Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-09-07


The choice Of Hon. John A. Blu
chanan for Congress by the party
i'll the Ninth District has proven a
most judicious one. There is a
strong feeling in the country that
politics this year is business. The
people have begun to study the
policy Of the present Administra.
ton with an individual attention
that indicates determination to
DC governed by their own IDEAS of
political economy rather than by
tic usual hip hurrah Of professional
politicians. The consequence is that
hundreds Of farmers can see more
to themselves in reduction of tax
alton upon the neceSSarieS of life
than in the maintenance of Repub.
llcan principles. Jno. A. Buchanan
is Il man after their own ideas of
what Congressman should he.
There is nothing Of the partisan or
demaSoguc i'll the man, and his only
aim III the present campaign seems
to be to present his well founded
views of vital questions in a
straightforward, business like man
mer, leaving the matter then to the
horse sense and good Judgment of
the people.
The two Republican county con
vcntions that instructed for Hon.
Henry Bowen for Congress were
perhaps too previous. 1t is under
stood that his friends will not al.
low him to be put up for the sacri-
flee. Even Tazewell refused to in.
struct for him.
| know very we'll that as long as
Great Britain can be permitted to
monopollze the carrying trade of the
world and the markets of the world
outside the United States, she is Der.
fectly willing that we shall amuse
ourselves by trading jackets with
each other inside of our own lines;
but that if some day, MS we undoubt.
edly shall, we break through this
crust of protection, and enter into
competition with her in the markets
of the world, then we may expect
that she will throw every impedi
ment possible in our way. The Old.
portunity is presented for our doing
1T now; if it be allowed to pass by It
may be years before it is presented
again i'll any form so favorable
LIN
You may depend upon it that the
farmers are thoroughly excited ON
this question. They were willing to
pay war taxes rs long as they were
necessary, but now the President of
the United States comes forward and
says that they are not only unneces.
sary any longer but that they are a
positive injury to the county. and
the farmers belive him. They be.
lieve that taxes should be reduced to
the actual needs of the government.
The special war taxes have been re.
moved from Banks and corporations.
and from all kinds of business excent
liquors and tobacco, but nothing has
been done to relieve the farmer and
workingmen. The farmers do rot
believe that the American Republic
was devised for the benefit of rich
men, monopolists and trusts, and
this Fall they will vote for low taxes
an ! honest Government.
Let me add one more word. A
number of influential farmers have
recently said to mo if reduction OF
the tariff will be disastrous to the
people of this country, why has every
Republican statesman, from Grant
and Arthur to Sherman and Blaine,
publicly advocated such reduction
Farmers have long memories, as |
said before, and they won't forget to
vote this fall as every great leader
in the CO 'ntly has advised for the
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