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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13
SECRETARY TAFT AND THE COL
ORED VOTER.

Brownsville, like Banquos ghost, will
not down. Mr.. Roosevelt's vigorous
stand against the riotous negro troops
has returned to plague not only him,
but his nominee. Secretary Taft. The
negroes of Philadelphia. in conven-
ton assembled unanimously refused to
indorse either Taft or Roosevelt, and
similar mutterings are heard from the
negroes of New York, while Ohio is
even said to be in the doubtful column
by reason of the strong factional fight
between Senator Foraker and Secrc-
tary Taft in which the negro vote
plays an important part The New
York Evening Post halls this action of
the negroes as evidence of independ-
ent political thinking on the part OF
colored men. and the most striking
proof of the awakening of the race
consciousness during their forty-five
years of freedom The South has
never lacked examples of race con-
seriousness among the negroes Here
they have consistently voted togeth ar
as race against the dominant white
party, but it will be strange lesson
to the North TO learn what it means
TO have injected into their political
proplems a coherent body of voters
who are differentiated by Inheritance
training, aspiration and character from
the average white citizen, and are
driven or led by emotion to take a
stand as unit. Mr. Roosevelt IS
quite right in demanding for the col
ored people accommodations on the
trains of equal comfort with those given
TO the whites. When the negro pays
Tor MS accommodation he should re.
celve 1t, but we wonder if Mr.. Roose.
welt would have been so quick to Oh
serve this discrepancy had not the
colored brother of Philadelphia come
to the fore by refusing to indorse Sec.
rotary Taft.
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Mn. Aso,,,T,y.

THE party of all the enthusiasms,
writes ono well-informed correspondent.
Of England's now prime minister. as
10 be led by tho man with none" This
touches, indeed. the very kernel OF Mr..
Asqulth's weakness. His grip is upon
the intellect OF his party and his coun-
try, and not upon their hearts. ros-
sihly his high office may develop un-
suspected qualities in him as 1T did with
OBJ" whose passing from 1t has
aroused so much more genuine regret
than would have been thought possible
strength and weakness are so we'll un-
derstood that this seems hardly likely.
He Is accused OF GOODNESS, OF want OF
geniality. of an oxford arrogance. He
none denies his fine courage, his mas
terly mind, his brilliant effectiveness
in debate. At lucid and forcible ex-
position OF knotty questions, he has no
indeed. he has all the qualities of q
splendid parliamentarian, except those
more personal traits which command
affection and make natural leaders of
men.
With Morley, Haldane, Lloyd George
and Sir Edward Grey behind him he
should have strong government. But
these are times which call for the ut
most powers of the Liberals. The
rapid emergence of the Labor party as
a strong political factor MAKES sure
difficult So does the wip-
ing away of old landmarks and the
of old lines. SO, in particular,
do the measures TO which the Liberals
are committed. Most important of ali.
is The great licensing bill which is
stirring England as no other measure.
in decade has done, and which is
to affect s1,0o0.ooO,ooo worth
of vested interests and the pockets of
100000 people. The passage of this
measure alone would inevitably tax to
the furthest the resources of any cabi-
net and any premier
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13
Personal AND GENERAL.

Chilean government official report shows
there have been 1851 copper claims worked
in Chile at different times. of which only
I4a were worked during the last year.
An International exposition is contemplated
to be held in Brussels, which. while 1t will
he OF very general nature. will be largely
devoted 10 electrical matters
One old member OF the New York bar. who
has long been in touch with court methods
and proceedings. says he wonders why a
certificate of good character Is required be-
fore a man is admitted to practice.
Cyrus Adams Sulloway. Of New Hamp-
shire, still retains his place as the biggest
man in the national House of Representa-
tives. Congressman Suloway is something
more than IL feet TALL and weighs but
a pound less than $50.
Rudolph spreckes. the San Francisco re-
former is we'll known In Philadelphia. He
admits. with something not unlike pride,
that he never has cast a vote in his life
and entertains an unaffected contempt for
politics and political methods.
1.ambroas A. Coromllas, minister from
Greece. Is a great-grandson of the famous
Greek patriot of the Same name. Minister
Coromllas has himself had some wartime
adventures. having been captured by the
turks during the Eastern Roumelian trou-
BILE in 1856.
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patriotic men who would make 1t their
business to secure evidence of the cor
ruptions and Irregularities OF elections
and to sec that all proper prosecutions
were instituted ard effectively carried
on. They might not be oYorpopular
with some candidates. or with II GER
tain portion of tile electorate, but they
would earn tho gratitude of the right
thinking people of their respective
communities and would have the sat
isfaction of rendering a notable service
to the state. In tite meanwhile. the
press and others who can Influence
public opinion should educate the PEG.
pie to the point where they VIII Sisit
with sure aud humiliating defeat every
candidate who employs or encourages
corrupt methods.
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Borrowed Jingles
THERE WITH TILE rRnN.


