Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-03-13
POLITICAL.

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March 18th at Nokomis to select dele
gates to Cape Charles and Lynchburg.
BY the votes of four Democrats ex-
Governor Bradley, of Kentucky. rank
republican, was elected to the u. S.
Senate over Governor Beckham. Demo-
crat.
The five Democratic Committeeman
OF the First District met at Newport
News yesterday to call a primary for
nomination of Congressman. This is
early action, the first to be taken in the
State.
Virginia just now is in the midst of
one OF those periodical waves of holier-
than-thou politics when the voice of
Jocob strives to conceal the hand of
Esau. We should all rejoice over the
hoary old political sinner when he turns
from his wicked ways, even as the an
gels rejoice over the repentant sinner.
But the old political leper who has
prohted and waxed rich by the spoils
OIL politics, acquired in dark and devious
ways, should disgorge his ill-gotten
gains before he exhibits the zeal of the
convert and begins to pitch stones at
cleaner and better people than himself
Inc memory of the public is not so
treacherous that it fails to recall that
some OF the loud-mouthed, holier-than-
'hou reformers were in their time the
conscious receivers of stolen good. and
hey have never made restitution nor
rico to make Observation-Disclosures
Appeal
VIRGINIA'S ABLE LEADER
NEW York World, Ind. Dem.t
In the second volume of his auto
geography" Senator Hoar said.
Among the most interesting charac-
ers with whom it has been INV fortune
serve Is Senator John w. Daniel.
Virginia. Our ways of life and in
iany particulars our ways of thinking
re Tar apart. But / have been led to
orm sincere respect for his intellec-
iai qualities and for his sincere and
ar-sighted patriotism"
mus did the truest representative of
ne political spirit of Massachusetts
DR. generation pay tribute TO the
'uest living representative of the no.
teal spirit of Virginia.
John w. Daniel is one of the strong-
81 hgures in the Senate: one of the
'rongest figures in his party. one of
he strongest figures in the public life of
lie United States. No man in the
emocratlc party has had a more va
ed political experience. The author
two standard works on law. he has
zen member of the Virginia House
delegates and of the Virginia Senate
democratic Presidential elector. a .
iegate to FIVE Democratic nat;on.1 ,
INVENTIONS. and a member of IN.
ouse of Representatives. For tven-
-one years he has sat in the United | {
ates Senate, ably, vigorously and
nscientiously upholding the princinle. !.
q traditions of that great line of =
rgin'ans who exerted SO powerful AN :,
iuence In shaping the destines of the :;
public. 81
senator Daniel is a Democrat who :;
cps the faith. No voice was raised j.
DER than his against Mr.. Brvan's ~
doctrine of government ",
nershlp. No Democrat in Congress- =,
set himself more squarely against g
new Federalism, this new central ~
ton, into which Mr.. Bryan seeks to -
nge the country. r.
he Virginia Democrats. it is said :.
l send Daniel delegation to Denver Is
ey should. 1t has been MANY wears =.
&c the name of a Virginia cand;- -
9 was presented to a national con- ~
ltion, and nobody is more WORTHY ~,
that honor than this eloquent ex- ~
tent Of the ancient culture and
valry of the South. m
he Democratic party will nexo,. 81
I'm be truly Democratic until ;ts OF
resentatives in convention assembled III
prepared to give sober CONSIDER IL
'ns OF such able, earnest. COURAGE ae
leaders as John Warwick Dan;aI On
0 bows neither to plutocracy nor to de
nagogy. 0' ~ So
ne injurious effect of alcnbo, - a. az