Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-08-30
THE OTHER FELLOW WAL-
LOWS.
GroveNing is Not Low Enough
For Him.

hO u ilbCl WIZ Dtt
over the editorial depai tment of the
Tnzewell Republican started out to
lay out the "new editor of the News,
and, in his own estimation, painted
things red, in nn attempt to justify
an article in his paper on tho Sth
inst, which WAS very laudable in
him, indeed, for if over anything was
written for paper in this county
that needed it more, then we have
failed to hear of it.
Instead of sticking to the charges
he made i'll previous issue, this Fla
tnnt apostle of reform turns TO and
pitches into tho editor of this paper
and accuses us of trying to bolster
ourselves up with TIE people of Tuze.
well and then very graciously goes
on to inform us:
The day has past-but this blind lead-
OF has not yet learned it-that II man
can attain to notoriety or popularity, or
gain any friends among this intelligent
people by groveling in filth and miro
and bcsmirching himself all over with
slime. Some mon have shown their ig-
norance to greater eXtent-may have
shown their willingness TO stoop to
dirty work more plaiuly than the edit
n nf finn N.,Vc Ia al. -
pion tho Walton Election luw-but it
mover came under our observation. IIo
will find that Throwing and spit
ting venom will not raise anyone in the
estimation of the people, but such pol
luting work will only place him where
he deserves to be-on II level with dogs
that yelp ut the heels of their mnstors
The Solomon" OF the Republican
IS not very consistent in tho above,
as glance will show any fair mind,
cd 'person that ir stead of "grovclling7
he proceeds Immediately to wallow.
fle accuses us of trying to BOLSTER
ourselves up with the people Of Tazo
well" and forthwith proceeds TO do
what he accuses us of doing, and we
doubt not thinks lie has succeeded,
rs he belongs to the dominant party
In this county. Anyone who road
our article in the News of the 10th.
can see that we did not go SO far, as
to even imply, MS he does by tho
above, that The Republican party
would be SO unfair rs to endorse any.
thing OF the kind either in IL Repub.
sican or Democratic paper.
We Gun truthfully say'that politi
cal prejudice in Tazewell is very
strong in both political parties, and
Il tho party who wrote the article re.
-erred to will take the trouble to find
out the facts in the case by inquiring
among our people he will find Out
that the News was correct in lis
statement Ask some of your Re-
puphcan trends how high political
feeling ran here some fifteen years
ago and perhaps they may make you
wiser than you think you arc.
A "noaentity from Maryland" in.
deed. We would like to know whore
the editor of the Republican got the
right to question where the editor of
his paper is from? Was the ''bril.
'iant mud singer" of the Republican
born ard raised in Tazowell that he
dare call us interlopers? That is rich.
A man that has never paid cent of
taxes into tho Golfers of the county,
and who probably spends two or three
days out week here, calling us in
terle pers. And it is this spirit, as
exhibited by the editor OF tho Ropnb.
lican, rather than the election laws,
which is lettering immigrants and
capital from coming to Virginia.
This piece of stupidity" says the
NEWS, under its present management
carefully avoids" etc. How long has
the present management" had control
of the News? Is he SO short-sighted az
to think that the people do not know
that this is its first issue under the
present management It's former man
ager had more respect for decency than
to try TO palm off such hypocrisy upon
the people.
The above quotation is another
brilliant bit of rhetoric, for which
the author deserves leather medal.
and which we doubt not that he
could take at pumpkin show. We
would advise him to make the trial
The people of Tazewell, we think,
know more about the editor of this
paper, than it is possible for this 'ill
omened bird of fight to know, and
it is the first time such charge has
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