No matter how hhrslly the Fates treated
Bill
He was there with the 'front.'
When his pbcNcts were empty. his stomach,
felt ILL
He was there with tho trout
When he hadn't cent III this wide world
10 spend
When his finish doomed up with nm indigo
blend a
wlicn ic went ont to touch forty bones
from friend
He was there With tho front.
His wife ran away with the coachmun ono
day
But he still kept Ills front.
ttn owed everybody. with nothing to pay
But he still kept Ills front
In spite o his troubles and outlook SO dim
b? Georgc--al the people began trusting
HIM
Pretty soon he was there in the thick of
the swim
On account OF that front.
When Bill came TO tlic--and he know 1t was
He was there with the front.
He had made it part of his nature. you
know
This having front.
Now. Bill warn't a saint by an awful long
Bur arriving UP THERE where the angels
nllot.
I'll bet everything In the world l have got
He got in his front.
-Grantiand Rice. In Nashville Tennessccan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13
Trapped Him mt Last

Simeon Ford tells of the sad case
y who tSal her n
was indulsins in wine She determin-
ed ho 0n ~, to say nothing TIL she
In conversation with her bosom
friend, she said she would give. any,
thing. to discover the truth. The friend
mentioned that a man even slightly
intoxicated cannot pronounce words
OF length. This gave the young wife
m idea which she proceeded to put into
execution.
When the young women met again,
the suspicious wife announced that tho
worst had been ascertained, She burst
into tears and took from her handbag
paper which she handed to her
friend.
y gave him this" she sobbed,
The friend read from the list tile
following. words: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
phthlsis. parachroism, hypochondriam,
photochromg, synacategorematic."
And added the unhappy wife, with
a frSsh sob, "the wretch missed nearly
Ill ot Observation-Disclosures Harald-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13
Haunt of 81 Bibulous Poet.

Whether or not Ben Jonson ever
drank sack and made merry at the
Shoe Lane Inn, which has so long
been known by his name It is quite
certain that the old poet had very
favorite haunt at the Devils Tavern,
close by in Fleet Street. There for
many year the jovlal. rollicking
despot used to preside over the meet
ings of the Apollo Club. where quaint
rules OF his own devising were cut on
black marble slab placed above the
fireplace, and whose rotous feasts
We're celebrated with laughing, leap
ing, dancing jests and songs" Another
haunt Of the bibuous poet was the hler-
maid Tavern, in Cheapside. where,
says Fuller, many were the wit COM
bats hetwixt Shakespeare and Ben
Jonson, which two l behold like n
Spanish great galleon and an English
man of-war." Beaumont, who was
also OF the company of wits, wrote
TO Jonson, What things have we
seen done at the Mermaid!"-West-
minister Gazette.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13
biggest Trust In the world.

The biggest saloonkeeper and liquor
seller in the world is the Gear of the
Russias. He is proprietor of all the
saloons in his vast domain. and thus
owns the biggest trust on earth with
competition totally barred, and with
profits increasing enormously every
year The Great White Cars govern
ment encouraged drink to such de-
gree last year that tho income derived
from the sale of vodka exceeded $500
100000. Every year the Russian peas
ants and workmen are said to get
drunken, dirtier, moro miserable and
more brutal. The imperial grog shops
are small and uncean, with counter
at one end and rows of bottles of yari-
GUS sizes all around the walls from
floor to ceiling. The people are not
allowed to drink on, the premises, so
they go to the doorstep, break off the
neck Of their bottle and after swallow
Ing It's contents. fling 1t into tho street.
The bottle holds about wineglass-
full of the imperial drug and costs 3
cents. The daily wage of a workman
In the fields is fr..l 10 to Ii cents.
Tchelyseff is n member of the Third
Douma who declared drink kills RUS
STA, and that neither constitution
nor revolution are so much needed
as temperance. He says that the gov
eminent budget Is made up OF poison.
Chicago Tribune.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13
RED TAPE.
Complications Of Usual Government I
Method of Accounts

