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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09

these legislative droncs. who put con-
temptible smartncss and personal am
bition for Congress, the senate or tho
spcakership above tho welfare OF tho
state.
we must have Il tax commissioned.
Virginia is driving away her own
sons and daughters by putting taxes
on everything hut tho right thing"
protested correspondent in yestcr-
days Times-Dispatch, and he is right
The cowardicc, the selfishncss and
above all, the contemplate dcmagog-
ucry of some OF the so-called lcgis-
lativc leaders ct the last session of
what We arc pleased to call our law
making body defeated tax reform. For
our part. we should like to see tax
reform made the paramount issue in
the next campaign for the General
Assembly and for the sovcrnorship.
Let q candidate como out and pledge
himself to the cause OF tax reform,
and the people Will send min TO the
Capitol Let the Issue be the creation
OF tax commission. If this be done,
The believing hypocritcs who used the
name of the people in vain in killing
{, tax commission this year will be
left at home and patriots sent here
and not pcttifoggcrs and political
pcacocks.
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Appomnttox-AprIl o, 1865.


Twas on the 9th OF April. year Of '65,
The snow had left Its resting place.
The bee had left Its hive;
Tho sun had warmed the meadow
And loosed the frozen hill,
The wlntry wind had changed its noto
To one less loud and shrill!
Stern winter had reigned supreme
with all q tyrant's power:
Had trailcd his frosty banner
NOW before one that born a flower
Beneath this flowery banner,
Beneath the suns warm glow.
Hoar frost had ceased his carnage,
Green glories" gan 10 grow.
Victory had often changed It's perch
Amidst VirGinia's hills and plains
Two grand armies range.
The army of the Northland,
Grand In siZo and name:
Tho army OF the Southland
Grand in deeds and fame!
These two grand armies
Fought for four long years;
victory Glory had often changed Its trench,
And often midst the battles roar
Lit on the Southern Cross
That waved in triumph DER the dead
And to clay We mourn their loss
The army of the Southland
Yielded its life and blood:
Even her own fair daughters
Mingled in that fiery flood.
Though sorely pressed on all sides
They nobly kept their stand
Around "the Conquered Banner"
Still sacred In their hearts.
Though Vanished from their land
; RIshmend. "s
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ou1, SUPREME sT.ATI. NEED.

Whereas, our taxing system OF
tennessee has become so lnequitable
and burdcnsomc to all class that in
our opinion much capital and many
desirable citizens arc going TO other
states when should come TO Tonnes
see: therefore. be il
Resolved. first. That VIC favor the
unconditional repeal OF our back tax
laws, for they have brought much evil
and no corresponding benefit
Second. That we favor "a rows. on Of
our entire tax system, IN order that
the burdens OF taxation may be
cquitably borne between diffcrent
classes of property and between prop
crty OF the same class in different To-
calitics."
These resolutions. IN substance.
adopted by commercial and manu-
featuring organizations In Tennessee,
viii appear weekly in the Tradcsman
until the purpose for which thcy
We're passed has been accomplished"
The Tradcsman. be it noted, is an au-
thoritativc ana Influential Industrial
trade journal published in Cha,ta-
.noosa Out there the business men
are lining W. for a fight which is
going to be the men of affairs against
the professional politicians. the tax
payers against the tax assessors, the
! men who provide the States revenues
J against the men who arc Suuandcring
them, the producer against tho para
site" Farmers. nnancicrs professional
! men. laborcrs, MERCHANTS and others
| arc Joining In movement for tax re.
! form in Tennessee, and they will kccr
/ at it until they succeed.
! Would that like spirit prevailed
In Virginia! say tax reform" in this
F.! commonwealth, and an army o. pc
! htical terriers jump out, yaDping ant
! snarllng. Say equalization" an1 dozen.
! of demagosic molcs burrow deeper &c
kill the roots OF good legislation. II
! the people of Virginia would BIZ. be
stir themselves as to tax reform the,
! rould be better off and the Stat,
I would be better off, but the last ses
sion of tho General Assembly wa,
| marked by tho hysterical bowling o.
were full of crocodile tears as the,
! begged their fellow membcrs in III,
name OF the people not to dc the yer,
best thing that could be done for tn.
people. Who that heard the debates
+! in the House on tax reform can eve
forget the pitiful demonstration Their,
by those cheap little dcmagogues VIII.
tried 10 bcfog the issue by calm;
prosres tyranny. and justice an,
equity despotism and ANARCHY? Th
= voice OF the PEOPLE was drowncd b.
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tho fe-elcetion or Common Councilman
Gilbert X. Pollock because no work ed
| for tho new plan OF better government
for Greater Richmond. Tho argument
used against him Is that &c voted TO
redistrlct the city into four wards.
Tho adoption of tho four-w ward plan
merged Washington into Madison
Ward, but that in no way means that
the interests OF the citizens in South
Richmond arc to be neglected Four
wards are better than eight. because
the fewer wards n city has tho better
II is governed and tho better off are
inc people of every section of the
city. Tho new Administrative Board,
cooperating with the reduced City
Council, Will take care of tho interests
OF all sections, share and share alike,
another. as now effected by unfair
ward alliances. The improvements
guaranteed to South Richmond under
tho annexation ordinance are all cX-
prcssly continued under the ordinance
providing for'thc new form Of govern
mcnt.
Councilman Pollocks record entities
him TO most careful consideration from
the voters of his ward. II was. his
resolution which proposed the appoint
mcnt of II committee TO formulate a
better plan of municipal admInistra-
ton for Richmond. II was he AS
chairman of that committee. who APP
pointed the excellent citizen members
of that committee and orig mated the
idea OF having such members. lie
attended all sessions of that commit
tee; he made Il critical study OF forms
of city governments: he brought to the
elaboration Of that. committee the cx-
rcricnce Of sixteen years intimate ac-
uualntance with city affairs and city
needs. In the hight for the adoption
OF the new plan of government he WAS
aggressive. rcaourccful and unrclcnt- !
ing. doing much TO achieve its adop-
ton. As snbcharman OF the Commit Z
tee OH Streets and floor leader for that
committee in tho Common Council, and
as Councilman he has done good
work. lie is the second oldest mem
Der of tho Common Council in point of ,
service.
The new plan OF city government
mast be fairly tested. 1t deserves Il
fair show and fair play. Not its enc
mics, but its friends, should be elected |
to the City Council this summer. 1t is
TO the interest of the citizens to send .
to the City Hall men who will give !
the new plan chance TO show whctn-
or or not II can give the people better,
more economical and more efficient !;
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Voice Of the People
The Claims OF the Candidates.

