The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-11
CURRENT COMMENT
How They Regard II In Rookinob.m

Inc result OF yesterdays election in Rocking
nam county Is not much a defeat for demo-
crscy as 1t is demand for more democracy.
1t means that the people want to rule instead of
allowing small group OF to manage the
affairs Of the party.
In few words It means that the Demo-
cratic party must become more progressive II
must throw OF the ancient precinct meeting
and bring in the direct primary
the people OF Rockingham county want the
open game They want less OF machine poll
t'cs" and more Of real democracy They want
less "bossisn" and more genuine leadership
we are living in age when the methods,
and slogans and ralying cries Of other days are
not IN Keeping with the spirit of the new tines
Harrisonburg News.
Whiskey rules Rockingham
Backed by liberal campaign fund and aided
by the Taft Hitchcock forces At We .n,r.-on 80
vets disguised as Republican, swept almost
everything before them In this county yester-
day at an election for Legislative county and
district of;fcera
The Democratic ticket. which was dry. from
beginning TO end met with the most vigorous
opposition at the hands OF the saloon interests
OF Harrisonburg who feared in the event Of a
Democratic victory. that the county unit would
at length prevail and that Statewide bin would
in time be submitted to a vote of the people,
Rockingham Record.
The victory, its face looks 10 be a tremen- :
dous one Cor the Republican party To the Re-
publican candidates who carried the banner
and the Republicans who Loyalty supported the
ticket there Is much credit due but this cannot
be classed as an out and out Republican VIC
tory hy any meana
1t was the expression of the people IN no un-
certain terms that they were tired OF Machine
Rule" Without the aid OF the fair and free
thinking voters for the county there could have
been no such results.
Had not it bsen for the arrogance and as
sumption Of the Machine there could have
been such result.
About these two propositions there Ia no
room for doubt.
The people were tired OF the present rule and
The people" have won the viotory-more
than that there is nothing it. except-that the
present Democratic Machine" has been crushed
for ever.-Harrsonburg Times
The Confederate Soldier
Some sentiment is gathered around the old
Confederate soldier, and 1t Ia often carried to
the extent that 1t la little tresome, but we
should be little generous to these old men Of the
sixties and look at the thing from a purely bust
ness standpoint.
You remember that these due soms-
thing from US The war lasted four years
construction. Thus these men lost about nine
years of the most valuable part OF their lives.
Take nine OF the most active years out OF our life
and how many of would have done well
as they have done Dedicate this nine years
TO public service and you would expect son,e~
Justly The State OF Virginia thought so. ana
put them on the pension roll and it was like
the magnificent spirit OF Virginia to do II.
Last week printed from a paper that there
were one hundred Confederates In the poor
houses over the State. How about thiA Virgin
ians? Not only this but this time when the
old soldiers received their checks. some way or
other ton per cent had been deducted What
about this? We did not hear anything about any
salaries being cut. This Is not fair. Let someone
tell why 1t is so They get little enough at
best and when It is cut. what do they get?
We think the old soldiers should DO the last
mon whose allowance should be out. There II
AL
by what authority?
There are offlceholders all over tho State
who receiving large salaries. ana are not
half as deserving az these old fellows who have
been trying to exc out living. with ono arm.
one foot weakened in some way from this
struggle that we like to eulogize and blow about
when we get together reunion day.
There IL not much to thing that IL all talk
and no do.--Chatharn Enterprise.