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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
HOCKEY AND CONVENTION.

1t appears that the reason for the enforced
resignation OF DR., A. Piatt Andrew. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury was that he insisted
uron attending the Republican National Con-
yenton at Chicago. in defiance of orders.
Men and boys are evidently cut out of the
same piece or cloth What was the act OF
Andrew than sort Of grown-up and dfgnified
hockey? Wherein lies the vital difference
between the INSTRUMENTATION of an assistant
secretary in running 10 the battle he smells
from affair. and the fine rage against circum-
stance and defiance OF consequences that cause
the urchin to hide his books and hike to the
sw imming hole in the springtime? True, the
boy can come back to a whipping, and do it all
over again. while the man loses fine and
honorable job. the like of which it will be a
matter of difficulty for him to duplicate But
that means nothing except that DR.. Andrew.
for all his high position as a finaneier and
student a little more per cent boy than
the average OF his fellows
We rather envy Andrew than censure him
Who has not felt the impulse to which he
yielded? Who does not at times wish to be in
a, the death of this. that or the other excite
ment. or of the desk that stiles even the hope
of excitement with the routine of its duties ?
Who. no matter how firmly fixed his neck is in
the yoke. does not occasionally find surging
within him the lust for green fields wherein
he may kick up his sedate heels? Probably roll
ing on the ground and frisking around the lot
would lose interest, but it Is desirable
chiefly because we can't hope to do it. Andrew
did He is now kicking at the punishment in
Iyolved, but We hope he enjoyed himself while
The was at ii.
This is one OF the several reasons why we
take little stock in the repeated statement that
We have seen the last of the great political con.
ventions. They afford too good an opportunity
for excitement. They are too fine medium
| OF change. They too excellent spectacles
70 which flock the peoples Of every State and
all lands. to mean that they are not desired OF
the people. Thousands flock to them as the
goals Of months on months of expectation, ever
of denial 1t matters not that they come away
tired worn in body and temper and fat ir
purse, Four years later there IL the same gilt
tering lure that cannot be withstood
! The Andrews of the country will probably
continue to play hockey from business SO Ions
as the parties continue to have conventions.
and that will be about as long as the parties
/ themselves continue to exist
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
OUT IN THE OPEN.

Here we have it--from the Colonel himself
the nearest approach 10 definition of that
'progressiveness" about which he has talked 30
much OF which he mas lucidiy explained 20
little:
Discussing the platforms Of the two conven-
;lons at Chicago and Baltimore, Roosevelt says
that neither OF them showed the slightest
understanding OF the social and Industrial
movement" which is under way in the country
They have taken mp old questions and old
pattle-creS In neither Of them 10 there rehec
licn of the movement which all serious minded
men are dwelling upon--the effort to obtain
better conditions of life TOR the ordinary wage
yorker"
The Colonel has been VIGOROUSLY silent on
the question OF the tariff, the reduction OF
which is the thing that most obviously
affects the condition OF the ordinary working
man BY inference that Is old battle-ery
aud WORKOUT issue in his estimation. In
leading what be terms movement for PEG
lies government" he will make special appeal
10 farmers and wage-workers with d platform
ard an explanation of their wrongs devised TO
appeal 10 them as special class in his support,
All this is very beautiful in theory and very
nBch, what the Colonel might have been
pected 10 intend People government" hath a
good sound 10 the mind that swallows his pecu-
liar brand OF platitude Class hatred and class
prejudice are issues always at hand TO fan the
fires OF denaeogism. But where. in this new
doctrine, is the Square Deal? Who are the
People" who are TO have the Peoples Govern
ment"? What becomes Of all those grandly
equitable phrases OF which he once so
fond-''l am for the Good Man when he Is
good and against the Bad Man when he is
bad; For the Rich Man when ne is straight
AID against the Poor Man when he is crooked"
etc. etc? Is he nov for the poor man alone
straight. crooked or parabolic? 1t would seem
so II is not only "malefactors of great
wealth; il is now that all wealth means
malefactor
Such a doctrine Of course. means less than
nothing Like most Of the progressive" things
Tor which Roosevelt shouts. it's accomp lishment
implies the destruction OF the Law, A class may
take advantage Of legislation passed as the
tariff which has tendency to create a class
hut the government is destroyed so soon as il
undertakes 10 egisiate for q class
There will be interesting times when the
Colonel trots out his new theory lie may
catch all the socialists. who up 10 this time
haze strangely mstrusted him He may manu-
facture some earnest anarchists our OF his own
frantic appeals for his own selfish purpose He
may send OF the tmid lovers OF
Iheir homes and bank accounts rushing peTI
nell into the Taft camp. These things are, OF
course, disadvantages. but they have their ad
vantage. also.
They pug Roosevelt nearly in the open
thag be has set been displayed There has been
~ class strife. or. rather OF advocating class
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
Ashland