To the Editor OF rho Times Dispatch:
Sir'--in opening discussion OF the
presidehtial candidates for 1912, n re-
ilect'on upon the status of North
American politics will prepare the
way for an Intelligent criticism OF
the men.
our government is, and without n
SuPerNehinS revolution must continue
TO be, u government of parties, and
no man can be elected to the presi-
dchtia! Office who does not first sub
vert his will and principles to the
dictates OF an organization in order
10 secure the nomination on one of
inc tickets supported by a great body
oil the people. nor is this an un-
mixed evil, for as party platforms are,
or should be, the expression of the ac-
tual desires OF a large faction of voter
VINO think more or less alike, so the
chosen candidate should be the ma
tural leader. who personihcs the prin-
cipics in III" minds of his constitu-
chts But, though we arc ruled by
party pledges in the platform Of tho
winning side, i; by no means follows
That it is the regular voters of that
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THE ANNIVERSARY OF AFRO
NATION.

Forty-seven years ago ;his after
noon what was left of the incoinpar-
able Army OF Northern Virginia laid
down its arms. Rather than surrender,
General Lee said OH tho morning OF
April .. 1868, that he would die
Il thousand Deaths but i'll later
moment, when lie was asked What
will history say OF tho surrender Of
the army in the field" he replied: y
Know they will say hard things OF us,
They will not understand how We werc
overwhelmed by numbers. But that *
not the question. The question is. is il
right 10 surrender this army? IL it is
right, then l will take all the respon-
slbiiity.' HOW characteristic OF the
great captain of the Confcdcracy to
say that he would shoulder all the
burden OF blame Forty seven years
to-day the Army Of Northern Virginia
and its matchlcss leader command the
admiration Of the world, and history
ranks Lee with Lconidas and Apo
mattox with Thcrmopylac. To-day we
do understand tho unparalleled hero
ism OF that weary, starved handful
who sobbcd With broken hearts as
they said farewell to "Marsc Robert
Mankind understands now, ana apprc-
ciatcs. The slender ragged gray line
severed ut AppomattoX marches for
ever in the memory of the world, and
the banner over it is immortal glory.
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claims divcrGe widely. Enough has
oecn said TO clearly demonstratc tina,
Wilson Is the natural antithcsls OF
Taft, and Harmon OF Roosevelt.
Let US proceed TO anulyze the in
dependent vote. and cndeavor to az.
Sign to each candidate his quota o;
constituents. commencing with Mr
Taft.
]. The Republican machine vote.
:. The business mans vote.
.. Very littlc OF the lukcwarm re.
publican vote.
4. None OF the Democratic vote
b. No vote from members of other
parties.
6. a scant supper, from the rising
generation.
For the purpose of comparison VIC
take up tho candidate whose claim
most closely approximate the above
and follow with Mr.. Harmon:
l. The Democratic machine vote.
:. Tho business mans vote.
.. Very little OF tho lukewarm
Democratic vote.
!. None of the Republican vote.
8. No vote from member, OF other
parties.
6. A scant support from the rising
generation.
An analysis Of tho above will show
that these candidates are not strong
when opposing each other. but either
would be SO as opposing the two fol-
lowing. We Will commence with Mr..
Roosevelt
]. The Republican machine vote.
.. No business vote.
=. a very large lukewarm Repub-
lican vote.
. 4. No Democratic vote.
.. good vote from other parties.
o. The enthusiastic support of the
rising generation.
AS liarmon's claims closely an
proximatc those OF Taft. so will those
OF Roosevelt be found bearing n
similarity to the claims or Slr. Will
son:
!. The Democratic machine vote.
:. small support from the bust
ness mans vote.
.. a good share OF the lukewarn
