Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-11
SMITH COUNTY DEMOCRATS
DELIGHTED WIN TIE TICKET

DELIGHTED WITH THE iichnA
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MARION, VA, August 10, 1855.
Marion is quite lively every way just
now. Politically, 70 say we are pleased
with our splendid ticket does not ex-
press it. We are thoroughly aroused
and alive. | never saw our people 80
determined TO win. Every one seems
TO realize the great importance OF for.
ever crushing out the party who would
publish us to the world as set oil
g asssssins, murderers, ballot-box
suffers" &c. | think our speakers
ought TO read that part Of Mahone's
platform to our people. ] am very
glad to say that we have some gentle
men who have always voted for
the Malone party who will not vote
on platform that denounces the
good people Of Virginia as Ma
hone and bis allies do. Our county
Judge, ID. @. Miller, says he cannot sup
port any party on such platform, and
is out for Lee, Massey, &c. Our
"newly-made" Republican friends
seem terribly " downed 4" on account of
the stand Judge Miller has taken, while
our people are enjoying it. Judge Mil
Ter has never made himself offensive to
our people while he has supported Ma
hone all along he has been quiet and
undemonstrative but is a man Of much
influence and will strengthen ourparty.
We are always glad to welcome such
gentlemen as Judge Miller back and ex-
tend the right hand heartily.
Judge Rhea's nomination to the Sem
ate was a wise selection, and will add
strength TO the State ticket. We will
nominate the strongest man we have
for the house, and we will elect him,
too. We are not suffering with oper-
confidence, but we intend to work and
win.
John Wise is in the Southwest, but
is not creating much enthusiasm. He
spoke at several places in Russell
county last week to very good crowds
Democrats mostly, who were there
more through curiosity than otherwise).
He is bad man, representing bad
cause, and deserves defeat.
Financially, our town is on boom.
The asylum is being pushed forward
with much activity. The contractors
are thorough business gentlemen. They
are working about seyenty-6ve men,
and their payroll amounts to about
$1,000 a week. They have no COM
missary, give no orders, pay their men
weekly.
There are about two hundred and
fifty teachers here attending the Nor
NAL School. They will leave consider
able money here. The teachers and
visitors express themselves as highly
pleased with our people. Everything
has been done for their comfort,
and, socially, they have been hand
somely entertained. Friday night
eur people banqueted them very
handsomely at the Opera House.
We have good brass band. The
members Of the band had minstrel
entertainment Thursday night, which
was quite q success and Saturday
night the young people had a nice
theatrical entertainment for the benefit
Of the Female College, which proved a
success financially and otherwise. Some
of the ladies and gentlemen displayed
marked talent, and deserve special
mention.
We have the best baseball club in
the Southwest. Our boys went to
Abingdon Saturday and beat the
Abindon team 81 to 8. Abingdon
called themselves the champions, but
our boys took the starch out of them.
We have had excellent weather for
our farmers. We raised fair crop of
wheat and the largest crop of oats and
hay we have had for years. The corn
never looked so promising, and the
amount planted is greater than ever
before. Surely Democratic rule has
not kept the rain and the sunshine from
blessing our people. Some of our local
politicians try to blame the "hard
times " to Democratic rule, and it is
but fair for us to say that God in his
goodness has prospered it by his gentle
rains and sunshine. Our people have
had to buy their breadstuif, and have as
vet sold no cattle, which causes money
to be so scarce. We will soon be all
right, though, financially, we think.
Yours, &C., SOUTHWEST.