The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-31
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Evasion.
lacttnent OF n publicity law by tho next Con-
grcss II his pnrty Is returned to power, when
we MI know that tho chairman Of tho com
opposed to publicity, recalls tho recent farce
lot a Congressional investigation of the paper
trust by committee Of tho House OF hen.
IN his belief that tho charges ngninsts the
trust were both untrue and disingenuous.
tsoon after tho acduittal OF tho trust IN
pnnes pleaded guilty In the Federal court0
Norfolk Landmark.
a Taft Policy.
We ask again. what think TAFT Demo.
Gratis OF THUR leadcr7 What think they ri
thu hand which he raises against the peace
Sp S, h9hor ana TIER sae,,o
the would -bo-smiter--of their cotnmnnder-
it-chief7 Are they rendy to march In hia
d q up VIXEN s pronnnn ~
OF his purposon To bring tho negro into. poll
tics again With y View of restoring him to
al; the rights that were contemplated by
-Lynchburg News.
Tint Tax Decision.
Conservative rcnsoncrs CHIN that the en-
fcrcement OF the decision that a voter must
the vote q the State 70 10000 votes The
handful In eash county. Bosses Will spring
up on every hand and the plain citizen VIII
have nothing to do with the machinery of
will dominate tho rural districts also. and an
the cities 20 In elections Virginia will 20.
The prospect Is not pleasing. view y =, from
erlcksburg Journal.
Against TAX Decision.
II tho Interpretation OF the law Is cor
rect one, 1t simply means that large per-
ccntage OF tho voters OF the counties must
trLve Ave or ten miles to the county trena-
urc- to pay the poll tax and Qualify to vote:
AM! " unknown to the treasurer. would
doubtless DO required to take along somo
one who could do the identifying. and the
one who is to identify must BIO known to the
treasurer. In fact. X the law Is to be car
ried out by the interpretation of the Nor
folk judge. 1t Is liable TO lead to all sorts
OF complications.
Tho sequel OF the matter Will be found in
the failure OF mensto qualify for suffrage
Roanoke Times
Dcplores Tax Decision.
II the provision. tharetore, means that tho
man must furnish the money with which To
pay his own poll tax. II cannot mean what
Judge Martin says II means, that he mus,
simply going and handing in the money u,
person can In no way advantnge the state.
IN ~ fUTnlhncS no eStuenC6 whatever AtUnt
thu vote to follow IL an honest, unbought
| vote. The ceremony Is n useless and profit
less one to all concerned.
Judge Martin has not decided, II we un :
derstand IL correctly. that the man, r1uss
60 in person and mako the payment from,
his own funds. but simply that he must sc
the source OF tho funds un,oue,,ed.~
tot Dispatch and Nows.
feeding tho Eagle.
!
n German has written book In which he
predicts that Japan will wipe the United
States of the map in tho near future. to
which the Dothan Argus adds: When the
wipins Is over with. by japan. or any other
country. tho map wouldn't bs 1T to keep
and they would have to give 1t back to us
| Then we'd draw the lines where We pleased
Fin castle Herald
5..cs.ent Encrgy.
The reversal pr the ,2o,oooooo hne against
expected. Like all the proceedings Of
Roosevelt's administration against offending
corporations the prosecution OF the oil trus,
Twas rnisdirected and the penalty X enforced
would have fnlIen largely on innocent
shoulders. One well-prepared case asa!nsi
ono of the responsible managers OF Rccke-
| feier's combine would have accomplished
mere for the suppression Of rebates and
| preferential rates than all the spectacular
Law suits which the Department OF Justice
has Instituted since Roosevelt started hi'
| campaign OF MISUNDERSTANDING virslnian
| pilot
Few Dependents.
\ The leading Republican organ. the New
York Tribune says of Mr.. Bryan that h'
undoubtedly owes his nomination TO tn
/ support of the great mass OF the Democratic
svcters. and that the Republicans will IL,
| we'll not to consider the campaign of 1908 {
| walkover. Tho Tribune Is right. and wha
II says should give hopo to the desponden
/ Democrat who says his party has no chance
Happily this class is getting smaller, nnt
!. before November II won't exist at ALL
/ Farmville Herald.