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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18

the scandal the most brazen election
fraud case In Its history. while Ten.
nessees part-is too ldisgraceful to men.
ton. The only conclusion to draw
from this condition is that the people
are asleep on matters that pertain to
their government. They must be dis
gusted with the Issues (?) that the
politicians produce. 1t appears to us
that these fiery campaigns are organ
lied by the powers that be to distract
from the real relief needed In the
South Why not discuss such topics
as Good Roads; Repeal OF the Home
stead and Exemption Laws; The Tor
rens System for Registration of Land
Titles; Express Charges; Discriminatory
Freight Rates; Equitable Taxation:
Commission Form of Government, ana
other like Issues that mean for the
progress and development of the South
and the peace and prosperity of her
people?
This puts the case very forcefully.
The true Issues before the people are
not discussed enough by candidates
these live questions or wish to evade
taking a stand on them. Matters OF
the deepest interest to the community
are left unmentioned by candidates
abuse and criticism. A man who would
spend week trying to run down an
error Of political competitor will not
take ten minutes to read up on good
ment. or some other question, the dis
cussion OF which is directly profitable
and educative
The South is progressing, but in pol
in their political thought. Many Of the
best citizens are so Disguised with
politics and political results that they
take no interest in them. This is
mand to-day Is for businesslike. men IN
politics-men who can do things rather
than men who can say things. Oratory
has It's uses, but 1t is abused in ou,
shaker, the hail-fellow- WELL met, the
glib talker-these types are still too
prevalent in southern politics.
There are certain reforms which will
aid in the upbuilding Of
every community in the South. The
people ought TO insist that these re-
forms be discussed by candidates for
public office, and that candidates take
an unequivocal stand on these ques-
lions. Politics with us to-day Is too
much a matter of words. not deeds.
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COMING nrn WAY.

When the Philadelphia Press weakens
in it's claims for the Republican party,
the fight Is as good as won by the
Democrats. Doing its level best with
the material at hand, 1t only claims
1862 sure" Republican districts in the
next Congress and comedies 172 dis
tricts to the Democrats. 1t sets down
81 districts as doubtful" whistling to
keep it's courage up; but 1t really
thinks in its heart that the Republican
jig is up. Now, IL the Democrats will
only use their victory so as not to
abuse it, it would be well for Mr..
Taft to get ready to move out In
March, 1913.
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THE FIGHT IN THE FIFTII.

That the Fifth District is now close
politically is proposition which we
think will not be denied. Though the
speakers who will be sent to help
Judge Saunders in his three-cornered
congressional fight Will do effective
work, the burden of the campaign rests
upon the shoulders of Individual Dem
ocrats. Every Democrat in the district
must count in rnls campaign, and he
must see TO it that every other Demo-
Graf in the district does his duty.
Thorough and persistent and untirins
efforts must be put forth by the saun-
ders supporters in order to win their
battle.
The Republicans are we'll organized
in the Fifth and they are going to
stretch every nerve and sinew to win.
They are placing great stress on the
very weak argument that the report
OF the Elections Committee Of Con-
gress was equivalent to giving Parsons
the seat from the Fifth. That Is, of
course, false; but to voters who are
not acquainted with the Saunders side
of the question. the argument is very
plausible and fetching. The Republi-
cans are doing tremendous amount
OF personal work; and we are willing
to wager that Gumshoe Parsons has
shaken hands with every man, woman
and child in the district, to say moth
ing OF having promised to every COM
munity individual penitentiaries with
all the luxuries and comforts or life.
The Fifth District deserves just as
much attention as the Ninth from the
Democratic State Committee. and we
are sure that it Is now getting such
attention, In both districts Democratic
ettorts from now until the last hour OF
the campaign should be made as Wig
orous ana as great as possible. II
that be done, to the next Congress we
confidently believe Virginia will send
delegation solidly and splendidly
| Democratic.
| y VI 2
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when they have presented themselves
to vote, but this might not always be
the case
1t might also be said that II the
women had the right to vote they
would doubtless pass such laws as
would not deprive them OF their
present enormous property privileges.
We think they could be depended upon
to look out for all they now possess,
but, as we have said, we do not In
tend to take any part in this dis
cussion. We are quite willing that
the women should fight 1t out among
themselves. 1t may be said. however,
without prejudice, that Miss seawell
has clear majority of the men voters
on her side.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
THE REAL ISSUES.

