Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-15
fRiDAr. OCTOBER Is. 1909.
SECRETARY NAGeL And HIS INA
TIoNAL iDEA'-cENTRAli-
ZATlON.

One thlnR VIC are o. &c ~ NS-'
for these Republicans. they are strong
In faith or. Mt least, In expressions
of faith. They have glued their eyes
uucn the national Republican party
and watched 1t grow in power ana
audacity-with. the aid OF It's allied.
or rather supporting. interests-unth
they can see nothing by Washington
ana the G. o. p. Now and then they
Remember there are such things as
state lines and individual rights. Per
haps they would forget the state lines
altogether If it were not for the faet
that Virginia and her sister Southern
states have an opportunity every four
years to refresh their memories.
Here is Secretary Nagel. of the de
rsrtment of commerce and labor,
member CT the cabinet OF the Presi-
dent CT the United states who. at the
expense q all the people. is now tour
ing the country making Republican
speeches, while heads OF the depart
ments of his administration come TO
Virginia TO interfere in the election OF
State officers. Mr.. Nagel comes TO
Virginia with his National Idea
song. the burden CT which is centrali-
zaticn-the great evil against which
the Democracy Of the South always
has and always will be prepared TO
fight. In both CT his speeches In Vir-
ginia Mr.. Nagel has eliminated the
local candidates for office from the
situation Evidently he, like his chief,
is willing to admit that Virginia Re
pubiicanism has record upon which II
would not be profitable to dwell. hence
he leaves local affairs severely alone
and devctes his entire time to his
National Idea
The National Idea" the secretary
plainly tells US. is Capitalization OF
power he attempts to prove that we
have outgrown the government for
which our fcrefathers fought. and de-
clares that the South is retarding its
own progress and development by re-
fusing to lineup fer Capitalization
ani the protective tariff. This is stat
ing the case just little stronger than
most Republicans. especially those
who are familiar with the Southern
Idea.r would be willing to make II.
This Capitalization tendency OF the
Republican party is regarded by US
as even more dangerous than the
trust-fostering protsc;ive tariff. and
when the secretary comes into the
South singing q Capitalization song In
an attempt to lure Democrats from
their allegiance. he Is about as wise
as man who waves a red iiag as
an emblem OF peace when endeasor-
ing to make friends with a bull II
Nr. Nagei draws a southern bern
man into the Republican party on
his Capitalization argument. then our
people have changed 50 entirely that
We win begin to doubt tina; dictum
about the leopard and his spots
like his chief again. Mr.. Nagel de-
ciires TO believe that V.rginians have
principles Of their own He takes II
fer granted that We are without be-
liefs OF principles ourselves. and for
some reason lnconprehensible 70 him
eli not accept those % the G. o. =
We suggest that he read somethine
ron Thomas Jefferson or others We
might name before he comes south
again. then he might study MP ths
Republican arguments against The
principles Of Democracy and have
Something 10 oner rs In the way 81
logic when he discusses politics.
Press reports % the secretary I