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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27
NEW LIGHT ON OLD MORALITY.

All who recall the incidents in man OF the
race for President in 1904 will perhaps appre-
ciate the nest with which the Sage of Esopus'
Is now hanging 10 the political flank of 1heo-
dore Roosevelt till it is torn into bloody shreds,
Judge Parker i disclosed in political history
rs the vcfne Of factiona prejudice and hatreds.
The ridiculous east with which eX-President
Roosevelt defeated him j. no measure Of the
Parker ability or resource. Parkers defeat was
written in the stars Of political strategy. His
nomination Was permitted by an element of the
Democratic party which, at the time, infinitely
preferred the election Of Roosevelt Roosevelt
himself was then al the height of his popularity.
Parker ran. and WAS moved under, ii was in
tended that he should bc. But amid all the levity
ii the result it remained true that he had
dclnincd the groundwork of his opponents sue
cess. Just now, he is touching off blast after
blast underneath an already weakened structure.
We forget how many different sorts of liar"
Colonel Roosevelt called Judge Parker. when the
latter told only the truth. The Colonel was
not at that time as proficient as he has since be-
come in the nse of his favorite epithct. 1t is
certain. however that when il developed that
the only lie involved in he whole matter that
included in the use Of the epithet, he appropr-
altu MS OWL iiItilHldtlpH w ItluslHS u IlSHi
the wrong which lie had done Judge Parker
remembers this, and he is coming back with
all the fury and etfectivenes of man who feels
himself again strong after former defeat Judge
Parker has scores Ia 9ottle He is clalking them
otf the board iii rapid style.
Recently Colonel Roosevelt charged candidate
Dix with connection with the illegal wall Paper
Trust The charee VAS utterly refuted and
disproyed. Did the Colonel retract. Nay.
More recently he quoted as a judicial opinion
Of Il. former judge. now Democratic candidate
for Governor Of Connecticut a doctrine the
rdicuousncss of which shows its p,,,od facte
fal~encss to any lawyer but which was calculated
- prejudice the opinion Of laymcn and especial
~ of the laboring elias, If laymen.
The Judge III question repudiates the manu-
featured quotation aud points to the court records
a. proof lie asks retracton Does he get it (.
lie is fortunate or unfortunate, not to have been
at included in the Ananas Club for ask
ing il
And il is here, taxing these Two characters-
lie incidents text aud only by the logic of
The sermon referring to his own experience, that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

uuuh hers of laDpYpr~. his CONSTITUTES on pH'
phase If the answer to the question, Doe, Pro-
hilition Paw
Tho liouor people predicted that grass would
grow an the street. and bats would inhahlt tile
hnildiup,. Blu, they didn't. Capital. invested
in Eiuuinahaa and in the Birmingham indus
NAL district. increased over the previous year by
ST. 500 ooo. Instead of bats iufesting rhe of
tir, bindings. three skvecrapers and the nagniii-
t.nt Chamber Of Commerce building were tnan-
-etd and nut ppd.r way. Thcv were filled long be-
tt.r, tbcy were ready for tenants. Instead OF the
row If ;tut.tv stores that we're held to scare the
p,,ple away from prohibition. store room l. at Il
iremium.
"A representative Of great Eastern capitalists
declared lhaf the rigid enforcement oi prohlhl-
lien .would do more ihan ANY other thing toward
attracting investors 10 Ihi- city. Capital he
,tid il ,,,f attracted 10 any city which must de
fend for y large part Of H. revenue from bust
33f.. which lives iN the ,rbancherx Of the elii-
nlovet- ~ cabifal. :"
rhcn Mr.. IIialen pivc, some official facts,
which If conrs. will moi be thought worthy of
g.,ti,.c h., Inc ..snpreue Ihev are fer the last
..,tr If t),. saloon and lbe first 81 prohibition,
- he order indicated:
Violent death. ~ auairst lit deaths from
railroad accidents =, against 10: death, from
.tab wounds II against ; Gun shot wounds, Il
.,oain.t IL .cnte alcoholism Is against , ar
at. fo,. 3i.ore,r lv c,u,l,tr 62s against 945
.,rre-t. fo, drunkenness lbs against 7i5; AZ
sa,1t and h.fterv assaul, ia murder aud wife
Ecatino reduced on.-half met decrease in arrests
e all kind n,ino nrobibition 1912"
Mr. lIieso also rive some fact. as to condi-
items ia >nnisf.n. another industrial city, ms to
The ls. veal. sf saloon and first year of prohi-
lf;o, ro,ol n,,nbar al arrests :, .s64 against
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27
I VET TEMPTS EAIE

