The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-10
With The Editors

Mr.. Bryan may not be the leader
OF the Democratic party; but IL he
is not, who is?-Bristol Herald.
Expert horse trainers receive from
/ $1,000 TO $4,000 per year. Trainers
OF children are worth as much as
/ trainers of horses. but many men
don't think sO--Lebanon News.
I Representative Slemp will continue
dispensing Virginia patronage for the
present. 1t looks like he won't do il
very long, however, as the patronage
for Republicans is going to be very
, slim after next November a year
Alexandria Gazette.
With Congress out of the way, the
countrys business ought 70 take a
forward step during the fall season
Business has Jagged this year as a
result OF the process of economy
which the people have been practic-
ing as a result of the panic of 1907
AT that time the country was living
beyond what sound business condi-
tons could stand and the slowing
down process is still going on. With
fundamental conditions once more
settled all kinds of business ought to
take great strides forward.-Freder-
icksburg Star.
A Georgia widow who has buried
five husbands has made application
10 the State for five pensions. Her
two first husbands were killed in bat
tie, and her three others were Con-
iederate veterans who passed through
the war. She claims to be entitled
10 a pension for each. She is GER
tainly entitled to some consideration
for the loss of two. husbands in the
war. and for the care, comfort and
protection she gave to three veteran
heroes after the cruel war was over.
Petersburg Progress.
We cannot commend some Of the
methods used by the Richmond detec-
uves in the Beattie case. One Of the
newspapers stated that Beulah Binford
was quzzed by detectives from a.
NJ. to p. NJ. This is practically a re-
version to the old device Of torture
| to worm admission out of a witness.
The detectives have also told Beulah
| that Henry Beattie had another girl
and have played upon the jealousy of
this ignorant and depraved girl This
| thing should not be permitted in q civ
| ilized country. Judge Scott is to be
congratulated on his public rebuke of
these Observation-Disclosures Star.
|
Men do not cease to be individuals
| by becoming the officers of corpora
tons. The responsibility for violating
ests. ought 70 fall upon them as indi-
This is a statement Of belief recently
made by woodrow Wilson. They call
him a RADICAL And yet they are un-
Wiling XII to BADLY state the contrary OF
though they may hold it.mLynchburg
Advance.
That German photographer who
says American girls do not know how
] i'll
of our numerous bathing beaches
Norfolk Virginian-P
Beauty never reigns at the punch
bowl; it generally pours.-Staunton
Leader.
Our idea Of concentrated heat Is
sitting on the bleachers when the
home team is losing.-Highland Re
corder.
The st. Louis Republic observes that
Colonel Bryan has now reached the
Interrogation point in his public ca
reer. And il might be added that
some of the colOneTs questions are
worrying a few folks.-Bristol Herald
Courier.
The Republican party is coming to
the end Of its long empire. its mis-
rule. its corruption of law and NOR
ais IN disappearing. perhaps for
ever. from the stage. it leaves a long
list Of evil legacies. 1t has given
away millions Of acres of the peoples |
land to favored railroads. and then
permitted those roads to charge /
what the traffic would bear" 1t J
parted with immense areas of forest |
lands for mere pittance. It per-
mitted one railroad combination to |
corner all the anthracite coal. 1t has. |
10y special privilege extended to great /
interests. created huge industrial |
com binationS which menace the pros
perity and the liberties of the land |
Worst Of all. il has created a sordid |
standard of political and commercial /
morality by the prostitution of pub ,
lie law to private gain. 1t has taught |
men the evil lesson that by law men
can get something for nothing: thar
men may reap where they have not
sowed. This is what the Republican !
party has given us in return for half