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The Tira es-Dispatch. Published Dn1ly and Weekly At No. 4 North Tenth ?trftet. Richmond, Va. Entered Janu? ary if, 1S03, et Richmond, Vs.. en eiconcJ-class matter, under Act Of Conerete of March 3, 1879. Th* DA1LT TIMES-DISPATCH le ?OU at t cent? a copy. Tb? SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH 1? ?old at 6 cents a eopy. The DAILY TIMES-DISPATCH by ?all?66 cent? a month; $5.00 a y*Ar; ??.30 for six months: $1.50 for three months. The SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH by fcftll $2 00 a year. The DAILY TIMES-DISPATCH, in? cluding Sunday. In Richmond and Man? chester, by carrier. IS cents ??? week ?r 60 conte per month. The SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH, by earner, e cent? per week. The WEEKLY; TIMES-DISPATCH, M.O0 ? year. All Unsigned Communications will be rejected. Rejected Communication? will not b? returned unless accompanied by etamps. Uptown Office at T, A. Miller'?, NO. 619 East Broad Street. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER S, 1903. Editors and the Primary. With a view to ascertaining the eehtt ?ent throughout Virginia on the subject of primary and viva voco voting. The .TlmeS'D.er>a.tch recently addressed a cir? cular letter to member? of the Virginia Pr?t? Association, In which the follow? tag question? were asked: X. Do you favor the primary plan? 1. Do you favor the viva voce of voting ' t. What is tho general sentiment of the ?people In your community oh these two questione? It w.ll be .observad that the editor? war? requested to give their own view? and also the view?, a? far as they were able to express them, of th? people in their r?spec:iv? communities. The replies are overwhelmingly In favor of the prlm?ry, and In opposition to the viva voce pystem of voting. Mr. Joseph O. Flveash, editor of the Norfolk Public Ledger, Is one of the few editors who express thoms?lves as ftilftg in favor of v:va Vooe voting. But Mr. Flveash says he 1b unable t? state ?whether or not the masses hold similar view?. Mr. Charles P. Sapp, editor of the Nor folk Virginian-Pilot, and Mr. Jameg M. Thornton, editor of the Norfolk Dispatoh are both opposed to viva voce Voting, and both think that the peuple of that sec? tion enterta'n the same view. Mr. S. R. Donohoe, editor of th? Fair? fax Herald. ls> himself opposed to viva voce voting, and says that while no spe? cial filing has been manifested oy the people in his section, suoli expressions as he has heard are In opposition. Mr. J. B. Burwell, editor of the Staun? ton Argus, Is opposed to viva voco voting, and says that his people generally are op? posta. He also says that in the recent primary many business men tailed to vo:e for the reason that they did not oare to make their preference of candidates a matter oi public record. Mr. J. Petti? Holland, editor of the Franklin Graphic, is opposort to viva voce voting, and says that the people in Bouthampton are also opposed. Mr, J. A. Leslie, editor of the Clinch Valley News, saya that he Is unable to make a positive assertion, but doc3 not think that viva, voce voting would be ac ??. ' oeptable to, hi?..people. Mr. E. G. Moseley, editor of the Dan? ville Methodist, la personally very much In favor of viva voce voting, but eaj-3 that It Is not ?.'? popular method with th? masses. Ho further stales that the gen? eral sentiment- in Pltteylvanla county is decidedly akruin&t the preeont primary plan, and many any they will never take part In another primary election under the earn* plan. Mr. A. S. Morion, editor of tho Staun? ton Spectator. Is opposed to viva voce voting, and say? that tho people of his MCtlon arc also opposed. Mr. Will II. Stevens, ortllor of the Claromont Herald, la opposed to Viva voco vot-.ng. Mr, Charlee D. Denlt. editor of the Salem Tlmes-P.egl?ter, Is opposed to viva voce vot ng and iays that so far as he U able to judgo, the general sentiment of the people in that community Is also again? it Mr. Alexander Forward, editor of the Wytheville Dispatch, cay? that he Is In ' flouht as to the advisability <>f continuing the pr'mary pi n, an It deprives the p;ir|y of the enthusiasm engendered by public m-etings. and puts the candidate to the expense and trouble ut going through two campaigns, h? tays mat he and the pei pie of hit section aro opposed to viva voce voting, although the people ere lu fp.Yor of the primary. Mr. V." R. Sower?, editor of the Klnyd VrUi, ?2:-s that he Is r.n4 his people art optioned to viva voce voting. Mr. M J. Webb, ed tor of the NeUnn County 'fimos ?ays that personally h* efebi no good reason why the viva vcc? f?iitur? fchould not t? rttalned In the primary plan. As for th* people, sentiment le 6?m?wh?.t d.vtded as to the primary, but a majority seem to oppose the viva voce method. Mr. ?. ?? Row?, ealter of the Freier. ick?b-.