The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-15

where two Virg!nians are most responsible for
the currency law that has been acclaimed the
best currency law ever put upon the statute
books, and where diverse and sundry other vir-
elnians have shown that the day of Virginia does
not lie entirely In its yesterdays
But 1t is not only in the political world that
Virginia is adding triumphs to her fair name
abroad. In many fields and under many flags
Nirginians are doing credit to the State Of their
birth and TO the country of their citizenship
Only a week ago the world saw unveiled at
Arlington a statue by a son of Virginia, which
Is conceded 10 be the foremost example of the
allegorical In sculpture that the modern world
has produced The work OF Sir Moses Ezekiel
adorns all Of the great capitals of Europe, and
has won the highest applause by the most emf
nent authorities OF the old and of the new
world.
Today another event is in the making which
Will bring another Virginian the fore In
the course of month or two the classic race
~ the world OF sales will take place off the
Jersey coast The eyes of fifty nations will be
eentered upon the two spic and span sailing
crafts which Will compete for the possession Of
the worlds most priced trophy of the season
Che Of the competitors in that classic will be a
yacht put into the race by who was once
boy on Virginia farm--Thomas Upton now
a knight by decree and a knight by right re-
siding in ENGLAND. Those years that Thomas
Upton spent in Virginia years tina. fitted
him for the splendid career he has made for
himself in the country of his birth
Even the negro race feels the impetus OF life
In Virginia. The world knows how it was in
Virginia that Booker Washington got those ideas
and ideals that have made him the admitted
leader OF the millions CT black people Of the
earth.
a little incident that happened In the life Of
that gallant old dog Fighting Bob Evans
himself Nirginan, who drew the inspiration
that made him Of the foremost Of all
American fighters from the atmosphere of
his hoyhood home, shows that the Virginian
negro Is not wanting in that instinct OF leader
ship of his race which characterizes the
white people of the OLD Dominion At one time
Fighting Bob visited Liberia. OF course he had
to make his ceremonial call upon the presi-
dent Of the republic While he was making
the call there a swish of silks and a big
fat negress walked into the room Natural in
stnct stole march ceremonial usage in
Fighting Bobs mind at this tuncture and he
exclaimed
Howdy do auntie ?" And then the president
az Liberia also returned to type as the naturalist
would say, and he inquired of the gallant
from >"
Admiral Evans replied that he was from
Virginia
so am t. sah." exclaimed the negro. q
was born plantation near Petersburg
eah,"
And 50 IT is that the instinct Of leadership
d*ens IN Virginia instinct that did not
perish with the days of the eldas statesmen
II was present in the Mexican war in Scott
IN Lee, Jackson, Stuart and Thomas It is
present today in war ard in statecraft in nome
lands and in foreign lands. among whites ard
among blacks And with il goes those o,lalt-
ties which make men famous in every walk Of
life.