The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-01
Wayside Chats With
Old Virginia Editors

hemarklng upon tho Coloncrs declara-
ton that he cannot mako the race for
Governor of Now York, tho Newport
News Press observes that that Is tho
hrst time, SO far ps our observation
goes, that tho Colonel has said that
anything to him was impossible"
cetve of anything being impossible to
their idol that tho New York Bull
Moose leaders refuse to believe him
when he says IT..
Ono thing at least may be truth
fully said In favor OF White Wolf,
the Chinese bandit: he isn't inasquerad-
ing as Constitutionalist leader" says
the Norfollt Nirginian- Pilot. No; but
he belongs to society with n long
Chinese name. which means Universal
brotherhood" or something like that
Maybe 1t means tho universal brother
hood OF the grave.
Just as the Wayside Editor was try
Ing 10 work up an alibi for the editor
OF the Staunton News, and to manu-
facturc good reputation for him, that
brother. in his capacity as editor OF
his pen In hand to cxpatiate on the
beauty Of tho figures of the women
in his section of the country. Friend,
you're hopeless
The best thing to do would DO to
nominate him for tho Eovcrnorship next
fall, says tho Petersburg Index Appeal.
Don't bother to nominate him. II he
wants it no will take It.
Speaking of Richmond.s efforts to
break into higher class baseball
league. the DanvilIo Register says:
That city. with nearly 10000 people.
Is ripe for higher class ball. In fact.
II had as far back AS the years 1885
and 1886 league ball team which
compared with the major leagues, and
from that team such players az Fer
guson. Nash, Tate. Johnson. Glenn.
Corcoran and Kimber went directly
into tho major leagues. and became
star players One OF these. Tate. one
OF the greatest players OF his day,
was with Boston for years. lie is now
u policeman in Richmond" The Reg
lister expresses a hope that the Rich
mond team VIII be transferred to Dan
vile. Go TO IT.: Arthur Taylor without
n baseball team is certainly spectacle
to excite the synpathics.
The fredericksburg Star says:
Colonel Roosevelt is just where he
wants to be, bossing his satellites in
the Bull Moose party. and discardinE
this ana that proposed candidate for
the New York govcrnorship." If the
Colonel can pick the nominee, as tho
Star thinks. then the Bull Moose can
didatc must inevitably he a rubber
stamp. But the Colonel wouldn't pick
Whitman because he Is II rubber stamp.
Where docs that put us? We give it
UP.
I'm going to Gordonsvillc the militia
will strike tho heart of the fried
chicken zone" says the Norfolk Ledger
Dispatch And tho fried chicken will
strike the heart of the milltinmen
through their stomachs, so. after all,
probably. the best disposition of the
camp site question was made.
ut is encouraging and inspiring that
Tho Timcs-Dispatch has committed IT
self 10 the policy of cutting partisan
politics out OF local elections" says the
Newport News Times-IIerald. We are
under tho impression that we had done
that some time ago. but that's a minor
matter. The thing now Is to get the
policy into operation. AS the Times
Herald remarks, II Is coming. but
when?
We commend the above from The
Times Dispatch to the people of this
section says the fredericksburg
journal. speaking OF the practice OF
Nirginians of buying their hay and
meat in the West. when good quality
of both can he purchased here in the
state. TT is Il matter that should be
given tho most careful attention and
thought, and a condition that can be
rcmcdicd" We wish VIC could get the
Journal as straight on its politics as
ii Is OH other matters.