Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10
POLITICAL.

fUulNAL.
The prospect for the Republican
party 10 rendered darker by the threat.
ened loss of the darkey vote. :, =
lis again announced that the fiee,
of wsrships is to. .'sail around the
world" This is Teddy's way OF show.
ing that tine and my people" are some
pumpkins.
The friends OF Governor johnson. O.
Minnesoss. are evidently determined to
push him for the Democratic nomination
for President. They clai N he can wiz
if nominated. :
With hundreds of thousands of peo.
pie out Of employment, With the trend
OF salaries and wages downward. in.
stead OF upwards. the prices of meats
are advancing. The Beef Trust has No
bowels of compassion. Secure in IFS
monopoly, 1t continues TO exactan ever
increasing toll from the peoples neces-
sity. How long will the laborino
classes permit themselves to be delud.
ed by The claim that it is they wbou,
Protection protects?-Norfolk Virgin
Ian Pilot. =
The Hampton. Monitor states that
the primary is excellent in theory but a
failure in practice, and the Richmond
Evening Journal states that no man
can risk the chances Of q nomination
who has not the nerve and the bank
account to Jose from ten to twenty
Thousand dollars of his own or, his
friends' money. So. the Journal think s
the poor msn. rs usual, must stand
aside. and let money 60 in and win.
The Times-Dispatch has started a
row, or is trying to start one, between
the friends of the two honorable uen-
tiemen. This issa great pity. and if
kept up viii disrupt the Democratic
party. We want it understood that we
are for William J. Bryan for the next
Democratic standard bearer. We also
want to see John w. Daniel delegate
to the national convention. Louisa En-
terprise. =. I.x
For President OF the United States
Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia. For
Vice President Samuel w. Williams.
of Indiana. The foregoing ticket was
nominated by the Peoples party con-
vention at st. Louis last week after
two stormy sessions, during which the
Nebraska and the Minnesota delegations
boited because they could not procure
postponennent Of the convention until
after Q nomination had been made by
the Democratic convention. so that the
Peoples party might nominate w. J.
Bryan for President. If he were defeat
ed ut the Democratic convcntion.s 3
The Times lspateh says that Repub-
l'can- State Senator Parsons is prepar-
ing to oppose CONGRESSMAN Saunders of
the Fifth Diitrict, Senator Parsons
says: That former Governor Monta-
que and some other strong LAWYERS
would take the new redistricting bill to
the Supreme Court In an effort to have
it annuiled. The bill takes the Repub-
liean county of Floyd out Of the Fifth
and puts It into the Sixth District. to
make the Fifth securely Democratic.
and the Republicans are fighting it on
the ground that it's passage was purely
. partisan political move.
The Republicans. Of the Ninth are
workers-shrewd, industrious workers.
They follow. They are the best of fol-
lowers. too. The rank and file ask no
questions. The leaders point the way
when u comes to q vote--the rank and
ME fellow. The Democrats here, as in
the nation, scatter, and il they don't
hke Q man or measure they 90 against
It. The leaders may point. call. urge,
insist. but to no purrose. The Demo-
crats in the Ninth. leaders and all. as
rule don't seem to have the political
turn or gift. Moreover, when. leader
comes to the front who knows how. and
can, win-fghts the devil with fire.
somebody in the party-freqpentIy the
newspepers-will rise up and whack him
over the head with club. Not so with |
the Republicans. They-faltow, sustain
and back up the man in front. -Staun- |
ton Leader. ~...
Governor Johnson's friends are
pushing his interest a. candidate for |
the Presidency. in pamphlet just is
sued 10 advocacy Of his claims it is
stated that Every political campaign
has Its individual conditions. 1T is found
IN this contest that Governor johnson
possesses strength peculiar to him
alone and by which he 10 certain to
bring to the Democratic party upward
of q million votes in the Middle West
That have hitherto been Republican.
THIS condition ipsures beyond. . reason
lbie doubt Victory for Democracy and
Governor johnson, in the following
states: Minnesota. North and South
Dakota, Illinois. Wisconsin. Iowa. Kan
as. Nebraska. Colorado, Montana.
Washington and Michigan. This is a
Democratic year. if the Democrats of
ne nation will but make it SO. Whv
'ostpone all hope of success and the be-
INNING of the restoration sof, Demo- |
ratio control for another four yearsf''
HIS EARS STICK OUT. +
lLunsnburg Times.l ,