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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
EVILS OF RECIPROCITY SOON SEEN.

Those three Insurgents from the Northwest
warned the nation in vehement speech OF the
perils OF the pact with Canada Those gentle,
men who dwell in cities bur whose hearts beat
in sympathetic unison with the welfare of the
farmer, cried long and loud against the Wiz
lanes which a combined press proposed to
pcrpetrate upon the people, IN order that the
publishers might enjoy the benefits OF free pa
per. They ragged and raved about delivering
the agricultural interests up for sacrifice that
the great trusts might be favored Conspicu-
Gus IN this chorus was the stcntorian tone of
the Lds8o protund0 from the Southwest Signor
Bailey. who warned his brethren in the faith
not TO be lured to apostasy by the seductive
songs of fair but false advisers.
The Congress failed TO heed the warning The
tools rushed in where angels feared to tread
They ruthessly rode over the prestrate forms
of those patriots who declared that ere the
friends OF reciprocity should 60 to doom, 1t
would be over their intervening bodies Daring
the consequences OF their unbridled folly. Rep
resentatives and Senators passed the bill and
the President signed It,
Vel, the direct predictions OF the patriotic
minority haye' Immediately come To- pass. The
revolution has begun. The people in their
rage have risen and are hurting maledictions
at the heads OF the innocent but ignorant states
men who advocated which they
supposed the people wanted, bat which, 1t traUs
pres as the Insurgents prophesied, has made
It's supporters marks tor the hatred Of the
people.
The storm center for the moment is Com
necticut. TIE first troops TO answer the call
10 arms are the members of the State Grange.
And the object OF their ire and fire is the I'M
protected person OF portly President A
State fair is scheduled TO take place in Con.
necticut In september. Mr.. Taft has accepted
an invitation to make address. The grange
refuses to honor the the occasion with their
presence IL the President graccs the same oc-
aston with his. SO there you Rank mu.
ny. Foreboding rapid extension among, all
,riculturaiists that indicates revolution. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
THE PLAINS or PEACE.

August g 1911, is destined to be an epoch
making day in the history Of international re-
lation. Upon this date. at $40 in the after
noon, the treaty between the United States and
Great Britain. agreeing to submit possible flu
ture differences 10 peaceable arbitration,
signed by Phiander C. Knox the secretary OF
state. and James Bryce. the British ambassador.
Az the same time. or Immediately thereafter.
Mr., KNOX signed a similar agreement with
France. In Paris NJ Iusserand, the French
ambassador was af5xing his signature to
duplicate copy. These momentous documents
need only to be ratified by the Senate in order
that the first practical step towards worIa
peace be contaminated
The treaties are, the direct result bf ad
dress delivered by MIR. Taft, before the Ameri-
ean Society for the Judicial Settlement OF In
ieruational Disputes, last December, In the
course of his address he plead for an agree
ment with some great nation to arbttrate all
differences and thereby to demonstrate that
TWO powerful nations might establish between
them the same processes of law as exist be-
tween individuals. The French ambassador.
who present. made a tentative acceptance
Of the Presidents invitation TO enter such an
agreement Out Of this informal incident has
come the signing Of these treaties Of .arbitra-
ton
One does dare much when he pre-
diets. as a result of these treaties. q mighty ac
reieration of the world wide movements that
are making for international arbitration. Tn.
apparent tendency Of an evolving civilization is
towards the remuneration of the arbitrameu,
Of war More and more, uader the influences
If modern civilization which has brought the
nations into closer contact with each other and
has stressed the Humanitarian spirit. have We
observed the wonderful progress of the senti
nent that abhors war, with It's lean famine
auartering steel and climbing fire" The resul
III International commerce. mutual association
common interests in the futherance of educa
lion. philanthropy and religion is that multi
tudes have come to feel that the great powers
might dwell together upon the plains of peace
governing their relations and adiudicating the
differences, not with the clash of arms and tn
Unmtigated horrors of war but by and through
such peaceful processes RS shall insure equa
Justice and d mutually satisfactory adjustment
Of grievances. The long step which the presen
treaty between three of the greatest nation
marks towards the abolition of warfare lend
value to the hope that day shall sometime daw
npon world disarmed-a world living in III
actual enjoyment OF the universal peace o
which seers have spoken and poets sung throug
Z all the years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
STILL TI>kERI>G WITH THE TARIFF,