The appointment If William II. Lewis 4 ma
tive Virginia negro, To be Assistant Attorney
General Of the nted States marks the highest
Office 10 Which any negro has yet attained III this
country The duties 81 the position are neee5-
sarily Of the hiahes, Importance. Its responsj-
billtie> are iumousc. j calls for the greatest
order Of legal ability. The Assistant Attorney
General il all but a tabin,f officer Tie has the
entree 10 all State entertainments He Is Oh Il
par, socially and otherwise, with the most eqn
neni officer. OF the Government In the appoint.
ment vi negro 10 such post Is finally prccipi-
tated for settlement the problem set by the loe-
cal development of equal negro ehfranchisenmt
Technically, the President will be able Ia de-
fcnd his action III Naming Lewis as IN keeping
with his expressed policy concerning government
al recognition Of the negro race. In the bcgin-
ming OF hi administration he departed from tbe
Roosevelt policy al spectacular catering 10 the
negro hy meals Of appointments calculated tn
especially provoke Southern communities, IL
announced that, while giving 10 representatives.
Ut the negro such recognition rs ii might
seem to him they We're entitled 10. he would be
guided in large measure by the opinion of the
people among whom their duties would be per-
formed. This the view of Northern man
with no race tradition, and no race prejudice. So
that IN appointing Lewis. a man Of high cfluca
tion and mdonbted legal ability already proven
IN Government service in Boston. the Pre.ident
will b. able 10 lay claim t. a certain consistency
That, however, Is the eXtoni 10 which the WIS
dom Of such an appointment may be defended
II must be conceded thai il l. AN experiment and
one that may he pregnant with INJURY 10 bofh
the Government aud the people al both races Tie
Ylr4 GIef i. fts 4fI..g l.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27
BIasphemous Fanatioism.

Amid great applause at New York last Thursday
the chairman a big meeting held In memory Fer
the Spanish radical leader made this hlaspemons
assertion:
In from the name of Francisco Fer
lvilI he better known than Theodore Roosevelt's
and In hundred years will be better known than
Jesus Christs
That the Spanish government wrong In shoot.
Ing Fcrrer ii he guilty charges against
him. is the general opinion but sympathy expressed
in the foregoing style lends color the suspicion that
Ferrer enemy Of all all relig-
ion--an anarchist and an atheist.
However. agree with The Ri. hinond yirginian
that harm is done by letting speakers utter such
things have quoted The American people take
the OF fool fanatics very quickly The cum
ming and cool fanatic i such easy proposition
Norfolk Landmark.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

according 10 Judge Parker Colonel Roosevelt
aud Truth are .nch strangers that they do no.,
speak as they pass by.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

The True Reformers is another enterprise in
need of true reform
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

NeS-re. Post and Hawev in the wilderness, APP
pear to understand how to be- their own Moses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

The aviator, at Belmont Park have DESTROYED
another one Of Mr. Brvan's pet theories by def
nitelv discovering the twilight zone
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

With the appointment of Lewis Assistant
Attorney General President Taft iiscoses a love
fer eX-football stars hitherto confined 10 Hitch
cock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

Mayor Garnor,s admission that he recommend
cd the nomination Of Mr.. Dix indicates that he
was willing 10 give away the thing which he
would not himself accept
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

Jndga Parker imposes upon the teacher OF the
.old moralities stern lrliglon--to swallow
which were his humiliation.
The Roosevelt doctrine. says the Judge, as
stated by himself is. Thou shalt not steal. But
there i another commandment. Thou shall not
lear false witness against thy neghbor.' Were
Roosevelt even much of lawyer as to be
generally in sympathy with the equities of men,
le eould know that there is property i'll name
And he would see where. from the man who has
raise.l himself up the special apostle of the
eighth commandment. the violation ct the ninth
and Synonymous is so much inconsistency
10 render hin> elf guilty of ii violation of both
BY showing III absolute logic that when Col
onel Roosevelt undertakes To steal the good name
of his opponent Mr.. Dix: when he attempts to
steal the reputation Of Judge Baldwin. he himself
bears false witness. Judge Parker al length
avenges his IN ust dcnunclation liar
BY showing that. on every principle Of Justice
such denunciation va. that OF thief.
This is application OF the old moralities
which even Colonel Roosevet's appetite and
dentistry will find hard to digest and assinlate
Like Mark Twain the Baltimore man identi
tied as a Richmond suicide and others whose
deaths have been made the subject Of exaggerated
comment. the pilots of the America IL live 10
smell their own tnberoses.
Mayor Gacnors admission that he recommend
Cd the nomination of Mr.. Dix indicates that he
was willing TO give away the thing which he
would not himself accept.
With the appointment of Lewis as Assistant
Attorney General President Taft discIoses II love
fer eX-fooball stars hitherto confined 10 Hitch
cock
Fhe aviator, al Belmont Park have DESTROYED
another one Of Mr.. Brvans pet theories by def
nltelv discovering the twilight zone
according 10 Judge Parker Colonel Roosevelt
and Truth are ,nch strangers thai they do no.,
speak they pass by.
The True Reformers is another enterprise in
need of true reform.
MeS-r~. Post and llawlev in the wilderness APP
pear to understand how to be their own Moses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

