The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-28
PEOPLES FORUM
several Things.

Editor Of The Vireinian;
s&r4-=Ffrst say, thought taking Tire
best papers Of the land, some dozen more
th good old simmon-eater IKE myself sent
me two copies with your bright Carysbrook cor
respondents address marked Tne perusal of
same made me place you like plumed knight
or the quill In the front And while
you ably and feariessy advocate what Is best
for the State l am glad to yes you are not
disposed to do all the barkins, out open your
columns to others though their voice may not
exactly harmonic with yours. That's the fair
way 10 get at the whole truth. The letters of
your correspondent, Bin Arp would say put
me to rumigatlng, ana soon with the feet of
memory / was once more roaming those beau
tful and fertile fields with colonel Petit and
others after the swift winged partridge, or just
across the river I following trusted Leader
Boston after trained Red, Snead, Gay,
Perkins and others close at my nees-Haicyon
happy days never to be forsotient But all
gone over the river l.. Thus they awak
ened sad we'll pleasing "reminiscences Of
the glorious past Thus blessed memory, dia-
mond of the soul that truly re>ects the happy
scenes and acts of youthrui Gays. But to
the present must look.
! think the Virginia Democracy IN in the
worst fix TO achieve glorious. honorable vic
tory | have ever known it size America was
"diaktvered" Instead of crying out, In the
language of the poet.
We brethren; be that the bond
To hold till die
Shoulder to shoulder We'll stand
I. TIL side by side we lie
They saying and acting --se the old sad
die horse. Bill said to Jim: You have been
leader and kicking up your neels long nun.
and I'm going to get yo place or kick the
very life outen YOU Shame shame. l say.
And we have very special and important laws
to enact, instead of being at their post every
hour, where they are sworn ana paid to be.
they going all Virginia and making
individual speeches. but walloping their oppo-
! nents who at the post of duty. | Will sup
port man who will do such thing. for 1t Is
like deserving the battlefield wneu the hugle
rings out, Charge. soldiers, charge" Far bet
ter give clean slate and give us men who
will cause the whole pack to to Boston
when the old Red is turned loose in the ides
of November All old hunters know the i'm
portance Of trusty leader, My Boston was
the best strike and lead dog ] ever saw, and
I've pit him ergin many OF the best packs OF
Virginia" Nine out of ten he would strike
first. but II another should get ahead. I've seen
dogs stand with tails hunters almost
keen note ring out. and soon as heard the
hvelkin would ring with "Hark to Boston
H-a-r-k, And every dog would leap to the
chase
group before us? I can't think so. They have
ma nif ested too much sef-interest to cause every
'dorg"--and | speak with deference-to wheel
into line when the chairman cries out, ''H-a-r X
to Boston" Again-yes by all means let US
have State primary. 1t IL only Congress
men care to take the risk they get their
money cN,ier than any one else. And II a
/ change Is not made we'li have pluto
cratic and arstocratc body of men, while
many of best men are kept at nome Tor
lack Of funds, etc.
| Lastly the greatest blessing would be the
! consolidation OF Congress in one body and re-
duce the to business. No. Senate IL
mere block and II Ii hadn't have been in
existence, all work would nave been Wei cone
long ago p POLLARD SEAY.
/ Blue Ridge Springs, Va. June p, 1911