The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-03

going to do overnight. He does not
himself know" If we are allowed a
guess, however, VIC would say he mig
sleep once in a while overnight
Tho bard of the Halifax Gazette
breaks into song:
Twas ever thus from childhood's
hour
At euchre or at poker,
We never led our good right bower
But some guy. played tho Joker.
we never tried By standing pat
On jacks to make a killing,
But what some one Knocked us Nat
by drawing one and filling"
OF course. we have no idea what all
this means. but are printing it in hopes
that the Lynchburg Advance or the
stanton News Will explain.
The Portsmouth Star thus accounts
FOR tho Hearst fury against Senator
Root 1t WAS Root who at Utica. y.
y. rose In the campaign where Hearst
was running for Governor and coolly
pointed tho candidate out us practi-
cally the tnStigator of President Me-
l<lnlcy'S assassination. Roosevelt per-
sonally authorized the Indictment and
urged the Senator to make il public"
This is doubtless the chief cause OF
Hearst's hatred of the Now York Sem
Hearst is licking the boots OF the Colo
mel. though the latter was the one
who Inspired Roots bliStcring attack?
After giving detailed description
of the scenes on Northern excursion
boats and quoting a Northern news
paper rs saying that "ii self is 1t
any moro immoral Ia sit ON a bench
in public with pcntleman's arm
around YOU than to stand up and jump
around with his arm about you"'' the
Newport News Press asks: What do
you think OF that" We think il is
less a question of morals than of op-
portunity to some Of the editors in Vir-
ginia who, for policy's sake. Will be
unnamed.
Mr.. President you have the support
of thrcefourths Of the people OF the
country: but you have tho bitter oppo-
sition Of nine-tenths OF tho politicians"
says the Clarke Courier. That's rs
true in Virginia as in the rest of the
country. The people Of Virginia back
stand President Wilson, and will do i,
so long as he keeps In his present
course.
Quoting the Colonel rs sayinE that
We have had twenty four Years en-
pericnce with trying to regulate bust
News wants 10 know how much OF that
destruction VAS accomplished during
"A certain seven years OF that twenty
four. why did lie not put All end to
this policy Of destruction thcn If he is
SO ablc and willing TO do 1t now" 1t
asks
The nanville Register joins in urE-
ing that steps be taken to secure tn.
new big Methodist University for Nir-
ginla- The MethodiSts of Virginia
and the cities OF Virginia which seek
TO have such university established
should busy themselves with efforts
To impress the subcommittee with the
desirahility of having such a school
IN Virginia, 1t says. II then urges
Richmond to get busy. I'VE hardly
think that Daiville can offer such in
duccmen;s as larger cities may be
able 10 do. but 1t does seem that
Richmond through Its commercial
bodies and it's municipal government,
should make energetic effort 10 secure
this university With tho splendid
library there. tine proximity Of the ma
tioiiai capital and the strength OF Meth
odisni In RichSS0ud. numerically and
financially. thtWtty should become ac
tive in it's efforts to land this school
Atlanta. Nashville. New Orleans and
other cities will no doubt make a bid
Tor the university, and in order to win
~ hlchmohu must Impress the commit
Tee or which Bishop Warren \. Gambler
- chairman. y compilation OF stalls
IDEAL information showing the mem
bcrship OF the three conferences with
In or partly within this state the ac-
ereSate amount Of contributions from
III sources for tho maintenance of the
activities Of the church. and finally
some substantial inducemcnt In the
matter Of donation OF land or fnancia,
contribution to the building fund.
ought to b" decisive of the matter Of
the sit" IN favor OF this STATE, Rich
inond Is the site most likely to be So
iected II II makes the proper effort"
Next to LynchourSFojJ ietroopsteenf
Isn't there anybody in Richmond in
terestcd enough In this great oppor-
tunity To start after it?