The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-30
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Il The Fairfax Herald Is dying hard, or
4 so It would appear from this sad note
q, in it's swans song: 1T seems more
4 than probable that these amendments
Twill be Defeated referring, OF course,
to the four proposed changes in the
I Virginia Constitution. AS a.last signal
for help, the Herald is Furnishing the
i cmpyrean with vague remarks about
/ "the corporations and moneyed in-s
tefests" Hear the Herald against
those who wish the Constitution to
/ stand as it is, preferring the aggre-
| gate wisdom, of the ablest sons of vir-
/ ginia to the selfish desires and tyran-s
nous ambitions of the members Of the
Office Holders Trust;
| The corporations and moneyed in
.erests are arrayed against them (thef
proposed amendments). It is a
singular fact that the Constitution
So. was largely dominated by COR
! poration influences.
Not only Will this be startling news
to the people and the press Of Virginia,
but 1t will be in the nature of a Won
derful revelation to "the corporations
and moneyed interests" themselves.
The Herald really ought to be owned
by Hearst. for this is sample
of the most artistic yellow journalism.
Why did the Herald not keep
this statement in bold black let
ters standing on its front pager?
Why did 1t save this terrible
announcement until almost the last
minute? Why hasn't it started earlier
10 .cinch the crooks" as the Colonel
would put 1t?
OF all the absurd things that have
been said by the advocates Of these
proposed amendments this statement OF
the Herald heads the heap. What in
the world do the corporations and
moneyed interests" care about these
changes, one way or the other? What
have they 10 gain or lose?
The tenure OF the treasurers and
commissioners is matter in which
the corporations have not the slightest |
interest. OF course, a corporation is
simply body OF men working to-
gether for some end, and for that
reason the corporations have some
feeling, some tellow-feeling. for. that |
greatest political corporation in vir-L
GINA, the Office Holders Trust II the
CORPORATIONS feel anything. 1t is SYM |
patty for the hard-pressed and sorely
whipped members of this Ofice-Ho
ers' Trust.
We shall. not deny that certain cor
porations guard their interests By
lobbying at the sessions Of the General
Assembly. That has been the case for
many years and viii be So. We fear.
until the trumpet of Gabriel dissolves
the long parliament Of the world. I,
may be that come of the corporations
use their influence wrongtully in he
General Assembly but they would be
the last 30 ask for longer sessions.
II The corporations care one way
or the other about these changes,
why haze they not made some effort TO
defeat them. They have sent out not
line Of printed matter, and SO far as
fse knoE no agent or attorney of any
CORPORATION has ever said or written
aHEth!ng ABOUT tneGe# changes. 9-5 W ny
did the corporations not try to defeat
these amendments when they were first
PROPOSED IN the General Assembly two
years ago2 Why did they not dol
something then? II would have been
a hundred times easier for them to
have Killed them then than It would be
for them 20 Kill them nov
The truth OF tbs matter Is. the cor
pota siaas have no tnseregt IN the
changes one Way Or the other. The
Fairfax Herald Is simply doing What L
I'll ambulance cnsssrs and cheap lay
serE and den1agogues de--blaming Il.
III The CORPORATIONS and the money in
iesesia. which have nothing under the
sur 10 do With ti2ia question.
The ONLY corporation tnTo,Ysi mi
-his matter iH the Office olders. Trust,
s;hich Wishes 70 eatabl!sh one hundred
noaoeoiieg In ofics-noldfng ~ tFle b
elt!e8 and counties OF the state.
Vote agstas. The 'amenAments,
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