Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19

in the Norfolk newspapers ii is an
inounced that the new" fair will be
financed by powerful interests Arc
they powerful interests? Perhaps II
iwill bc remembered that several
weeks ago when the proposition WA
FIRST made that the fair be reopcned
the Daily Press was about the only
paper In Virginia that opposed the
scheme. and ut that time this paper
held that If It was continued It would
be for these very self same power
ful interests" that we are being told
about. The very statement of the
committee having the question of the
rcopening OF the Exposition in charge
Is ylndication of the position taken
by the Daily Press at that time We
rontended at that time that the
proposition to open the fair had for
lts base tho consideration OF these
self same powerful interests which
now the directors vote to aid. These
powerful lnterost5" are some of the
hotels. which hoped to make fortunes
In a few months by gouging crowds
which never came. and persons who
are financially Interested In certain
ventures which would have meyer been
launched Ii the jamestown Exposition
had never been held When this prop.
osltion to reopen was first brought to|
tho attention of the public the Daily
Press objected to Il on the very|
ground that its promoters are now nd.
vanclng why 1T should be rcopened
We are quite willing that tho publicl
should decide which Is right In the
matter.
Tho Daily Press protests against
this latest move on the part OF the
jamestown Exposition officials. be-
cause 1t believes that they are drag.
cling down into almost the very miro
q fair that was, despite some mlor-
tnnate mistakes, the best and greatest
TINT was ever held in tho T'nltod
States This idea OF making n Conoyl
Island of the Jamestown Exposition
10 oll wrong--it is, In fact, positively
rcpulslvc. 1t is n tumble from the
to tho ridiculous. and reminds
one OF the old story of tho very ptac.
teal Yankee mother, who. while do.
scriblng her son. characterized him
as "highfcrluting" and said that hs
would start out like n skyrockct and
fall In his granddaddys wood pile. kor.
Hop" II IS surely "kcrnop' on the
part of tho jamestown Exposition of.
hcinlh to propose tho plan they have.
They havo fallen from lofty ped.
eatal OF sentiment to the sordld gamo
Of grasping a dollar.
They have showed to tho people
tina, they regard one of tho most i'm.
portant events in the history OF the
country IN n light OF money making
venture. rather than In thu higher and
better sentiment which should pro
vail In such matters |
As We have stated, wo do not care
the Exposition officials mako |
a warmed oyor AFFAIR of tho present
jamestown Exposition or not. If they
want to got down to running sum.
lner resort, filled With cheap amuse-
nents, that Is their own business, and
we have no right to question it. but
We do believe that We have the right
10 resent their plan to build from thu
ruins of splendid exposition, created
On a high and beautiful Inspiration
catch-pcnny affair, we take IL that
il Is proposed TO call this affair the
Jamestown 'Expositop II this b.
true the pcople of Virginia should
nrise In all their might to prevent II; /
II II Is necessary. TO invoke the law
10 prevent such n tito being used. If
such a resort or fair, whatever YOU
may desire TO call II, Is to be estab- +,
lshed. 1t should be utterly and com.
pietely divorced from tho present lex.
position, Ono Is a credit 10 the peo.
pie OF Virginia and the people of
the United States at large the other
Is sordid money making scheme
that has for lis base only ono thing
and that is personal qualification and
selfish considerations.