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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-17
ANNOUNCES PLATFORM
Clark Outlines His Policies as
Prospective Speaker.
STATEMENT Is GIVEN OUT
Present Minority Leader in the House
Favors Appointments of Commit
tess by COMMITTEES and Revision CT
the Tariff by Schedule.
By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. L.
Representative Chamyp Clark gave
out a statement tonight outlining his
platform as The prospective speaker
of the house in the congress. He pro-
claims himself In favor of the APP
pointment of committees of the house
by a committee rather than BY the
speaker: and he states bis belief that
the tariff should De revised schedule
By scEed uIe. rather than in one single
bin. The two subjects. says Mr..
Clark. are the ones upon which he
has been continuously importuned 10
make some statement.
The Democratic members Of The
house sent out a call today for eau
Gus January 10, Of the Democrats
membership OF the next house of rep
ressntafives. Mr. Clark's statement
is beth an explanation of the call for
that caucus and declaration OF his
own platform as the possible speaker
OF the hcrse.
The caucus viii select a. was aud
means committee and rules COM
mittee somewhat larger than the
present committee OF seven. Mr.
Clark believes enc Of these commit
tees should then be empowered to
select the other committees OF the
house.
Revision Of Tariff.
There are two theories Of tariff
revision says Mr. Clark in hts state
ment. revision by one general bill.
and revision BY separate bills for sep
srate schedules Tax Is a matter. not
o. principle. but 81 method iadi-
vidually. prefer the scheme Of sep
arate bills for separate schedules.
taking the schedules Nth The most
obnoxious features first. perhaps IN
certain cases having separate bills Tor
particular items
The statement declares that what
ever method l. decided upor fnil hear
ing. - comprehensive - that which
preceded the framing Of the Payne
Nv. w.H Re hsd by the nexs ways and
means committee.
The assumption. growing ouf d
ignorance in certain qrsricrs. say'
Mr. Clark. that President TAFT o.
senaior Cummins. or any other Re
I publican. has discovcretr soIncihini
tconiihvc1 on sixth f'ssc.J
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-17
Magnitude .ef work.

when se consider the weakness
Of human nature and the defects 81
human characcf. dcfciOptd through
ACES ~ struggle. oppression and x
norancc. ~ can i7esp in sone small
way ~ magnitude .of fllc ftapcn60us
vort u cd1catiVn which corfronts
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-17

should hat be done there - every
rtascn 10 believe that The scc1i yard
viii l@1d the contract None q the
Other yards bid on The Tcxas bccausc
~ be eiEht-hour dsy ciauF@ In the
liii passed ,v congress and. - here
viii b No change 10 conditions when
bids on The New York are opened.
there are m1nv Who brlicvc that the
Other ynrdwwiIi no' bid IN fhc sew
Yofk rut even u tbey Do bid. the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
PRINCE DONNERSMARCK
HERO OF MANY A ROMANCE

Donnersmarck, either at Berlin or at
Potsdam. Yet the fact of the count
having married her never affected his
own standing with the reigning house
and government.
After her marriage the countess left
Paris forever, TO spend the remainder
of her days at Neudeck. Not content
with rebuilding the palace in such Il
way as to convert 1t into an exact
imitation Of that Palace at ST. Cloud
whence she had been expelled by the
French Empress, she vented her spite
upon the consort of Napoleon Ill. by
purchasing all Eugenie's jewels for her
own adornment. and likewise the eS.
boudoir In the Tuilcries-the furni-
ture In question being distributed In
the hogpens of the principal farms at
overtaken by some. frightful malady.
which robbed her OF all her loneliness
Of face and, form. and like that other
celebrated beauty of the Napoleonlc
Withdrew into the utmost seclusion,
allowing no one. not even her husband.
TO come near her. and never appearing
in the grounds of her Silesian palace
who had the misfortune to encounter
her within the chateau We're instantly
dismissed She fingered until 1884.
Three years after her death. her
Russian. namely, the twenty-three-
years-old divorced wife of that Mich
olas Mouravieff. who va formerly
Minister of Justice in Russia. and
who died under such mysterious cir
cumstances as Muscovite ambassador
at Rome. Henckel Won Donnersmarck
maintained to the end his intimate
Friendship with the eN-Chancellor.
! furnished most of the money for the
running Of the newspaper known as
he Hamburg News. IN which Bismarck,
latter his retirement, was wont to give
Iutterance to his opinions. and only
after the old statesmans death became
intimate with the present Emperor.
! Their friendshipswas based on Will
| liam's admiration for the loyalty OF
the prince to the old Chancellor:
while the prince on his side was COM
PEELED. especially in view of the de-
developments after Bismarck's death. to
| admire the forbearance and the pa
Iience. with which the eX-Chancellot
had been treated by his sovereign.
| This mutual regard found its express
sion in the Kaiser's bestowal of the
little of Prince of Donnersmarck upon
the old .nobleman.
\ Prince 5Donnersmarckscar me somewhat
prominently before the public few
years ago as the non-ofiicial exponent
lat Paris Of the lImperor's views on
1.-THE subject of the Morocco difficulty;
his friendly relations with the Partisan
great world. and with the political,
literary and artistic circles of France,
being much liked and regarded by his
| Gallo friends as the most Partisan Of
/ foreigners. sister of his first wife
| married the late Marquis de Noailles.
Iof the French ducal house of that
bassadori at Berlin. was minister at
washington.
| Copyright. 1910, by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