me Merchants Journal and Com
meree, of Lynchburg. prints in It's lat
est issue most pertinent editorial
article as to the subjects which are
discussed in political campaigns in the
south and the subjects which are
omitted from discussion, 1t says;
some hallucination--it must he some
'th!As ike that.-led US to believe that
people or the South We're going to MAKE
tle'F political campaigns an inspiration
10 younger men in this fast growing
section. That men and measures were
gong TO be paramount to office, rims
RUE and personal abuse. South Caro-
,'sia mas Just closed a spirited cam
palsh waged on personalities ioke
sml'h. Joe Brown and Tom Watson
nave been keeping Georgia in turmoil
,Iraho the issue was Office; North Car
oi'''a can ind no higher platform imam
70 false howl on Butler and anti
aualed bonds, and Virginia lends 70
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18

NIOSDY AND HIS MEN.

Colonel John S. Mosby Will make
lecturing tour through New England,
speaking at twelve important places.
He will tell his audiences about the
great war in this country in which ne
bore conspicuous part Talking to a
reporter for the New York sun several
days ago, ne expressed his opinion
rather freely about some Of the men
who are inv,ncible in peace and who
were invisible in war This is very
interesting:
never go to reunions; there are
too many frauds there. Il don't reckon
that Of the 800 men in my command as
many as 100 are still living. l only
know positively of about Is, and they
are scattered all over the country.
But If had had as many men as now
say they We're with me, l could have
driven Grant out OF Virginia. Every
time they have a reunion there are
some 100 or more who register as
Mosby's men, and they are looked on
as heroes. bet q lot of them have
been born since the war began.
1t must be said however. that these
people have served a useful purpose.
in sense. They have kept the memo
ries of the past alive and whether they
fought in the signal corps or served
In the commissary department. they
have helped to preserve the history OF
the most heroic period in the life of the
country. But Colonel Mosby is mis-
taken when lie says there are not more
than one hundred of his old soldiers
living to-day. We have seen that
many OF them at times and they all
look now eft for frolic or fit for a
fght'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
cnuRcu-corNG IN CHICAGO.

chicago has a population of 2,lSb,2S3.
A careful house. to-house census shows
that there are 100000 regular Chilron
attendants in Chicago, and about 49,
700 more who go to Church now ana
then. This leaves large number OF
persons-st0,2s 3-who do not go to
Church at ALL We should like to know
now many OF the 100000 regular at
tendants are women and children, ana
how many OF the 475,0O0 who are occa-
sional attendants belong to e"e same
class. In other words, we want 10
Know how many men go to Church IN
Chicago. The women and children are
always supposed to do their duty but
what about the men OF Chicago? How
many OF them go to Church, and II
their number is large, how does 1t
happen that their town Is SO wicked?
1t having merited the appellation, we
are Informed, OF "the worst city In
America"
Why should men be ashamed to go to
Church anywhere, even in Chicago? 1t
is really respectable business, and
besides is far more entertaining, even
when the music is bad and the sermon
Indifferent, than any Of the other
places affected by the fellows that
don't care. The point just now. how
ever, relates to the men folk of Chi
cago and not to the men folk of any
other community. How many of them
go to Church? The Chicago Tribune
VIII please tell them for us that this
Is a game in which they cannot afford
to foozle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
COMING BACK HoaIE.

