Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-10-09
"GEHERAL WALKER. {"

puhlIcans that they Ought not tc
vote for General Walker.
III Republicans had nc other rea
son for supporting General Walk
er for Congress they would have
enough I'm the one that he is heart
! lily diSapprOved Of 10y the popo
cratS."-Tazewell Republican.
a strong argument, indeed, foI
the gold standard aud almost as
good a reason why any one should
support Gen. Walker simply be-
cause he is opposed 10y the ''pOpo-
Gratis" The NEWS is under many
obligations for the compliment
rendered above aud will, when it
can, return it. But we are certain
the Republican had no idea that
the NEWS was trying to get votes
Tor Walker, as our past political
history has been consistent, and
our Democracy doubted by no one.
We are glad to hear that General
Walker is exhibiting his big sill.
yer dollar" to his constituents this
wear, but are sorry to say that he
is using 1t in yaln endeavor to
try to disprove in 1896 what he
proved TO the satisfaction of the
people in 1894, but it is no go. as
the people cannot be fooled all the
time. The Republican says:
off the News man had gone in
to the court house the night Gen
eral Walker spoke here he would
have seen thut gentleman exhibit
q big shining silver dollar, which
is the peoples money, because 1t
Is made and owned 10y the govern
inent, the government being the
people, and is based on gold.n
No, the NEWS man was not at
The meeting referred to, but it was
not because he did not desire to
hear General Walker try to defend
the position he has taken, but we
are, like many in the Republican
party, blessed with a temDer. and
are not always able to sit still and
be abused by a public speaker any
more than we are ford of being
treated to the same medicine i'm
private, and we all know the Re-
publicans are making this "A cam
paIgn of abuse, not of argument.
AS to your silver dollar heing has.
ed on gold, read hat Mr.. Carlisle
had TO Sa~ about tina; in Treasury
Circular No. l2S, issued July LIST.
1896:
"Gold coins and standard silver
dollars, being standard coins of
the United States, are not redeem
able. Silver certificates are re-
ceipts for standard silver dollars
deposited, and are redeemable in
such dollars only"
And now the question arises.
did the Republican make the state.
ment above quoted through ignor-
ance or willful misrepresentation
of the truth If the former. we
would advise our able friend to
read the coinage laws of the Unit
ed States and he will soon find out
that all debts of the government
are payable i'll coin, not gold.
The News not only stated that
Gen. Walker made promises to
the people that all the industries
of the country would be opened up
the Republicans carried the 54th
Congress, but we call on the Taze.
well Republican itself to bear wit.
ness as to the truth of our state
ment. That paper on November
8, 1894, had the following in type
usually used in printing posters:
"The sweeping victory and splen-
did triumph of Brigadier General
James Alexandria Walker. Con
greSSman-ele from the Ninth
Congressional District of Virginia.
is represented by the gallant bear
ing of this rooster. He is the game
cock of the Southwest. The crow
ing of this excellent bird repre-
sents the break of day to the Roll
ing Mills and Glass Works at Rich
lands, the Iron Furnace at Ora
ham and Cripple Greek, and other
mineral sections"
Is there Democrat or Repub-
lican in Tazewell county who has
the smoke issue from the stacks of
these iron and glass plants i'm
Tazewell 7 The rolling mills have
been moved to Chicago, and per
hans may now no ,x,ocI,:,so IN