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

"phe Bryanites in general aud
the 'CLINCH VALLEY News in par
ticular are trying TO persuade Re
puhlicans that they ought not to
vote for General Walker. .
If Republicans had no other rea
son for supporting General Walk.
er for Congress they would have
enough in the one that lie is heart
lily disapproved of by the popo-
Gratis. "-Tazewell Republican.
a strong argument, indeed, for
the gold standard aud almost as
good a reason why any one should
support Gen. Walker simply be.
cause he is opposed by the "popo-
Gratis" The NEWS is under many
obligations for the compliment
rendered above and will, when it
can, return it. But we are certain
the Republican had no idea that
the News was trying to get votes
for Walker, as our past political
history has been consistent, and
our Democracy doubted 10y no one.
We are glad to hear that General
Walker is "exhibiting his big sill.
yer dollar" to his constituents this
year, but are sorry to say that he
Is using 1t in yam endeavor to
try to disprovc in 1896 what he
proved to the satisfaction of the
people in 1894, but it is no so, as
the people cannot be fooled all the
time. The Republican says:
"If the News man had gone in.
to the court house the night Gen
eral Walker spoke here lie would
have seen thut gentleman exhibit
big shining silver dollar, which
is the peoples money, because 1t
is made and owned 10y the govern
mcnt, the government being the
people, and is based on gold.D
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 temper, and
arc not always able to sit still and
be abused by a public speaker any
more than we are fond of being
treated to the same medicine i'm
private, and we all know the Re.
publlcans 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; i'll Treasury
Circular No. 12S, issued July LIST.
1896:
"Gold coins and standard silver
dollars, being standard coins of
the United States, ara not redeem
ahle. 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 in 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 aud splen-
did triumph of Brigadier General
James Alexandria Walker, Con
gressman-elect 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-
scnts the break Of day to the Roll.
ing Mills and Glass Works mt Rich
lands, the Iron Furnace at Ora.
ham and Cripple Greek, and other
mineral sections"
Is there a Democrat or Repub.
lican in Tazewell county who has
the smoke issue from the stacks of
these iron and glass plants in