Pursuing their policy OF tariff revision the
Democratic majority in the house have passed
bill reducing the tariff on cotton goods by
vote Of 202 to 81.
There will be a mighty howl upon the part
Of the manufacturers OF cotton goods This
is natural and to be expected. The adop-
tion Of any provision that makes competition
more general is likely to be opposed by those
who have enjoyed the benefits of restricted
competition. And this protest will come from
the South as well from the North. as the
South has come to stand side by side with
New England in the manufacture of cotton
goods. But the question is not the inter-
ests of any single industry. However great
its proportions, in comparison with the in
terests of the millions of our population. they
become insignificant The question with cot
ton is: as It was with wool. Shall the relative
ly few men who make the product. be con-
sidered or the millions who forced to
use them?
In the matter of the necessities Of life the
present majority seem determined 10 give the
people relief or at least attempt it, from prices
and conditions created by the imposition of a
tariff hitherto framed for the protection Of the
producer This is the day of the people in Con
grese The men who have accumulated colos-
sal fortunes during the OF Republican rule
should be content 10 give the masses "A
chance to live tn a bit more comfort upon their
slender incomes
I The Democratic majority will be commended
upon their manifest intention to serve the peo-
pie. They have struck at the root of the
! trouble in dealing with the tariff and they
I have been wise to turn their tariff revision &c
/ tivities towards the necessities. We have but
little hope that the wool and cotton schedules
can become effective at this session We scarce
! ly credit the idea that MIR, Taft will sign such
/ bills. Blu, the people everywhere will fix the
| responsibility for failure where 1t belongs. and
another election will mark such a change In
the administration forces shall enable tht
Democratic policies to succeed. and insure them
a fair trial
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Dispatches from staunton state that the wet
victory was followed By more drunkenness than
had been seen there for months, OF course
The usual method of celebration of the crowd
that holds the balance of power is one great
grand carousal You did not expect stanton
to celebrate the victory OF saloons with a prayer
and praise service, did you? The inexplicable
thing is how some decent men can stomach the
crowd, and their conduct whom they help to
victory by their ballots The lineup of the
gang OF white and negro toughs, always and
without an exception in favor of the open
saloon. would to be sufficient TO defect
the votes OF decent men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
ELIAS ENGAGEMENT

to look for letters on the hall table,
and sat in Mrs. Browns dimly lighted
parlor reading them. There were
half a dozen---all letter of good wishes
and congratulations. Il know youth
be happy; it's lovely to be engaged
wrote Molly Dohson. Eliza trembled
guilty as she read them. She left
her uncle's until last. but finally she
tore it open.
III you are sure he in the right
man. dear child. / am glad. But
don't make a mistake; you seem SO
far away from everything and every
one that You are used 10 and know
Don't do anything YOU will regret
later"
Eliza buried her head In one OF
sob. Don't do anything EFAoI
Mrs. Browns sofa cushions with
sob. Don't do anything I'll regret"
she repeated. '0h. how wicked,
| wicked I've been" Then suddenly
Eliza realized that what she was cry
ing for was that she and Mr.. Will
bur We're really not engaged.
Eliza heard footstep by her side
and looked up into the grave eyes OF
Mr.. Wilbur.
Why. YOU poor little girl" he said
gently. kneeling down and putting his
arms about her
self free. oh. you mustn't" and
she rushed past him into the hall and
up to her room. once there sha
| locked the door and set to work to
write "a confession.
II must tell you.' she wrote, AL
though you VIII hate me wher YOU
know. can't explain why. but /
wanted tho folks at home to think
me engaged, and | wrote them that
II was enEaEed~--to you. ] never
thought 1t mattered until Il found
that j cared~-and that you do, too.
l don't ask you 10 pardon me. and
as | shall never see you again.
shall never have tn know how much
you despise me for 1t. | am going
home to tell them that my engage
ment is broken"
The next day Eliza. pale and tired.
arrived unexpected al the station at
Dayviile.
Hello. Misc Morgan" said the
station man. az he helped her with
her bass--he was baggage master.
porter, telegraph operator and ticket
agent all In one--'I certainly am
( glad to see you. A queer message
! come over the wire for you. just
/ going to send II over to your aunt
| Eliza took the yellow telegram and
/ read: Don't tell anyone II Is broken.
Am coming on the next train 10 help
4 you mend IT,"
Anything valuable that's broken? ~
/ oueried the man curiously.
/ Eliza flushed and smiled. .Its the
| most valuable thing ! ever had" she
| said slowly But the cracks VIII
| never show after it's MINDED"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
An Echo in Language.

