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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
The Call of Democracy

The defeat of Aldridge in the Rochester dis
trict in part popular revolt against bad
boss and his bad machine. But it also a
revolt against the tariff. 1t was repetition of the
Foss victory in Massachusetts.
Both contests says Washington correspondent,
were fought out the tariff issue Both were
instrong manufacturing and high protection dis
tricts but the appeals of Ravens, Foss and their
associates for relief from the burdens of high tariff
taxation went home to the minds of voters, and
Representative Foss who went into the Rochester
district and spoke for Hayens regards it tariff
revision victory.
The same correspondent says that the defeat OF
the party in New York is regarded a direct
blow at the administration, President Taft has
actively defended the new tariff law and those
who made if.
Senator Rayner says that the defeat of Aldridge
is the downfall of monopoly resting upon the most
infamous system of tariff taxation that has ever
oppressed the consumers Of the country, and that
the people will stand it no longer if they help
it.
Democratic members of Congress jubilant
over the result and look for landslide in the
fall elections.
Senator Rayncr takes occasion, however. to give
Democrats throughout the country timely hint.
These successive victories teach us, y he says,
that we must nominate best and strongest
men. The Republican nominee in Monroe county,
New York, was not a fit man to come to Congress.
The day has expired when men like this can be
elected to the highest offices in the country.
That's good point The Democrats should
nominate men who are not only honest but able.
II is the duty of the party to put up the most com
potent men available. The party should have its
hes material in the next Congress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
Pensions for Needy.

The pension theory. instead of los
ing supporters, is gaining new ones
every Not onlX has -Earie Fam
found 1t impossible to resist the de-
faafas, -afi the ttffe-FFe fftg greater
as result of wars, but pressure upon
corporations Is becoming SO strong
that few of them will in the future
be able to resist the call that they
make plans to care for their employees
when they are not able To care for
themselves. In fact, there are many.
and the number Is growing constantly.
who believe that In the next few years
the country will have to devise some
means of pensioning the old people
after they are old and have no in
come upon which to subsist,
In the State the idea of taking care
of the old Confederate soldier IS be-
coming more and more liked. n result
being larger appropriations each year.
Alabama doubled it's payments in four
years to the heroes of the lest cause,
in addition to providing support Of
home. There is an impression that as
veterans and their widows grow cider
the provision for them will be in
creased, until at last we shall be Civ
ing them kind of attention that aill
be the pride of the Stata ind tho
though a new generation has come
along since the war there Is Just as
much love and reverence for the men
who fought and struggled rs ever
Montgomery Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
Fulton News
News items may be left at Nell
sens Furniture Store, or phoned
to Madison A740,

Mr.. v. v. Vaughn, of Amelia county
has returned home after an extended
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. s. b. Names.
Mrs. J. {. Carter and daughter. Miss
Mary. of Washington ward, have re-
turned home after a visit to Mrs. 8. II.
Names.
The Ladies' Aid Society Fulton
Baptist church held q social meeting In
the church on last Monday night. to its
members and friends Quite an enjoy
able evening was spent.
Mr.. Whitfield Black, OF Denny street.
Is confined to his home with rheuma-
tism of the eyes.
Herbert Sweeny who died in the Ne.
mortal hospital Tuesday morning from
lock- jaw. was buried Wednesday morn.
Ing in Henrico county. Funeral SER
vices were held in Millises church.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Porr.
widow of Mr.. Peter Porr. of s1l Mich
olson street. who died in her home
Monday morning. took place THURSDAY
Lutheran church. She was buried In
lakewood cemetery.
Cards are out for the marriage Of
Miss Nellie Louise Preston, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Preston, near
National cemetery, to Mr.. Adoiph Err
the wedding to take place Wednesday.
April 9th.
DIR. b. l.. Reams. who has been sick
for several days, Is able to be out
again.
Mr. John wall, of New Kent county.
has returned home after visit 10 rel
atfves here.
Miss Eva Parrish. OF Fulton Hill. In
confined TO her home by sickness
Mr.. Mike QGrady IL very sick In the
home OF his brother, Mr. James L.
oGrady, on Denny street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
Good Pay for the Mayor.