Delaware, the reports declare, is
about to come back into the ranks or
the Democratic party, where it really
belongs and ought to have been long
ago. Republican domination OF the
Legislature has disguised the people
and the reyulsion of sentiment ought
to be enough to bring the Democrats
back into power again. With the eN-
ception of the election OF 1872, Della
ware went Democratic nationally every
time until 1896, when 1t split to pieces
sc thoroughly that it is Just getting
together again, Delaware was Demo-
cratic in State elections up to 1900.
This good old State has not fourished
under Republican rule and the people
know it and ore going to do something
about it. Delaware has only aO2322
according to tho last CEN
sus. In the last decade. the whole
state gained but 1857 people, an in
crease Of z per cent. Delaware has
been cursed by Republican rule, Cor
ruption has run riot in it's legislature
at times, and the welfare of the peo-
PIE and the progress Of the State have
been retarded by the long drawn out
Republican contests for the United
States Senate. From 1895 to 1901 there
was. but one member from Delaware
in the Senate and from 1901 until
1908 there was none at all, There was
another deadlock in 1905 lasting until
1906, when DUPONT, the millionaire
powder manufacturer. was chosen
Senator
The State is at low political ebb
The Rodneys and the Bayards seem
to have died out, Smith and Richard
son have taken their places in the
Senate, hut neither of these has ac-
CURED title to the grateful remem-
brance of the people OF Delaware. The
fortunes OF the State. as revealed. by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
external source 81 energy. or shnll hy

external source of energy. or shall. by
its movement, continually create now
err. The impossibility of constructing
such a machine has long been demon
strated. but still ignorant and ambi-
tious inventors continue to try for IL.
Academy OF Sciences refused to receive
any further schemes for perpetual mo-
ton. regarding II as an imposslbility.
there was time when the perpetual
n .an problem was worthy the atten-
ton of philosopher. lust az there
was time when man nigh; have
oeen justified in doubling whether the
earth was a globe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
.IN THE BEAUTY OF THE nIL1Es.''

Julia Ward Howe, one of the most
of American women of
letters, died yesterday. She was a
poet, a philanthropist, writer on So
Geological subjects. and occasionally
preached in the Unitarian pulpit. The
only work of hers that will survive is
her Battle Hymn Of the Republic" a
stirring poem of the War Against the
South, which made a great impression
on her part of the country when 1T
was first published, and has since
found permanent place IN all Ameri-
can anthologies. She was much re-
spected by her neighbors, and to tho
last took an active and Intelligent in
terest in all the leading questions of
the day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
THE EFFICIENCY OF rREAsunEns.


The argument which will be advanced
nine times out of ten for the passage
of the proposed amendment to the Vir-
ginia Constitution giving unlimited
term of office to county and city treas
urers is that the longer he is in office
the more efficient the treasurer be-
comes.
To certain extent this may be true
in some cases; but we do not believe
that it is true, as general yo1osi-
ton. In too many cases the efficiency
of the treasurer is a mere routine
efficiency. a mere matter of form and
red-tape, which can be acquired within
very reasonable time.
Illuminating testimony as to the
commercial value of the treasurer long
in office-and his commercial efficiency,
the only kind with which we are
concerned--is afforded in letter to
us from an authority on political econ
omy in Virginia who has Just been in
vestigating the facts about treasurers
in the Old Dominion. He wrote to II
we'll known bonding company and
asked them what their opinion was
about treasurers who hold Office un-
der no limitations as to terms of SER
vice.
Read what they replied to him:
Our personal opinion is that length
of service very often dulls the officials
conscience and in our Judgment the
quality of the risk deteriorates the
length of time that the official holds
office"
These are strong words. Yet we be-
lieve them TO be true. The longer Il
treasurer stays in office the more like
~ is he TO regard the Office as his
personal property and not that Of the
people. The longer he stays in office,
the more likely is he to regard and
use the public money as his money
His sense of public responsibility is
dulled. He is a bad risk for the people
who elect him if he has indefinite OPP
portunity to remain in the office.
Vote against the proposed amend
ment giving indefinite term Of office tc
the treasurers. A vote against this
change in our organic law Is vote
for the safety of public funds and the
better handling of the public money.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
Yet they say out in Chicago tina,
Philadelphia is slow place.