-.rg Ere? Lance, layi that he do?? tot favor viva voce voting, and do?* not hnlieve that it will ever become pop olar with the snaaies. He thick* that ma-ny dtatrving cititene would tray awav from the polls rather thsn PUbUcJy. an? nouno* the carnet of t?.-. candidate? fur whom they vote. Mr. M. E. Church, editor of the Falls Cfcurwi Mes>?*r.irer thinks that the D?mo? crats In that community are In favor of the presimi primary election plan, with Might modifications. Mr. W. A. Land, editor Of tfce fefock? itone Courier, ?? personal!*; Ih favor of viva voce voting, but *ars that the peo? ple In his section generally are opposed 16 It. Rev. jame? Cannon, ir., ?altor of'.tito Methodist Record, of Blackstone. Is perr ?onally In favor of the primary plan, but does not know how the people generally stand. lie think? that thou* who have Independence" and the efftmlffe "of thllr .convictions, believe In opr*n votiti*, but th.it tho?? who are unwilling to take a prtMtive stand prefer th* secret ballot, Mr. John S. Bll?y editor ot the Bedford Bulletin, eaye that he und hi? people are opposed to viva voce votine. Mr. John A. ?oft editor Of tn* Mont? gomery M?e?ng?r I? opposed to viva voce voting. He ha* not heard any eomplajnt ?galnut that method hut he think* th* "people" ?would" Creatif "prefer n? Uo"v?tt audibly. Mr. George F. Morton, editor of the Winchester New?, la In favor of ?vlv? voce voting, and believes that that 1* the sentiment of * lare* majority of th? people In that aect'on of- the State. Mr. Leonard Cos. editor of the Char? lotte Gazette, ?ays that (sentiment in hi? community Is divided on the subject of the primary at at present conducted. Mr, ?. ?. Border, editor dt th? Roc*? Ihgham Jtegister, Ik opposed to viva vota voting becauae In his opinion It le cal? ?ulated to deter the very ?Marnant which tve afe trying to attraot from taking part lb primary contest?, thereby turn'ng tit? primary to the quatti, professional el*t ment. Ho does not believe that the people In U.a. section will ever turn out general? ly to ? primary tor local offices, parilo?? ularly whore the viva voc* method If'em* ployed. Mr. H. B. Miller editor of the Harrleon? Burg Fr*e Frees, ?ay? that hi? pe6i?h are ganaraJIy in .faveroi th? primary plan And want it legalized, but that there li A? division of opinion on the'subject of viva voce voting. Mr. John Wood ?ditor Of th? Brirtol Herald, thinks that viva voce voting ?houli h* abolished, at |t appears to him to be the one obstruction to the-com* plete aucceea of the primary plan, H? believes that to be the sentiment or hie people althou?h on that point he le not sure. Mr. D. S. Lewi?; editor of the Spirit of the Valley, ?aye that the peopl? in his aactlta want an honest ballot and would prefer a **eret ballot, provided It can be made honest. Mr. Walter E. Adfllion editor of the Roanoke Time9,( 1? ?ppo??-d to viva vo?? voting, and thinks that i* th? prevail. Ins Democratic sentiment In that eeptkm. Mr. 3. E. W?st; editor of th? Suffolk Herald, I? opposed to. viva voce voting, and says that it it hard to find a man In that section who Is not opposed. Mr. Robert N. Harper, manager of the Washlngtonlan-Mirror of Leesburg. I* opposed' to viva voce'voting, and believe? that to be the sentiment of the Demo* crata Of L?udoun county. Mr. W. McDonald Lee. editor of the Vlrg'nla. Citizen, of Irvlneton, says that although he wa? originally in favor of the primary plan, he la now convinced that It ha? little virtue In it, and ?o he Is opposed to it. Ho nays that It has proved objootionable to tho majority of tho people of the Northern Neck. H? ts In favor of the viva v?ce.