The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-07
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER I. 1912.
DOWNFALL OF THE sUPREME's sUPREM-



That the Ttn'es-D'spatch should have an ex-
tremeiy poor opinion of the intelligence of the
electorate of Virginia and should doubt the
integrity and question the fairness OF the vast
majority of the newspapers of Virginia is not
q matter of great Importance nor is it sur
prising 10 those who have followed the bitter
campaign it has conducted against the consti-
tgtonal amendments. newspaper which Will
amply the most offensive epithets to all who
.,c not agree with it: will speak of honorable
men a. having kissed the Shiny feet OF their
masters: will gather all those who happen
IL hold certain Offices in Virginia under one
head and speak OF them the plunderbund"
following the black nag of piracy; who be-
fore election would charge with unfairness
and with being actuated by Interior motives
al the newspapers-and this the majority
IN the state who would not follow its lead. is
expected to be seized with uncomfortable
srasm after the victory OF its pet aversion.
Il is not important We say, that the Times
Dispatch should consider the people unintelli-
gent and incapable of the proper exercise OF
the ballot without having the State to play
that il should asperse the character of those
at It's contemporaries who could not Join with
II In aspersing the character OF Virginians.
but II is surprising that the Supreme should
ADMIT the downfall of It's own supremacy. even
though that supremacy had existed only in It's
own imagination
I'm the election yesterday" says the one
thousands of
voters who were totally uniformed OF the
issues for their decision and the arguments
for and against their action"
Here lis an admission that the Times-Dtspafch
either failed In its duty to inform the voters
or that It does not reach, and consequently
IL not read. by at least threc-fourths OF the
people of the state. Either the Supreme is not
supreme in circulation or II is not supreme in
tie performance OF It's duty.
THE newspapers which have discussed the
question fairly have an inconsderable circu-
Istion in many counties" 1t says again. land
III other counties the people have been kept
Informed OF only side OF the question be-
cause of the unfair newspapers which have
suppressed the other side"
After being buried under pile OF votes
even Colonel Roosevelt has not yet cried
fraud" and "unfarness," but before the exact
result of the vote on the amendments is known
the Times Dispatch is whining that II and the
handful of people who stood with II have been
treated unfairly. Moreover, 1t is led into the
confession that the Supreme has an inconsider-
able circulation In many counties. This rs
very probably true. The Fir1infdn VIII accept
Tie evidence OF the late Supreme in that mat
ter However. II that fact accounts for the
victory of the amendments In those counties
In which the amendments were adopted, where
are the counties in which the Supreme has
auy considerable circulation And what about
the cities? Has the Supreme-that-waa any
circulation in the cities, and. II 60. why we're
the amendments not defeated in those commu-
nities7
The Virgnian supported the amendments
heartily. and the result confirms its belief that
the voters OF Virginia capable OF settling
3 their own affairs honestly and wisely. Even
had the verdict been against We would
\ hsve scorned to excuse our own lack or IN
faence by casting reflections upon the intelii-
gence of the people and the honesty of those
men and newspapers who happened to dis
agree with