The legislative committee OF he ,.tty
council has unanimously adopted "a
resolution in favor of the increase CT
the salary OF the mayor of New Or
leans from $4,000 to $4,000, and an
Increase in the contingan fund allow
ed him for entertainment and Incl
dental expenses from $l,j0) TO $500.
The salary CT the mayor up to the
adoption of the present charter, In
1895. was $500. The duties OF the
office We're greatly Increased by that
charter, which sought 10 make the
chief executive the responsible head
and center of the entire municipal
government and the salary was &C.
cordingly raised to sS.00p. objection
was raised to this at the time, on the
ground that 1t was too Highland 1t
was high as compared with ether
cities of the same size-but the Times
Democrat thought 1t was only fair and
just that the executive OF this city
should receive proper and adequate
compensation for his services. But
the $4,000 salary proposed by the
legislative committee is out of all
proportion. and its effect will be de-
moralizing and mean a general raid
for higher pay,-New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
FACULTIES To HELP
IN RAISING FUND
Hold Enthusiastic Meeting and
Make Liberal Subscriptions
for New College.

Unusual enthusiasm marked the
meeting Wednesday night OF the COM
bined faculties OF the University Col
iege of Medicine when plans for the
new institution to be built at Twelfth
and Clay streets. were discussed in
detail. 1T was clearly shown that the
college intends to erect building
which will be credit to the city from
an architectural point OF view. At
Is planned to spend about $4,000.
nr. Stuart Mcclure presided at .hia
session. and by vote the members
OF the faculty instructed the chair to
appoint committee which will she TT
~ visit several OF the larger colleges
OF the North that ideas for the new
structure here may be obtained. This
committee has not yet been selected.
The adjunct faculty subscription to
help defray the cost OF the colleges
new home, which amounted to $4,000,
were handed in. bringing to total
amount now in the treasury to t35,-
goo.
1t was decided to ask holland d
baskerville. architects. for suggestions
for tn enew building. This firm hes
been retained to prepare the plans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
EDITO RIAL
Mark Twain.

1t is with sense Of personal loss that we record
the death Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better
known to fame Mark Twain. There are many
funny writer's, socalled. There are many wits.
But real humorsts are few We get certain in
tellectual enjoyment from brilliant wit But humor
is emotional and the funny side of sentiment. Your
real humorst can as easily move you to tears as to
laughter
Mark Twain was an accomplished writer. His
= Innocents Abroad in view was the best book
Of travels ever written. His Roughing 1t - was
the best description of the wild and woolly west.
His ..Tom Sawyer was the best boy book His
sketches in general We're the best humorous
sketches No American writer has written much
that was genuinely good of its kind and never tire
some. We have not read all of Mark Twain S books
and sketches, but we have read nothing from ms
pen that was not worth reading, that was lacking
in merit His writing was accomplishment, but
his humor was natural endowment and it could
J no more be suppressed Than the waters WHICH How
from cfreryescent spring he did not try 10 Dc
funny He did not try to make you laugh. He
simply could not help it. No more could those VINO
heard him or read after him help laughing. lie
created more genuine humor and more genuine
laughter than any American writer and lecturer
Nor was he ever coarse vulgar.
# As we have minated he man of sentiment
and his pathos was but a step removed from his
humor. But whether he stirred your rislbcs or
the fountain of your tears, you felt equally re
freshed by the sensation
Samuel l.. Clemens was a OF character, a
man of the highest sense of honor. He was Il
partner in the publishing concern of C. l.. Webster
II Il Co which failed and although he the inno-
cent victim of the firms misfortune. he went upon
fhe witness stand when barely able physically to
stand the ordeal and aided the lawyers both
sides in getting down to the bottom of the facts.
Then although sixty years of age, he made a
lecture tour around the world and out of the
proceeds paid every dollar that the concern owed.
BY this noble act he demonstrated that humorlst
may also be Of serious purpose.
And now at last has the rest for which his
soul in its lonesome sorrow had longed. Alas
poor Yorick farewell. These of us who laughed
with thee have no sense but sorrow, now that thou
art serious and dignited in silent death. We weep
for thee dear friend. Thy career was " ripping
I river of laughter. every wave Of which did drown
some fretfa fiend of care May it be well with
thee beyond these voices as thou didst make life
sweet for those who loved thy jests
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
The Preachment Of the Robbers.
ton.

