The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-29
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Old Virginia Editors

! oNNAS ~hANNS w All Ill
Old Virginia Editors
Tho facts and figures presented.
aud tho Photographic illustrations
which accompany them. speak FOR
themselves" says tho Nortolk vir-
Sinian-Pilot OF tho contents Of its
Progress Edition" And they speak
well for Norfolk and for the enter
prise of Norfolk's morning daily. city
and newspaper arc both to be con-
graduated
What did tho President, Of the
United states say to the ex-rrcsidcnt
OF the United States" asks tho New
port News Timcs-Herald. lie said.
''Howdy ye do" and good by" The
ox-President did all the saying IN be-
tween.
Although informed by the reliable
clifton Forge Review that our little
plea for less craftsmanship in consider
ing Mr.. Tafts policy toward Mexico
just before his retirement from Office,
has been knocked into smithercens''
by the Bristol lIcrald-CourIcr, wc are
OF the same opinion still. The Herald
Courier takes the position that Mr.
Taft played rather small politics III
not taking amy action when Mpdoro
WAS shot, and in passing on 10 Mir.
Wilson tho task OF untangliua, the
knot. 1t says that after demanding
n fair trial for Madcro. MIR. TAFT back
cd down, accepted the cock and bun
story sent by Ambassador Wilson ana
| allowed the ambassador to retain his
post. We still insist that this is not
exactly fair To Mr. Taft. He could not
force n fair trial for Madcro after
Nadero was dead. There is no owl
dence that he believed or wished TO
believe Ambassador Wilson'S report.
As for not removing the latter, Prcsi-
dent Wilson did not do that until
months after taking office. If Prcsi-
dent Taft is to blame for not firing
him some time during the few weeks
remaining of his term what of the
many weeks he was kept in Office by
| President Wilson? Taft could have
| invaded Mexico, he could have rccog
| nized iluerta or lie could have adopted
a policy Of watchful waiting, leaving
| his successor TO inauguratc the policy
| H. must carry out IIc chose the
latter and chose wisely. we believe,
"All the murdered rulers IN Mexico
agree to peace says the Norfolk
! Ledger Dispatch. And in al the ccmc-
| tcrics there Is peace.
Now It's tho IIarrlsonbure News
| Record which makes use Of strange
| language, speaking OF well. I'll go
you," and ''Tll raise YOU i've" ana other
| words Of equally mysterious meaning.
| Having begged in vain Of the Lynch
| burg Advance and the Lyuchburg News
! for the meaning al passing the buck"
we NOW turn to the News Record.
| Probably it can help us out.
| Tho Tidcwa Democrat also de-
| MICS that the people of King William
| or amy part al them are responsible
| for the delay In the completion of the
| Richmond and Eappahannock Railway.
| Vt calls the reasons given poor cx-
cuscs and says: 1T Is high time for
| something more tangible: the people
the right 10 cxpcct the same" The
information furnished by Tho railway
company. IT. however. there ia no
longer any opposition Ia the road In
| Eing William, there ts no reason why
1t should not he constructed.
| Tho Newport News l'rcss declares
| that the hight for Justice To the New
/ port News shipyard and for the life
/ Of all private shipyards Is not over,
! and calls upon Its contemporaries for
! help. The Times Dispatch is willing
to extend all the aid II possibly can,
both hocausn il wishes 10 sec New
port News prosper aud because il bo-
lieves Secretary Danicls'a avowcd in
tcntion To give all possible contracts
to government navy yards cXtrava-
giant and menace to private yards.
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