-n?ethod of vo? ting, and nays that the sentiment? which he expresse? ore largely- entertained in Lancaster, Northumberland and West? moreland county. . Mr. Henry T. Voorhees. editor of the Old Dominion Bun, of Staunton, think? that viva voce voting has both Its good features and Us bad. He think? that tho primary plan is generally acceptable to the people. Judge C. J. Campbell, editor of the Aiiiherst New Era. nays that he is a strongor friend than ever of tho primary plan, but he thlnka that In order to make It a fixture In tho. Democratic party, it must be legalized. Ha la opposed to viva voce voting, and saya tl?ut the Demo? crats In Amhoret are..aldo, opposed. Mr, W. H. Matlieny, editor of the High? land Recorder, ?ays that a majority of til? oidor votors in that county favor viva voce voting, but he does not think that that. Is the (sentiment of the county u? a whole. Newspaper men are by eduction fair minded. It Is their business to print both sides of the news, and thoy can generally be relied upon to give a fair and unpre? judiced view of any situation with Which thayare.acftualnted. We fee| sure that in this caso thoy have fairly expressed the sentiment in the several comraunltle? rep? resented by thorn, and If eo. It I? demon? strated beyond a doubt that the sentiment throughout Virginia is ovorwnelmlngly in favor of the primary plan of chuoelng candidates, und against the method of voting by word of ntouth. Congress and Legislature, The "open season" for l?gislation begin? unusually early this winter. Boon tlia Virginia newspaper? will be crowded with report? o? the proceeding? of Con. gre?? and of the General Assembly of Virginia both, for both of these bodies villi precede their regular sessions by extra testione?a coincidence which le In? {??equent. The new Congress-trie Fifty-eighth? has been called together by the Presi, dent In order that It may pass upon tht Cuban reciprocity treaty, and, If it ap? provea it, allow It to go into operation at an early day. The extra session la in the interest of expedition, and la also expected to have a quieting effect upon the Cubans, who have grown somewhat rcttiv? whllt waiting for action upon our part-action that will reduce the Untied States tarili upon tome of their chief agricultural product?. At the last tatsion of Congress the Senate ratified the trea-ty thai hod been frarn.d, conditioned, however, upon |hj approval of Congress. At that Uwe ther? was much opposition In tho House ty ajjy "disturbance" of the tariff, but since then It is believed tho President ha? got? ten the objecting members of hi? ?party,, or most of them, into line. It Is pro-' sumable, therefore, that the Cuban tariff tflll bo quickly deposed of." 'Of currency legislation, It le given ont that there win be none; that qu??? tl?n will be deferred until the regular session, which begins on the first Mon? day In pepember. The revolution In Panama must clothe th? ?xtf?. session of Congress with unox* flet?t?d and ?ntt-ont?rt Interest. ? ?*%w Political situation has developed thare ondi It may become the duty of this gov? ernment to abandon th* Colombian treaty altogether and make a new one, not with that ah?rt'siitited republla. hut -with the new republic" of Panama, or eine with .Nicaragua and Costa RIcO. The folly of Colombia In rejecting the Hay-Herran treaty, and the startling transformation of tho government in Panama from on? of dependence to one of lndap?ndanW -ara things whlet? were not dreamed of wli?n Congress adjourned in the spring of th!? year. It only re? main? to be seen whether the extra ??? SJon or/th* regular session will d? re? quired to deal with the situation. Later new? fror? Panama mid Bogota must de? termine that At .Washington the. .'.'now" Congress mg'ttf.'but'ln Richmond, it Is the "old" General Assembly whlchconvenes In ad? journed ??salon on Tuesday. The "new Legislature," that whloh was eleoted on the 3d instant, do?? not meet until the likh day of January, when it will enter upon' a regular session of sixty days. Th? llf? of the old Generai Assembly tfra? ?xt'in?ed. by tne-donatiti! tlonal. Con* vantlon, ?0 that it might hav? ample leisure In Whleh to oonform existing. statutes to the ohana-es made by th? n?w Constitution, and during th? recesa. now nearly ended. It ha* had a eonv. mltteelit work reviewing and harmonie. Ing th* acte passed and the bills pro* Posed. Tph?t h?-? h?en a work of great magni? tude, and we have reason to bellev* it has-Beert w*l| and faithfully done; If *o, th?' lfthor of th? two hous?? win m erreatly reduced. But, under tho most fAv?faty? circumstances, many ques? tion* .necAis'a-Hly muet b? left to th* de? termination of th? two hou?