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.l
ASHLAND. VA. July 5.--Mrs. Will
liam Tucker and children are the
guests of Mrs. Floyd Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ". Hunter, Miss
Annie Hunter, and r. T. Hunter, will
leave next week for a ten days North
ern trip, which will include Niagara
Falls and Toronto.
Mrs. Capers and Robinson Capers
are with Mrs. Argyle for July.
Cyrus Beale, OF Suffolk. who has
been studying at Harvard. stopped
on his way home to see old friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Lipscomb. of
Richmond. are guests Of Mrs. William
Jones.
Miss Annie williams. of Baltimore,
who has been visiting Mrs. J. p.
Wightman. at "Telcourt," left today
for West Point, Va
Stewart Smith, OF New York. spent
the Fourth with his family. who are
sumnering there. and left Thursday
for Chicago.
s. b. Rice. is confined TO his room
with a sprained limb.
Miss Anne Chenery will leave today
to visit friends at Ivey. Va.
Mr.. and rms. David Watts have
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

returned to Portsmouth. after a visit
to Mrs. r. G. Ford
Mrs. NJ. f. Luck Is attending the
Baptist convention, being held at vir-
ginia Beach.
DIR. J. o. Hart Is visiting his old
home, Apple Grove" in Louisa coun-
ty.
Mrs. I. ". Vaughan has returned
from a visit to Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Newman have
returned from visit to Mrs Benjamin
Dickerson, at Ellersons
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
NEGRO SUSPECT
MAY Be WANTED
HANOVER AUTHORITIES THINK
!
MAN COMMITTED OFF'ENsE
IN THAT COUNTY.

Richard Quarles, a negro. who IL
now being held in the Henrico county
jail without bail as a suspect of being
the one who feioniously attacked Miss
Maggie Robertson. a young girl liv-
ing In SCOTS Addition, last Wednes-
day night is also suspected of having
committed similar onense in Ham
over county. He is thought to he
the negro who attacked Miss Myrtle
Rouse near Ashland three months
ago.
John L. Saunders. chairman OF the
board of supervisors of Hanover
county, visited the Henfico jail yes
terday afternoon and thinks that the
man now being held Is the one want
ed in that county. At the time the
crime was committed the negro was
one of the few who were suspected.
He was arrested at sawmilf, where
he is employed, and taken before
Miss Rouse, who failed to identity
him. AT that time she said that the one
who attacked her wore a short mus
tache, When the negro was brought
before her he was clean shaven. 1t
was learned short while ago that
the negro had shaver his mustache
off few hours previous 10 his arrest.
When questioned yesterday by Super
visor Saunders regarding the case he
emphatically denied having COM
mitted the crime. but acknowledged
having shaver his fnustache off with
a pocket knife.
Miss Rouse will probably come TO
the Henrieo Jail today and try to
identify the negro.
7tas Qaarses Will tsa arrasssnea bafos@
Magistrate T. ]. Puryear for pre-
iiminary hearing Monday morning.
This viii give Miss Robertson ample
time to recover from the shock of
her experience. The negro also pro-
tests his innocence In this case and
through Attorney HID Carter. who
has been employed by him. he will
endeavor to establish an alibi.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
Sea Girt now takes 1t place in fame along
with Beverly. Oyster Bay, and EsopHs
CURRENT COMMENT
The Cause Of Labor.

