The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
STATE PRESS
pl.trlct .Attorncr Moore.s retirement.

DsslGNt-.AllUTHCy NuOOTe ltelITemcut.
Nobody here has anything 10 say against
Barnes Gillespie. of TazeweIi. who has been
appointed by the President to succeed
Thomas Leo Moore as United States district
attorney. Everybody has much good to say
of Mr.. Moore and regret for the failure to
rcappoint Is general. If it would do any
good petition for his rcappointment would
be signed by the great majority Of tho peo-
pie of the community Mr.. Moore has held
the office and been in Roanoke eight years.
1t may be said OF his official conduct that
ii has been faithful, fair and fearless. He
has done his duty without regard to polti-
cal or personal consequences. He has won
wide personal popularity because he de-
served it, His ability prosecuting, Off
Ger and his conduct as Il man and citizen
have gained for him the respect and conf
dence OF his fellow-members of the bar and
OF the people of the city and district re-
Sardless OF politics. II Is poor reward for
service such as he has given the government
that he Is left out of Office at the end of his
second term by an administration of hts own
party. 1t appears that Mr.. Gillespie really
did not want or seek the place. According
to the Washington dispatches, Mr.. Moore
is punished because he did not please the
Siemp- Martin faction This will make an
other nail in Mr.. slemp's political coffin.
Will give Democrats and free Republicans
alike new reason for throwing him out
of office and power 1t is noticed that no
matter how faithfully man may serve the
government, no matter how honorably he
may represent it before the people. no mat
| ter how CdpaUle nc may De as OiIlClQl or
honored as d citizen or loyal as a Republl-
! can, unless he bows down to the Sclmp ring
and uses his Office TO serve its purposes, he
must walk the plank.-Roanokc Times
state Sentim ent on the Liquor Question.
| Neither Mr.. STROBE nor any one else WHO
| favors his bill has given a sufficient reason,
or even tcnabe reason. why the state
| should be put to the expcnse Of a special
election, and the people of the state sub
| jectcd to the agitation, excitement and Bit
| terncss OF special election on this subject
| when it can be settled without additional
| cost. more amicaby and Jus, as effectively
| in the Forthcoming regular election for
| me npers o: the General Assembly, In our
/ jud gmeni. Mr. Strodc's bill is indcfcnsi be.
| and tho General Assembly will commit
great wrong in adopting it. on one poiat
\ we do not wish 10 be misunderstood. We
| have no fear that the voters OF Virginia will
abandon tho Democratic principle OF local
option for the anti Democratic propaganda
OF Statewide prohibition. The Anti-Saloon
+. League brought US local option just as
Greeks bear sifts.-a sort Of Trojan horse to
conceal siate-"i prohibitions But LOCAL
option Is good Democracy and a majority
OF Virginia voters viii stand by It. though
the An,i-saloon League proves recreant to
H. There Is but one road 10 state wide pro-
h!b!tion In this state as long as Nirginia.
remains Democratic, and that road is local
option. Mark that down as the Index-Ap-
peal's prediction, whether the trial Of
strength is made in special or regular
| EIGs.IpEs--l AaIeS-ApnGdl.
Il the Assembly Against tho cities:
The Legislature seems to be against the
\ cities and towns bin lis now pending in
Tho HouHs which. II passed viii tnnd To cut
down the proportion OF 0ncs paid into tile
city treasures from mpeislratcs' courts In
cities OF over 1900 inhabitants. and also cut
down tho percentage o. prisoners fined UNI
der state laws When they mtaht have been
fncd under city ordinances liz natron3 holds
that IN Il great man cases when n prisoner
4 might be fined nndnr either city ordinance
or state Law his maglgtratas. n thero "a GOOD
1 prospect ot collecting tho nnr vii 3imnose
tho fne under nc city ordinance, thereby
4 turning II into Tho treas,Iry OF Inc ritv- On
/ tho other hand, u there soems ~ Ia no
prospect Of the prisoner pnylnr 'thn 1ne he
viii be hnen under Tho state law. and the
State MI haTe 70 pay for his kenn In ;ail
tha ftais the preference in ali cases whero
the prisoner nia9 be- med undcr rIf,,e, law
Y SUD SLOWS mem 10 Impose tho mo ,,ndor
Il the city law only N easGs where there is no
8 sta'@ la% - cover ths situation ,rhis il
lmaniffstl3 Anius as tho ellis. Ana 'tn,vns
haze - pa% tor ~ maintenance OF tic no
lies department ana lhe eTne,sna 90 the
court. t'e This blI should it bscnr,e = law
~onld Eflapslg Affect Tho nnancas on Alex.
lAaaxi1---Ais4sa9f-a Gazette.