SOmUjIcHtIOnS OF usual Government
Method of Accounts.
a red tape record has been estab-
lished by the French Colonial Depart
ment, says the Paris Matin. Some
eighteen months ago the Governor Of
Martinique found tnat he. needed some
pins and corkscrew in his office. He
sent for the secretary and asked him
to get them. The secretary pointed
be sanctioned by the ministry of the
colonies. The governor accordingly
teiesraphed TO Paris: Please send at
one once on, one and half pounds Of pins
sent the telegram to the accountants
department FOR approximate estimate
OF tie outlay to be incurred" The
chief accountant noted that in his
opinion the expense would be excessive
observing that his wife did not use
so many pins even for her most elab-
crate dresses So he sent the tele-
the political department.. who drew
up long and on the whole favorable
report or me governors character and
was reasonable if they We're not pur-
chased at an eXorbitant figure.
- me me, do st went next to the COM
be bought by private contract or oth-
erwise. They finally decided on the
former, and returned the dossier to the
political department. which sent 1t back
to the minister. who thought the pur-
chase should not be made by private
contract, and sent 1t back to the ac-
countants, who transferred 1t to the
political department, who handed it
on . the commission of purchases,
which decided after alf that private
contract was not the best method, and
sent the huge dossicr back to the min
lister via the political department and
the accountants. Then the minister
sanctioned the expenditure, and after
more journeying the dossier returned
to the commission of purchases, which
was given free hand. BY this time
the governors telegram had been trav-
buried in the midst OF 2.427 documents
concerning It, while the pins in the
bundle We're nearly as numerous as
those the neola1 --Tjt-RitS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13
SAND Piles ron the PARKS.

The sand Pile Is the nearest aPpioosi'
that little children imniured i'll cities
can ever have to the common delights
of those who pass their happy Guild
hood in the country. Never mind
still strong in children to dig with
toes. fingers, sticks and spades in every
inviting bit of Mother Earth and as
reforming agent, apart from the pleas
ure 1t gives those who need no reform,
the sand piles efficiency has been
abundantly proved. Just go into the
Capitol Square or Monroe Park and
watch the children along each sandy
walk playing in the little handfuls OF
dirt they can scrape together, and get
ting far more pleasure than they could
from any doll or mechanical toy that
was ever invented. But in this day Of
omnipresent and omnivorous germs, 1t
makes even an unframed iayman trcm-
danger the children are playing. The
benches alongside of which the chill
dren sport in the day time furnish a
resting place for many a weary man
at night. who, all unthinking, chews
his tobacco and meditates on his own
affairs. The result for the children
next day is to say the least unsanitary
In Monroe Park there are large spots
under some trees where no grass
grows, and where low box might be
placed and filled with sand, to the In
tense delight and comfort of the chill
dren. 1t would cost the city few dol
lars to install and nothing to keep up
While we are doing so much for the
srown-ups, isn't it worth while to
make this effort to add to the happiness
OF those who are only Young once?
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MONEY IN ELECTIONS.

Judge Neal. of the Samaritan r,o,,,..
y wilmington n. c., put the emphasis
IN the right place when, in charging
grand jury the other day, he de-
ciared that the corrupt use Of monov
In elections was one of the worst evil.
with which a civilized people could
contend.
lie called attention to the wholesale
dehauchery of the ballot which Ind
characterized many national and local
elections. He instanced cases in his
own State in which votes had been
SOLD in open market for as much as SIN
apiece, and cited one in which a father
ana five sons had sold the votes Of the
family for the lump sum of SIS, or 81
a head He declared that the man who
would sell his vote was no better than
dog and that the man who would
buy vote would sell his own If n high
enough price We're offered.
These are sharp words, but they dc
not hit very wide of the mark. 7,
would be an encouraging omen ii
Judges and prosecuting attorneys
everywhere would pronounce witt
equal visor against violations of tho
laws enacted to secure tho purity q,
/ the ballot. In Virginia we are FOR.
/ tnnate in having stringent statute
against the corrupt use of money ir
/ elections, but there are constant com
plants that 1t is frequently violated
In many sections. especially in primar,
elections. Considering the number O.
these complaints there are astonishing
! ly few prosecutions under the statute
4 too few to be reassuring, The diff
culty is that private individuals dis
\ like to prefer charges and most Off
\ Gals take no pains TO collect evidence
There should be In every city an,
j .cc9nPyy,,of the State an, association O
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Dipped from the Stream

