The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04

position to show to 1t that he was all
rlght-that In the commercial world. In
all avenues. that man must be vouohed
Tor and the credentials must be gilt
edged, wouldn't 1t save 1t a whole lot OF
trouble? The Burtons, who recently
played their part In tho Police Court OF
Richmond. would not be in such business
II society and commerce was not ready
10 receive with open arms most any one
VINO came down the pike. provided they
mad money or were backed by some one.
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Two years on the roads at hard labor
Tor man who thought he must steal in
order to have money to lavish is rather
hard pill to swallow. and only write
OF this hoping that X any other young
man. or old man. has 1t in his head that
ne can forge paper and secure money on
1t and plead In Justification the simple
1act that he needs money, he may be
deterred-may change his mind. Let him
get the picture OF himself in his mind.
with stripes and guard standing with
rifle ready to shoot him down II he at
tempts escape; let him understand II
time Is money that two years on the
road Is not much money: let him get 1t
deep seated in his mind that tho law
overtakes and pursues criminals. and
that every rogue finally Is brought to
account. AS say, felt sorry for Nc
MILAN as no stood before tho bar OF
Justice asking a light sentence because
he pleaded guilty when he knew he was
guilty. and there was no escape. and
yet naturally felt dsgusted to know
that such a strong. bright looking man
would be such an arrant fool.
The disruption in the republican ranks
in North Carolina has grown and grown
until you can hear nothing else talked
among the politicians these days. Spen-
Ger Blackburn. who has Just been indict-
ed in Asheville, and who is to be tried
| in Greensboro some time in April charged
with practicing before tho departments at
Washington after he was elected to Con-
gress. carries with him the look of n
man who feels sure OF the hand he holds.
l saw him the other day and told him
that l was surprised to see him at large.
that from all the stories fioated / had
| suspected he would be going around with
| a bodyguard. but he gave me a hearty
not know that they can't prove a single
thing against me-but do" and insisted
that he was absolutely innocent. Among
the Democrats there Is a great deal of
sympathy for parliamentary think he
is victim of circumstances; that II he
Is guilty he did not realize the enormity
of his crime but to hear him tell 1t he
a fight to finish. There is no one who
would not admire his nerve. his cheer
fulness, and. OF course, all North Caro-
| lima Is waiting for the trial and expect
ing some rich developments.
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| In this connection, I would like to de-.
| liver myself of an opinion that hold,
| and that Is that man has right, II he
be a lawyer or an editor, to undertake.,
hot 1,htfa fr
| black or black Is white. I hold that a.
professional writing mantle man who
makes his living with his pen, has as
! much right to write Republican politics
as he has Democratic politics, or Vice
versa. I hold also that II man IL n
| professional speaker. that he has an I'M
| doubted right to engage himself to Ger
| tain cause for so many speeches. re-
member once upon time took this
view in defense OF Colonel Sam Small.
| Sam was prohibitionist, but was delv-
ering lectures, or rather making political
| speeches for a candidate who was 'ag!n'
| the prohibition party, and there were
those who claimed that prohibitionist
could not offer his professional services
to the other side, and still remain pro-
hibitionIst. I pointed out that a pro-
fessional orator had as much right to sell
his wares to any possible customer as n
merchant had to sell n barrel OF sugar.
That II a man was in the speech making
business; II his services We're worth SO
much per day. it was up to the man who
paid the bill to order the kind of hot
stuff he wanted insisted that If q
Democrat came to me and wanted me ~
write his editorial page and was looking
for job, it was my privilege to engage
| my services to him. or II Republican
came could do the same thing with no
improprlety so long as did not under
take. professionally. to serve two masters.
am making these comments BECAUSE
in securing his lawyers, Mr.. Blackburn
| has retained Mr.. A. T.. Brooks. solicitor
for tho Ninth judicial District of North
! Carolina, q Democrat and a Denncratlc
officeholder. Some Of the people who de-
| eide all cases. even before the case has
| gone to the jury, have decided that he
has no moral right to accept fees from
the Republicans, and especially II the
| Democrats want to prove the Republican
rascality which 1t is claimed exists But
Mr.. Brooks tells me that he cannot under
stand what right he would have to re-
| fuse a man in trouble who came to him
and asked him to defend him. Nor could
| he understand why he should reruse to
| prosecute man charged with crlme-hnd
figures 1t that professional man who
offers his services to the pubic never ASKS
Il client his politics.
And as feel that way about II. and
others do not. ii is theme that might
be taken up by the next debating society
and decided. Other cases similar may
arise, and things like this should be set
tied early.
I understand that a man should no
attempt to wear out subject. lest n
wear otlt the puhlic's patience, but an
determined to have one more say IN thi
Mrs. Yerkes marriage business. ono ga
write something about her marrying
Miner and the next day SHE leaves hin
and then pick up my New York pape
and see,a front page spread to the effec
that she has taken him back And tn
New York papers play up pictures Of tn
couple every day-the same old picture