We cannot resist the temptation to moralze
bit the fate of the post-ofice robbers. And our
first remark is that their fate is fatality Their
present predicament is of their making. 1t
was not ordained that they should go to the
penitentiary. 1t is merely of cause and
effect it is the direct result of their evil con-
duct. They receiving the wages of sin. 1t is
with the hard luck, as call it, of most of u.s.
We do wiring, use bad judgment, or we are
careless slothful, neglectful and we pay the pen
atty. There is no hard luck about it. We take the
wrong road and we go the wrong way And we
have only ourselves to blame 1t is dishonest and
cowardly to place the blame upon others or upon
Fate.
But to return to the robbers They are men
of more than average ability-Fay especially They
have cunning, they have courage of certain kind
and they arc well educated in their craft. They
pulled off very neat job in Richmond. All con
eedc that much to them They bungfed in getting
away with tire stuff hut they wprr keen m tapping
the safe and taking the plumber. The whole job
was ably planned and cleverly executed. And
there is the point in the story. 1t these men had
applied their talents in honest pursuits and trained
themselves as well in accommodating wealth as In
stealing it, they would have done better even from
mcrcenary point of view Their cunning, their
daring. their diligence and their training would
have succeeded in almost any legitimate business
enterprise. We put the case upon the lowest plane
and still find that they might have made a more
profitable investment Of their native resources
Taking the lowest estimate of dishonesty it
doesn't pay and every convict in the pententiary,
be safe-cracker defaulter or political traitor will
testify to the fact.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
Southern Drift
Socialism on Trial.

Whatever the Milwaukee socialists
may accomplish, their victory In the
recent municipal elections at Milwau-
kee has made the country sit up ana
take notice. Twelve years ago the
socialists in that city were compare :
lively weak. not much more than
nucleus of the present party, but re-
markable strides In power were made
year by year. until 1910 saw them
carry the polls with a record breaking
plurality. For the first time the So
cialistic doctrines will have a real
chance to demonstrate their practi-
cability at municipal government. for
not only has the Office OF mayor been
captured, but many chief city offices,
and the city council is made up OF
twenty-one socialists, ten democrats
and four republicans.--Cna
Post,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
Highland Park.

The Rev. George Greene. of Clifton
Forge, has been holding services every
night this week at the Sorthside Bap-
fist church. His sermon on "Assu~
rance" Wednesday night was especially
impressive, and well received.
The annual sermon before the Wc-
mems Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Highland Park Methodist church
Will be delivered by the Rev. g. {.
Hatcher. u. D.. pastor of the Broad
Street Methodist church. Sunday morn
ing at IL o'clock
Mrs. Lee Ferguson, whose illness
necessftafed her removal to q Rich
mond hospital, was reported consider
ably improved Thursday.
Miss Isabelle Holiday. OF Staunton.
liz visiting Miss Eleanor Enslow.
Mrs. Powhatan Nash, who has been
Ill at her residence In Fourth Avenae
two months. is reported TO be ON the
road to recovery.
The Ladies' of the Maccabees villa
meet at Northside hall Friday after
noon in regular session after which the
monthly social hour will be enjoyed
The regular meeting OF the Holly
Chapter O. E. g. VIII be held in the
Northside hall FRIDAY nighS at eight
O'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
A Significant Prosecution

