The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
With The Editors

II Republicans would attack Judsor
Harmon as vigorously as they do
WOODROW Wilson Governor Harmon's
presidential boom would attract more
attention. 1t must be regarded a. a
most significant fact that while thu
| leadlng republican newspapers of the
country and many of the individuals
who are looked on as leaders of that
party maintain constant fire upon
Governor Wilson, the candidacy or
Governor Harmon is being allowed to
go almost unnotice c. This cannot
mean that the aspirations Of a man of
the caliber and station OF the Cover
nor of the Buckeye State. and OF HI.
line character and personality are un-
, worthy of MISUNDERSTANDING Index
Appeal.
From the affinity" of Earle it is but
step to the soul attraction" of
Wright the Chicago architect. who Is
spending most of his time with Mauab
BorthWick, at Hillside, Wis, while his
wife and six childreh wait for him in
Chicago suburb. Wright asserts that
ne can ind no soul attraction" in
his own wife and that he can do his
best work only when in the company
OF the Borthwick woman. The LITTLE
Wisconsin town that he has chosen
for his place of residence is stirred mn
over the incident and threats OF
tarring party are made openly. The
sherlH says things are likely to bust
loose" any minute.
| While not favOring tarrine Darties 40
general proposition. we are inclined
TO think that liberal coat of tar and
ieathers might be just the medicine
needed by this man and might act as q
wholesome warning to others inclined
10 do hkewise.-ROanoke Evening
News. e'''iie
Lynchburg, Richmond, Petersburg
| and DanVille have all come To tbo
| conclusion, it seems to be quite anDar~
ent, that trying to prevent the use Of
nreworks by allowing them to be pro-
hibited and yet sold is a prettv poor
way of prohibiting
IN TINS connection, il is of interest
TO note what NOrfoIk's experience VIC
IN Glowing is from the Ledger-Dis-
p0tcR, Of that city:
ne sale of fireworks was pro-
hlblteu IN Noriolk this Christmas and
no Hres and no accidents occurred
such as have been directly traceahIn
10 the discharge of fireworks in tbe
past. In contrast we find that in
| olher cities in Virginia in which fire
works were sold and DISCHARGED botb
| hres and accidents resulted that were
dlrectIy caused by the fireworks"
a. "a Tic argument In favor
or amending the city ordinance to Dro-
hlDlt the sale as well as the use of
| fireworks is sufficiently conclusive -
Lynchburg Advance
II Colonel Roosevelt is so detAr-
mined to be President why does he
NOT run Tor the presidency of his An
ahlas CUB? His practically unani-
nous election would be a foregone
conclusion from the start.-Vireinian
Pilot.
Truly fresh eggs, 70 cents the
dozen IN New York city To be real
tony Steel Trust King Gary should
nave given his wife a $500, 600 string
of eggs instead Of pearls.-Landmarl
Many country boy has come to
town without a cent and lost all he
had.-Staunton Journal
Experts OF the census bureau fig
ure that there will be no turkeys ten
years hence. They are almost ONT of
sight now.-Herald-Co
National bankers are petitionine
Tor the removal Of the limit on pos
tai savings bank deposits. Is it pos
sible that the express companies one
or these days will be petitioning for
the greater extension of the parcels
post? Enlightened legislation always
leads to expansion and progression,
not TO contraction nor retrogression.-
Petersburg Progress.