*a. Discus? sion? there are sure to he, and these win involve not only forms of legislation, but policies, and so -we may be quit? sure tho- extra session will have business enough to engag? it? whole Urne, even if no n*w eubj??t h* introduced to ite attention*. ?? ' ?? W?. "know*? when the Legislature w1'' meat, but precisely 'when It will ad? journ sine die no man may safely predict ?far it ha? a vast volume of work to dispose of. ' And so. of legislation, State and natlonAI, there will Ma plenty this winter, and following hard upon it win come the presidential canvaas, with all It* glory for. the "soell blndets" and all Ite excitement tor the people. Tammany's Victory. Tammany's triumph is a disgrace to cjvillzntlon and an ineuit to public de? cency, It mean? that the city Is going fcd f?ttirn to the system Of graft and rake-off under which, those who pay th?' 'price will bo permitted to violata the law andi ply their Infamous trade In crime and simmefui immoralities. Verily the.sow h??* returned to her' wal l?ttf.?Vllchmotid Times. Verily, Indeed, still, perhaps. If she had been given a comfortable bed. ns well as'a clean one, ehe wouldn't have done so, Anyway, we cannot go no far as to fltrr<>0 that Tammany's victory Is a dlsgraeo to civilization. All Fu? sion whooping to the eontr-xrv, the is? sue was not merely one between de? cency and Indecency.?Norfolk Virginian Pilot. Perhaps not. Vice was not stampod out by the t>ow administration, and no one denies that Mr. McClellan Is a man of sroo? moral character. But Tammany rule stands for all thai Is corrupt in municipal government. The Tammany society Is a-business organization, and politics is its business. .It is always In for the stuff, and its leaders and under? lings have grown rich.upon dividends from vice and crime. For that reason it was Opposed In the late contest by tho decent newspapers of tho city, by the pulpit and by tho groat body of decent voters. It does neem to us nothing less than a disgrace to civilization that such an organisation, with its slimy trail be? hind it, should bo returned to power In the leading city of America, and If this was done on the scoro that even Tam? many rule Is preferable to Fusion rule, New' York's dlsgrn.ee Is so much the worse. The C. and O. Offices. We are not prepared to take seriously the report that the main offices of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company tt.ro to bt removed from this city to Clifton Forge; yet the bare rumor of euoh a change Is enough to arouse Richmond. Richmond and the Chesapaako and Ohio Railway Company are old friends, and good friends, and loyal friend?, and a separation is not to be thought of. If tho company has a grievance.against Richmond, let It be made known rit once, and let oflloer^of-.the company and the representative men of the city get to? gether and discuss the situation in a friendly way. If so, we have, no doubt that a satisfactory settlement can be made. What is Your Favorite? W? irtvlt,* Our readers to vote on the queit'on o( what poem shall be printed the Sunday before Thanksgiving In "Poem? You Ought to Know." The poem appropriate to Thnaksglvlng. for which the ereatest number of persons express ?r-'-r* CINCE the WAR prwoSSBn 1 00? 384 How ovm 40 YEARS?AND ???e?-? t? RfMAlN TH8 ONLY ,REai CURE FOR Rheumatism ambit? bioo? kcution?, ?V di-u?fc-Uu, Tie. Eottle. Postal bringt toohlti. W|j, R. Urani, CTniTcriltj? Placo. ?** Y?rk. ECONOMICAL HOUSEKEEPERS USE WalterBakers Cocoa and Chocolate Because they yield THE MOST and BEST FOR ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? The Finest Cocoa in the World Costs less than One Cent a Cup Oar Chele? H*-tj>a Beel, tent fr(?, wfll (?11 feo hew to talk??Fud?? and * ?r ?at vari?/, of dalsiy fll'h?? tram our Cocoa and Chocolata. Walter Baker 6, Co. Ltd. ESTABUSfllO I'M DORCHESTER. MASS. HIOHEIT ?WARDS IN EUROPE ANO AMERICA 40 a preference will be printed, fiend US oard indicating your favorite; ??Bsgataztttssttst:^ The Sanctified Believer. (Selected for The Tlme^Dlepatoh.) "For their iakesj sanctify myself, that they also {night be sanctified."?John 17 19. Having viewed tha sanctification of Ohrlst, let me consider the sanotlfldatlon of Christiana?"that they also might bo sanctified." This sanetifleatton differ* much from the fdrmtr. It doas. Indeed, take in the notion of dedication.. In this sense be? liever? afe eanptlfied: and they wish to regard all 'they are arid all they have a? th? lAta'?, hot only by olalm. but by consecration. And in thsir experience there has been a time 'in which they "gave their own selves unto tho Lord," saying: "I?rd, I ?s.m Thlna; save me." But to dispose thim for this surrender, and that they may be vessels unto hon? or, sanetif lad , and made? meet for the Master's use, and prepared unto