The Superior Court OF Illinois has held that
labor unions have the right to strike If non
union employees are retained by their employers.
While this to be an important grant to
usdon labor, there Is really little If anything,
i'll ii. The right to strike has been
niei. Nor has the right to combine for strike
been denied. Men combine to do business. ihey
may combine to undo 1t. Whether they ara
justified in striking because other en-
ployed who are not of their combination is
moral question not legal right. The whole
trouble in case of strike begins with the claim
of strikers as to what they lawfully entitled
to do to enforce their demands For there is
real purpose and object Of the stike. 1t is NOT
to quit work. but to quit only as means of
exerting pressure to get back to the same" JOB
on terms that have been refused. The question
turns on the pressure not on the means leading
10 lit has ever been decided that strikers
have right TO picket a place Of employment.
That is. they may watch 1t and endeaVor to
dissuade who approach 1t for the purpose
of going to work from doing SO. Here again the
line is drawn. It is hard for men who are oat
of work, and voluntarily because they-bel
they are standing for a principle. TO see other
men take the places that they have left. and
outbreaks against the law are always posi-
-Atlities that lie close to the surface.
But there is much which labor as well as
society can congratulate itself The cause or
labor has come into the open In recent years
to degree that rev years ago would NOT
have been thought possible. 1t was once the
policy for deep sworn secrecy to cover all pro-
cedure Men beginning to see that more
is to be gained by concealment All so
ciety Is better disposed to any cause that pleads
for itself openly. Especially Is this true as to
labor. for there has been recognition OF the
doctrine that oseph Chamberlain laid down that
the future welfare of society depended on the
degree to which it listened to the real warts
of its poorest and weakest members
Today all the world recognizes this doctrine
to greater less degree. In consequence labor
legislation has taken geat stride so that IL
IL fast the way toward covering the whole
field OF labor's wants This is not because labor
constitutes the poorest and weakest part of So
ciety, but because a growing sense OF justice
recognizes that society is founded on labor and
that to have 1t in the open with its cause stated.
To make of it, in short. social concern Is to
take a long step in advance toward doing away
with injustice both to demand and response
So this legal decision In Illinois Is but a small
sign post along the way that labor and society
ore progressing indianapolis News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
The Grew of La Provence,

The French liner. Provence. came into New
York ths other day manned with seamen and
nremen from the French navy. Her own crew
were In strike This the answer of the
r.nch ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the most social
.stie Of all the great governments-~to the strike
Issue.
The men of the French navy conscrtpts
They DO not serve Voluntarily. but because they
have to- Since the government can employ
these men for any duty under penalty OF death
for mutiny 1t Is obvious that the government
can. IL 1t plsases. utterly eliminate the strike
as weapon for the settlement OF Industrial
disputes 1t by the sudden utilization Of
the military reservtsts that the French ministry
brought such "A surprising conclusion to the
great ailway strike.
In this case OF manning the liners of the
Compagnie Generate Transatlantique there Is
the nominal explanation that the ships aux
Hilary cruisers of the French feet. but this
hardly covers the realities Of the situation. IT
seems something OF q bold stroke to meet the
internationalist Socialist and labor claim that
the power OF bloodshed In always on the side of
capital by employing the war force for the ad-
vantage OF capital IN d dispute with labor. It
offers conspicuous example for cta.s@n by the
agitator and perhaps presents an argument for
the wefid amalgamation of the workers.
Such proceeding would. OF course be i'm
possible in this country. although in England
the army transport corps the verge !.
moving the supplies left untouched by the strik-
ing London lockers. IT offers an Impressive IN
stance OF the serious proportions which labor
troubles have assumed abroad and the danger
lengths TO which foreign governments have
been forced to So In order to bring about their
settlement.
But in governments whore the ma jority Of
the population is Of the proletariat and the gov
eminent is stronger than the popular will
how far and how much longer these con-
eitions continue? 1t is not impossible to imag-
inc industrial coalition grown strong
to bring about a strike against the army and
navy,--tisrttord Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

