The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-08-10
\. HoGE TYLER.

We are glad to announce that with
some unimportant exceptions, the
Southwest has rallied to the support
of this gallant champion of Democ-
racy and that he has an overwhelmn
ing majority of the delegates elected.
Indeed. we do not see how it could
nave been otherwise. Tyler has ever
been the champion of the people and
never known to trim upon any great
public question. lie early recog-
nizcd that the great agricultural in
tercsts of the State were languishing
under the baneful Influences of un-
wise legislation, and that the farmers
had resi- grievances which should be
patiently heard and intelligsntly con
sidered. He warmly espoused the
movement inaugurated in their inter-
est, and his clarion voice was heard
appealing for justice and legislation
which would equally distribute the
benefits and burdens without discrim-
nation in favor of any class.
But when designing politica! dem
ugogues sought to establish an indie
pendent party by appealing to one
class and attempting to array 1t
against other classes of our people
there was no one in the State more
prompt to expose the rottenncss OF
their platform or to rcpudiate the
principles enumerated therein.
There is no reason whatever why
the Democrats of Southwest Virginia
should not support Tyler and every
reason why they should. He has
grown up with the development OF our
mineral wealth he thoroughly I'M
lcrstands and appreciates the neces-
stiles of this section; he knows that
our industries, great as they have
grown, are yet in their infancy.
There is no other candidate who
could do half as much as Tyler for
the Southwest. Our readers know
that the last General Assembly ap-
pointed a committee, composed al
most entirely of Eastern Virginians,
70 examine the lands of Southwest
Virginia with the view of increasing
the assessed value of our mineral
property arbitrarily; in most IN
stances where the lands are undevel-
opcd. You should know thata strong
effort will be made to place a heavy
burden Of taxation upon us because
we have undeveloped wealth; that
Eastern Virginia does not APP
preciate how much the revenues OF
the state have been enhanced by the
immense manufacturing establish
ments and the great traffic arising
therefrom. We have received no
help from them. The capital used
in developing our resources has come
from other sources. Many of the
people in the Eastern section of the
State know as little about South
west Virginia as they do about Cen
trail Africa.
Now, conceding that O'Ferrall and
Buford are both staunch, true and
tried democrats, what is the interest
ofSouthwest Virginia? Is it to support
men who have very little in common
with you, or to support man whose
every hearts -throb beats in sympa-
thy with your interest and who will
see to it that whilst no injustice
shall be done to another section that
unjust and unequal burdens shall not
be placed upon your shoulders? The
plain duty of every county in the
Southwest is to stand together and
send united Tyler delegations, there
by showing their appreciation of one
who has by long and faithful party
service earned the right to promotion
at their hands.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
In response to President Cleve-
lands call Congress met on the 9TH
inst. This is the eleventh time since