Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 66, 13 January 1910 — Page 8
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THE RICHMOND PAIXAIMT7M AM) SUX-TETiEGRASI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1910.
lj 20 PWL 10 to 20 Per Cent
Commencing Friday Morning, January 14
10 to 20 Per Cent Discount On Every Article In Our Stock
We offer each and every article in our entire stock at from
2
mwY
Everything goes, from a 5c cup to a 100 piece
range. We reserve nothing. Below
dinner set, from a box of tooth picks to a baseburner or
are a few of the many bargains we have to offer:
WEST ROOM $60.00 ART GARLAND BASE BURNER AT $50.00 $55.00 ART GARLAND BASE BURNER AT $45.00 $50.00 ART GARLAND BASE BURNER AT - $40.00 $45.00 ART GARLAND BASE BURNER AT $38.00 $40.00 ART GARLAND BASE BURNER AT $35.00 $55.00 ART GARLAND RANGES AT $45.00 $50.00 ART GARLAND RANGES AT $40.00 $45.00 ART GARLAND RANGES AT $35.00 $10.00 BABY CABS (collapsible) AT $8.00 $7.00 BABY CABS (Collapsible) AT $5.48
EAST ROOM LESS 20 PER CENT $5.00 DINNER SETS, 56 PIECES DECORATED AT $4.00 $7.00 DINNER SETS, 100 PIECES DECORATED AT $5.60 $8.00 DINNER SETS, 100 PIECES DECORATED AT $6.40 $9.00 DINNER SETS, 100 PIECES DECORATED AT $7.20 $10.00 DINNER SETS, 100 PIECES DECORATED AT $8.00 $12.00 DINNER SETS, 100 PIECES DECORATED AT $9.60 $15.00 DINNER SETS, 100 PIECES DECORATED AT $12.00 $4.00 12-PIECE TOILET SETS DECORATED AT $3.20 $5.00 12-PIECE TOILET SETS DECORATED AT $4.00 $6.00 12-PIECE TOILET SETS DECORATED AT $4.80
604-608 Main Street
604-608 Main Street
CRITICAL PERIOD FOR ENGLISHMEN
IS I
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REACHED
Having Passed Through the Throes of a Most Stirring Campaign, Islanders Are Now Ready for Balloting.
BRITISH VOTER NOW DECIDES ON BUDGET
There Is a Marked Difference
In Elections Held in the United States and in Unit
ed Kingdom.
(American News Service)
London, Jan. 13. Having passed
through the throes of one of the most
exciting political campaigns in the
history of the country, England is now submerged in that inevitable se
quel, a general election.
This momentous occasion in Eng
lish political life does not fall at the end of any specified period of time, as it does in the United States, where a national election is held every four years; but only occurs when the two houses of parliament fail to agree on a government measure, and one or the other votes to submit the disputed question to the people. The present crisis was precipitated by the house of lords refusing to pass the government finance bill, declaring that its provisions were of such a radical nature, that it should "go before the people." Duty of the Voter. It is now the duty of the English voter to decide whether or not he wants Lloyd George the Budget, and
at the same time to elect members to
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this house of commons; for this is the only elective body in parliament, the house of lords being an hereditary one.
This is a rather slow job in this
country, for instead of setting aside a certain day for a national-wide election, the voting extends over a period of ten days, being carried on in different sections at different times.
In the present instance, parliament
was prorogued during the first week
in December, following the disagreement on the budget. The writ for an election was then issued by the Lord Chancellor uoon the order of the king and privy council, and was directed
to the various sheriffs of the kingdom, who have charge of the election. Then followed the dissolution of parliament January 10; the voting will
begin in Dorset on January 15 and will end on the 24th.
