The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06


other considerations tbaf cause me TO
doubt Snmevyhaf IN. merit of this
amendment I hav. hslrd able. ex.
perlenrea and really ,anIable mem
tora If Tho senate eav that when the
chang is made they viii not be cam
dii6tas far ,e-elnrttpu hacause they
are foo moor ta Stand The expense Of
mo primaries. FOR il ia certain that
senatorial campaigns trn very ex-
rensive in Soma states under the new
method.
Ills sttjsuan or, ,l,.- C.psl.
On the question of th. Panama ca.
nal and bia inslstento ,,ron free nasa-
age far domestic vc4sels engaged in
r9asto,ia, tr,an ~ urastdan, dia.
nlavad INTENSITY of interest
No seemed asnerislly IN resent
crjtiC{sros in Iritrnt,a asa +hts country
nat ba baa "violataa aar pational
bnnor"
He aa{d no was 40 EARNEST in urg-
},s, oon,t,ttarra ,,ftt ,a+fanaI ot,li.
gafions "a INV one brt ha ala MOI
,,nstr,,o ON. +rea,,. -, ,,aap that tya
roula discrfy,{,atn il, faror ~ onr
coas+u,{ao trndn
1T &c nrnhahts no s,td "tbat had
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e,es 10 ~. oa.a, g. ,.,ftruoa o,,.,,a1
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~ intarsta ~ nnrr,narro co1,,,,isslan
aro Observation-Disclosures d,d No. So.
ne adontion IN tbIa Mn heca,e. If is
nor reIevanf ~ csna1 1ap5s1af, M 7
,,vas a., original rro,,osn, of tobihj-
zion against roi1raad ',u.nad staa,,.
sbins, &c II r. r,rsl and ,r5g,aad
mar = discri,,irat,rr anal fou no
levied ooainst railroqd- owned steam
abins + mad II herauso ,yartaa
Inc government 10 he abl,. 10 nrc-
vent me transcontinentaI raiir51ds
from, afraeting canal route refas af
r. tbf r,paI ia orAead
III perrnitted the use Of the canal
on the same terms az privately ovne a
china engaged in tha coastwiSe trade.
they COME obtain control of the ! ates
hv driving all other steamships out
of coastwisa business by very low
rates and reckless competition. They
with their great capitaI could afford
to do this. Of course. one Of the
urine objects of the great under
taking. in which the government has
srcnt hundreds of millions of the peo-
PIES money To cheape1 the cost If
tlan~portatlon across The continent"
Negroes Deserve More Respect.
The. pee}iltar- twist given to the negro
otleStion bv the Progressive party ma
tfonal conventions refusal b. admit
colored delegates from the South
while welcoming negro delegates from
Northern and Western States, caused
President Taft =, remark ---.-.--..-
Had the cololed delegates from the
South to the Republican national cor
vention yielded to tho influences tire
newspapers said were dangled before
their eyes the Progressive party lead
ers might have viewed differently their
Illness FIR participation in the Pro-
arcssive party $ convention.
1T occurs to me that instead of the
Southern colurei Republicans being
declared as disqualified to participate
in the activities of the new party. the
very fact # tEeir loyalty to a cause
they had been elected to represent Ia
our national convention should have
commended them to the Progressive
party = leaders