Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-04-17
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The course Of Governor Mann IN IN
the Allen case seems 90 as 10 SUD-
cIautiv demonstrate 90 the people OF
Virginia that the time has come Wne.
ga pardoning board is necessary t
Unfortunate victims VINO tat 'n.o
clutches of the law are 20 pe cefttth
OF that clcmency. mercy and Jlatite
a hicn ig the foundation stone oA "Nt I
social. political and judicial structure f..
Valley Nirginian.
The course of Hon. claude A. Swan .
son in REGARD Go his efforts 60 secure
. ommutaflon OF claude Alien
toncc Isl Co Dee highly commended at
proves that the senator has tne co.tt
ara OF his convictions. and We leei
that Ga large majority of the people PIT
the Firth District viii approve ~ ms
acuon.-South Boston News.
We arc i'm receipt % an article writ
tcn nr ca Minister ~ our county winch
states very plainly where hc stands pm
Che Allen case. While Wc cannot agree
VITA him iu all points. wf 60 asfr'
|thsf when ono man kills another be-
Ms guilty of murder and The man tnat
pushed the button that killed the TWO
Aliens is just as much "a murderer as
though me had gone into the street
q and shot couple ~ men. anu We are
b una hfe 90 see wherein his crime is any
s. more cVcus1nle. simply because ne
- was paid for it hy the state We
o. SIGNED the petition for communication OF
+. the Aliens to lfc impr sonmcnt. not
- from any sympathy Tor the Aliens, nnL
e because we do not believe in legalizcd
Ia billings any more than I'M any otner
N kind and how any man who has O.
n particle 90 Christianity about him can
e deliberately take another's life. jns'
- because tnC law allows 10. is past u.s.
4 South Hin Enterprise.
y How long would the Prorrcssiv,
party last without its leader WHY
n call 80 Progressive party. or the bul
H. Moose party. or any other party na
= the Roosevelt party Were he 20 re-
81 turn 20 Republication or come Owe
~ fo Democracy. his faithful henchme
H. would heed his call anu follow. Pro
'o grcssiNe is mfsuomcr- IL is IN
Roosevelt party. owing allegiance 9
b. ino leader save Theodore. having n
~ political creed or principles save hi
.h Town tickle. changing theories, worship
,o ping az no shrine save oyster nav
a. The Big Bun Moose has spoken. No'
g. watch che faithful jump through IA
or hoop and turn handsprings az hts bic
al dlng.-AlcNandria Gazette.
IN Banks and business corporation
are everywh here declaring quarter
dividends. This does not look lib
depression in business which pess
-, rnists predicted would follow Dem,
II cratic rule-Petershurg Progress
~ Abolition az the pou tax is su.
an gcsted as the cure for the eNl emo.
Tea votlngl. 10 would DE a step bacl
.n- ward and would return as Go the SAN
,D-r troubles and dangers from which q
KS Constitution Convention was called
deliver rs. There would be son
humiliation in the confessiNv -hat "
MS were forced TO abandon ia .aN p
no Icausc the white men OF the state pr
.ne fer to lose their votes rather than p
em their taxes. when people absolute
l.t llsresard or neglect their duties not
peg ing is gained by trying TO coax tht
Ito performance. We may oseuI
- that the men who viii not take G
trouble 90 pay their poN taxes in q
vance would NOT walk out Ot th
ways few hundred yards Go ga
their votes.-Roanoke Times.
II man makes bet knowing
facts upon which his bet ls based
takes ara unfair advantage of the ou
man. He approaches aonserou
near the border line OF stealing
same principle. as we take No.. app
20 the ouer of nfty thousand aol
made by the London Daily Mail
any person who viii uy from Amer
90 Great Britain. or vice versa ll
hoayier-than-air machine. 10 is
ioplnion OF AN responsible await
Ithat crossing the Atlantic lu ony oc
plane now ln existence is impossi
They believe that several years
N development viii DE necessary 90 B
ID duce the machine that can vent
III upon such "a Journey. The Lon
III Mail therefore. is making safe
III IIt is approachiug dangerously %
nj the border line of sometime w,
than stealing. IL is approachius
border line OF manslaughter.-R
noke World.
III every piece OF taxable prop
in the county should be returne,
Its actual value the total prop
valuation OF taxable property in ~
well county would be four times
much as 10 Is at present. and the
Of taxation on the hundred I'D
valuation would only be onc-fo
the present rate and just ass u
taxes would be raised under the ID
rate OF taxation as under the pre-
/, rate.--Graham Banner.
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