Like Mark Twain the Baltimore man identi
fled Richmond suicide, and others whose
deaths have been made the subject Of exaggerated
comment, the pilots of the America II live to
smell their own tuberoses.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
How John Rdgswy Came 10 Go Back to It After Thirty Years.
r. Rose in Cleveland Plain Dealer J

feet. Then he tried the steering gear
and swerved to the right. 1t was
done little too suddenly. He would
be more careful next time. He brought
the craft around in wide arc, pass
ing over the woods on the south
hill, and over the pond above the
mill, and back toward the village
the village where Crandall lived.
He wondered how Crandall's moth
er was.
Now that he had tested his control
of the aeroplane he grew bolder. He
was man who had taken risks all
through life. He took new risk
now. He arose higher and yet higher.
He had felt no fear. only a little anx-
iety. He was sensitive in a way. He
never wanted to undertake a task
that he didn't carry through with
credit to his skill. He only took
risks when he felt sure of the final
outcome.
A tiny clock hung to support in
front of him. He had glanced at it as
he took his seat. 1t was then 6.2S. AS
be lifted the aeroplane he glanced at
1t again. 1t indicated 627. He laughed.
Only four minutes.
What would Crandall think Of this
wild venture? What would the grave
and reverend doctors with whom he
occasionally met think Of 1t? What
would Jim Maddox, his rival in the
street, think of It?
He arose little higher.
He would make another circle.
AS he changed directions a pun of
wind struck him and the planes sud
denly canted. With an involuntary
movement he threw the steering wheel
over. There was a sharp cracking
sound and the left plane seemed to
crumple up. John Ridgeway was
thrown from his seat, but clutched at
a metal bar. Then the great planes
collapsed over him.
The aeroplane and its human
freight was falling.
A boy was staring at an advertise
ment In a weekly country Paper He
was stout boy Of 10 and as he read
the lines before him his face lighted
up.
Listen to this, mother" he cried
Then he read the advertisement
aloud
"Wanted-Strong boy to go to city,
One who understands horses and isn't
afraid of work. Ask for Mallory at the
Fowler house."
The mother looked up at the eager
young face. She was sitting by the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

Emerson.
men the the
times as much they
In the silent
awaiting the time when its shall call FORTH
utilize others
them
wnee you have cached experience
The great painter writer is
obvous melody
and carries the audience his
and him barely had passed. wrapped and
lost is he in his
sublm expressing
condition
insight And little this
don than Others
cells conclusion that their intelligence is be-
guided by this
cuon he begins to whe
to feed the wellsprings
The mind subjective objective mind
ALL hears all things The subjective mind and
only objective cu
objective
They
always selfconscious
necessary
his subconsccus Well I'll tell 1t prosperity
rsquied security
his pupil "bu
will then been
neglected rejected left dead Then
1t will mistake angel and fall feet"
satisfied comfortable
let
a
haunting
world; crushing
dustthen and
comfort
contemplation moth
where thieves through steal.
the dwell and
M
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

sent money to her with unfailing reg
ularity-and occasionally he wrote.
But the picture grew DINNER.
He went abroad He mixed with
great captains Of industry. They rec
ognized him as rising force. He sat
with them. He was one of their num-
Der.
And the patient woman in the far
off doorway looked in vain for the
coming of her boy.
John Ridgeway was a busy man.
His interests were many. His time
was brief. Small wonder that the old
home grew further and further away.
In time it quite disappeared.
Men trembled at John Ridgeway's
name. The financial power he welded
had been fairly equalled. Clutched in
his strong right hand were threads
that ran in many directions and con-
trolled many interests.
And then one day he saw the pa
tient figure in the door way again.
He hadn't been quite himself that
day. He was dull and heavy and he
knew it. And being capable Of think
ing Of his schemes and plans, he sud-
denly thought Of himself-of his boy
hood, Of his early home.
1t was after this that he went to the
fine old doctor. The touch Of senti-
ment worried him. He feared mem
tai breakdown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

