The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-02
Don't Be Flushed.
Editor Virginian

Editor Virginian:
Slr--While Virginlans are glad to have such
great men $ William Jennings Bryan and SEN
ator Owen in their midst" on sober second
thought hardly ready to take the cue
of Western and newfangled ideas especially
when it is apparent that the purpose Is to pro-
mote personal and political preferences
Virginia is the Mother of States" and of
statesmen, and Senator Owen knows full we'll
how to appeal to Virginian pride by his claim
of Virginia ancestry. So does less the truly
great William Jennings-bearng a relationship
somewhat the order OF Observation-Disclosures
black cat once crossing our grandfathers back
yard.
Virginia has been balance wheel in days
by. and not yet ready. to be thrown
off our equilibrium. We are like the Missis-
sippi river gambler of Delegate Loves story
in the house the other day, when. tied to the
shaft of the wheel for punishment. he would
not recant, because he had gotten the motion
and doing very well. Thank YOU. have
gotten the motion Of stad safe and sound
servstion, and not ready to give in new
initiated against by the holding up of favors.
We are hardly ready to pay the price required
for favoritism.
1t is very easy and popular thing to claim
that Tom jefferson and Abe Lincoln advocated
Just the identical ideas that every coterie with
an ISM appendix may set forth We recall
if not "referending"-a MAY conference"
some fifteen years ago; when certain seekers
after high jobs thought they had the earth IN
/ a sling: wanted to 'reorganize" the old Demo-
cratic party. and ride into power There was
the beneficiary by primaries, purer eiec.
tion laws. and forth, but the resultant in
centivv was not such moved the movers.
The people of the State thought they were
doing pretty well. and did take hold If
the idea of another party organization. another
chairman cetera and ct cetera. The good
people of Virginia adopted the good features
that were primarily advanced a boost, but
pudated the main features OF personal promo
ton to offlce.
To a man up tree" il appears as though
the same result will follow Some better
thought and clearer action may ensue. and be-
come incorporated in our party's plan. bur GER
tain it is that the Western idea Of Initiative
referendum and recall, and certain other sns
will hardly find Judgment here, just yet
If the great national summarizes we have re-
Gently basked under think that Old Virginia
is going to boost these vagaries they will have
simply had their pains for their reward
To the Firginians participating permit It's
to say that a chairman OF an independent faction
Of the Democratic party will hardly find favor
here~-not just now. Such thing smacks too
much Of personal cupdity restless because the
plums are not falling fast enough that way, and
Il desire to perpetuate ~factional strife vir-
GINA at present has place for chairman
OF Democratic isms. She has Democratic
party an organization that is administering the
State very well and giving the people their
rights TO vote on what they want, how and
when
An impartial. out-of-iown reporter produced
this terse Geographic information:
1T is understood that invitations from the