republican, lie believes in Re
,,,,h,ican doctrines; he believes In the
Republican party and Is Its champion
and STANDARD bearer" In this contest.
lie has been Republican ever since
~ a,,.como a voter He was q Republic
can in the dark days of reconstruction
when his party did almost everything
in its power TO Cypress, to broWpcat
and to hunailate the South. lie was a
Republican when that party tried TO
saddle the Infamous force bill upon
tho South He was a Republican during
s.he Malone regime in Virginia, which
was worse, il possible, than the recon-
struction plague. He hsld office under
that regime and while he presided over
the Court OF Appeals with Justice ana
dignitNi he presided as the political rep
resentat,.c. OF the Malone adminstra-
ton. After his term Of office expired
1,e retired to private lifc but he was
recently appointed United States district
attorney by Republican President and
was holding that appointment when nc
was nominated by the Republicans o.
Virginia for Governor
Judge Lewis is Republican Of the
Republicans and his election would be. O
victory FOR the Republican party an
Virginia That Is r4le long and shor
of 1t. He Is a fine gentleman, but NJ
is not our fine gentleman. lie is Re
m,blican, dyed In the WOOL the cmbod
mtnt and living expression OF Republi
ran principles and policies, the impcrson
nton of tho Republican party OF Nir
rinia. That being the case. no Demo
Graf can consistently vote for Judg
Lewis on personal grounds, Tho per
sonal question has been eliminated. ]
is now n question OF parties and no
of persons, A. SotslEor Judge lewi
will be q vote for the Republican party
a vote for Republican rule In Virginia
The Democrats have NOMINATED IA
their candidate a man who has all NJ
life been n Democrat. He believes i
the Democratic party and It's p,inc'
pies, as Judge Lewis believes in tn
Republican party and its principles ii
is the chosen leader ana reprosantativ
en- in regular primary election ove
all competitors and he Is now the of
c!al candidate of the Virginia Dcmocrf
cy. Some Democrats preferred WIllai
and some preferred Mann over .Swal
son. But that was in the primary, whic
was family contest. The contest no
W between Swanson, the Democrat, al
Lewis, the Republican,; nay more b
tween the Democratic party OF Virgin
4. and the Republican party OF Virginia.
If there be any cobwebs on Your brai
brush them away, The issue II very pla
and must be clearly defined Let
not becloud 1t with personalities. Lev
Is fine gentleman, hut he Is She II
publicans' fine gentleman; Swanson
iine gentleman. and he is our fl
u gentleman. The contest Is between i
publicansm and Democracy.
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