ent to address the people on the ad-
vantascs and the ways and means
of accomplishing this great reform.
Nv is believed that a tremendous
crowd will be present
Those who are acquainted With the
history Of Orange County are fully
aware of the fact that 1t is one OF
tile progressive counties of the State,
and that its citizens are abreast Of
those of any otlier county. There X
little reason to think, therefore. that
this meeting Will mean anything else
than good for the good roads move
ment
IN extending our congratulations to
the people of Unionsville and of
Orange for their interest in this
movement. we desire to add simply
that we trust the people of Orange
will keep in mind the fact that good
roads are cheapest and best in the
long run, that they save money to
all who travel over them and put
money in their pockets instead OF
taking 1t out, that the finest index
to prosperous county is the quality
OF It's highways. The meeting on
Saturday will bring about good re-
suits for good roads we feel certain
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

Featherstone. of South Carolina. is a
very good man. We don't think much
OF his views on prohibition. because
they arc wholly impracticable and UNI
Democratic but we like the man as a
man He was one of the members of
the Rarnwell-Tillman Peace Conference
when John Gary Evans was Governor
of the State, and his efforts rave always
been exerted in behalf of better un-
derstanding among the people of the
state. He is at bottom much bette,
than his present politics and would
make very acceptable Governor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
nErrEp RoAps IN ORANGE.

one OF tho most Important good
roads meetings OF the year viii be
held al unionsyille, Orange County, on
Saturday. What is done at this meet
ing win be watched with much inter-
est all over the commonwealth
State Highway Commissioners r, st.
Julien Wilson and Senator Charles I,
Lassiter.5 both foremost In the fight
for better highways Will be pres.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
QUESTIONS Anour MIR. nn,.,x


To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch
Sir: l. Why is it that your miner is
so afraid of Bryan?
,, Has the man such magnetism that
he sun controls the Democratic partyp
!, Is Tie Times-Dispatch "the lend
Ing paper of the state afraid OF one
man2
4. have heard that after the battle
OF Waterloo the English got posses
sion of Napoleon and all the powers
OF Europe got together and wanted to
know what TO do with HIM George
EIIi. said coniine him by All means. as
he pcaceaof the world depended on his
confinement Does The Times Dis
patch think chat Bryan can disturb
the peace of this country?
1t looks so from the abuse of the
man in its last Sundays editorial
r. III, HUBBARD
Forksville, Va. August 30, 1910
We have taken the liberty Of num-
bering the questions asked by Mr.
Hubbard, SO that we could answer
them in a categorical manner, thus:
r i. Can't help It
.. Yes, we suppose tits magnetism,
as we have seen no other explanation
of 1t; indeed, we are inclined to believe
THAT II is what the Christian Scientists
call malicious animal magnetism"
3. Yes; specially when that zone
man" is MI, Bryan; moi thatThe Times
Dispatch Or any man employed by it,
1 is afeared OF him personally, but-every-
body on this paper is scared to death
of him politically because, he has
been me death Of the Democratic
party s.
4. Yes, because that is what he has
libeen doing since 1896. We rather like
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