every good work, a change must pas* upon th?m. Renovation snd purification are necessary. Now principi?? must be Im? planted and the promise fulfilled: "I will put My spirit', vyithln you, and cause you to walk ln>Iy/?ts.tut??, and ye shall keep My Judgment?.and dojthem."" Christians, therefore, are new oreatute?, concerning whom He eays: "This people I have formed for Myself; they shall show forth My praise." This sanctification, there? fore; Is very superior to natural amla bloness of temper .and outward reforma? tion and mero morality.. It Includes mo? rality, but it include? much more; It In? cludes piety, and while It secures the practico of all gooa works, it sees that the heart is right.with God. At present. Indeed, the work is not complete;.but It in begun and Is advancing, The subjects or it love boline??; they mourn over tho remains of sin as their greatest bur don, and long and pray to be sanctified wholly?body, soul and spirit. But let us see what a connection it has with the sacrifice of Chi 1st: "For their sakes," says Ho, "X sanctify Myself, that they also might be sanctified." Now this clearly shows us the importance of it. ??? may err In our estimation of things, but His judgment is always ac? cording to truth; and here wo sue His Judgment. And how precious and invaluable must He have deemed this sanctification, since Ho considered nothing too great or ex? pensive to procuro it for us. He well know that unless we were delivered from the bondage of corruption and renewed In the spirit of our minds, we could have no meetnoss for the inheritance of the saints In light, and must be incapace of enjoying or serving God here, This therefore was His aim In dying. "He gave Himself for our sins, that Ho might dellvor us from ?his present evil world, according to the will of ?od and our Father." He "gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto Himself a peoullar peo pie, ?ealoua of good works." And wo learn, hence, that thoy do not Improve Ills death aright who seek from It hope, but not hollnees. Such a desire hue nothing spiritual In It; neither can It bo realized. Jesus carne hy water, as well as by blood, and these are as insep? arable In their npnllcatlon to the soul as they were in their effusion from the cross. What, then, can we think, of thoso who derive from His death even a license to sin; and who, when reproved for their evil ways, satisfy themeelvee that Christ ha? satisfied for them,? ?nd not only for their past, but for all the,ir future transgres? sions, and eo they have nothing to fear. But they have everything to. fear, At present they have no part nor lot In the matter, and If they die aa they are, Christ will profit them'.nothing, for .He has said: "If I wa?h thee not, thou hast no part with Me." It is equally obvious that they are badly instructed in the "mystery of sanctifica? tion who think to gain It from some sla? vish, legal, superstitious, self-righteous methods of their own, Instead of repairing to the sufferings of Christ, the only foun tain.opened for sin and uncleanness. It is the blood of Jesus that alone cleanseth u? from all sin; and this is true as to our purification, not only from the guilt, but also th? love and power of It. our. old man Is crucified with him. There is no true holiness separate from th? crpss.' There He obtained for us r?et only eternai redemption, but all th? supplies of grace. And as the des,th of Christ 1* the source from which the spirit is derived, so It is Hie principal means by which Ho works; for Ho works rationally and In a way ot argument and motive. And what tain equal the view of Ills sufferings? There we see most strikingly the evil of s!n. and there wo behold the love of Christ, whfoh most powerfully constrains us. At the sight of this the Christian rises and says; "Did He devote Himself thus for me, and shall I not dedicate myself to Him? Ijord, what wilt Thou have me to do)" In "A Narrative of Medicine In Amor lea," ? book by Jame? Gregory Mum? ford, Mi D.