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one OF tho hard EST questions Of real
importance that fclicr has To solve
III his life Is what Kind OF pie to order
III the restaurant. You have tn make
up your mind in u hurry. and you are
never satisfied, no matter which kind
YOU order.
Ono class OF p.opto ain't much in
,"rcsied in the newspaper column
headed Happenings of Twenty i've
Years MO-. and they arc the old
maids
one of the most embarrassing things
that can happen - IL community is
down.
There is ono dead moral certainty.
and that Is than every editor and
preacher has missed his calling. The
icilers tina, know all about how to
edit aud preach ain't workin' Mt II.
IT Amt no disgrace for a married
man to be bald headed.
Com TO church amt no more a sign
OF santliness than wcarin' a leather
cap IS sign of ownlu' an automobile.
Every Teller ought to have an aim
IN life. Then maybe he can get n
Jon shooting glass balls in some wild
west show
Hank Tumms always buys domestic
cigars when he wants to smoke at
home.
IIod i'urdy always carries his lunch
to work with him. but he eats ii be-
lore he starts, 50 as TO save time at
noon.
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An EASTER s.NruuN,LI,.

/ Arc all the solemn anniversaries of
the year to be turned into festivals
of tho flesh? Is there to be left no
single holiday or the spirit in all the
procession OF the days? From the nc-
counts VIC have read OF Easter obscr-
vanccs throughout this land, where
! cries aloud the last word OF civilian
lion and progress, a visitor from Mars
might think that man had sold his
birthriEht of soul for a strange, vacant
body. pampcrcd and bcdizencd. the
tortured residence of perverted nerves
and evil lusts. Gaudy clothes, ex q.
traNasant Iood, exotic drinks. these
are the sacramcnts whcrcwith the
snpcrman keeps Easter To tens of
thousands there came no moments
memory OF the humble Cialilcnn wnn
preached that man shall not live By
bread alone. AZ Atlantic City there
was soturnalia OF carnival madness
and hcshly display.
In description OF tho scene that
comes near being literature. the BaI-
timorc sun paints the crowd thus:
Seen from a balcony above the
boardwalk, the parade rcscmb!od :,
monstrous, iridcsccnt serpent slowly
wrESling along Il difficult way Tie
colors were daring and glaring Itc,ls
OF the most vivid tones, the green OF
the young wheat fields, the yellow OF
the Soldenrod, the purple OF the nas-
sion Hover prcdomlnatcd. AS "a whole,
1t was II riot, a spree, II drunken de-
huuch OF color a wonderful thing
the parade. after ALI oh. yes, il has
not, perhaps, its counterpart in all tho
world. Nowhere in America, at least,
was there such "a heterogeneous col
lection NJ human beings gathered to-
Gctaer to celebrate in such manner t3ln
anniversary OF Christs resurrection
from the dead. And perhaps nowhcr,.
In this land WAS this anniversary
coded by such orgies as could be wit
messed last night in any one of hnir
dozen places here. Md to-day hour
after hour they marched along, seeing
AMI being seen, with hardly "a glanc,.
at lac grand old sea tumbIing its
pillows on the shore and rourin.- ont
It's age old song of the infinite"
or course. lnis was Atlantic CITY.
and the other side OF the picture wa.
in the thousands Of simple services OF
true thanksgiving held on Sunday. ana
In tile tender sentiments OF faith anC
love they aroused. But that Easter
anywhere should mean such an
apothcosis OF mans bascr nature is a
saddeninS thought. We cannot but
think of what tragic painting stem
old Carlyle. who depicted the vice and
virtue Of sleeping city in "Sartor
Resartus." would have made of this
scene or the cynical frankncss with
which lie Sage's 1,imp!ng Devil would
have laughed at mans vanity Even
the delicate and beautiful fabrics that
dccked this Easter folly must fec!
ashamed of the low destiny to which
they have come
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Cn,,Eht ON the ELY.

