The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-18
Not Servile, But Asleep
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rimes-Dispato OF July I'D
.V,rSInin. In spite Of it's splendid
traditions. t. To-day. in it. uubacr-
Nienc! 10 II nnchii:r. one OF the most
serNiie states II: tSc nlon." This
50 the editorial comment OF Nnri1
sullivan In toiiicr's Weekly. in his
dincussion OF Che appearance of
Thomas T.. iiSan as 81 Virginia del
cGntr at baltimore. This statement
Is no; true. Virginia is NOT acr,tlc
bur Nlrsinin Is asleep.
virginia does submit 10 being
governed ny IL ninchine Tint fails 20
represent her people. She does per-
nit men 20 make OF her public SER
vice. II means Of Individual nggrnn-
di2enicnt OF continuance IN Tat
places, of putting personal friend
ship above die common good. In
blind devotion TO the principle of
party regularity. her citizens hnVc
accnIesccc In perpctunting IA selfish
group. These men have departed
from her ancient traditions; they
have failed 10 voice the needs of the
common people; they have retarded
p-Ugrcssi they hive set an embargo
on bis len'icrnLIp; they have oa-
posed modern methods OF govern
menti they have biiishtcd initiative,
perpetGnted obsolete and cxtrnva-
.ant wnSs Of conducting public
buslncssj they hive Iniled to 1nems-
urc ~ to th. responsibilities with
witch Virginia entrusted them. Vir-
rinia has hrcr indifferent. hut she
is not. IA Mr.. si:lliv.In's acnsc, SER
vile.
SHE Is Indifferent to the chnrgc
str- - leH ple ri
ComnonNveniths In The wisdom and
erentncAs nf her ntntcSmanship, NOW
trails ia the rear. Formerly re-
form. proErcss, cntiiSsiaan Tor lih-
erty and democracy were born in
Virginia. Now we hear OF The
iowa idca' or OF Tie WISCONSIN
plum" but never of the 'NirSinIa
ideal" When ti:c great expcriment
OF government UH5 being un-
dertnhcn, George Mason drew its
chnrter. IhuInHa Je.iicrAon threw
down the gage OF battle. George
Washington achieved the victory.
Yet day. when the struggle is
"nSed for free opportunity. c1uni-
ity before tho law and destruction
OF specinl pr.ViIeEeii, virginia no
longer leads. She sends Thumns
Fortune itSan, the bodily incarnn-
'- --'' "Hbf't t.iiiiH- I'VE 'OF-
reeuon. as her delegate Ia The M
unnnl convention.
virginia ihinis os hrrscif M con
SerVatiVe. mnd thnt conservatism hnS
brought hcr pcriiousiy near TO icii,-
"r~' "nd iraornncc. She ia NOT
HerFlie, hut 0ro,vsily content. NVhcr
she wakes. thnt moment viii see
the end OF hourhonf,nn, OF reuct,on-
my "oilcica, OF unhe mocrntic prnc-
built.
History dlaprovcs idle talk of n
rcrslic ir;.inin. Inter,voyen In the
Ehrc OF her life nrc the finest chnr-
meters nnd the iosiics<s ideals. Her
people are sound. honest, democratic.
wisely uroercasivc. The foundn-
;ion OF her iniii, rem aims unshnl1en.
II Tic limca- Dispatch did not he
li"Ne tbia a. voulh NOT feel 80 deeply
the failure OF Virginia 20 express
her true ,cif. But sc do believe
'hnf VIRGINIA Il son bent on high
thi"E@. she wiii take her right
place In helping 80 mold govern-
MrHt ihto ma instrument for serving
pll th" nrDpir. rhc machine viii hr
'rh'r"F'd. because II IL out az touch
Mi'i Virginia. Ideals and does no;
"ns"er n.n,icrn needs. NirGinln is
nor "erNiie She tx ni.iccp. Vet nj
Fc""y she g. waking 10 the dnty
OF new day.