The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25

tention to the terrific disasters that were to over
take the tariff hill We had some three or four
weeks OF that, with demonstrations of how the
senators were TO slaughter the president of trea-
sons to arise in the house, of conspiracies form.
ing; of the fearful vengeance the president was
to infiict on his foes, All this was disproved
by the smooth and easy succession of facts and
sequence OF occurrences. Now, with new energy,
our purveyors OF earthquake and carnage have
turned their wild eyes to the currency bill. They
are telling us that Representative Glass, the
president. Secretary McAdoo, Secretary Bryan,
Senator owen the senate and house finance and
banking committee, are split to pieces on that
measure and that agreement and peace are i'm
possible.
! One especially energetic genius sent 10
afternoon newspaper a much displayed story
that Mr.. Glass had expressed disgust with the
and described is as mouse brought forth from a
mountain In labor. 1t appears that the merest
jcommonest human sense should have rejected
this as impossible, for Mr.. Glass certainly has
brains, taste and discretion. Yet this news"
was paraded as describing actual conditions at
Washington. An attempt is made to support
its accuracy in the face of stern and prompt
that If Mr. Glass did not say what he was
quoted as saying, he felt that way and should
have said It.
or course. there viii be contention and debate
over the currency bill. The question involved
lis one which the wisest and best informed
men differ and which will develop sharp con-
fcts OF interests. An enormous quantity of de
tail must be studied and there must be much Civ
ing and taking, yielding and compromising. The
Richmond Vtrginidn does not look for a meas
ure which will please everybody or which will
work everywhere and Immediately with smooth
ness and perfection From common sense.
usual citizen man in the street, point Of view
It believes that 4the men who have worked sue
cessfully with the vast complexities of the tariff
and have succeeded, thus far, in making a COM
mercial revolution without serious disturbance
are capable of working out good, efficient
currency and banking bill which will cure most
of the defects Of our present haphazard, dis
credited and dangerous arrangement--unworthy
to be described either policy or meth
cd" because It lacks purpose and has no defined
method. The great cities. naturally. will resist
anything which threatens them with loss OF the
supreme and despotic power of controlling
finance and directing the course OF industry
and enterprise The great cities will be beaten
as the great manufacturing powers were beaten
on the tariff reform question
This administration is working for the gen
, eral good and protection OF the general masses
, of the American people 1t has that concep-
ton of its duty thoroughly absorbed into its
systen1y Not only does 1t mean well and not
/, only has II, the broad principles Of patriotism,
, but 1t has brains, common sense and the mod
Grafton and caution that are among the elements
, of common sense,
, The Richmond VirginiGn ventures to suggest
deferentially, to its local contemporaries that
along with the changes that have come in our
political conditions there should be change and
reform in our newspaper system. We have passed
the hectic, feversh. scandalous stages. Personal
fractional, party politics, are gone by. We
have arrived at time of calm, constructive
craftsmanship Of wide purposes. Therefore the
Hearst and sensational methods in journalism
are inappropriate would be prancing
= clown IN a great deliberative body The people
are assembled now. as never before in a cen
fury TO consider and TO do and, to work for the
lperpetuaton and progress of their republic.
a They desire and need facts and TRUTH figures
; and suggestions. They give no attention to gen
eral denunciations and chapters OF lamentations
e~,,rc
news seekers. They will demand and encourage
sensible and definite and difnifed newspaper
conduct and methods and will disregard all
others.
RECOUNT THE RIGHT COURSE.
. The city Democratic committee is to be