We do not see how Job Hedges can
ever be forgiven for his present ven
ture into the political field. There Is
nothing funny about this, as he Will
find out before the week is over. There
would be just as much fitness in ask
ing that funny hotel-keeper in New
York to oficiate at funeral as there
is in putting up Job on the same plat
form with the Colonel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18

When he was carrying Indiana for
Beveridge last week the Colonel ex-
allied the brilliant young man by say
ing: Senator Beveridge did not split
from his party; he merely stood by the
bulk of it. because the real party con-
sists of the mass Of the people. The
mass of the people wish to see just
what he did" If this be true, Bever-
idge will not have very much trouble
in being elected. But what about
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts? He
and Beveridge We're not on the same
side on the tariff bill. and the Spring
field Republican is curious to know
how the Colonel is going to excuse the
massachusetts Lodge for not doing
the things in the Senate which he ap-
plauded Beveridge in Indiana for do
ing. But different diseases demand
different remedies-a prescription for
Beveridge might kill Lodge, and we
can better spare the Indianian than
the Yankee, with all his faults.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18

The Knoxville Journal and Tribune
SAYS that the appeal (for contributions
for the support of Uncle Ransell' the
body-seryant OF ]. r. b. stuarD docs
credit to the heart and soul of The
Times plspatch,' 1t would do more
credit to the heart and soul of the peo-
pie of Virginia who do not forget II
they would increase their contributions
for this purposA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18

The plain PEOPLE OF New Jersey have
found that the scholar in politics Is
really very much like other people,
except that he knows how to put
things just little clearer and better
than the denagogue who banks on the
ignorance OF the multitude to give him
a job at the public expense. One or
DIR. Wilson'S ablest speeches of the
present campaign was devoted to the
subject of socks the kind that mother
used to make. as compared with the
kind the tariff bred trusts work off on
the poor man and his wife and chill
dren and all to the greater glory or
American humbug
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18

the census, show that It's influence and
prestige arc waning. a Democratlo
administration will do much to re-
store Delaware to It's former respected
position, and two Democratic senators
would add strength and power to the
Democratic party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
Perpetual Motion.
q Ve0V"I y" ''o'''
Please explain what is meant
,,,n.inn

PIease Explain what Is meant BY
perpetual motion.
Perpetual motion is movement
which is not only self-actiye, but also
set In motion would continue to move
without the aid of external force ana
without the loss OF momentum until
It's parts were all worn out might be
said to nave solved the perpetual mo-
ton problem But even more Is ex-
pected OF this invention should II ever
become practicable-that II shall go on
doing work without drawing on any
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18

The Mayor of Toxic, Japan, is now
travelling In the United States. He
has been much impressed by some Of
the things he has seen over here. Not
ing several days ago some of the DIFF
ferences between government In Japan
and government in the United States,
he expressed the. opinion that while
there is yet no police graft In the
japanese cities. there will doubtless be
with the advance of civilization. That
is one Of the most unkindest cuts Of
all; after half century of carrying
our civilization into the East. this
Japanese statesman judges us and our
civilization by our corruption In high
places
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18

"Thousands of Tennesseans voted for
the independent judicial ticket In Au-
gust" says the Knoxville Journal and
land not because they We're
Republicans. or because they were
Democrats, but because they love Ten
nessee better than they do any polit-
lcal party" This is probably fair
statement OF the case. but the reason
which impelled them to vote for the
independent judicial ticket in August
should likewise impel them to vote for
the Democratic ticket in November.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-22

with his attorneys. Instituted action in
the Dubuque county courts for the re-
Of the money
The action II not the first Of this.na-
ture Instituted In the state, according
local attorneys, but Is believed to
involve the largest amount OF money.
Il Is asserted that the Dubuque Brew
ing and Mating Company has laid IT.
self wide open to the possibility Of heavy
losses by ar. early failure to comply
with the law.
The chief requirement Of the mulct
law in dealing with h operation OF
breweries within the state Is hat q
regular petition Of consent must be Sc
cured and provides that violation Of
this section shall make all sales nego-
tiated illegal. giving h purchaser the
right within a specified length Of time
to recover all amounts paid on pur-
chases.
1t is said that up to three years age
when Attorney General Byers started
his campaign in h river counties for
the enforcement of the mulct law that
the Dubuque concern had ignored this
provision Of the law and compiled with
it only when compelled to do SO.
If the present action is successful 1t
is predicted by attorneys that score
of similar claims will be filed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-22
Toledo ervitiss.

Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Toledo, Dec. 22.-Arthur Hagerman
Is home from Washington. ID. c.. whore
he has employment.
Miss Carrie Meshek Is cierking for II.
NJ. Baldwin.
o. G.. Mason. field secretary FOR Le-
ander Clark College, visited President
Brooke in Des Moines the last OF the
week, and reports him improving and
able to walk down town every day.
Mrs. G. d. Jones will return home
Saturday from an extended visit with
relatives In Ohia and Pennsylvania.
DIR. c. w. Maplethorpe will leave Fri
day for his home In Wellman 10 spend
the holidays with his parents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-22
GIVES PARK TO HOME CITY.
Senator Thrill and Wife Make Do
nation to Manchester.

Manchester. Dec. 22.-The city OF
Manchester is the recipient Of a $780,
coo tract of Ian lying in the north
part of the city along the east bank
of the Maquoketa river. Senate r.
w. Thrill of this city. appeared before
the city council and announced to that
body that on Dec. %, he n his wife
would execute II deed to the land and
turn the same over to the city for a
park.
For years Mr.. Thrill has been inn
proving the land and fitting 1t up for
park purposes. In addition to deed
ing the tract, Mr.. Thrill has made
testamentary provision for a perma-
nent Improvement fund of $4,000. The
deciding Of this property to the city
is a bona d transfer, Senator Thrill
only reserving the direction and man
agement of the permanent improve
ments, which he intends to make dur
ing his life time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-22
Serious Fire at Ogden.

Boone, Dec. ga serious fire occur
red in Ogden yesterday, when the home
Of Mrs. Arthur Clark was discovered
in flames. The fire apparently started
in the kitchen and had spread into the
dining room both of which are in an
Independent L of the building, before
any one was awakened by it and moth
ing in either room could be saved. The
family, which occupied the rooms in
the main part of the house. escaped
with all their clothes and no serious
damage was done to the furniture in
this part. The burned part was utterly
destroyed and nothing but charred
rafters remain The loss will be be-
tween $4,000 and $500, covered by
insurance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-22
WHY iowANs LEAVE.
Secretary Hayward Comes to psfsnss
Of Progressive LEGISLATION.

Des Moines. Dec. 22.-Secretary OF
State w. H. Hayward has come to the
defense Of the progressive legislation
of Iowa which has been charged with
responsibility for the loss OF popula-
ton in this state during he last ten
years.
Mr.. Hayward issued a statement yes
terday In which he argued that the
prosperity OF the farmer, whose taxes
are low, has led him to buy his neigh
boris land holdings rather han keep
his money in the bank to be taxed at a
high rate and the land sellers hav
gone west for cheaper realty.
He alluded to the charge that pri-
mary and biennial election law have
depopulated the state as the whistling
of the breezes and defends the Peter
son law, which requires cash to be
paid for all corporation stock issued.
This law has been charged with stop
ping interurban railroad building in
Iowa. Secretary Hayward denies the
charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-22
curfcw for Plymouth.

Plymouth. Dec. 22.-Acting on a petit
ton that bore 165 signatures. the town
council at its regular session adopted
a curfew ordinance which compels all
children under the ages OF IA. unless on
an errand, to be at home at S O'Clock
during the winter months and 9 o'clock
during the summer
A remonstrance to the petition was
started, but secured but three sigma
lures. 1t is planned to AVE central
at the telephone station ring the cur
few, which will be an eight-inch cleo
trio gong. and which may be heard In
all parts OF The town.
Because Of disturbances at a dane
ing party held Friday night, Mayor
Germany has put the ban on all such
gatherings. n has issued al order
preventing the owner OF the lance hall
opening his place for such gatherings.