crouch.
Things acorin' nil their why;
Next 'spozc they'll be a-l,urryin'
III, the dreadful Judgment day.
Wien th1 Judge will make decision,
An proportion all In view,
ON All equal subdivision.
Every feller get his due.
First they erouclcd ut corporations,
Next at ali the combined host;
Since then most ali operations
Have been treated to roast.
Guess tint jolt they gave New York,
oh!
Wasn't one of their worst acts.
When they took the Hyde from off "a
Lot OF insured peoples backs.
Conc tho rebates to rich classes,
No more favors for the few
Gone the old free rail passes.
Three -ccnt-mi1c rates should go, too:
No more holdIn' OF ten dollars
On mileage book Will make
JOY among the travelln' fellers.
Since the roads coughcd up the stake
Last: there ics' ono word of warnin'
Good things may he overdone:
'Spozc we poor folk wake some mornin'
Rich as Rockefeller & Son?
Guess we'd try our hands revisin'
Some new crecds now much in vogue ::
Guess we'd change our views bout
sizin'
Every rich man up a rogue.
D. Ii. KENNEY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13
THE ENDORSEMENT OF utGuEs

New York has indorsed her favorite
son, and her four delegates at large
to the Republican National Convention
are under instructions ito use all hon
orable means to bring about the nomi-
nation" of Charles E. Hughes. But
neither unanimity nor especial enthu-
siasm characterized this step. The
Westchester county delegation, in eau
Gus. voted against the Endorsement and
resolved TO fight for an uninstructed
delegation. They never got hearing
The effort to instruct the congressional
delegates, as well as the four delegates
at large. was sharply defeated. This
attempt was embodied in the minority
report of the committee on resolutions,
and with its rejection went down also
dered all delegates to labor persist
entity for his nomination until a nom
ination is made"
However, Governor Hughes has his
there has been an increasing tendency
to deny him in recent weeks. The Gov
ernor's friends can hardly blind them
selves to the fact that his boom has
distinctly lost vigor of late. The trend
of the Roosevelt Republicans is natu-
rally against him, and he has been
largely sidetracked by the rapid rise
of Taft, with the administration behind
him. The Taft or l" theory has in
evitably showed Hughes out in the cold.
But his strength as presidential tim
Der remains what it always was, and
among the men who have no chance
at all so to say, his chance is very
good indeed. Barring Mr.. Taft and
Mr.. Roosevelt, it does not appear that
the Republicans have anybody who can
beat him.
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The Rnncl,mnn's Message.

Come here. you Greaser. Chico, you,
And saddle UP Black Bess:
And ride like hell to ella Ranch
Get there, two hours or less.
Use spurs and quirt nor spare the
horse
Get there by nine at least;
Get there and find the truth for me.
Get there or kill the beast.
Ride hard, as tho the Rangers were
A rifle shot behind.
And find for me which girl 1t is
Before I'm out my mind.
Find out which girl will wed tonight
The tenderfoot that's there;
Ind If it be the elder one,
Stick spurs into the mare.
But if it be the younger ono,
No need to hasten back;
Just lope along, and qland to me
Ny gun from off tho rack.
Then go--the ranch is yours. and al
My cattle grazing near:
I'll need them not where I shall 20
Across the range" from here
f. j. STUART.
San Antonio. 1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13
CHARLESTON AND THE CINCINNATI

