The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-05-11
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airship to ferry the travelling pub
lie from the Journal Office TO the
Drug Store over the mud hole in
front of the former Office.
IrGIe Joe Cannon atates s
that the press IS responsible for
the passage OF the Canadian Rec
iptocity Bill That is not the J
only good thing that the press
has brought to pass. thank the /
Lord.
attorney George Cabell, of 1
Norfolk, advocates the institution
of kissing among men to succeed
handShaking as the method Of !
sal station. claiming that il is
more calculated TO produce kindly
feeling. 1t might bring good
feeling but would hardly be pro-
ductive of cleanliness, Mother
of Moses. but wouldn't il cause
politicians a lot of trouble. We
have in mind now some local stars
who would have to carry around
a pocket full Of disinfectants. es-I
pecially during ca mpaign times.
The MANY editorial tributes
being paid the late Captain
Frank Cunningham bv the papers
of Tidewater Virginia (The
Supreme. being a notablee ext
ception) bear witness to the
general esteem. honor and love
with which he was regarded. A
servant of the people who ~ n
fortunately led into error Is
bigheaTted generosity E%
has in adversely and eve
RETAINED Sd great a hold upo.
confidence and affection of
people IS indeeda man whorth
of the name.
The State Democratic Conn.,
mittee met IN Richmond last week.
and decided that the expen ses of
the senatorial primary would be-
$I2, 900 and OF course assessed
each senatorial aspirant $3.ooo.S
This is portion of the present.
primary plan which we have al
wavs oppo ;ed believing that the
state should bear this expense OF;
in other words that the primary
should be legalized in order not
only TO allow poor men to more
conveniently make the fight for
high Offices but in order that the
safeguards Of the law might be
thrown around the primary as il
is around the general election.
While criticising this feature Of
the primary and regretting that
the candidate for the u. s. Senate
should be caused this great expen.
Sc we can see no grounds for its
being used as an argument or or
against either candidate. So far
as we can learn all of the present
candidates are able 10 bear this
expence without hardship (Sen
ator Swanson being probabI, theI
least able hnsncially) and to use
! the assessment against either is
both puerile and unfair.
We are indeed glad to see|
that the establishment Of an in
| dependant steamer route fromI
Norfolk to the York River seems.
now an assured fact. Desiring|
to secure the business Of the above|
named territory. the Norfolk!
Board Of Trade some time agoI
secured sufficient funds to rum
the steamer Louis Fuerstein" onI
that route for one month beein-j
ming May Ist. Tho the month
has not expired the amount of
business done so far has beeni
greatly in excess of what was ex-
pected and a Company is being
organized in Norfolk for the pur-S
pose Of purchasing a steamer andJ
inauguTating regular service tot
that section. There is no reasonY
to believe that the enterprise will
not be complete success and we
trust that it will.
The valleys of the Piankitank3
and Rappahannock Rivers COM
prise another territory which.
geographically and thro the del
sire Of its citizens, should be al
trade allie OF Norfolk. This is al
fertile and prosperous section.
easily accessible and richly worth
the expenditure of time andl
money to the city that secures itsi
trade. Why is it that the BUSH
ness men Of Norfolk are so slow
TO grasp the opportunity tina
knocks at their door!