The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10


Bailey is smirched, and not a few have
paid spot cash 20 wObble in the seats
of the mighty dead so inferior is the
general run of Senators in intellect
and real attainment that We wager the
I reader NJ these structures cannot OIL
/ hand name dozen Of the ninety-twO
who masquerade rs exalted law-mak-
ers. Alas show are the mighty
| fallen -.
The picture isn't oyerdrawn, and Il
is gratifying to remember that the
face Of but one Southerner appears IN
this modern art ,?) gallery.
Poor Bailey should have remembered
the good old refrain Of "solid south
and remained true to its colors.
How he must regret now that he
had not flung away the ambition for
gold and been content TO have been
great. Texas expected that of him and
so did the Southern sisters all, but
now they lament over the fall Of the
Young man a. David did over that Of
Absalom.
Hon. "Harry" is in the race for
Governor Will open headquarters in
Staunton, the centre Of his beloved
valley, and will make an active can
vas of the state. "A chip Of the old
block, the people will hear him glad
ly. lie will not dodge his record as
president of the jamestown EXposi-
ton but point with pride to what he
will claim wa, a splendid success.
With Stuart i'm the South, with
Tucker i'm the valley and Mann with
the prohibition vote Of all sections Of
the State the latter in our opinion,
will be easy winner. And not only
will Judge Mann have the solid pro
hibition vote but i'm thi, fight the con-
trolling spirits of the Democratic par
~ of the State seem TO be with him,
and with the spirits and no spirits
combined he must sweep the field.
Good and true men all aud no matter
who is winner no harm nor shame can
come 10 the mother commonwealth.
The legislature met on Wednesday
and with a Ryrd as leader the work
of the session should be accomplished |
within the constitutional limits Of go
days. And it would be if the mem |
berS would only get TO work at once |
and prosecute it vigorously. The sal
airy OF 5000 applies to go days work as
well as 10 sixty, and the result is that /
without extra pay there is general |
aversion TO extra work. But, we re-
peat, there will be no need Of extend
ed session if they get the "hustle on
It's given out that the sherils Of |
the counties and the sergeants Of the
cities are TO meet i'm Richmond TO pre-
vent the legislature from enacting a |
law to employ prisoners on our pub
lie roads This is all wrong. Outdoor
exercise is better than confinement in
prison cells, and there is no greater
demand forwel directed labor than
on our public highways. Let the
board money be sacrificed in the in
terest of the general public, and let il
be known that the criminals will be
put to work rather than to sleep in
comfortable quarters and their num-
bers will be greatly decreased.
The hotel men Of the state had a
royal time of il at the Jefferson in
Richmond at their recent banquet,
and the pleasant news was given out
that they all made money last year.
That means that they gave to the pub
lie good and satisfactory service, for
none but those who keep acceptable
hostelries ever make money in the
conduct of the business. A poorly
kept public house always has been
and ever will be a dismal failure.
You can't fool travelling man the
second time, and a satisfied travelling
man is a circulating Advertisement.