The triennial meeting of the General
Society of the Cincinnati, which was
held last week in the city of Charles
ton, S. c., afforded that ancient and
historic city an opportunity to give
the stranger within her gates a tas.e
of her hospitality, which was charac-
teristic in its refinement generous In
its profusion and enchanting in the
peculiar and unapproachable charm OF
her men and women.
The Cincinnati of to-day may we'll
rejoice that their ancestors accomplish
ed not only the independence OF the
United states, but also the privilege of
being entertained by the South Caro-
lima Society, even though of necessity
1t be almost as rare as a jubilee.
At the recent meeting the thirteen
original States wero all represented,
and the prospect of Charleston well
come brought fun delegations, who for
( three days were willing captives OF
their South Carolina brethren. OF
course a principal feature OF the meet.
ing WAS set banquet, at which the
hosts felt at liberty to show that In
every respect the Palmetto State could
hold her own both for and against all
Corners
The menu cards We're works of art,
and conceded TO be the most beautiful
the society had ever seen. Vice Presi-
dent General simons and Judge Draw
ley handsomely maintained the fame
already won for the State by her
statesmen and orators, and later Mi,
Huger Smith. at Fort Moultrle, delivered
very striking historical address.
The News and Courier. under the
guidance OF that loyal and joyous
! knight of the pen, J. C. Hemphlll, gave
splendid reports of all public functions
but, with delicacy which we believe
! Is known only TO Charleston, ignored
all private entertainments REGARDLESS.
OF their magnitude or their merit,
The visit TO Forts Sumter and Moul
/; trie--which have been mpregnabl.
J fortihed-and to the new channel
tst,owed the Cincinnati what the Unite
! States has done, not only to CIV
! Charleston a first-class harbor, but L
4 defend 1t, And very inspiring sigh
/ II all was. The advantages which
/ Charleston now has as seaport
. = Il
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Only room and its empty space
That nearly drives mo wild;
l sit and write. and dream of a face
The sweet one of child.
Only roon-it is lonesome, bare
I miss form. and this;
l miss. | miss. my baby fair,
] miss my good night kiss.
Only a room-in the silence there,
] hear so oft voice
a vision comes but I do not dare
To let my soul rejoice.
/ know too we'll. that the step / hear
Is mockery hard to bear;
And night by night, - my room fear
The vision sweet and fair.
My empty arms reach out but in space
To grasp the one ! love:
Reach out to kiss, all in vain, the face
l love all else above.
Only room-but the tears that fan
Blot half of what / write;
I'm waiting now, for baby call,
To come from out the might.
r. J. STUART.
San Antonio, 1908.
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Because The Times Dispatch believes
that the vast majority of the present
ills of this country are directly trace
able TO Republican policies, it earnestly
desires the success of the Democratic
party in the coming campaign There
are many with US who hope for revival
and a re-establishment of the principles
oftlocal se1f-government, tariff for rev
snue only, diffusion instead of a con-
centration of governmental authority.
ard return to the principles of JEFF
ferson. Yet apparently those holding
such Ideas are but as reeds shaken in
the wind raised by a clamor for Mr..
Bryan's denomination.
Long ago The Dispatch de-
clared that 1t saw no other candidate
who had any reasonable chance of nom
ination. and that 1t was. therefore.
very much to be hoped that since Mr..
Bryan was apparently the inevitable
candidate. the party would at least be
harmonious in the choice of its plat
form. AS the convention draws nearer
1t becomes increasingly clear that the
revolt against Mr.. Bryan, both active
and passive. is spreading. and that the
Republican party is not free from trou-
bles and difficulties of its own 1t is,
therefore. matter of essential impor-
lance that the Democrats go into the
campaign united. In order TO gain this
harmony. there must be free and UNI
tranmeled debate and action, This
cannot lie gained by instructed dele
gates.
AS The Dispatch pointed out
last week, Mr.. Bryan already has al
most certainly 657 delegates out of 6
total of 6SS necessary for the requisite
two-t thirds vote. This enormous LEAD
makes it all the more important for
the rest of the delegates to so foot
loose. Thus and only thus, will they
be able to make effective a demand
for recognition in the deliberations an:
action of the convention. II the who'll
convention in advance is to be pledged
for Mr.. Bryan, and so for his own plat
form, the Democratic party will be
ihuti NedNSI III WIG ,ohiPeiSii 'iAiH :.
would be We're Mr.. Bryan to be chose.
and platform framed by whole
convention acting in the light of the
conditions as they may appear in July
If the Democratic party goes into tht
campaign of. lsts as Che representative,
of definite policy,in short, it will pt
ininitely stronger than it could be a:
the representative of a single individ
ual.