The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-22
Not Business Men Only.

tional City Bank of New York. recently de-
ltvered a remarkable address to tho New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce, In which he urged that
tho cure for many of our political Ills was a
moro Intelligent attitude toward politics on the
part OF the average business Mr.. Van
der1ip struck one. but only one. OF the reforms
needed TO give sanity tho public affairs Of
day.
Proverbally. the average business man is a
poor student of politics He Is better one
now than he was ten years ago, but
day he is not nearly we'll informed as he
should he. He is fairly easy mark for the
demagogue who comes preaching some specific
panacea in which the business man is inter
ested But he has not yet quite learned the
lesson TINT he must weigh and analyze polti-
cal promises and propositions more scru-
pulously than those made by business COM
peer.
II VIII be excellent thing rouse the
business men of the country 10 tho understand
Ing of their stake in politics. to their power. to
ways of detecting the demagogue and the
need of voting Independently where the inter
csts OF the nation demand it. But after all this
shall have been done. efforts toward sanity in
politics Will go for nothing unless the great
mass OF voters clerks. laborers. farmers and
the remainder are educated along with the
business men. The business man In America
does not always decide national elections. That
power is more apt the rural popu-
lation and to the working population in cities
So that. however excellent the propaganda OF
Mr.. Vanderlip. 1t must so farther aheld 1t
must comprehend all voting classes and 1t must
be confined to part of America. The be-
lief that one class alone control politics is
mistaken one and apt to produce dsappont-
ment. Let the business man be as ever
he will and his poise and influence easily
be nullifed by electorate stampeded by the
dcmagogue and the selfish and reckless poll
tician.
E=----
The prettiest girl in the world has just
landed in New York" says the New York
World. Reading this and feeling hurt that she
sho uld leave Richmond without telling us
good-by. we called her house and found
that she still in town. Somebody imposed
the World.
Ahe St. Joseph Newe-Pres remarks that the
styles OF steps don't fit In very we'll with the
present styles of dress. We know a whose
place OF business Is at a transfer point who
says they ut we'll enough for him.
The young who was Tilted thinks all
the trouble in the world wears pettcoats" saws
the New York American. Then his trouble is
not woman.
Wilson will never be Cleveland" says the
Baltimore American. Cleveland. 1t will be
remembered. split his party.
Room is comfort but all the same the best
kind OF summer hammock Is the one not quite
big enough for two
But II Carbajal is only a stop-gap for Car
rama, how is he going accumulate enough
money TO Join Huerta and Diaz In Europe?
II Colo Blease is elected to the Senate. the
rest OF the country would be justified in seced-
ing from South Carolina.
Tho Interstate Commerce Commission
wouldn't even butter that half loaf with kind
words
iueria has sailed for Jamaica. Instead OF
Paris he selected tho source of the supply
What Hamlet really meant was that there is
more In heaven and earth than is dreamed of
in the uplifter's philosophy.
Folks are funny. Having resigned so that
he could talk freely George Fred keeps as mum
Brother Amos after being rebuked nv n r