The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-10-11

sea OF glory, but far beyond his depth
until at last his hideblowu pride broke
under him and left him to the mercy OF
the stream that must forever hide MIN.
. Arr1AL TO THE rRtvArs SOLDIER.
Appeals are made to the private soldier
to vote for him and save him in his dis
trcss and crafty his desire for office. Be
| fore the war he was bitter secesslcaiSt
He went into the war as captain with
salary Of $l30 60 per month and an Office
behind him filled by another man for his
benefit, free Of charge, and increasing pay
with increasing rank. and came ont &
brigadicr general. There we're four hun
drcd brigadicr generals in the Confed
ate army With an army of five hundred
thousand men the confederacy had more
brigadicr ganerals than the Federal army
had with an army CT two million men
The southern army was top-hcavy with
brigadicr generals. who ought to have
borne muskets in ranks The Ninth dis
trict is full OF Elcn who we're Shot and
sabrcd worse than he and make no boast
about it. Our Young men are too prone
to worship Office. They had better quit il
and worship heroic conduct Peace hath
her victories no less removed than war. .
suppose the nominee Of The Hcpubli-
can party was Il good soldier for his com
radcs said he vas. would not pluck a
feather from his cap of fame. We arc
mere interested in bis present course.
The Southern soldier gained rcnoUn thai.
has never been eGUalcd by the supporters
of lost cause They we're the noblest
men that ever swung 4 sabre or shoulder
cd Il mukct The knightlicst warriers that
cannon shot or trumpe; flourish ever SUN :
moned to battle They were men whose
spirits never faitcr2d, whose courage new
er wavercd, whose resolve never failed
through four years Of strife. They were
men whose indomitablc arcour has no
parallel in the annals of mankind. The
field. drenchcd VIII! tl.eir blood and torn
with their untmcly asouy can never be
called lost as long "a the word honor re-
tains It's meaning in our language. The
world recognizes the desperate nature Of
the struggle they made and the fearful
odds against which they fousAt and has
long since done justice TO what they con-
sdcrcd to be the right.
"On flames eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round
The biyouac Of tie dead.
We realize the great changes That have
come over them and how few there are
left Of that Spartan band that laid down
their arms and dis5andcd thirty long
years. The struggle Of half life time
have frosted their heads and furrowcd
their faces. They arc now in obcyinS the
laws Of nature failing faster than they di.!
amid Che carnage OF battle. Their names
are not inscribed upon sky piercing col
umn, but on Il monument more enduring
than brass or marble. Their YoteS arc 40
longer political factor that may moi he
ignored, but, nevertheless, it is u privi-
lcgc, it is right,it is a duty TO those who
fell upon Tie field OF battle to treasure the
memories of the past.
This candidate, j. a. Walker, said il
his speech at the uEvciling Of The 4. !.
Hill monument ut Richmond, ''thc South
ern people accepted the results Of the war
with 40 feeling of imferiority, with 10
craven spirit, with no regrets or protcS-
-ions Of sorrow for The past, and with u,
apologies to oHcr." let, in Jul,, three
short months after Leo had Surrendered,
and almost before The remnant OiContcd-
crate troons in '!cxrS had laid down r,leir
arms, before lhe blood had dried on the
batte field and before the smoke Of ia.
tie had scarcely met the heavens, While
HE groal5 Of the d, ing were stiii llnaing
in his ears, wrote TO iac ccnQacrcr who
held his native State QrostyA@ under the
iron heel OF military powe9. Your ueii-
tioue. acknowledges i.s> error in cspous-
ing and supporting thc cause cc scccs-
sion.
In 1876. .,s WHO had held two oltircc-
throuc Jout tho gar, and who had been
weii-paid thereafter, who wa, Il lawyer
With lucrative practice. claimed cominu
tation Of sixty dollars fox his wourt re-
ccived in battle. TX lid not need it. He
was nOta dependent manual labor for sup
portas maaY Other w0Cndcd comrades
were, but be drew Communication and many
Of tl,onl had % wait until another appro-
priation was made, and upon his
shoulders Lucion OF Navarro SAYS Jack
son's bloody mantle fell.
Sot oRly tins but he voted for G.. T.
Mills, !. citizen Of Pennsylvania, for Con
.scss, against john A. Buchanan, a pri-
yate soldier and IL member Of the stone
Wall brigade.
He says no rair elections have been helt
in the sunny South since tue war. Who
can vote for MIN: TIE Republicans cant
because lie damncr them all over The
State. Ire Democrats can't do i.becauyt
he deserted them. The prohibitionsts
can't 20 It because he deserted thcr, The
pa9ulis.s can't do il because he does no.
endorse their principles. "ae private
soldier can't DO it because he votsc
against private soldier ana for :. citizen
Of Pennsy lyania, and the only place 70!
him is TO join the CELIA Lockwood party
The Democratic part: has entered o,
this contest With Republicans and ever.
ether issue shat riay present itself "itl
courage and confidence. While & la!
POI cone all that il hoped to Do, &c. j: ha
dome more to redress the wrongs VI th'
people than any other party a@s Done il
the same time.
Coming into power al time OF panic
VIXEN business was 3. : stanttstill, whel
labor wea unemployed, when tie treasur
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