Roosevelt's refusal to heed La Follette's de-
maud for publicity FOR HIS expense fund may be
out OF consideration Of the feelings OF Messrs
Perkins and Munsey. Such acquisitive gentle
men have d natural reluctance TO letting it be
known TO what extent they have been "stung"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

MIR Taft is certainly loyal to his Cabinet
Now that he is standing by Mcveagh 1t Is more
distinctly remembered that it was his faith in
Ballinger and in Wilson that had as much as
anything else to do with the unpopularity he
has achieved. There Is such thing, however
carrying even virtue too far
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

A Richmond tot tied firecrackers TO a puppy 8
tail AZ hen left home to avoid being punished.
After thinking the matter over. he concluded
.hat it was better to take a whipping and sup
per than to go without either.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
Who VIII Grow Whiskersr

Should the new party prove victorious il Is
POS sihIe the hAnaatrs viii Suparseas the stars
and Stripes during my lifetime, Old Glory be-
ing ielegated to the rear along with the conati-
tuition and other obsolete institutions.
Hooray for the bandanna, with It's wisp %
hay tied In one corner. Flamboyantly 1t waves
"A. yariegated 'as the poIicies az IT'S chfef stand
ard bearer the almighty exponent OF the big
stick. Now let the bandannas proud pattern
be gloriously blotched by the snuff from free
doms nose! Let democracy. pure and unadul-
terated, speak in forty-seven different languages
from mouths that reiigously .eschew the fork
and bear true allegiance to the knife as the eat-
of millions be suspended by the yarn gallus
Then only one thing more will be needed to
elevate the cause Of the plain people to tho
pace ii deserves. and that thing is whiskers-
whiskers Of the good old sort that PETER usfsa
to in his palmiest days. Can't the colonel
contrive to grew set?-Springfeld Union.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

strife as the means to his own ends. Never
before however has ne said Now that he
stands disclosed there exists for the American
people the opportunity of more intelligently
observing himself and his ambition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

A Chinese displomat eluded assassination by
asking MS intending slayer TO wait till they got
TO Shanghai and then slipping off the boat.
Asssssns are evidently much more courteous
in China than in this country
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
Robert Smith.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VA, July 5.
Robert Smith. aged fourteen years.
died at the Mary Washington hospi-
tai Sunday night after an illness OF
several months. He was taken to the
hospital Sunday. and II was decided
that an operation would be the last
resort, but he died in short time.
He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. En-
NETT Smith. and third OF family Of
nine. The funeral took place In the
Baptist church Monday at 5 O'Clock.
Rev r. A. Williams conducting the
service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

The American flag is now complete with the
stars OF forty-eight States. There is no more
room except by a division OF Texas. and Texas
refuses to be divided by anything except Joe
Bailey and Cone Johnston.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

A German inventor has devised a pistol for
the police which shoots off gas, When the
police begin to talk. also, there will be COM
pensation in life for the deaf men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

The Colonel is going after the farmers and
the plain ordinary people Somewhat reminis-
cent OF Quay's men IN the trenches
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

Curious how the Mexican revolution has come
back to life. fine indication that the still
that follows the storm center has come over
politics
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

Just when everything had settled down for
safe and sane Fourth, along comes murde
case
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06

Let us hope that Or. A. Piatt Andrew got his
moneys worth at the Chicago show. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-10


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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-10
Ar THE FORK oI, THE ROAD.


