Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-14
POLITICAL.

VIII lCnL.
The Democratic Campaign Book is
'eing edited. A prominent feature. of
I is to point out the political failures
If Roosevelt 80 .-
The Democratic Congressional Con-
vention of the Ninth District, held at
Pulaski Wednesday, nominated j. c..
Byars for Congress by reclamation, to
oppose the Republican candidate, 9. B.
Slemp. y ~ -7-
Chairman Mack, of National Demo-
cratic committee, has appointed Sena-
tor Culberson, of Texas, chairman of
Advisory committee Hon. j. Taylor
Ellyson, of Virginia, is member of
Finance committee.
The reports from the State of New
York foreshadow the direct interfer-
ence of President Roosevelt-iixing
things so that he can go to the Senate
from that State on his return from At
rica. Tillman, Bob Taylor and jeff
Davis won't be circumstance if Teddy
succeeds PlattE ~ s.y - =
THE fight this year is the people
against the pIutoerats,e. the masses
against. the magnates, and never was 9
more Important engagement ]jeined il
the history of the nation. If this isnot
to remain Repnblic n6tsonNS in name
but in very deed and fact then it vii
Ebecome an "Elsctiys Monarchy, anC
this. that great genius,' John Randolph
of Roanoke, justly characterized as the
worst form of monarchy. -Lunenburg
Times. s.
Judge Taft consecrates himself. il
elected, to the mission of completing
the work which, he says, Roosevelt has
so we'll begun. His highest ambition is
to walk in the footsteps of his illus
trious predecessor, and in so doing he
processes tohoh the purpose of destroy
ing the iniquitohs Trusts without dis
turbing business But the accomplish
ment of his exemplar has been to upset
business without disturbing the Trusts
-VirginianPilot.
Acknowledgement Bonaparte deliver
ed an opinion recently which is looked
upon by Mr.. Bryan and others as capa
bic of being of great help toward.
Democratic victory. He claims it to b,
illegal for national banks of Oklahom;
to contribute towards the guarant,
fund for the protection of depositors o.
to avail themselves of other. privileges
of the State banking act 1t is averret
70 be following closely on the heels o
the Standard Oil reversal in Chicag,
and the. contempt cases against tn,
labor leaders in Washington.
| The puzzling problem of the negr,
vote is likely to find its solution unsat
isfactory to the Republicans. Witt
reference to. this the main reliance q
Taft's managers is in the fact that
while Taft is extremely unpopular will
the negroes, who in all quarters ar,
threatening tovote against him, Their,
Is no real excuse for that vote to go t,
Mr. Bryan and to the support of tn,
Democratic party. The answer to al
suggestions of loss of this vote is tha
the negro will have to vote for Taftbe
causehe cap Hnd. no place in the Dem
|ocfatiS .party. The solution of thi,
difficulty from. the Negroes point OF view
may be to vote for the candidates Of
the Independence party. - Baltimor,
Sun. -
The Richmond Times-Dispatch pub
fishes list containing large number
of papers that are supporting Mr.. Bryan
now that did not support him in 1896
Among these may be named The Times
Dispatch. the Norfolk Landmark. tn,
Petersburg Index-Appeal, the Charlott.
Observer, the Springfield Republican
the Danville Register, the New Orlean.
Times-Demecrat, the Charlestown New.
and Courier. OF the above number
the Charlotte Observer. the New Or
leans Times-Democrat, the Times Dis
patch and the Petersburg Index-Appea
did not support Mr.. Bryan in 1900
because of the. free silver plank. L
may be added that the country papers O
this State as rule are heartily sup
porting Bryan.