chicago woman has been jailed
loi refusing to talk. Amy woman who
refuses to do that should he allowed
iull freedom for an indciinltc period.
Madero is now having All Of the
troubles that Diaz had. ana n few
new ones which have been Invented
siicr piaS abdicatcd
I'm American baseball team has
gone to Japan. 1t will probably cap
tnrc not only the baseball. but the
hignball honors of tina; country.
That Missouri man who has been
sentenced to obey his wife six months
would probably prefer :, straight pen
itcntiary sentence.
One idea of no sort OF n good job
is that of reading proof on one OF
those new Chinese rcyolutionary news
paper
Il takes a pretty lively sunrngct TO
crowd the Dowager Empress of China
oil the first paS, these days
1t is not Illegal TO Zip waiter in
\ehtucky. but it is probably stu legal
to shoot them in that Stntc.
y Harvard professor says bread and
butter is the ideal food. 1t is also
about the most expensive.
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Democratic vote.

Democratic vote.
No Republican vote.
| b. a fair support from members of
other parties.
g. a good support from the rising
generation.
a careful consideration OF tho
| above Will show that. conditions being
iairiy equal. the party making rrst
choice will.aor should. practically die
tate tho action OF the party following.
Tor II Harmon should be the Demo
cratic choice, Rooscvclt would be tho
only logical opponent. and. should
wilson be the choice. Taft pcrsonifiea
the antthctical condition.
1t VIII. therefore. be evident that
thosc who control tho destiny of tho
hrst convention should consider not
only the strength OF their own man.
but the weakness of the man who ia
ms most logical opponent
1t is not the purpose OF this pppec
10 advocate the CLAIMS of any can
oidate OF either party, but simply 20
point out those general principle.
which havo controlled conventions in
the past. aud which may DO logically
expected TO control tho convention.
OF the future. The four men arc
taken not from any deep seated pro-
JUDGE In their favor. as opposed to
other presidential timber. but be-
cause OF the wcllmarkcd phases of
their respective characters, which
serve TO illustrate an existing condi-
ton. PERCIyAI TJrcks
North
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Onthe Spur Of Moment
BY Roy K. Moulton
All. Yes, IT'S 1912.


Now comes the campaign orator, he
OF the foghorn voice,
VINO tried TO make us think that he
can name tho nations choice.
he pulls the good old eagles tail AMI
waves the starry nag.
we Will applaud TO hear him blum
and buster and blow and brag.
lie is the seasoned orator and charms
us with his song.
ANA We all think hes right until
the next one comes along.
me next one says the first is wrons,
ana we agree with him,
Ana stamp our feet and clap our
hands with patriotic Vim.
INC thiru one comes ana proves to us
the other two We're wrong:
they're demagogucs and hypocr!tcs,
and simply don't belong
we throw our hats UP in the air ana
cheer with might ana main.
rms feilow's right. We know IT,
and we change our minds again.
Tie fourth ono comes .nd then the
ittth, and many more as we'll.
And every one ut them has q brand
new tale to tell
l"cy'Fe out to save the country, blu:
they've got to have our aid.
we quite agree with every one In
turn. we are afraid.
It's mighty entertaining. and the
speakers do not KNOW
Ihat we've all had our minds made
up at least year or 30.
we so down to tho opry house and sit
there at our ease
And listen to en- spout away, then
vote us wo durn plcusc.
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p,yING moan srnEET.