The polls are open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. and when the last ballot is
dropped in the box, the presiding officer, seals it up and takes it home with him. The mad haste with which the ballots are counted in the United States, and the results made known within a few hours, does not exist here. After the ballot box has rested peacefully all night, the district presiding officers meet the sheriff next morning at an appointed place, and leisurely begins the count. The sheriff then announces the result from some public place. This method is followed in every district throughout the country until the election is completed. Another marked difference in the English and American elections is the method of registration. In America all voters must register within a cer
tain specified time before each elec
tion, while in England, registration is a separate and distinct institution and has no connection with the election. A registration is conducted once every year, while an English general election may be held at any time that parliament desires to go before the people; the last one having been held in 1906. Registration comes under the supervision of the parish overseer, and after its completion the list of those entitled to vote is tacked up on the church door, where it is subject to public inspection. In England, as in the United States, every man has a right to vote, providing, of course that he has resided in a certain district a specified time. In striking contrast to the American plan, where everyman is legally entitled to one vote, the electors in England are divided into three classed house-owners, occupants and lodgers. The first of these the house-owner is the rarest and most powerful;
the rarest because there are very few
men in England who own land, outside the nobility and they are not allowed to vote, and the most powerful, because he is entitled to vote not only in the district where he lives, but also in every district where he owns property, thus being sort of a legalized repeater. As the general election extends over a period of ten days, this class of elector becomes a very valuable personage, as he can cast his vote in one district one day, and then by taking a train or an auto can journey to another town where he owns property, and cast another vote, when the election is held in that section. The two remaining classes the occupant and the lodger comprise of the large proportion of the voters; the former including any man who rents a home, and the latter including any man who pays at least $25 a year for his lodgings. Another peculiarity of the English election is the method in which the candidates for office are selected-
Aside from certain constituencies,
who have had their recognized can
didates for parliament for years, all the men who run for office are selected by party bureaus, which have
their headauarters in London. When a parliament is dissolved and a general election is called a committee from the borough or division goes to the bureau for a candidate, and the best man available is sent down to make the fight. The constituencies are divided into classes as well as the voters, there
being universities, counties and boroughs. The boroughs are those towns which contain a population of 15,000 and upward. The universities are those connected with the state, such as Oxford, Edinburg, Trinity, etc. And
the counties are cut up into divisions'
each containing a population of 50,000 or upward. In conducting his campaign, the candidate is tied hand and foot by the most stringent election laws enforced in any country. His campaign,
except so far as his speeches and personal influence are concerned, is managed by a personage known as his election agent. Not a penny can be spent, not a line printed, not a move made, no liability, immediate or prospective, be undertaken, not a bottle of muciage purchased, not a room hired, not a clerk appointed except by the election agent. He handles the check for expenses supplied by the party headauarters, for there is a schedule of legalized expenses, and, in a word he conducts the election.
All members of the house of commons are elected for a term of seven years, and as these terms run out in different districts from time to time.
the affected districts hold what are
known as bye-elections. These, however, have no bearins on the general
election, and although the members
at the present election ar chosen for a term of seven years, should parliament be dissolved within the next year, their terms would come to an end, and another general election would have to be held.
A bye-election, however, often at tains great importance, when the division of members in the house of commons is very close. Two or three may swing the majority from one par ty to another, and as the cabinet Is always chosen from the party In pow er. it would necessitate the election ol a new cabinet. It also, in a great many cases, reflects the nature of tha sentiment existing throughout the country whether liberal or conserv. tive.
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We have just completed our Annual Inventory and find in our stock a number of styles and kinds of shoes badly broken in sizes, which we will not replenish this season. We have decided to CLOSE OUT THESE SPECIAL LOTS at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. We have invoiced them regardless of cost and can sell them at 25 to 50 per cent discount. We've simply got to clean up our lines. Not all sizes and widths in all styles, but all styles in some sizes and widths. They are not out-of-date or damaged goods, but a lot of SCATTERING SIZES OF DESIRABLE FOOTWEAR that you can buy during our "Special Lot" Sale at Unheard - of Bargain Prices
Below Are A Few of the "Special Lots." Notice tho Prices.
A m if Sv
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Ladies' Walk-over Patent Button Welt, regular $4.00
grade, now S3
Ladies' Dorothy Patent Lace and Button, regular $4
grade, now $3
Ladies' Dark Brown Suede Button Welt, regular $4.00
grade, now $3
One lot of Dorothy Dodd and Irving Drew Patent Lace
Button and Blucher, regular $3.50 grade, now .$2
One lot of Ladies' Patent Leather Shoes at "Special Lot" Price $1
.25 .25 .25
.75
.60
Then we have placed on sale a number of EXTRA SPECIALS Good stock and styles, but not many of any one kind, but we will be able to fit almost anyone in some of them if you come early before the best sizes are all sold out. Regular $4.00 grades at $3.00 Regular $3.50 grades at S2J50 Regular $3.00 grades at $2.00 Regular $2.50 grades at $1.75 These Extra Specials are to close out certain lines that we are almost sold out of.
This is your opportunity to buy strictly High Grade Footwear at an actual SAVING of 75 CENTS TO $1.00 A PAIR. Compare our values and prices with others and be your own judge. These "SPECIAL LOT" BARGAINS go on sale FRIDAY MORNING, JAN 14TH, and continue to Jan. 31st, unless closed out sooner. Come at your earliest opportunity before the best bargains are gone.
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WIF S NIUISIBA
Friday, Jan. 14, to rjlonday, Jan. 31