We are afraid that the mind Of the
Lynchburg News Is running on the
chorus of the show that will be there
soon. In writing about Miss Edna
Day, the first woman to win Doctors
degree in domestic science, the News
heads the story Miss Edna May, Phi.
D." Though the famous comic opera
star can show a long list of husbands,
we do not think she would pretend to
claim distinction In domestic science
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
THE TIMES DspATo RICHMOND va THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1910


where II shall speak more at length
elsewhere u am giad.'
II has been noted that from tho
time the Colonel started on his present
crazy trip, he has not opened his
mouth once about Mr., Taft. He has
paid pretty little compliments to Pin
chot, looked dangerously upon Car
field smiled upon ctinmins. rejoced IN
Bristow, and always exalted the horn
of Theodore; but never a word about
old taft. The people are beginning to
see the treachery of his course, and
the people will take care Of the Col.
onel, have no fear about that.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
TIE BATTLE IN TIE rrl,ru.

.
Public interest has been so concern
ttrated on the campaign in the Ninth
District for Congress that only lately
has attention been directed to the con-
test, that is to take place in the Fifth
District between Representative e. w.
Saunders. the Democratic standard
bearer, and John NJ. Parsons, his Re-
publican opponent. Called to Okla
ihoma as a member of the House Com
mittee on Indian Affairs to investigate
the recent fraud charges, Judge Saun-
lders has Just returned to begin his
fight. while Mr.. Parsons has been
gum shoeing around, patting the
f"boys' on the back. and shaking hands
as only he can shake hands II hand
shaking were the only requirement for
gstatecraft. Mr., Parsons would rank
with the greatest publicists of history.
The formal campaign opens in a
very short time, Representative Saur-
ders has already made some local
speeches, and we understand that Mr..
Parsons has done likewise. The con-
test in the Fifth has been close In the
last few elections, and,the Republicans
will make most determined effort to
defeat the Democratic candidate.
The main issue in the Fifth, as we
look at it, is Identical with the main
issue in the Ninth. That issue Is;
shall cannonsm continue? slemp is
a pronounced adherent Of Cannonismi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

and SO Is Parsons, WHO Is mn original
standpatter. Parsons Is lined up with
Sleinp. and 1t may be said that where's
ever sleinp goes. Parsons IL sire to
follow. II Is stated on good authority
that the Cannon wing Of the Repab-
slicnn party Ia financing the campaign
In the Fifth. There need be no doubt
that Parsons stands right on the same
slippery plank with his bosom friend
bSlemp when 1t comes to being a stand
Datter.
This issue. of course Mr. Parsons
Will touch onsgently, II at all; for the
song which he likes to sing is that
at the last session of tile House
majority Of one of the contested cleo
ton committees decided against the
Validity of Representative Saunders
title to his seat in the House. Upon
this matter Mr. Parsons Will harp
from early morn to dewy eve, appeal
Ing ever TO the lowest prejudices of
the people in his district, and asserting
that the seat was 'stolen" from him
by the Democratic party. But let him
.iternte and reiterate and shout all day
and all night this assertion. The fact
is that the majority report was
gross absurdity, not made in good
faith. but simply as a sop to Parsons.
1t was to furnish him with campaign
material of the most fimsy nature
that the report was made. Two Re-
publicans of the majority who reported
in favor of Parsons have since been
defeated for reelection by the Insur-
gents, and what further commentary
Is needed on the personnel of the
committee?
The report which was designed to
afford So much laid and comfort" to
Parsons. was made simply for political
purposes. 1t Is an old political trick,
too old to be worked off on tue people
of the Fifth. There never was any
hope, there never will be any hope. of
adoption of the majority report ravor-
ing Parsons by the House as a body.
If the shrewd Republicans on the cleo
uons committee had ever for mo.
ment entertained the idea that they
could have their report adopted by
the House and Judge Saunders seat
made vacant, they would have at
tempted to bring the case before the
House for action long before the end
of the last session. The failure OF the
majority of the committee to push
things to conclusion is the strongest
PROOF that their passive attitude was
confession of weakness They knew
their reasons were not sufficient. they
Knew that the report could not be
adopted. and so they practically
pigeon-holed 1t. and allowed the Hon.
MI PARSONS to retire to the peaceful
shades of Independence. there to pom
der on new methods in the ar; Of |
hand shaking.
Then. of course. there are the r,reat |
questions upon which the Republican |
and Democratic parties take issue.
Representative Saunders has taken
clear-cut position on these matters
during his service in Congress. and
his speeches show a studious and able
grasp of the great public questions
OF the day He has served his people
admirably and should be returned. and
we believe that he will be returned
Not in long time has there been
So excellent chance for a Demo
cratic House of Representatives, ana
1T is therefore, incumbent upon the
Democrats of the Fifth to get to-
gether and to pull together for Repre-
sentative Saunders.
--=---s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