An Echo i'll Language.
Is President Taft undertaking to follow in
the footsteps of a certain distinguished gentle
man who is private citizen but who
is still remem bcred by most of us?
Threading ones way through the Controller
Bay message to congress of last week one
comes upon such familiar expressions as these:
Wicked fabrication"
"Vicously false statement"
Utterly unfounded."
"Maliciously slanderous"
Bitterness and venom"
'Hysterioal and unjust"
Unjust criticism and attack"
Greedy absorbing. monopolistic CORPORA
tons"
"Acrimony of spirit"
Intense malice"
''Wanton recklessness.
"Unscrupulous and corrupt misrepresenta-
tons"
"Malevolent scandal mongering'
1t was commonly believed that there but
one Of our statesmen entitled to such lam
9uaee Shall shortly behold MIR, Taft
welding the Big Stick as vigorously his
distinguished predecessor Huntington Adj
yertieer,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
VIRGINIA FICTION
IN STATE LIBRARY

DR.. II. r. McIlwaine. OF the State
Library, has furnished The, Kiehuond
Ttrgtntan q list of the novels In tho
library containing historic fiction de-
plotting life In the Old Dominion.
Any person may obtain these novels
for use in the reading room OF the
library. and parsons. W sssv wsasi' 70 a 'A ~
tho novels for home use may do so
after procuring the endorsement or
recommendation of menh Der of the
General Assembly or a State oifie ial.
The Richmond Vlrginisn IL publish
ing each day list of five novels.
with the name of the author. date
OF publication. name of publisher ana
a paragraph descriptive OF the story.
This list follows;
Thomas N&ssn Page Published by
Scribner in New York. 1894 Six
short stories of Virginia and her sons
in peace and war.
"A Captured Santa Claus" by
Thomas Nelson Page. Published by
Scribner In New York, 1909.
'Elsks. Ind Other Stories" hy
Thomas Nelson Page Published by
Scribner in New York, 1891. Tho
first and last stories have their set
ting In the old world and the other
three are the authors favorite theme.
Virginia and Virginians.
Gordon Keith, by Inomas ANelSou
Page Published by Scrihner In New
York, 1904 Part. of this story Is In
the Virginia mountains and part IN
New York.
I'm Ole Virginia" by Thomas Nell
son Page Published by Scribner in
New York. 1908. Mars Chan. the
initial story OF this collection and tho
one which made It's authors fame.
la q story Of the life OF Virginia gen.
tlefolk In the old days--of the war
which destroyed that life and II the
DAYS succeeding when the Old Do
minion had not recovered from the
horrors OF strife nor fully walked up
to the greater horrors OF reconstruc-
ton. The other stories are on sim.
flor lines
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
SECOND REGIMENT
BREAKS CAMP SUNDAY

Especial to The Richmond vfrginian.)
r. CULPEPER, VA, Aug. This was
the most severe drill day the Second
Regiment has yet had. drills OF an
kinds being the order for all the time.
The Second Regiment viii break
camp at o'clock Sunday morning,
and, arriving Sunday. the Fourth Res
iment will begin camp for ten days.
General Vaughan expresses great sat
isfaction at the general good conduct
Of the men and the progress they
have made In all drills and maneu-
vers.
An exciting game OF baseball was
played this afternoon between a pick
cdr nine of the Second Regiment and
the Culpeper team, which was won
after hard fight ny the Culpepag
boys by the score e - Z
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

application among men Of the bellicose spirit
Of he boy who cries, IF you don't do my way
won't play at all"
There is but one manly thing for the Presi-
cent and his reciprocity forces to 10 They
must Immediately surrender acknowledge that
they were altogether wrong; run up the white
flag before forces Of the Connecticut fair and
stea the lattle lest 1t become national var.
fare Let ~ have peace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

DR.. o'Donnell, an X-ray expert makes the
statement that he has photographed the vital
spark 1t left the body Of dying man II
testimony to the truth of Immortality. Aud
II should afford surviving relatives in
dieation of destination, as the introduction
Of motion photography would catch the direct
ton the vital spark took in it's final flight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Mr.. Aston took his brde-to-be to Newport to
see the sights of high society But she soon
tired Of 1t and quit. Sensible girl When she
actually becomes a member of the 400 how
ever. by the route matrimonial, she will have
to stand 1t whether she likes 1t or not. There
Is no escape from the bondage of society.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Another President has surrendered bis power
in the face OF a revolution. Simon OF Haiti
has followed the example Of niaz and fled the.
country. History will soon record the fact
that Taft has. surrendered his chair, but it viii
be as the result OF battle of ballots and not
bullets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

A burglar got into Danyile the other night.
The afternoon paper records that interesting
and exciting event in the first column under
half.inch headlines He got away with ninety
cents. Don't tell us that the city by the Dan
can't get UP a sensation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Charles f. Hughes, having startled staid old
ton of his hirsute appendage James X. Var
daman senator-elect from Mississippi, might
levy upon tonsoria skill in the shearing of
some super1uous inches of locks in the
Of his neck.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture
says he will that. under the state pure food
law, nothing but the best whiskey is sold IN
Montgomery. The trouble is that the best
makes brutes and runs just as the worst does
II all makes drunk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Upton Sinclair tasted In jail. Had he prac-
tced little more abstinence upon Sunday in
stead OF trying to violate the laws of the land
he would not have found himself under the
necessity Of posing as martyr behind prison
bars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Mr. Jones must be awfulfy discouraged by
the small crowds that yawn and cape under
his lameniaby weak and ineffective efforts TO
present the cause Of his canddacy-that is. II
the news items OF some contemporaries may be
credited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The amented Carmack, of Tennessee count
Democratic side in the Senate, said THE saloon
has snned away It's day OF grace; 1t cannot
be controlled: therefore, II must be destroy ="
Respectfully referred to the committee on reg.
ulaton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The Charlotte Observer states that Senator
Bailey had bought a $4,000 lot in Washington
and proposes to build sac, eco white marble
home Our contemporary suggests that an ap-
propriate inscription might be. I'VE have come
to stay" Not so fast brother Maybe. ITO
Let" would be still better.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The engagement of Col. John Jacob Aston IL
announced Well, he's old enough and can al
ford IT, So here's wishing him we'll.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
Who VIII Deny?