( and published by the Uppln. cotte. It la stated that "early Virginia la memorable for attracting the first physician who reached the Shores of the New World, Thomas Wotton, sur? geon-general of the London Company, and for the first movement on the statute took? for a Waller standard among prae? tltlonefs." Who was Dr. Wotton? Possibly hi? history may be very well known to the profession, but not so to the general public. It might be .well for the doctors 6f medicine in Virginia to do something: to preserve tho name and fame Of this pioneer of theirs In the wilds of Virginia. We have no disposition to meddle with the affairs of the Methodist Church, but we hope that Rev. George II. Wiley. Who for several yours has had charge of tho Methodist Institute, will not be re? moved from his post.' Mr. Wiley Is do? ing a noble work for "religion and good morals. Ho has won the confidence ind good will ot the people among whom he Is working, and It would be a difficult matter to find any man to tako his place. At some of the voting precincts In New Jersey, where voting machines were used last week, the result was announced within ?leven minutes after the closing of the polls. And there was no error in tho count, either. By the decision of Judge Cleveland, Mr. Bryan came out all right on moral points, but slipped up on the law point? involved in that fifty thousand dollar be? quest. There are enough secession flags left In the Dixie end of this indestructible Union to supply the new republic of Ptnama for a half a century, and soma of them can be had cheap. Prohibition Danville was .too wet for Barnum and Baileys Cirou*?too wet on the ground?and Danville didn't see the big show. Turkey and Bulgaria hove postponed their little war until next year. In the meantime Th* Hague tribunal ' may b* dealt a hand In the game. If Uncle Sam wants to annex the new republic of Panama, he must scare up a little fight on some pretext or other. Only plain stealing Is unconstitutional. Thero aro eminent statesmen in the country who somehow regard the Ohio result last Tuesday as a real Democratic victory over freak politics. ???? j China gota It in the neck every time. Even at Panama the only men killed were Chinamen. The population of Kentucky, as well as of one Virginia county, is somewhat ?mailer since election day. Nobody wanted to dig a canal through the United States o? Colombia, anyhow, and there Is now no need to. Colombia was greedy, clamored 'for more, and has lost a considerablo slice uf what she already had. Indian summer Is trloky, and has its icy islands here and there. Anyhow, Boston got hor Democratic toggery on straight. North Carolina Sentiment. Tho Raleigh News-Observer? Bays: It Is on the bills to take Panama now and Cuba later. It Is nearly timo for a Colonial Secretary, The Enfleld Ledger offers Its former friends this advice: Let every man who expects to mane his living out of the soil net year loojc ahead a little and seo If ha can't Ini prove on the system he pursued this year. Tho Charlotto Observer says: There was ground for the claim made upon lier old man by the South Ameri? can heiress who braced him for a thou? sand dollars,'saying that she wanted to go up to the United Status and show these women up there a Daughter of the Rev? olution right, They aro at it again on the Isthmus of Panama. The Weldon News is liberal; very lib? eral. Hear It; , . _.?. _'- ..._ Tho Richmond Tlmes-Dlspatoh - In a lead ng editorial on the act or the 3noi North Carolina Legislature In? making a 15,000 appropriation ''to encourage tho ??? tabllshmcnt of libraries In the publin schools of ino rural districts,'' believes that Virginia could here get an idea worth borrowing. Why, of.course, -wo are frsl In all things, und our Virginia cousins are (juito welcome to any nnrt.eveiy giir*! thing on our statute books. Wo will even throw In that Haywood verdict for good measure. The Id?al Brain Tonio. Tho most delightful beverage. Re? lieves Mental aud Physical Exhaustion. Bpecifii? for ?ndges tion. Will not prorluce wakeiuluess or nervousness. So a-t All Soda Fountains. BY EDITORS (Continued from Second Page.) Sir.?Answering yours of October 2Sth, I unhesltatlrgly say: -, ?1; Though' originally favoring tho pri? mary plan, I am now com'lnced It has little of the virtue In It once claimed for It; nnd, .answering your direct ques? tion, I am opposed to It. It has fizzled and proved objectionable to tho major? ity of th? ?*??1? of this section of the Vnrthern Neck. 2. 1 favor the viva? voce method of votine. 3. I think the sentlmont* I have ex? pressed in NO. 1 are entertained largely In Lancaster. Korthiimberland nnd West? moreland counties. Very truly y^urs, W. MCDONALD LEE. Old Dominion Sun. Staunton, Va.. Nov. 2d, 1003. Editor Of The Tlmns-Dlanstch: Sir,?In reply to your cuestione, t will say; 1. That I t*.vor the primary nlin. In ?omft resnects the vivi voce m?thod of voting Is th? most ohj*e*lonablo In my *?vm. especially In county eleetions. where very oft?n the voter li? frlcf^lv ?? two' ??p(1?