The Augusta County Argus. COM
menting upon the proposed amendment
making the legislative session ninety
days, thinks a shorter time than sixty
days would be preferable. Some other
Virginia papers have said the same
thing. Anyway, the people who want
a ninety-day session are few and far
between
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

the suggestion made by George III, If
il could be applied in this case.
Finally, dear Mr.. Hubbard you arc
entirely mistaken in thinking that we
have abused Mr. Bryan. Personally,
we like him very much. We have
known him in n rather affectionate
way since 1895. and have had not a few
pleasant communions with him. speak
Ing only for the editorial entity and
not for tho paper, we would say that
he belongs to our Church, is ruling
elder, in fact. and Is, or ought TO be,
letter perfect in the Catechisms. Larger
and shorter, and in the Confession of
Faith, and we could ROT abuse"
him IL we would We might select him,
as we have, In fact, selected him. for
occasional excursions into phlosophi-
cal speculations of n quasi nature;
but when 1t has come downto business
we have Invariably stuck to him closer
than lie has stuck to the Democratic
party Abuse" Mr.. Bryan? Never
Trust Mr.. Bryan? Not at all. Love
Mr.. Bryan? Always even to the ex-
tent of trying to save him from him
self. and particularly to save the Dem
ocratic party from Mr.. BRYAN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

When he comes to think it over the
Hon. f. II. Hyatt will doubtless reach
the conclusion that his failure to de-
liver those yellow Colonial vitriied
brick for the Ladson Street roadway
had something to do with the result
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

The Augusta County Argus, perpet-,
ual nominator of the Hon. Harry ST.
George Tucker for high Office, recalls
TINS week the fact that the New York
sun once classed him with, Holse Smith
as an obsolete class statesman" The
Argus declares :"TIoke has arisen from
the dust. Tucker will follow suit"
Faithful Argus!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

II Miss Theora Carter President Of
the National Society Of Good Cheer
wants to tackle a real hard job of
cheering up, let her tryto brighten up
'John' Parsons ana "Bas" slemp after
the election in November.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

In the opinion Of the Chase City
Progress the Colonel has cruciRea
himself on a GROSS Of personal vanity"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

"A man named Tune from South Caro-
lima drank some of the Danville elixir
of life and lost two hundred dollars.
lie was probably not in pitch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

TIE SOUTH CAROLINA SITUATION.
The main question. at the second
Democratic Primary Election in the
grand old Palmetto state, we suppose.
In view of the official count at the
election this week will be South Caro-
lima, with Blease, drunk, or with
Featherstone. sober.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
TILE FEE SYSTEM AND THE MA
CHIMES