kiohmo'd is az 'ht fork Of the road
to-day -or better or for worse. the
peepie are 70 decide at the polls whe-
'hef ther city shoI take 'he foad TO
the iisA' or ''e road to me ie'' me
IoHd 70 ono rsht is the broad hiEh-
""y Of p'os''ss 'o p'ospeF'N' to +"
Niger better and buster l"e'imond
he ''"' 10 'Ne IeI' is tine road th"'
'"''S around $50 ih"l y Richmond
'"Nes l'' l'i'nmond VIII geo backward
aga NOT forward. ais she would in TAX
ms mo ROAD to the right
IL NNe eUheionN inioiiiFcnt' patriotic
pns'n'ss-l'Ne men are elected TO the
administrative So"rd Richmond VIII
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'''Se'' ii.efn''qn' and ln'om7e'eni men
are ''s0's0' Nichmond VIII take the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-10

Dear husbands
take nay pen in hand to lot YOU
know that VIC are well;
That lilo is one long dream In this
resort hotel.
The girls ana 1 have spent the coin
YOU save us when we came.
You didn't give us half enough to
keep rs with the game.
You'll have to send TWO hundred
More. There is no doubt of IT,
We hope this letter ind you well
and happy Please romit
Tho breczes by the shore are fine. The
girls are feeling great.
They've had fifteen proposals each
and splendid ones to date.
Tho arist.cracy is here and searching
for its health
our health is all we could desire, but
we are shy on wealth.
II ] don't get some Doodle soon I'm
going to have nt
We've had no check for most a week
dear husband, please remit.
This IS very pretty place. Ths
boating IS immense.
The tennis courts are up-to-date. The
foliage is dense.
The bathing beach is perfect, and you
Will be glad TO know
We're having such lovely time.
We're always on the 90.
We're sorry FOR you. husband dear.
but sure admire your grit
In staying Up in town this kind OF
weather Please remit
There are some lovely people here
The table fare is fine.
We wish that you could be here. too.
fst .r.. /. ...f.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-10

the other hand. the representatives
OF tho trnlnmen insist that vote hn'
been taken and they have no alter
nntive but TO proclaim strike II thoir
request FOR higher wages is not
granted.
The situation forcibly demonstrates
the need of compulsory arbi-
tration legislation business inter
ests and tho south as whole
although unrcprcscn,od. have a
vital interest in the outcome OF this
industrial dispute A strike Of the
trainmcn would result In a congestion
Of traffic and an Interference with
southern industry and commerce
which would cost our merchants ana
manufacturers In the aggregate mil
lions or dollars The CONSEQUENT dis
order would also probably result i'm the
outright destruction OF valuable prop
crty Tile railroads ana their employees
shonid be led to see i'm unmistakable
terms that southern business men VIII
not view with approval any attitude
on the part OF either side which VIII
not preclude the possibility of "a strike.
Neither the railway officials nor the
trainmen can hope for public sympathy
IT, by any obstinacy. they precipitato
q strike when strike could have been
averted
The parties to the CONTROVERSY should
surely realize. however. that their own
interests demand the prevention OF n
strike TO the trainmcn IT would mean
at least the loss Of an amount equiv
alcnt to a years wages. To tho south
srn carriers # womd be even a greater
disaster Thcy are now entering upon
a period Of almost unprecedented pros
perity. In addition to the loss of pros
perity and normal earnings they would
incur increased expenses. and fail to
participate I'm tho profits arising from
the increasing volume OF tranic. In tho
territory cast OF the Mississippi ana
north OF the Ohio and Potomac Rivers.
the wage demands of the locomotive
engineers by agreement between their
organization and tho railroad mana
gers. have recently been submitted to
board Of arbitration. Arrangements
arc now under way for a similar dis
position Of wage dispute between
the same carriers ana their nromen.
Tho present controversy between tho
Southern roads ana their tranmen. II
1t cannot he mutually adjusted. snouid
be arranged in a similar way Under
tho Erdman act tho Commissioner or
Labor and the chairman OF tho Inter
state Commerce Commission may be
invited to act as arbitrators. or. as
IN the case or tho railroads already
referred TO- private ARRANGEMENT can
hc made and an Arbitration board Sc
lcctcd by the managers ana the repre-
sentatives Of the employees. the pre-
oipitation OF strike would be unpar-
donable and would meet with general
public condemnation.