The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-02
WHAT THE PAPERS THINK

| Elchmond was always a sleepy old
town, and it takes something more
than an $4,000 burglary to wake ii
| up says the Petersburg Index AppeaI
| 1t is said in Jest this time, we know
| because 1t could not be said in any
other way by a newspaper published
in our attractive but somewhat som
| nolent suburb; but the same sort of
thlhs is growing into an idlom, and
lor ms reason what the Index Appeal
says is to be regretted. Richmond
cannot hope to escape the little shafts
of envy, hatred and all uncharitable-
ness, and not to be at all uppitv
about 1t, Richmond doesn't care. 1t
Is toting it's own skillet. as they saw
In North Georgia. and is growing in
Industrial and commercial importance
every day, and day by day. Resides.
this is the time of year when the flies
are most active.
In the opinion of the Portsmouth
Star. the chances of the Democratic
party FOR return to power this year
are very brisht--brighter, in fact. than
they have been since the organization
got on the toboggan slide some years
ago under the leadership of Mr..
Bryan. The only thing that can pre-
vent the return of the party to power
is the return of Mr.. Bryan; but we
have nominated him and intend to
stick to him.
Says the Bristol Herald Courier.
Applying offensive epithcts to Pin
chot and CLAWS will not convince a
fair-minded public that Ballinger is
mt to be Secretary of the Interior"
just so; but who began applying cpl
thets? Why should anybody on our
side take up Pinchot and CLAWS in
preference to Ballinger? They are all
OF the same political party, and it has
yet to be proved that rinchot is a
better man than Ballinger; and, as for
CLAWS he has admitted under oath
mat he knew nothing that involved
Ballinger in any criminal conduct
whatsoever. Pinchot himself did not
make good any of his charges. We
have no more interest in one than in
the other; but there is such thing
as fair play.
THE rules were made by the Repub-
licans themselves" says the stanton
Daily Leader. land the majority of
this party were still satisfied with
them. Mr.. Cannon was simply carry
ing out the will of the Republican
party when he enforced them. 1t is |
true that he was Very brutal in eXer-
cising the power conferred on him,
but he was not going beyond that
power. Some relaxation of tho rules
may have been desirable, but it is
to go too far in this direc-
ton, The public will watch with in
terest the change, to see whether
really the situation has been bettcred."
The situation will never be materially
improved until the Democrats secure
4 majority in the House. and then
here doubtless will be times when
he rules of Cannon might be$of sub
stantial advantage in keeping the Re-
publican tllibusterers under control.
Hooray for the Amherst New Era.
When it says with affull sense of what
t means;
1.-THE threat Of the Apti,saloon
.eague to make It's fight by combin
,een expecting, Now that 1T has laid
rare its plans, let the Democratic
,arty ignore this prohibition element
md force It to fight either In the
party and abide its decision,
Us between prohibition and local OPP
ion, or else make It's fight as a Pro
libition party Then DR.. Cannon and
us allies will see where they stand inI
Virginia when the next Legislature is
'lected."
That is At exaatlys IT. the Anti.sa-ls