(*(?ti>s ffir the same otice, Of course, the primary pi*? tu? not been 'r, offert with me ns a Republican, so I Just give you my views as to how I S, The vIva vor* method of vot'n? han hoth Its rood features and Its bad. I consider It the best method of ???'??< ??> ? mited Bt.ites Senator, thus elimi? nating the ehnrces of corruption, bribery, ?to., that usuftlly result from a cont?t Kefore the ? *cii?!ntnre. On th? ofh?r hand, a candidate who Is disposed to do ~o ein use mon?v in huylr* votes and ??oods are delivered, (>nd. t*o. as I silfl has an Opportunity of seeing that the sroods are ("silvered, and too. as I said before, In county And district primarle?, a laro?? numh?r of nernors?! do not care to publicly state their choice. .1. WV?'!? there i?< ?Iron?* onnoeiilon In this county to the prlmarv method of choosing candidates. G bell?ve. thnmrh. 'hat a majority would probAbly fnvor ??he ri^lmary nlan. At the recent primary In till* county I Ifrtow of a number of nromlnent Democrats that fo?->v no part u*ceuse of either then hostility to the "I'n Or their relations with nil the cm dldates. As far as I am able to Judse '?otri the outside. ? wnul-1 pv that tbe nrlmary plan, while unpopular In som? luArters. I? fronerilly accent??ble to th? people. There was no kick h?r? about ?v>e primer'** not be'ri? conducted hon? -?tly and fairly, as there wa? in so-?? "arts of ??be Sfite, ?nrl , ?G???">p?????? 'here Is litri* to he said ??sont t>* fit? ter un'??" io t?-iv to a direct Question; Tours' truly, HARRY T. VOttHEES. Highland Recorder. Sron'erev. V??., Nov. 5, lfX?. Editor of Tli* Tlmen-rXunateh: Sir.?fO I do not think the voterH of Highland regard the r-Mmary plan with favor.' Our county eleet'on Ju?t closed was carried on nicely without It. (2) A majority of our older voter?. I believe, favor the viva voce method. You hear them wish for tho "old way" when | ?hey cast their Votes, yet the sentiment ? favorable to It I do not consider strong enotigh to warrant the statement that our j county, a? a whole, would like to see a ! change from the ballot. Very respectfully, W". H. MARTHENG. Amherst New Era. , November 5, 1903. Editor of Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch: Sir,?Replying to your Inquiry In ref? erence to the primary plan and tho viva voco plan of voting, will answer your questions In the order named: First?I have always favored the primary plan In making nominations for every office, from constable up to United State* Senator, and as a membor of the Norfolk Conven? tion, while on the Committee of Rules. I offered tho amendment In the com? mittee, making It apply to overy office, especially ^ Congressmen, which was left out of the pin?" proposed by Mr. Jones or some others of tho committee, which I bellove was afterwards amended so as not to make It mandatory for county and district officers. I am a otronerer friend of the ? rim air y now than over, but from observation and exporlence recently 1 am of the opinion, In order to make tho primary plan a permanent fixture In the Democratic party, It must be legalized, so that an aggrieved candidate, when the rules are violatod, can appeal to the courts to obtain Justice, ns I have seen partisan committees will not enforce the rules adopted, especially If the side of the majority has been benefited. So In my opinion this is absolutely necessary, and It should be done spoodlly by the coming Legislature. Hooond?1 do. not favor the viva voce plan of voting. While I recognize that there are strong argumente on both sidos, but it Is unfair to both the candidata and tho voter. 1 was recently told In my own county by eolld and substantial voters In our friendly fight that they wanted to vote, for me and had always dono so whenever I was a candidate, but thoy could not vote publicly against the wishes of ?. ? ?G?, who happened to be. a school trustee, a school officer, a mer? chant or a physician, as no more favor?, they feared, they would got from them, which in my opinion is a shame in a ire? country. There Is no use tftlklngr. There are plen? ty of good voters who can not end will not face the music (or fear of detriment to their own personal Interests. Third?The Democrats In Amherst are overwhelmingly In favor of the primary plan end against the viva voce mod* of votine, so far as I can ?et at public sen? l,ment. Amherst has always hftd the primary since I could remomber in nominating Its county officers and the member fot tho 