The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25

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at least fair recognition to his ability
from a material standard?
| There are churches in Virginia which
can testify to the difficulty experienced
in getting pastors. In the moro re-
mote and less populous parts of the
State the difficulty is an increasingly
great one.
When the command to the Apostles
was made. Provide neither gold nor
silver nor brass In your purses, nor
scrip for your jorney, neither two
coats" 1t was applicable to existing
conditions; but these are days when
men who work for any cause cannot
live on nothing or on charity.
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HUMORs OF THn INVESTIGATION.
We expected humorous features to be
brought out In the Norfolk. or, rather,
the Second District, Investigation. but
we scarcely expected or hoped for any
thing so gloriously ludiorous and Sig
objections and protests from both can
didates to the examination of the reg
istration books and their comparison
with the voting list.
1t appears from the Norfolk reports
that both Mr.. Young and Mr.. Maynard
suddenly developed q deep concern for
fear that such an inspection and COM
parison would disclose to the vulgar
| world and the evtl-disposed party Sc
crets of weighty import and give the
wicked handle against the customary
methods employed and results obtained
by the very practical politicians of
that extremely practical district.
7 It was all very well. it seems, for
Mr.. Maynard to make charges and de-
mand investigation OF specific Instances
of fraud and corruption. which. IL
proved, would be ample to wipe out
the narrow margin by which Mr.. Young
was returned. In like manner 1t was
fully within the rules of the game as
these two gentlemen proposed to play
!. it, for Mr.. Young to endeavor to offset
Mr.. Maynard's charge of fraud and COR
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corruption in certain other localities.
and prove them If no could.
j, All. this was. according to the rules Of
a political ring fight as Messrs. May
! nard and Young understood it. They
conceived that they were the parties in
interest, and therefore 1t was for them
to limit by agreement the scope Of the
: estigation-restrict, SO to speak, the
T theatre Of war. and especially preserve
lnviolate those avenues and fields OF
: Investigation and research which might
nay infalNbly would--lead to disclos-
ures frightfuily embarrassing to both
> of them, and utterly ruinous to the
methods and practices by which they
: had both prot1ted and each felt might be
useful at some future time.
But alas! The public, heretofore a
negligible quantity, presumed to take
I part in this contest and demanded that
the light be turned on all the dark or
> doubtful places. regardless Of whether
J. 1t hurt one or both of the contending
statesmen. In fact, the public has
, about reached the conclusion that the
tIamen constitute very small element
. in the purposes OF this investigation, and
!, 1 insist that 1t be carried on in fashion
that viii lay bare, and hence make it
Epossble to cure, the fraudulent and
corrupt practices that 1t Is vehetlent1y
suspected have long been the rule, and
not the exception. in the Second Dis
trict.
The place from which 1t is sought by
, either to turn aside the light is just
. needed; but when both protest agains1
: a given line of investigation tending to
y bring out important information, moth
= ing but imbecility or a deliberate pur.
: tpose to avoid discovering anything
{ worth while could cause the commit
9 tee to hesitate.
!. a joint protest is OF course a tire
mcndous admission, but absurd.
= enough, both OF the contestants seen
$ blissfully oblivious of this fact The,
! seem to think this is simple equation
# in which the element OF honesty il
e the recent prImary-if there be any
= will be evolved by cancellation, by Off
;setting the instances of fraud and cor
c ruption on one side with similar In
q stances on the osher.
(. 1t looks as IL there Is q rude awaken
!, ing in store for both OF them
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THE PEOPLE AND THE CHAIRMAN
II is OF course, a splendid victor;
j Tor the ordinary every day citizen
.6I-to have the Colonel elected temporar
chairman of the New York state Re
= publican Convention. Every voter VIII
is not a malefactor OF great weall