The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-27

composed 81 ali tie 'oid sta,ii,cli e ll
merits II, the Republican, COUNCILS z Tor y
years. & 3 i X
1,,it q ovornot Guthlnily ~ not n ,s1 Y
tariff reform in this campaign. 1ie l l-s
on that Issue In 1904 and being q sliro t't'
politician he, has laid that Issue aside aud
chosen Corporate do,ninau ton. for his
,paraAnotit1t" f1o wnsS once himself q
corporation, lawyer, but iie hos reformed,
ana the zeai OF the nav convert ls pro Vcr-
binl. 55g Il 5s
"The real ISSUE :. says lie. relates t.
tho Influence witch corporations GSe1cise
J In public affairs" THAT Is the Issue that
titatles the popular ear this year, ana
ta,nt Is the issue for Cudiltnitis.
Tho Governor Is described as ono "
Tho brightest men In politics, not only Of
Iowa, but OF the pntro Wcst Tho Trans.
cript man says. +. M
"IIo Is lurga, handsome i1h11, with
heavy locks Of hnlr, now almost white,
brushed back upon his lend 80 ~ 10
n1a1ee ali The moro prominent his it,,ros.l
giiig brow. With IN ,lrhatlty ono selusoi''s
meets, kecnness Iii his eye one has to I
watch Tat work to appreciate. aud 4 NC. I
paclty to win you TO his sido thai !s nj
most Irresistible. you learn how tho COY.
crnor has convinced the people Of lOWa
that uhclr welfare Is bo,ini UP With liis
own maintenance Of control, anu thi l,
istlango TO say, WHOM he ndSochtrs no no
ono vital or practical reform Or CORPORA
tons upon which they aro to vote. i mess
however, arc not tllc only factors which
explain his great success ns leader,
Added Ia them no has intellectual y ALI
ties OF high order. Nj one, not eyon MS
wurnlest friends, ever claim TINT tl'e. GOV,
4 rnor Is d doep and philosophlc studtn
OF public nffnlrs, or a cnltn, d'spnssslonate
observer Of economic and polltical p!o.
nonleia. ITO IL, however. brill, m. Gig
5uuent, equally at home on tho stump, p 'e-
foro 4 Legislative body. or 1T the onr.
md has D. tremendous clpncie y for W YORK
The candidate Of the stand pat ole-
lntsnt for tho Republican nomination His
George y. Perkins, Of Sioux City, Mr..
Perkins has been in Iowa for fortJ-slx
ycnrs has served IN Congress for about
ton years. ana has d short but most
credita1le army record %S$ lie is q man
OF sixty-six years OF age, and by. thrift
industry and ability Of a high order has
,built up very able and clean eW'spaper
in Sioux City, the Influence Of which is
felt throughout Western Iowa and the
contiguous States. It Is further said thai I
he has filled every. public Office l,e has
held to his own credit and always With
the Int crest OF the people closely at heart
The otlcl: man in the flight J. AZ
Blythe, who lis the friend OF Perkins, Is
said 10 DO past master in political or
and a man OF great intellectual
force, but honest in all his dealings,
And so the fight goes ,llerrily on. 'I 'se
interesting part Of it Is t;at the Gum
Minis faction have forsaken their tariff
principles. This puts them in harmony
With the plan OF cul1palgn which has Just
been promulgated from, Washington.
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Tho Blackstone Courier announces that
have been perfected by
which substantial improvements are to
10 made in the mechanical department
# that paper. In fact says our con-
practically a new plant Is to
20 Installed. Including new presses and
lew type. ana an enlnrgementlsof8 tho
paper is to be made to nccomn1od ate
Increased business. Blackstone ID ono OF
he most enterprlsing and progressive
owns in southside Virginia. and the
,ourlep which has been an important
actor In building up the town, is deter D
mined to be no aggard. IL a
The Courier has been leading the way 1
ince 1t fell into Editor Lands hands,
nd the Improvement which It now pro-
,oses to make Is but an exprcssIos Of
he progress and prosperity Of the COM
nunlty. TT \: i 3.3i \ p55
The Times Dispatch tenders its hearty
ongrntula tons. II,
During the recent meeting Of the North
Carolina and Virginia editors at Chase
,ity, our esteemed contemporary, the
,hase city Progress, published an extra
hc day after the meeting, giving o COM
and detailed report Of the
proceedings This was notable achieves
nen. for u weekly newspaper, and The
Zines Dispatch commends and congrat-
Hates Tho Progress on lts enterprise,
The PROGRESS is living s UP tets .'5 name name
md reputation "a
At an early hour yesterday morning
he street sweepers were at work on
3rond Street before tho sprinklers had
,egun operations, AS CONSEQUENCES,
LIQUIDS OF dust were flying in all drec-
Ions, to tho discomfort and disgust Of
III who were caught in tho storm. There /
s no excuse for such q nuisance, by
ho way. why cannot these thorough
ares he swept ut night?
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It's. a safe gamble that Send Me q
Kiss by WIro' Is not now among the
favorlto dittios Of Miss Mile Brown, OF
the Isle of Pinos. .i3
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Tho Richmond brand of steam shovels
could doubtless make such q mock OF the
woods as the Panama Isthmus feel ire