116use of Delegates, but on account Of the rules not being enforced, this senti? ment for tho primary has weakened and will continue to weaken rapidly, unless the primary ir legalized, which, In my opinion, and In the opinion of mo.it of Democrats hero, Is the only remedy. My position on these questions of party sovomment Is a public matter, so you can use It as you think beet. Very truly yours, C. J. CAMPBELL. Farmville Herald. Farmvllle, Va.. Nov. ?, 1303. Editor of The Tlmes?t?lepatch: S r.?Your lettor of the 2Sth ulto., In which you ask tho following questions, has been received: Vou ask first If I favor the primary plan. I do favor It. Second?if I favor the viva voco voting. I am poisuaded that the viva voce sys? tem Is the best. Sentiment In this community on th? two questions is divided, the old mass meet? ings being on abhorrence to many, while others prefer It to the newly adopted plan. Very truly yours, J. L. KAftT. From the Church Papers. /] We are to love the good, the tru? and I the beautiful with all our heart?, and./i not mingle the bad and falso and ugly// with them. We are to love God with alii our hearts, and glvel DILUTED PIETY, no place to the devil.! We can't d;vlde our)? leve*. Moreover, our piety, our love toi Cod must be positive, pure and strong* and uncompromising?whole-souled. Wei must not uiluto It with negatives. Wet may dilute our lov? by a mixture of/ mere sentiment, of mere emotion, of ab-i slract theology," of logic, of ambition, of} selfishness In any form or shape. Thei world 1? all full of diluted and mixed:, p'ety and cheap religion, of salvat.on ? without tears?editions de luxe. And on-.? lythe possessor Is deceived by them. It; Is good neither In heaven nor on earth?, ? is like shoddy or cheap clothing. Its ? glots or respectability wear? out with the first appearance. Luxurious piety falls in the trial. Diluted piety Is llko paper wings or paper ?alls; It neitherl lifts us, advances us, nor sustains us. In Is llko salt without savor. The blenlng} of our ? L.rd- 1? to honest hearts that\ "hunger and thirst for righteousness,'V that "thirst for tho living God."?South* ern Churchman. I A parent often reaps hie own doing ???. th< lives of his children. David's demo?-' tlc sins return upon him in his own do?? incstlc griefs. "Whatsoover a man sov/t? ?th thai shall ha?. IN THE LIVES also reap." Even! ?G OUR CHILDREN, repentanco nnd/s. ? forgiveness?suchj. as we have seen In tho Met and Sid). psalms, recontly studied as the expr?s?!? tlons of David's cry for mercy and hls\ ;oy of forgiveness?do not take away tho? Certainty that mistakes when onco made) cur. never be recalled nor undone. So thej parent is sometimes rstartled at floaituu his worst self riso up in his children toi give untold sorrow of heart. Disobeal-? eneo and Ingratitude In one's own fles/a and blood Is hard to bear.?Rollglm/i? Herald. } It ?a gravely stated that Professor James, of the Northwestern University! had suggested to his class that an oc-? caslonal college yol, Wwiild be a tlniely> - and inspiriting Inter?? COLLEGE YELL Jection amid the ex?f l'Oli AMEN. croises of the weekly prayer mooting. Sucri, an uproarious-outburst as generally ac-i companies these collegiate vociferation* might rouse a napping brother or sister) from their slumbers, but how it would! contribute to the spiritual fervor of thr> occasion wo fall to seo. The fact Is sucri a suggestion Is not only ridiculous In It? self, but so degrading to the dignity and! sacredness of religious worship mat 16 deserves to bo severely robukeu.?Rich? mond Christian Advocate. How much tho world is needing toi day tho consecrated young man! Not only In. far-off landa of tho foreign Held, Jiut at home, In our own mountain val? leys and our MORIS MEN NEEDED, own open coun? ties, the one greatest need Is the young Christian min? ister. Everywhere ubout us oro the des? titute places, tho towns that have no churches, the unevarigellzed people, the children crying for bread. Tho ministry Ih a hard service, and no lover of ease need come this way, But it Is a happy service beyond comparison. It Is close to the heart of tho Saviour of tho world, and for It he gives his richest gifts and joys. And In the end. "he that gooth forth with tears shall come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." Pray ye the Lord of the harvest!?Cen? tral Presbyterian. ?* ANNUAL SALE-TEN MILLION B??ES Greatest In the World A MILLION ROMPING. 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