The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26

In THE first issue Of The BIO SToSEl
Gar Posi- the announcement was
made that politically the paper will
pursue strictly an independent course.
always supporting the man or men
who can best subserve the interests |
of the whole people,
In It's issue Of January Il. the fol-
lowing suggestion appeared:
cSiTEp STATES SENATOR.
The next Legislature OF Virginia will
elect man 10 lie Hon. John w. Daniel s
colleague in the Senate of the United
States. II is question of no little i'm
poriamce 10 both State and nati"m. az to
the man who will I,e selected to fill the
most exalted pnsi,inn i'll the gift of the
people of this, or any other State. 'FRONT.'
men. among the mauy statesmen who arc
WORTHY and we'll qualified t" hec"me
member Of tho greatest Legislation BODY
u,, earth, stands she Hon. 9. T. O'Ferra'i,
who is uMquestiounly she most brilliant
and aggressive, as we'll as the erentest
leader, among the Nirginia representatives
in Congress. In fact he is one of the
strongest men on the Democratic side.
His LOYALTY to The principles OF the
Democratic party is unquestiOned, his
ability tx unsurpassed, and being al f"il
sympathy will, the incoming adminisfra-
ton he would I'LL the position as no other
man in the Stnie of Virginia. The De-
mocrac, Of southwest Virginia will stand
in a solid phalanx for O'Ferrall for United
Sta.es Senator and Gen. II. A Ayers for
Governor.
\ correspondent Of the Bristol
Courier, writing from Green Springs,
Va, and signing himself Democrat,
seen fit to differ with the Posr's sug-
yestion in regard to MIR. O'Fcrrail,
and in very unwarrante manner;
criticised the course of this paper IN
the following dictatorial style:
81 see N YOUR recent issue an extract
from the hi. S,onc Gap l'o"r, advocating
G. Il. O'Fcrrali for y. =. senator ana ten:
r. A. Ayers for governor. the roSr sal"
In its first issue. after its rcr"rrec''""'
that il was strictly am independent paper
and would not belong to either the D0,no-
cratic or the Republican, party. "'th
snch II declaration fresh upon our recoi-
lection, it seems II little cheeky tor inc
l'osr to he advocating amybody Tor De.o-
cratic nomination. 1T the POST " ah in-
dependent paper. as it claims 10 De' 's
impcrtinent in it to he dicsat'hS VINO
Democrats should vote t"r. am Demo-
Graf, and | am for Gen. Ayers Tor govern
or. for he is an able, true i)eln"crnt, II shan
of the people and at the southwestern
section of the State, which section mas mac
mu Democratic governor III many years:
Gen. Ayers brave action IN going 10 jati
for his State and for his people demands
no reward, hut the people shoai" sue"
their appreciation ot sucl. action IN.
MOI for O'Fcrrali for senator because 1
want IL Democrat in that distinguishes
nosiii0m No man is IA trac i'eti'ncra' WI"
fought ami abuses Democrats. u ferFa'.
does HAT, aud ON that account W"u'd
dislike to see him as tlic colleague OF 'hat
grant, Democrat, John w. Dnnici.
In response to Mr. democrats
remarks the PosT merely said;
III the Bristol Conrier'x Green Springs
washington county. Na..) green CORE
spondent is so green that he imagines the
posr is green enoughSt0 payany attention
IL his green greenncss he IS to" Sresh I"
pull as il we're, SO to speak
Which seems 80 have very much
reused the ire of the Courie,''s editor,
causing him to produce the following
"crushcr:'
"Tlc gentleman in question sampiy
aIle to take care Of himself, and viii new
er be litter, lv IL COW OF aconnt OF MS
wrecnness He had forgotten mere ahonf
The newspaper business before the editor
nj the posr was born than the latter will
ever know"
Now, Clauley old boy,why shouldst
thou in the heighth and zenith of thy
glory and splendor, desire to crush
out the bright anticipations OF one so
Young at one fell swoopsswith the
pondcrous ledgc-hammer SO reck-
; lesslv welded by that mighty arm OF
thine. Come, Charley, don't; think
how YOU lacerate and paralyze the
feelings Of one who pants Tor glory
with YOU and Henry Watterson. and
Dana, and--oh, yes, your Green
Springs correspondent as his shining
models.
Now, as to your Green Springs
correspondent, just how much he has
forgotten about the newspaper busi-
ness the writer don't know; but one
thing is very evident, and that is the
fact that if he ever knew much about
it, (and he certainly did, for the
Courier said SOL, the bulk of it has
evidently slipped his mind, while his
memory in other respects appears to
be little shaky
In the first place, he seems to have
forgotten that TIE BIG SroSE Gar
PosT is new paper out-and-out. and
not a resurrection of another.