The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-14
A LETTER FROM AN OLD TIME DEM
OCRAT.

"A Gentleman Who Has Boon n Most Lib
eral Campaign Contributor In This Con-
gressional Distrios-One Who Ha, Not
been an Office Seeker, But Strictly "a
Party Man, Expresses His Opinion.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE TIMEs:-It ia
with very much political regret that 1
write this article, but having read of
the action OF the many different con-
ventions Of this Congressional district
In tho appointment of their delegates
and remembering the old words, "How
long, oh. Cicero, wilt thou abuse our
patience ." and exercising the unin-
Inundated freedom Of every American
citizen, and the manly dignity of every
individual who possesses enough OF
manly independence to protect his own
rights and those of his locality, and.
above all, the success of his political
party, l wish to say that in the last
few weeks | have travelled all the
southwestern section Of this Congress
sional district, and every unf1inching
Democrat | have met has agreed with
me, that for party success the south
west section OF the district should
have the nominee for Congress,
There is great deal OF dissatisfac
ton in this section of the district They
claim, and justly claim, that they were
entltled TO the last gubernatorial nom
lnation, In which they were defeated;
they now claim that they should have
the Congressional nomination, for the
reason that they have UNCHANGED the
values and by that means, increased
the taxation more than any other sec
ton of tho district, and have all the
time supported the eastern nomination
OF this district with greater fealty than
the voters OF their own bailiwick. We
have thrown dust in our own ewes and
swallowed repulsive doses to the detri.
mont OF our rights and honor long
enough, for the sole and simple pur-
pose OF Keeping peace in the party.
Now, wish to say that an a Demo
crat, and for the sake of decency and
SUCCESS or our party, with fair warning
to the eastern end OF this district, pen
this opinion OF many Democrats in the
southwest, and throw up my feathered
opinions in an uncertain wind which
will Indicate the course of the fatal
cyclone unless our people are respected
as citizens at least and their many past
favors reciprocated When Major
Griffin was nominated in Bedford county
for Congress we delivered our Demo.
cratic majority. He was good man,
and we delivered what we promised. He
was defeated by the eastern end of the
district, which was not our fault, and
Lynchburg got her Polly" Then camo
"rarmer" Paul Edmonds for q succes-
sion of years. We bestowed upon him
the feathered crown OF success And
now 1T comes again. We want to repeat
he same old dose as though we were
fools lined with ironclad etomachs and
cannot reject the unpalatable doses of
such repetition of insults as thew are
now trying to ram down our throats.
Bedford county, who should have
oeen satisfied with the kindnesses ex
tended her in the nomination of Major
Griffin, trouted out Hon John Goode, to
the detriment of all candidates which
might have been started out from the
southwestern end Of the district. They
would have stuck to him in my opinion,
but for the fact that he was a keen,
shrewd politician, and read In tho glim-
morlng distance that Bedford has tried
1t once before, and we owe now to
another part OF the district the level
which we failed to win by our own
faults.
Now stands a solicitor for patronage,
a repetition Of former years, by rels-
tionship and political com bin ton in
the shape of candidate from Lynch
burg. Fellow Democrats, does this state
OF affairs strike you as being fair and
just? Is it right for us to sacrifice that
which we know we are entitled to and
be led around with halter like dumb
driven ass? Or will we maintain that
proud distinction which has been &C
corded us, and which we have Justly
won in tho great, big word "progres-
sion?" Lynchburg has got hersUnited
States Senator and several important
national appointments. Will the lion
never get his share, the glutton never
tire? BE men or pigmies! Respect
fully, WALLER POCAHONTAs HUFF,
Elk Chairman City Democratic Execu-
tive Committee.