Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-03-27
POLITICAL.

Inc otdte supreme court DECIDED that
voters must pay their capitation taxes in
person and not through another.
A feeble and impotent minority in
politics always refers to the majority
as machine. 1t is the case of broken
cog reviling the wheel which is able
to get along without it.-Danville
Register.
There were ten Democratic Senator's |
who voted against Judge Rhea. Nine |
of these voted either against Martin or
Swanson in the contest in 1905. Only
one voted for both Swanson and Mar
tin in that contest. This fact may or
may not be significant. -Southside Vir-
gilman.
| Bosses horrid term since this is
free country. This epithet is applied
only by men who say that they will new
er allow rings to be put in their noses.
1t is therefore apparent that they are
trying to protect their fellow men whom
they so fear may become slaves. The
philanthropy of some people is past all
understanding. -Staunton Spect or.
In separate sessions Tuesday, the
Democratic members of the two houses
of the Maryland Legislature voted
unanimously for former Governor John
Walter Smith for United States SEN
ator to fill out the unexpired term of
the late William Pinkney Whyte. Ex-
Governor Smith already has been chosen
for the full six-year term, beginning
March a, 1909.
The State Democratic committee
Tuesday night selected Roanoke, June
II, for the State convention to send
delegates to Denver. The representa-
ton will be delegate for every 100
votes or fraction over so cast in the
last Presidential election. A. P Rowe,
of Fredericksburg, was elected men,
Der of the committee from the First
district, to succeed H. H. Wallace.
Taft swept Ohio and the crushing
defeat of Foraker in his own state is
well nigh glory enough for one cam
paign. The man who still carries hate
in his heart towards the people of the
South, and who would finally humiliate
fair Dixie, isn't entitled to recognition
in decent society, much less the official
place and power. Good bye is a sad old
word, but we take great pleasure in
, saying it to brilliant, but bad ''fire-
!, works" Foraker. -Farmvile Herald.
The lower house of Congress has vot-
ed to return the words "In God we
trust" to the coins. These words were
omitted by the President Many Con-
gressmen, no doubt, voted for the resto-
ration who trust not in God, nor any
: supernatural being, but who found here
an easy way to make some constituent
believe they do. We hope now that
our money may be better, and by all
means more plentiful. We hope to see
many of the superscriptions.- Staunton
Spectator.
That there is to be something inter-
esting in political way within the next
few weeks is already known. The CUB
ernatorial nomination will overshadow
the Presidential election. The fractional
lines. are to be drawn as they have
never before been drawn. Stress is
laid on the fact that political lines"
were not observed in the case against
Judge Rhea, yet the fact is that not
one Republican voted for Judge Rhea.
while there were Democrats that have
opposed Judge Rhea and his affiliations
for years who aligned themselves with
the Republicans. There are hot times
ahead. One gentleman who stood by
Judge Rhea says that it will soon be
shown that the press of Richmond does
: not express the views of the people of
: the State. Richmond news letter.
Prominent Virginia Republicans are
: authority for the statement that c.
, Bascomb Slemp, the Virginia Congress
3 man from the Ninth district, has been
offered a position in the Cabinet of Will
liam H. Taft, of Ohio, in the event that
; he is elected to the Presidency. The
Republicans in the State are highly
I elated over the fact, that Virginia is
E thus to be honored, and profess to be-
e lieve that Virginians generally will feel
so highly complimented by this attitude
of Taft toward Virginia that the time
, will not be very remote when the Re
publican party will be predominant in
! the State. Senator Noel, who intro
= duced the resolution in the Senate of
, Virginia for the investigation of Judge
Rhea, and who is slated as the Repub-
lican nominee for Governor, encouraged
by the support given him by the Demo
Y Gratis in that contest, already boastSthat
e he will poll the biggest vote polled BY a
e nominee of his party in the last twenty
5 years; and one r. E. Chase, slated as
Slemp's successor, even predicts that
his party will sweep the State in the
next election. Their boasts. of course,
are idle ones, but in them there are
lessons which may be learned with profit
by some Democrats in the future, when
they spread political nets with which to
ensnare them. Enterprise.