The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
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Poll Tax. " A 4 Il
Il ,rhc Highest state court has nov held atliat
the streasiirers should make out siiew lists
Tor the election In Noycnber. con- s in Z
only the naes q yo.ofs ar 1 nrs ony two
things int can ioiowk that decision, either
The CLERKS are not going to OBEY INA snat a III
sson psd Or ts state
a tf,e elections i ID November. Ledger
why Bryan Is Feared.
we would like to know whether ASSAULTS
;,lnor, crookodness LIN high fnance 10 GONG
10 MI ike 10 Know whether tho presence Of
rich i1nalefactors behind prison bars ana IN
striped clothing is COINS e produce iin AZ
Bryan is feared. by the eternal9trut we be- b,
lleve he is Justly fcared.--Lynchburs News.
Protection and Coal.
vania anthracite fields aggregated $1,000.
short tons K and In the 6 auv1nn y.
ti mr s and 10000 900 600 Of bituminous.
NJ. r. Campbell, Of the United States Geo
logical Survey. He figures that at the rate
OF production reached In 1907 the available
coal supply In would last apont
400 This y ~, on as !. 'ehe
present tariff remains II Will be 400 years
beforcethc price Of coal "a. 70 ed.-Alex-
nndrla Gazette. n
Good for Roanoke.
post-ofricc receipts. than which there Is
M better trade barometer, Indicate a re-
growth FOR the since
from less than $4,000 to moro tnan 4ioo,vuv
in 1907. That is showing evidently not
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News.
Unable to Catch Up.
But he has not yet reached Dir. Bryan's
height. He has been trying manfuly to
keep up, but he Is yet somewhat TO the rear.
He promises publicity after the election
when tho harm y Mr bsy oredyer Mr.
BRYAN VIII not take contributions over q
certain amount. but the Republican cam.
paisn managers you'd accept eco any rch mus
factors denounced by the party WarWick.-
Lynchburg Advance.
Excellent Advice.
Democratic newspapers should stop
wrangling over the dead past and get busy
with the duty Of the living present. y az
fur moro important to elect Bryan amu ne IS,
other about the issues OF eight or WE'VE we've
years ago. For the purposes OF the presen.
campaign we don't care panpee a nVw I Ici
us stop lighting among ourselves. ana go
light Philip. the common enemy.-Peters-
burg Index-Appeal.
Don't Give Up the Ninth.
Tho Times was unuiterably opposed to
tho action taken by the Democrats OF the
Ninth last fall when no contest was mace
IN the special election caused By the death OF
the elder slemp. and we make haste to again
enter our protest against such conducL on
the part OF the Democrats In this district
as will allow Mr.. Slemp to again represent
8thi, district without opposition and nrinly
believe that such course Is but sacrlncc
OF Democratic principles. and TO surrender
Without a show OF battle Is not worthy OF
our claims that Democratic doctrines APP
pIIed to our governmental Ills Will brin9
relief to an overburdened people,-south-
west Times.
Financial.
A virginia newspaper enters the remnrk-
able objection to a law guaranteeing the
safety OF bank deposits that II would es,
Htablish a uniform standard OF soivency and
leave tho people no reason To- patronize
one bank rather than another. In our "
norance OF such matters we had supposed
that the great desideratum OF banking
system was that every institution under II
should be equally Trustworthy as aep ',,l :
tory OF the peoples money.-Sorfolk VIZ
ginian-Piot.