The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-30
THE POSITION OF THE NfRGINIAN IN THE
SENATORIAL CONTEST

A"a '"'SsSl was not taken without careful con
siderauon The 1ra,aan is a Democratic pa
per. 1t is not machine paper nor an anti.
machine paper, as those terms are commontg
used in Virginia 1t does not believe that all
the good Democrats belong 10 the machine"
faction. or that ali Of the good Democrats be-
long TO the 'anti.maehiue" faction Indeed
The FirgiHtan is certain that there are good
Democrats In both factions, for among the
stockholders Of The fygIntan there are good
Democrats who belong TO each faction, and
with varying degrees of enthusiasm some be
ing very enthusiastic fer the machine and
some for the anti machine. and some unable
20 get IN any enthusiasm for either faction
but rather deploring that there should be APP
parently greater distrust and bitterness and
hate between the Two factions OF the same De
moeratic party than there is between the lie
mocrats and the Republicans
When the four Democrats announced their
purpose to enter the primary for the Democratic
nomination, The VRgaton announced that it
would give fair treatment to each of the candi
dates, that 1t would not knowingly discriminate
in its news reports Of meetings or speeches
and that the paper would be open to contriba-
lions from the friends OF ali four candidates
And this policy has been honestly maintained
Reports of the meetings held by Messrs Glass
and Jones have been given. as all other news
BY our regular correspondents and coalmuniea
lions have been published by friends OF ali
the candidates
The arrangement recently made by which,
Messrs Williams and Addison present their
views ON the contest is directly IN line with
.he policy pursued from the start, Had either
gentleman sent communication 70 1he ttf-
3iaIaH asking is publication. it would have
been published as have other communications,
without any pay for the use of our columns
But the proposition that two columns OF me
ln9iutep shoaId be gwen daily TO Continued
discussion of tho merits and presented to me
4datea was very properly presented to The
Itrgnlqa on an advertising basis, and it WAS
accepted as advertising, and soon as II vas
accepted the other side notified OF the
arrangement, and Vas informed that similar
arrangement could be made by Messrs- Glass
and Jones. If they so desired They accepted
the proposition and 80 both sides are presenting
their views ia the columns Of me ynGiaaH
On exactly the basis
II Is q"eefY constituted "'"p' "'''o Goes
nto agree that th' '"g'"'e" mas maintained u
position % neutrality IN the S'DA'o''al con-
test Bur >hat mind las appeared N me per
r saa Of the editor O IRE Ne"P"'' >eNs f".'@-
Herald The editor OF th' ""' @'"''a'a mas
been very sore ever since tNt i'ee'"" 81 14'
Anti-saloon" League convention w. Ne"potl
News last February ne PFae1ea"E 'na'l1'ls
Gus declaration ~ thal great '0NF'N'''H '"''
Here Was no dlhefehee I'D 'oe s'F"' o. 'oo -
TIE action oI the man VINO "''''''S7' '' 'i7
columns where lbtoA sl}s can U' "'"E"i aus
the action Of the man Who feliS IT over ''e Ndf
has caused the edllor " tne '"t> fi''"'a i'@F'
unhalpy hours ne mas Writhed o"0er 'he Ia
dietnent' bhi he has never oeen a"ie 40 eseaPe
the logic q the declaration or 10 l''T'h' any
argument ~ GlFpfoeF 81 the SAINT
But now ne iHl"Ss mat ne mas an "PPof t''tF'
not TO dispro'e tie declaration OF 'Ne AMI
Saloon League Convention b0t 70 put 'he pf"ho
OF inconsistency oh iht HFh"'"o l"0"'H'
which he declares u inconsistent IN proclaim
ms rs neutrality, aid yet IN printing adFer-
tsemenu IN @dvoe@ef Of t.e claims OF Mafun