Some Of the Southern newspapers are III nigh
dudgeon over the action of Attorney General
Nickersham in prosecuting the manpulators Of
the hull cotton pool.
'Laymen may well ask. says the New Orleans
Times Democrat, why bulls in cotton singled
out while bears 60 scot free and who are
puingthe string" inquiries the Columbia State
..Why is Mr.. WicEersham on the side of the
bears Why should bear spectators be taken I'M
der the defending arm of the government? Why
should spectators who played the game until
they were beaten, get absolution from meeting
their contracts? Why should shortsighted Mass
achusetts manufacturers have the government dis
tort bull movement into crime, that the
shortsghted manufacturers may enjoy the profits
of a government made slump?"
The Charleston News and Courier declares that
it is needless to point out that no New Workers
have ever been indicted for forcing the market
down. although that was what the New York
spectators did for years, to the injury of the
Southern planters.
Our contemporary estimates that by forcing the
price down when the planter forced to sell
and boosting it after the crop had been marketed
during the last 30 years these same spectators
cheated the planters out of three billion dollars
1t says that lIayne and Brown, the men under
prosecution brought about desirable change; that
they forced the New Workers to play the game
fairly, or al least fairly than it had been
played and that since that time the cotton market
has been responsive of Southern pressure and the
quotations the New Orleans market have shaped
the quotations on all other markets.
The crop has been short considering thu world
wide demand for the staple and the price has ad
vanced accordingly. Moreover the farmers have
become more and more independent and have
been able to hold their crop for the rise.
N The Columbia State then takes up its parable
and says that the crop of 1909 was the shortest
in many years Suthern mills bought freely, even
though the price was high, while Northern mills
bought sparingly, refusing to believe that the
crop was short The situation to-day, therefore
ii that the Southern mills, either have cotton in
their warehouses or have contracts with brokers
for its delivery at certain prices in the months
before the crop comes in whereas, Northern
mills, presumably, are short of stock. Meantime
the spectators are fighting like real bulls and
bears and the announcement of @ jim" Pattcn, of
@Nshitago to carry the bull campaign to climax
has caused a. panic among both spectators and
manufacturers who chance to be short of cotton.
81 We are unwilling to believe that the Attorney
aEsneral of the United States has taken action
against the "bnll pool in the interest of the
1stbear pool In the interest of the North
&srn cotton mills which are short of raw cotton
3 Int the story al related by our Southern CON
4 smporarfss = = interesting Is . Wall Street ro-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
THE PEOPLES FORUM



Editor of The virEinian:
sir,---It seems to this writer that
the proper thing for the people OF
Tennessee to do II at once to lmpeaSn
the man, Patterson, who occupies the
gubernatorial chair OF that state FOR
his outrageous act in pardoning Coop
err, one OF the murderers of f. w.
Carmack. One is at loss in choos-
ing words to express the righteous IN
dignation that Patterscn's bold, de-
fiant, unblushing travesty on Jusuce
excites, and II the people of tennessee
quietly submit to such rank ihJusuce
as Is this act of their chief executive .,
then their forbearance will be Simply
marvellous.
In the annals of the human race
It would be hard to find q more cold
blooded and shameful murder IMAM
that of Carmack by the hands OK tne
Coopers. Such a crime as that COM
mitted by the Coopers carries one
back to the reign of the infamous
Herods and to other barbartc porous
The sentence the murderers OF tnis
noble, brilliant, clean man receiVeu
was very light, for had Justice been
allowed right OF way, both OF theIn
would have forfeited their lives. II
Is hard to realize that any man would
have the temerity In the face OF the
ruling of the supreme court to inter
fere and Illustrate the ends OF Justice
No wonder the Times-Dispatch SAID:
THE horror Of the whole miseraole
travesty Is enhanced by the crtmi-
nal lndecency- of the gaAernnr- OIL len
nessee, who before the Ink on the
just Judgment Of the supreme court
was yet dry. issued full pardon TO
the murderer under the great seal Oh
the State.
1t looks hard for such Il brilliant
man as was Carmack to be brutaily
murdered and his splendid services
to be missed In his State, but leaving
out OF the question all personalities,
there are principles and issues at
stake tnat our people cannot anord
TO ignore. No one can study the dis
graceful tragedy and fall to see that
dirty politics. moral filth and the whis-
key power played a part In 1t. Pas-
sion unchecked with the murderers
eliminated In the taking of Carmack
life; but 1t was a battle between hght
and darkness, between right ana
wrong, between Righteousness and I'M
righteousness. History doesn't tell oil
truer or nobler martyr than was
this brilliant young man. His blood
cries from the ground for vengeance
Every instinct of the nature OF the
man who stands for civic righteous
ness, for clean living. for temperance
principles and against the tide of dirty
politics protests against such men as
the Coopers going unwhipped of Just
ice in this professedly Christian coun-
try of ours. Yes. let Patterson be
hung In efffgy all over the land ana
let the public opinion utter no uneer-
tain sound in protesting against the
pardon of this miserable murderer and
let II be SO hot for Tennessee's COVER
nor that he viii be Obliged TO step
down and out
E. r. PARHAM.
Grafton, Va. April q, 1910,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
Back In NntiI..e

