The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-08

Mr.. Ryan passed through tho city
about this time he was honorcd with
II fnli-page portrait" Wasn't that ter
rible? Doesn't that prove that the
press of Virginia is a reptile press?"
we do not know why that full-pago
picture OF Mr.. Ryan was printed; but
PROBABLY there was a good reason for
1t from a news point of view. Only
the other day two photographs Of
this newspaper: this forming four new
and striking pictures of Beulah Bin
ford, Beattie's paramount, are printed:
and If we are not mistaken DE-.
Dogs picture has been printed
more h once in these columns.
ana no one can truthfully saw
that we were influenced to print his
picture eau of any intimate or UNI
worthy association with him. Besides,
think OF the space that has been vast
ed on DR.. Dodd in The Times-Dispatch
more than three columns filled with
his Fourth of July speech, ana another
column taken up to-day with his "dod-
dering'' inconclusive. almost incoher-
eni, re-assertion OF his belief That the
press of Virginia is a reptile press. Let
us see how some of the things he
now says show what manner of man
he is:
]. During the connection between
the Richmond papers and the Southern
Railway" dt would appear from this
statement that there is no longer any
connection between these papers and
the southern Railway If there ever
wHs) the editor of a prominent
eaiIy paper in North Carolina
tname not givenl was shown to
nave received $4,000 a year from
the Nice-President of that road"
Il saw no criticism OF this in anv
Richmond paper" says podd. there
fore the press Of Virginia is a reptile
press.
d A. Tompkins, OF the Charlotte
Observer. was appointed "A director of
the Equitable Insurance Company in
New York; therefore the press of VIZ
ginia is a reptile press.
.. Dodd "mistook the Untermyer
movement for a Ryan doal." and said
that the former editor OF the Charles
ton News and Courier, who is now
Gator of n Times-Dispatch. was a
eohhdential adviser OF the same in
sHrance company; therefore the press
OF Virgin a is a reptile press.
:, The Standard Oil Company made
a eift ito Il certain wcll-known Bal
tlmore journal (not more specidcauv
described); therefore the press of Viz
sihfa is a reptile press.
o For several years there was
lobbyists club in Richmond where de.
iinduent members of the Legislature
We're taken in when they we're unab,.
10 ma their way to their lodgings.
ana where many unusual bills were
GRATED (when he was asked yester-
Gay about the existence of such
club Speaker Byrd said that he had
never heard OF such a club. ,ha, since
''uo he was confident that there had
oeen no such club, and that he believed
that DIR. Dodd's statement thar such
a club existed was a deliberate ner-
version of the TRUTH; therefore tho
press Of Virginia is a reptile press.
But what is the use Of wasting time
and patience on DR.. Dodd, who reads
himself into every situation he at
tempts to describe. who has not told
tho truth in at least two of his state
mentS in his Fourth Of July speech:
who seems to he disposed 10 keen
up his reputation for misreprcsenting
those who do not accept his views of
public men and measure. and who
have an ideA that they can be honest
and discharge their duty to the public
without following his lead or adopting
his suggestions.