The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-13

bushci. Both OF these claims were later verified
and today matters OF public note
Still the interests" of the pair associated with
the Siesta Oracle are not satisfied. No. nothing
short OF decapitation of the man, or men, who
made practical demonstration of the oracles
falacy and who blocked the way OF scheming
individuals. The Baylor Survey IS not broken,
tire fepierEt ruCks are repientst1ed tat cost of
money and time but with a net profit in eight
years which exceeds by some twenty or thirty
thousand dollars that Of the eight years of de-
pleting): seed has gotten to where the planter
could ask no lower price and Virginia now far
overtops any other State In the union in output
of oysters, fish and crabs. The records Of the
tte testimony Of officials OF other competing
States may be Of 10 consequence to the mjslcad
ing designers
The Oracle had spoken, has been discredted
and now fasihes the record with its lone tcsti
money TO justify a personal crouch against the
yet-commissioner, and wins at court. The com
bination has won out, even if the people of d
fifth part of the State do pay the cost.
The Siesta Oracle needed a might cap" or,
more properly, n morning "bracer." and it got ii
In the onee-Supreme. Hear what the Sin Twister
alias TimesDispdtch-had to say; the
salutatory~and we want the babbe Of the lone
twins to be read hence our assent now to com
mentng on this delicate matter.
"a com missioner who will serve for the salary
no.. minis
sioner who will be first a politician and
ondarily servant Of the people, com
missioner who wigl be IN sympathy with one class
IN Tidewater ia the prejudice of others. can
wreck this great natural resource and can there
by deprive The state of millions in wealth. e
With folly almost unbelievable, the State has
written in its organic law the provision that the
natural oyster beds. rocks and shoals > shah
not he leased, rented sold. but shall be held
in trust for tho benefit of the people "
The new commissioner or commission. can do
IT. Can break the constitution and otherwise
further the cupidity of the elect. If he or it.
DOES not do it, will the fall into dis
favor as the present ones have? But see the
apology beforehand for any failure. The Nctcs
Ltadcr said: The fundamental error lis the
constitutional provision" colder than the
mediocres making the attack upon iD, which,
under tho terms Of the Baylor Survey. has set
apart the so-called natural rock for the use Of
all citizens"
With which the Ttmes-DiSpatch bracer chimes
in: Much OF that which has been lost has been
regained through abundant seasons; still more
can be recovered If the constitution be amended
and liberal, constructive policy be inaugurated
by an able, commissioner s'rhe amendment of
the constitution Is the greatest need Of the oyster
industry. The Baylor Survey must give
place to policy Of reclamation" So the reason
for it is now in cold type. Tidewater has long
known the design Of pair three-with pub
LEFTY bureau in Richmond and practical
ception at Hampton. The water landgrabbers
have thus far been thwarted by the present
oyster administration, and, therefore have been
branded by the twins as "far from faultless"
Past conditions of the market have not made
the situation hopeless and shold not discourage
the new commissioner" That is the bracers
loophole viii it crawl out of it, crawfsh as
it is doing in other things, and still compliment
the new governor and his new commissioner,
even If they do not break abolish the Baylor
Survey or should fail to turn over the rocks to
its designing syndicate? We shall see.