Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-03-20
The Press on the Right Side.
(Rcanoke World

"Ihere.is no paper in Virginia that
so closely watches the opinions of
the press of the State, from the most
i"significant country weekly to the
most important city daily, rs does
the Richmond Dispatch. What the
Dispatch has to say then, as to The
attitude OF the State press on any
question of public policy is always
peculiarly valuable testimony. For
these reasons we reproduce tie fol
lowing:
Gas for as we have been able to
observe. tn Democratic papers
throughout the State are practically
a unit in favor of q constitutional
convention, al d it is but simple JUS
tice to recognize tho influence the
country press cxerted in determining
the General Assembly to submit the
question Of holding convention to
vote of the people. But the work
OF these papers did not end with
pointing out the obnoxious features
Of mud the defects in the present
constitution that cannot be remedied
by the amending and patching pro
cess. 1t did not end with demons
trating the necessity, az n matter Of
economy, of framing new instiu
lpent. 1t did not end with present
ing the sentimental considerations
and these should Lave great weight
with every 4people--which dictate the
,-,i;spndiation of tho Underwood abor
ton. 1t did not end with pressing
the question upon the attention of
the Legislature until that body too,
the first step towards renderin. a
convention possible.
"'Oh, no. There is still most
important task before our contem.
poraries, which must be accomplish
ell IN large part beiw o. now and
June. This task consists in seeing
that in so far as their influence can
effect it, the delegates cleo ed TO the
Democratic State convention shall b,
linen who favor n constitutional con.
veution. That the Staunton gather
ing will be called upon TO make de
lNeranco on tie cOisti utional con
vontion issue hardly admits of n
doabt, and upon its endorsement or
hon-endorsement Of the movement
must depend in great degree the re
suit OF the vote on the question of
convention or no convention in May.
1897. If tue Staunton convention
makes an affirmative declaration the
battie OF those in favor OF framing
new constitution will havo been more
than helf won. LIST our State Demo.
cratic contemporaries join forces,
therefore, to the end of making Ger.
tain Rs far as i'll their power lies that
endorsement. The way to accom-.
plish this is to keep up tho agitation,
and keep the people instructed as to
the incubi and the denominations of
the Underwood constitution
"lf the press of Virginia accurately
represents the sentiment Of the State
the people are for revision of the
constitution. if the people are suf-
hclently active in the election of del
egates to the Stanton convention. if
they do not permit their representa-
tives 10 be named and controlled by
persons Immediately interested in re-
tardirg the progress of the State,
there is no doubt as to what will be
the voice of the Democracy on this
question.
ain the presence of this issue what
Virginia Democrats have to say on
the money question sinks into insig
nlficance. Every patriotic Demo,
crat should use his influence to sc
cure delegates to Stanton who will
endorse the action of the Legislature
III passing the Withers bill"