glass lamp at the table with its red
cover, sewing.
"Well, John?"
1t was such a pleasant, sympathetic
voice.
Mother" cried the lad, that's me
strong boy who understands horses.
Can l go?'
The mother hesitated
"See the man, John, dear, and az
terward we will talk about your go
ing"
Then the boy noticed that his
mothers eyes seemed to bother her
and that she bent close to her sewing.
He saw the man at the hotel early
the next morning and suited his criti-
cal taste.
Can ] go, mother?"
''Are you so anxious to go, deary'
"Yes, mother. It's splendid
chance"
The mother sighed.
You will come home soon, dear?"
"And write often?"
Yes, yes"
Her eyes were bothering her again,
but the boy scarcely noticed this-he
was SO filled with delight.
But he did feel a little subdued
when the hour Of parting came. He
couldn't quite understand why his
mother fek 20 bad about it and why
she clunt to him IN such q tsaFy
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
WOMAN, OUR HoMEMAKER.
Somewhat Sarcastic Slur on Mascu.
line Supremacy.


As we men frequently admit 1t is
our chivalrous regard for woman
which leads us to desire that she
shall confine her wholly admirable
energies to the making of our home
and the keerdng of our houses. She
is tender and frail, and so we urge
that she shall not for moment drop
her role as the goddess of the house,
hold. There is nothing that so rouses
our almost sacred admiration as to
see our own particular goddess with
dishrag in one hand and frying
pan in the other Let us never desert
this high ideal Of womanhood and its
lofty purpose in life.
Particularly, let us net do so be-
cause II a woman does not keep the
house it will not be kept. Would we
men engineer and prepare 1,095 meals
in one year? Would we wash dishes
1,095 times, wipe them 1095 times,
sew, darn, mend. devote our lives to
gray monotony Of treadmill effort?
Not on your life! Our chivalrous re-
gard for adored woman would not
permit 1t. And we would go crazy
within six months If we tried. I know
of nothing that we should cling to
more closely than this chivalrous re-
gard for our womankind-it saves the
cost of many and many a hired girl.
l have penned this little tribute to
mans chivalrous regard for woman
because anybody can see that it de-
serves it. Woman, the housekeeper
(and nothing else), the fried goddess
Of the fireside; the queen Of her do
nestle domain, with a stewran for
tiara and a stovehook for scepter,
let us together pledge her, while we
register our chivalrous vow that We
will keep her where she is, unless we
men need her as a stenographer or
something else-in which event our
chivalrous regard may stretch few
points.-California Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

way. No doubt she was worried be-
of himself. But he would show her.
"Goodby, mother"
"Goodby, dear son."
She was standing in the doorway as
he went down the road with his lit
tie bundle. He remembered that pic
ture long time.
And something choked him as he
looked back and he broke into a
quick run-and the picture was gone.
Whats your name" the man asked
him.
John Ridgeway."
"Goin' to make It famous, eh7"
"I dunno. Maybe"
"Well, you stick by me, then"
But he hadn't stuck by Walker very
long. He was not an easy taskmaster.
Moreover, he was hard drinker and
forgetful about the boys wages. And
one day he had come to the stable
drunk and struck John blindly and
unreasonably and John had nimbly
eluded the blow and run away.
He didn't go back. Instead he
knocked about the streets doing odd
Jobs and often wishing he could see
the patient figure in the doorway OF
the old home again. He wrote now
and then and made his letters as opti-
mistic as possible. And when times
with him grew still more hard and
bitter he wrote oftener-perhaps be-
cause he had more leisure.
His affairs were at very discour-
aging ebb when the tide turned. He
had Quieted and subdued Il young
horse that was driven by an elderly
man, and the elderly man had been
so much impressed by the boys cour-
age and cleverness that he had taken
him into his employ.
It was a rather dull position In
dull old house with no chance 10 rise.
The boy chafed against his narrow
opportunities.
One day he went to his employer
and unfolded a plan through which
he could by prompt purchases of
certain commodity profit by a rise
that seemed inevitable 1t was SIM
pie deal, only relieved by the boys
shrewd reasons for believing the stuff
would rise in value.
But his elderly employer received
the scheme coldly. The house didn't
do business In that way. Not to put 1t
too mildly, the boys plan was merely
gamblers chance.
The boy withdrew from the dingy
office. He withdrew as far as the es-
tablishment of customer OF the
house, a keen eyed man who had
spoken to him in friendly way on
several occasions.
The keen eyed man had listened to
the boys plan with an amused smile.
"And how much do you expect for
your share In the deal?" he asked.
"Ten percent of the net profits"
the boy quickly replied.
Modest youth" said the man with
a laugh. "Goodby.'
A week later he handed the boy a
folded slip of paper as he passed him
in the big wareroom.
Your SHARE he abruptly re-
marked and passed on.
The boy unrolled the paper. 1t was
a check for $3.50.
Let it be said to his credit that he
sent S100 of this amount to the low
ing mother.
That check marked the turning
point in his career. From that mo-
ment he prospered.
And as he prospered the patient
figure of the mother in the doorway
grew more and more indistinct. He
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
ON TRAMP.