The dry view Of the liquor question Is the
big broad -mnded, healthy. uplifting view. It's
generous it's humane; it's scientific 1t looks
TO the fostering of happy homes and clean
blood, and clean young men. 1t looks to the
publication OF society and politics and the lift
ing from humanity OF the worst burden morally
and economically II has to bear. The dry cause
is a good one to fight for-Radford Advance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Did you ever Nature make such desper-
ate but unsuccessful efforts to come to the help
of parched and thirsty land9 It looks to-
day as If the rain is about due Thousands are
looking and longing for the downpour.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

A pertinent question in view of recent &C.
currences is do the people own the public
institutions, such as jails, parks, etc or are
they conducted for the personal benefit and
pleasure of keepers and jailers?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

MIR Taft will address the National Good Roads
Convention in Richmond next fall His recent
experience III driving auto to Manassas rem
ders him competent to speak with emotion on
the subject OF roads.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The day of railroad and Pullman passes
having been exposed the Illinois voters should
issue few passes on their own account Some
to the prison and some to back home"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Guess that Illinois editor. who was beaten
up by couple of women he had criticised, will
In the future discuss the politicians In general,
or the rascals in remote localities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
CURRENTCOMMENT|
Why Texas is Wet.


Nearly eighty per cent, OF the area of Texas
is under local option This territory embraces
WE'VE cities frty-two towns, and 225 of the
z4S counties, and about eighty per cent OF the
people Despite these facts Texas was carried
by the ant-prohtbiton forces On the face
OF IL an explanation OF the result might
exceedingly difficult, but getting beneath tho
surface, We begin 10 understand We the
forces aligned against temperance, and Ne find
mat the explanation after all is very simple.
A dispatch to the New " rk Sun gives us
one Key 10 the problem. 1t says that saloon
leaders admit that they spent in the Texas
hght- not less than one million dollars. An
other key, which is yet more significant Is
mat the larger part of the wet" vote came
from the southern sections of the State where
a goodly portion of the population is made
up OF greasers and half Breeds practically
every one OF whom cast his ballot for the
licensing of barroons We also are told that
at least elghty-hve per cent. of the negro vote
was adverse to the Statewide plan.
Here We have three causes--a million dol
lars, half-breeds and greasers, and the negroes
money. ignorance and dapravity opposed to
which were the churches the ministers of
the gospel, educational institutions, and vast
majority OF business and professional men We
make the assertion that II the question had
been left TO the better elements or Texas
population, prohibition would have Won by an
overwhelming majority.
This is only Of Texas Take any
campaign against Whtskey in any part Of
America and observe tho character Of the
! forces facing another Take from the
vets the saloon proprietor. the saloon en-
ployee hte saloon hanger-ou. the saloon man j
family and immediate friends and his negro
allies and other similar supporters. and you
have left but handful of citizens who might
be regarded as voting for liquor through prin
Ciple. In other words il has narrowed down
in virtually every State to n battle between
the representatives Of good and evil and the
number of men who conscientiousy stand fy
| the evil is growing less every day.
1t you could Inc up the wet and dry"
armies on opposite sides Of the street in any
! city in the land there would be few good
men who would hesitate as to which side TO
I Suppoft.~-Itpanoke World.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Reports say that Maine organist has been
kidnapped. Was II to prevent her from pursu-
ing her profession, or that the kldnappers
talents?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

young man advertising for work states
that he can do anything. We wish we had the
means to pay him what he would be worth
to lis,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

ton of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Who says that 1t does not pay to be gener
GUS?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

II George Cowan will take day off and
sit in the grandstand. he will hear, many and
various causes assigned for the teams sump
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The country hears mighty little from Uncle
Joe Cannon these days He and Col. Teddy
have become the Silent Twins"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Detective Sherer knows now how il feels to
have the grated door locked, and liberty denied.
Maybe he enjoyed it,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The steel trust turned few millions profit
the result OF their philanthropic assimila-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

A turkeys life is not always a happy one