Nowadays, the man wno insists on
sleeping in the open air is no: charged
with being q crank,
Hundreds of thousands OF A'ner'-
cans are converts to the custom, ana
doctor universally express the visa
that many times more would follow
suit
The season when honest trial will
demonstrate the profit OF the practice
is rapidly approaching. 1t IS by no
means necessary to sleep with your
cot in the yard or on the ground
anywhere. An enclosed porch or a
ntbed. half of IL out of me VIM
dow. will serve the purpose.
The main idea is to expose the face
TO freely circulating air. TO cover thor
oughly against sudden changes and TO
provide protection In the event Of UNI
expected rains.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
Barton Heights

Rev. E. J. Richardson. of Falls
church WAS the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Il. woodward. OF Ginter park, Tues
day.
Mrs. W F. Johns. of Richmond. is
visiting her sister. Mrs. A. c. Berry
Miss Annie Ferneyhough, of Gooch-
land county, is the guest of Mrs. White
in Brookland Park.
The Richmond Convocation of Rich
mond and vicinity Will meet with the
Epiphany Episcopal church May the
9th TO 18th inclusive.
The Evangelistic meetings at the
Methodist church In which the pastor
is aided by the Rev. J. w. S. Robins, of
Norfolk, have started well. The con-
gregations are large and the interest
MIR. w. r, McComb. who has been
visiting his sister. Mrs. f. c. Farrow.
of Berton avenue, returned to his home
In Staunton, Wednesday.
Miss Francis Woodson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Woodson, continues
sick ct her home on Barton avenue.
An interesting game OF ball will be
played on the Barton Heights diamond
Saturday afternoon at 430 between the
Massey Business College team and
that of Barton Heights.
Miss Louise Guelick, who has spent
several days visiting relatives and
frierds in Washington returned home
to-day
Mrs. A. l.. Ninn and little daughter,
of Toledo, Ohio, are expected Friday to
visit her husbands sister, Mrs J. II.
Stringer. OF Virginia avenue.
Miss Fannie McComb, of Waynes-
boro. who has been visiting her sister.
Mrs, Il. G. Farrow. left for her home
to-day
Rev ]. W. S. Robins. who is assist
ing the Rev. a. G. bergman, In n Sc
ries of meetings, at the Methodist
church. is the guest OF his daughter
Mr.. ID. G. McGavock., OF Miller avenue
Mrs. w. IL. Bixby, OF York street, is
quite sick.
Mrs. A. T. Goodwin, who has been
quite i'll for some time has greatly i'm
proved.
rrss meters and win probably be there
for three weeks,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
Faiirnount

Master Johnny and Alvine Bass, who
have been at boarding school in Roa-
noke for the past eight months. re-
turned home Tuesday to spend their
vacation with their parents, on Twen-
ty-first street.
Hon. Carlton Mccarthy delivered a
very interesting address to the Mems
League OF the Baptist church Tuesday
evening. His subject was. "A Mes
sage to the World" A special musical
program was arranged. Stringed mu-
sic and duets and solos by the follow
ing were enjoyed: Messrs. Joseph and
Charlie Patterson, Mrs. S. r. Gary and
Mrs. NJ. Patterson. and Miss Nellie
Smith and Julia England.
Master Leslie Minson is very sick at
his home with whooping cough and
measles.
Mrs. Landers is able to be out again
after an illness of several days.
Mrs. ". b. Chenauft and children
have returned home. after a delight
full visit to friends on the Creighton
road.
Mrs. Mcdowell has returned home
after a visit to relatives on Twenty
second street.
Mi. Clifton Thacker. while at work
Tuesday evening, had the misfortune
to cut two of his fingers on his left
hand very badly, having caught them
in saw He is suffering much pain
from them.
Mrs. Susie Morris Is visiting friends
In Lynchburg, Va. Before her return
home she Will also visit relatives at
Bremo Bluff. s.. :.
Mrs. Lewis Stratforda is the guest
of his sister, Mrs. Noel, on North
Nineteenth street,
The ladies' Of the Presbyterian
church win give an entertainment at
the Town Hall Friday night; April ~.
entitled. "A Spirsters Convention.
A revival has been going on Mt
flle CT rikffffE tndrch Tor the paSt fwU
wocks.s Many have been converted and