The Roanoke World is nghting the
fee system with might ana main. and
the spirit of its aggressive attack Is
Lay on, Macduff, and damned be he
who first cries, Hold. enoughn" If
some OF the other papers in the Com
monwea1th We're more militant, 1t
would be we'll; and sometimes we won
DER III the eloquent silence cf some of
the papers is not due to the Office
holders in the vicinage who are wax
ing prosperous by means of the sys-
TEN. If there are papers which are
opposed to the abolition of the fee
system, let them have the courage to
say so: If there are those like the
Henry Bulletin which favors the modif.
cation of the fee system. but not its
destruction, let. them have the courage
to say SO. This question of the fee
system is important: IL there is con-
siderable division of opinion on 1t, the
champions OF the system ought to pre-
sent their arguments and evidence for
its retention. The Roanoke World
says:
IT Is up to the People Of Virginia
to make the fee system an issue in the
election of members of the next Gem
eral Assembly. And 1t Is up to the
newspapers to exact from the candi-
dates their stand upon the issue. and IL
the candidate refuses to take posi-
tive stand against it, to bring 1t before
the voters and show them wherein the
primary candidate opposes their bes.
interests.
I'VE go on record in predicting that
no machine candidate will oppose the
fee system. The fee system is one of
the fundamentals OF the machine. and
makes 1t possible. 1t is the cemen.
which molds the office holders into Il
homogeneous mass for perpetual ton in
Office.
'"rhe machine nevertheless, should
heed the handwriting It's opposition
candidates will constitute the biggest
issue that has been before the voters
In years. 1t is the insurgent' move
ment in the Democratic party of vir-
GINA. Ataleast a dozen newspapers of
the State are in the league to fight 1t
to finish, and as tic movement gains
momentum, we expect the support OF
every daily and nearly every weekly In
the State"
The machines of ofice-holders In
each county are pernicious ard undcm
ocratic influences in Virginia to-day
That Courthouse rings" should exist
is a reproach to the political integrity
OF the people. The office holders will
hight with all thei.. power to retain
the system-naturall so, for such a
tight is fight for political self-pres
ervation.
| This paper has always fought the fee
! system and it proposes to keep ham
lnering away at it, we agree with
| our contemporary that before the next
election for the General Assembly the
press and the people should work to-
sether to secure men who will vote
| for the extirpation of the system,
(which makes possible the centTallza-
| ton of local political power in the
| hands of the few. In our opinion, the
| defeat of the proposed office holders"
amendments will strike the first tell
| ing blow at the fee system, and we
ARE confident that the wisdom and the
common sense and the righteousness
lsof the people, reflected through their
chosen representatives, will ere long
abolish this unjustlhable condition Of
affairs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
THE COLONEL AS TILLNIAN, WRIT
4

In view of his attack on the SUI
preme Court. the Colonel mas clearly
won the right to be hereafter known
as the Benjamin Ryan TElman of the
United States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
Daily Queries and Answers
Address for this column Query Editor
Times Dispatch problems will be solved coins
and dealers will be given.
horses, after having been strained
-hnrd aud looked to be small rings

horses. after having been strained
hard. and looked to be small rings
forming around top OF hoof
The colt being young and her hooi
soft, ! kept trimming them with my
pocketknifc until | saw ! could not
remedy 1t much in that way. then
took her to the shop, and had shoes
made real thin on outside. very thin
heels and thick on the inside.
i then put in her stall a floor raised
in front about eight inches: made q
rack for her feed, and in reaching 10Y
her food. would cause her to stand
back on her. heels. had the shoes
changed two or three times: kept her
hoofs trimmed after did away with
the shoes. and by the above methods.
coaxed her hoofs back into perfect
shape. And now she has almost as
pretty feet as any young filly
l am OF the opinion that my colt be-
came dubbed by grazing short grass
In a very hilly pasture; And | am
satisfied that to take a colt very young,
with strict attention the above I'M
perfection can be fully overcome.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
Drinking on Trains.

Drinking on Trnlns.
Would you kindly inform the writer
IL there Is a law that prohibits the use
Of intoxicating liquors on (railway)
passenger cars In this State.
a READER.
Yes. The Byrd liquor law prohibits
It, 1t does not apply to Pullman cars
Spanish, War Veteran Discharges.
Please inform me as to who and
where is the proper person and place
to write for copy of army discharge
of Spanish american War veteran.
To the chief clerk. War Department,
Washington, d. C..
Penitcntinry Convict.
j. b. Brown, of Java, will probably
srcs as to certain convict by writing
to Superintendent j. u. Wood, OF the
state penitentary. at Richmond. W..
prefer not to answer such queries
in this column.
liemedy for Club-Footcd Colts.
f. S. Johnson, of Savedse. very kind.
ly sends us this remedy for club
footed colts in response to query
we printed n few days ago We thank
him for his Kindness
Noticing the inquiry OF II" in Issue
of 29th. will say. / have Just raised
years old. One of them. before she
was year old, began to get dubbed.
The hoofs on both her front feet would
grow long on the outside and short
on inside and front. And the front
of hoof was bent as we see in old
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

Lnv on Horse Stealing.
II w. L. cartwright Will state his
facts more clearly we may be able to
give him the information he desires.
The query which he sends us Is not
clear, and we do not know Just what
the facts are from what he writes