The smooth paving OF Broad Stree.
demands consideration on TWO grounds.
First, as tho work done this year will
mark the beginning of the improve
mcnt of tho foremost retail street in
Richmond, and rs this work will be
Kept up for several years, it is Of
prime Importance that the beginning
DO made right. The type of paving
adopted should be carefully consider
I'd in tho light OF the demand upon
4, for tho next decade so that additions
10 It can be made in uniform style TO tho
best advantage. There should lie no
hasty use Of any kind of material thar
will prove unsatisfactory and out of
date before the whole district is com
ple,cd
ON tho other hand, it Is absolatelyj
necessary that some decision BE- ar
rived nj, the various steps in APPROX
Ing tho plans and letting the contracts
be pushed through. and work actually
begun in order that tho reorganization
may be finished during the summer
end fall before bad weather adds to
follow upon the tearing up of the
street The Council aud the Street
Committee should profit by the eA-
pcriences OF the past. when avenues
have been made practically useless be-
cause OF the delayed opening of work.
Tho summer is obviously the time for
such impr6t emcnts, not only OH ac-
count OF favorable weather conditions
but also OH account OF the lighter traf-
Tic or tho street during the dull
months Holiday shoppers next year
should walk upon II new Broad street,
.crylceably and beautifully paved.
We presume II is no longer uucs-
ton that the principal shopping
,horoughfarc will be smooth paved,
The Two objections that smooth rav-
ing is slippery in bad weather and
that IL Will not stand the heavy traf.
nc have been reasonably met. This
street is practically without hills,
which give the mos. trouble from
sleet and rain. The middle section can
be surfaced with material TO offer 81
sure footing for the traction OF heavy
loads. And even IL OF 4 few days Of
the year the going RAY prove diff
cult for Il great majority OF the time
no such Giniculty will he encountered
AS 10 the character of traffic, il l.; not
SO heavy that smooth Paving laid on
concrete foundation Will not stand tho
wear; and for amy permanent pavins
such a base is a neCeYSity
The committee SHOULD make no rrc.
mature choice OF any paving. Tn.
careful and open-mindcd consideration
of the merits OF all styles will resul,
in the best street liz ;his connection
II may he suggested that other cluc.
have found the crcosoloo wood block
an excellent pavement for downtown
purposes 1t IS practically noiselcss
easily replaced after excavation, rcadi.
~ cleaned, dustless, ana after n few
years shows no apprcciqbic wear. Tn,
hbres Of the wood become matted TO-
gether giving permanent. smooti
eurface. Properly selected blocks ar,
insured against decay by an eighteen
Or twcnty-pound treatment. The bleed
Ing" during warm weather for tn,
first two years can be rc,nedicd bv ,
slight dressing OF sand. But Whcthcl
asphalt or crcOsoted blocks, brick o.
come other paving BE adopted th,
work should be commenced in tim,
snd done III the most scientific man
ncr.
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The Rights OF woman.

Inc fights OF woman. what are they?
m, ne risht 10 labor. love and pray:
ne Tisht TO weep with those Iha,
The right 10 wake when others slcep,
The right TO dry the falling tear:
Line right TO qucll the rising fear:
The right to smooth the brow of care
And whisper comfort in dcspair
The frish; TO watch the parting
TO soothc and cheer the bed OF death;
The right when earthly homes ali faii
10 point to that within the veil.
The right Che wandcrer to reclaim
A Ahd WIN YIN, me lost from paths OF shame;
The widow and the fatherlcss.
Tho right the little ones to guide
II simple faithNo Him who died;
10 bless and cheer their youthful DAYS
The, right the intellect to train,
And guide the soul to noble aim:
reach II to rise above earth's toys
And wing its flight for heavenly Joys.
The right to live for those we love:
Inc right to die that love TO prove:
The right to brighten earthly homes
win pleasant smiles and gentle tones,
Are these, thy rights? Then use them
we'll:
Thy silent Influence mono can tell.
IL these arc thine, why ask for morea
Are these thy rights? Then murmur
THAT womans mission is thy lot
Improve the talents God has given:
Lies duty done, thy rest is heaven.
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s'ls1I'."

William Barnes. the Republican
sandcr OF New York. is no ndmircr OF
Roosevelt. 1T was he who gave the
sage OF oyster Eay a never to- DC
forgotten political drubbins in New.
York just after the Bwana lumbo
had returned from shooting down un-
offending elephants. In Saturday S
issue or the Albany Journal, tho
Barnes organ. a. the head Of the edi-
iorial column in very black type ap-
pears tac following hint to Roosevelt:
This country has always been a
good place FOR all of US. always since
ii was founded IL now H,vcrthc-
less. many OF US do not like II, there
Is all the rest OF the world in which
they may select a dwelling place This
country must not b. turned topsy-
turvy 10 suit their :opsy-turvy ideas"
This chimes in with our suggestion
that Roosevelt could try out all his
anarchists theories at tha South Pole
without protcs; or molestation. but
Il Is suspected that Barnes would like
to see the eN-Presidcnt in n very, very
much warmer climate.