The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-30
4HE TINS DISPATCHES DEMOCRACY.


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E@ ssIse1nss.rssts who have heart the good and
h xbe continued succcs> If their party viii teei
Fl nn particular grief mat the ugwicldy majority
|4n Sne House II Representatives Of the sixty
xEsra Congress Is likely To Or, reduced consid-
[sxvahts by the elections Of next Tuesday
.sThera VAL be raErets. of course, when In
a1tviduaf Democrats. who have supported 10y
aass the president aaa she House leaders in
|aTn~ great record Of constructive legislation that
has heen written are reicSated from Puhhc
nnfsp 10 private life. Ie some cases. doubtless.
4he party 1911 miss the wisdom in counsel and
she skill ard sssae'ty debate NJ men whom
the fortunes ~ political have r2arked for
asgsat hnt, ira the barge sense. the Demo racy
will be t+-fts.s oa when lis rreponderane" III
she iowrr house "f Congress j. less oNcr"hc'm-
ting
at is somewhat remarkable that win SUCH
an Enormous ma t0rlty such excellent work has
been accomplished. As rude. political party
~ tircuutstanced becomes drunk with power
and careless OF consequence, being assured that
ery partisan measure be put through under
me hash Neither docs IL feed bound so stand on
/ IL fest behavior. The demands for patronage
III Individual members iii such IA majority are
xeascseees and irnportunate, always embarras~-
4 ing and frequently impossible TO grant
b This is remarkable utterance from paper
mat poses as Democratic, especially for one
that claims TO be Supreme in Virginia. itself
I loyal and wholesouled Democratic State. that
h has given to the country Its present Demo
4 cratic President the State whose good Demo
cratic members in Congress hold greater
nunaher OF responsible positions in the House
than those OF any other State,
Having gone on record. therefore. favor
Eonrress and the relagation "frotn public office
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4 the Tinses-Dispateh he specific What good
Democrats" would 1t like to see defeated? Against
H which of the men Sighting for reelection viii
III hiring the force of It's influence In order that
ifs desire to reduce the Democratic majority
may be realized The Dispatch desires
tic reduction Of the Democratic majority by
the defeat of Democrats. OF course 1t does not
desire the defeat of Republicans that Demo
Gratis may take their places Docs tho Times
Dispat desire that good Democrat" Honor
able Tate Irvine. be defeated in the Ninth DIS
| trIct despite the urgent plea of the President
/ Of the United States and tho amending labors
h sc The Governor of Virginia and other leaders
b ~ the Democratic party in this State that hi
N he elected Does the Times Dispatch advocate
n ne reelection Of MIR slemp from the Mini
Virgin Distract in order that the Democratic
\ ma3nrify may be reduced? Does it desire hin
ID be returned N Democratic Congress
\ xnesnber Of minority party without inAueuc
pr weight in Tie counGifs of the nation tina
@Sa Virginia district may suffer thereby? Doe
HE T3a,cs 05spateh think IL desirable that Vir
H Einfa saal have her influence cut down one
h feuth In order that the Democratic majority
n 30 iess .anwialay"? Does the TimesDispdtcl
u ntand for the defeat Of that good Democrat
q Honorable Hal - flood? Does it desire TO Set
htm also @reegated from public office to pri
kxfe lsfe" that the State Nay be represents
BsAU only eight Democrats instead of the NINE
I ~ho aow represent her? Does the Ttmcs-Dts
&nCfch desire 10 have is end attained by th'
auss of yirginias prestige in the national Con
n sress. What about The eight good Democrats
xrum eight other Virginia districts? Does th'
@ x4r4rs- Dispatch desire 10 them also "rele
nnfed to private life?
@s III the voters of the State, in which IT claims
Ek1n be Supreme, were 10 follow It's leadership
S1nd were 10 aid it IN the accomplishment o
&1x desire there would be several OF thcse "gooe
11emccrats' defeated at the election Novem
ia. 1t would be indeed unfortunate II these
41nable gentlemen had opposition, for in &C
&4Srdance with the leadership OF the Supreme
Virginia there would be a sad tale to relate
lsthe political fortunes Of Messrs. Glass. Jones
xSratn. Hay, Watson, Montague. Holland an'
5natnders all "good Democrats" save in tn
ntnion of the Tfmes-Dfspatch.
aFaf these men are indeed, good Democrats
INV should they be defeated? Ia the fact o
anx "good Democrat" 10 be hindrane'
Va man standing for reelection when tn
S3crffy In Congress il Democratic, when
locratie President Ia in the White House
- when ths greatest record of Legislative
6teyssn~nt ever hung up by any party (which
the way tie TimesDisDateh holds is IRE
rkabsst. Ia view Of the enormous majority
IN Demeefats have had1 has been MAIDS pos
m tt the pTassaee Of these ysry Democrats
SAA 81 aiss rather 'Fs1aarkabis" that tho Presi
3Nk III ihs Tinted stsiss, this patron OF these
- Democrats" ~ham ths time. bispato'