Hush, little son--cease from thy wailing
Dark grows the night can journey no
more
Look nt the ships on the black water sail
Ing,
Hear the great waves, as they crash
on the shore.
o Thou, o little Thou!
No man can find us to trouble us now!
What saith the water? THE darkness Is
deep,
The sea hath a song that shall lull thee
to sleep!'
Look at the sea. little Thou, little
Thou
And the sea shall sing thee to sleep.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

Peace little son-what use is this crying?
Hear the dry grass, as II bends to thu
wind;
lying
With black sea before, and the blsaS
downs behind.
o Thou, o little Thou,
Water and wind will take care Of us
now!
What saith the breeze? "The darkness Is
deep,
The wind hath song that shall lull
thee to sleep!"
Turn to the wind, little Thou, little
Thou
And the wind shall sing thee to sleep.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

And 10! the doctor had confirmed
his fears and what was stih more
strange, had brought up the very Wis
ion that disturbed him.
When he left the doctors Office he
took letter from his pocket and read
it through. Then he carefully put it
back in the envelope which bore the
postmark of the old town.
BAH" he suddenly growled, "I'm
getting childish
He had bought a country home to
help the owner, whom the money
market had wrecked. 1t was grand
and lonely. If 1t had not been for the
airship experiments he would have
gone back to the rooms in the city.
But the aeroplane engrossed John
Rldgeways attention. 1t quieted his
mind. 1t was soothing plaything.
What was that? Where was hef
Then he saw the picture again. The
mother in the doorway, but her face
wore look of terror and her hands
were stretched out in agony.
A sudden sharp chill came over
him, crashing blow stunned him.
He remembered no more.
When John Ridgeway opened his
aching eyes he was lying in a dark
ened room, but he could family make
out the anxious face of the fine old
doctor.
He tried to speak
The doctor went down.
"How long was | falling?" he whis-
pered.
"One of the villagers happened to
have his watch in his hand when he
caught sight of you," the doctor an
swered. "He saw the aeroplane col
lapse and watched your fall. You
we're buoyed up by the planes and the
descent from the moment of the dis
aster until you dropped into the mill
pond was exactly thirty seconds"
The pale lips moved.
The doctor bent again.
at was thirty years-exactly thirty
years"
The doctor drew back. He did not
smile.
THAT must cover the period of
your public life.' he gravely said.
The eyes said yes.
The doctor bent to catch the COM
ing message.
'I lived it all again." said John
Ridgeway.
The doctor slowly nodded.
you have had a miraculous es-
cape" he said "You have been Sc
verely shocked and badly bruised, but
you are going to get well. What are
you trying to say?"
"How soon can / be moved?"
"In a few days, hope"
"There is something | want"
Eyes. What is it? Take your time"
81 want to go home" whispered
John Ridgeway.
Homer"
"You know the home | mean. You
asked me about it,"
Eyes, yes, l remember. Go on"
"There is letter-in my coat pock-
ct. You will find it."
Eyes, yes"
81 haven't been home for thirty
years. It's long time. You get pret-
ty tired in thirty years."
Eyes"
There was a little silence.
Somebody is waiting for me-" mur-
INJURED John Ridgeway "She is stand
ing in the doorway, the old doorway
with the vines about it. She has
changed. Her hair is gray and she
leans against the casing, but her hand
is stretched out to me and her face
Is smiling"
A softened look crept over the
bruised face.
The old doctor laid his hand softly
on John Ridgeway's limp fingers.