Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-07-28
THURSDAY, JULY IS, 1898.
THE OUTLOOK IN VIRGINIA.

All the indications point to the election
of a solid Democratic Congressional dele
CATION in the State next November. Har-
mony reigns in the Democratic ranks while
the Republicans are wrangling and dlscof-
dant. Hanna will no doubt do his best
to harmonic differences and bring order
out of confusion but he has q hard task
before him and his success is likely to be
only partial. The war is not going to help
the Republicans in Virginia this year,
Our people are not divided on that
question. After the war, important ques-
tions NAV arise for Congressional action.
1t is felt to be necessary that Virginia
should be correctly represented when
those questions come up for decision.
The next House of Representatives ought
to be made Democratic. Otherwise the
voice of the Democracy will have little in
fluence in shaping the future policy of the
government. The executive power is IN
the hands of Republican. The Senate
may also be dominated by the Republican
party. Therefore, it is of the last impor-
lance that Democrats shall control the
House. In order to accomplish this re-
suit, Virginia must do her whole duty and
elect solid Democratic delegation next
November. -Lynchburg News.
We would ask the News what the Dem
ocratic party has done since the election OF
1896 to give it more strength in Virgin
ia, or that will entitle it TO solid Con
gressional delegation from the State? The
News is mistaken if it thinks there Is per-
feet harmony in the Democratic ranks
In the Tenth District there is q considera'
BILE amount of discord. 1t is also mistaken
in its assertion that the Republicans are
vraneling and discordant Republican
leaders may have personal differences, bat
the solid Republican vote is standing by
the President, and that vote ought to be
and will be, cast for Republican candidates
who will sustain the Administration. The
war may not help the Republicans Ill Flr
pinia but it ought to hurt the Democratic
candidates for Congress, most OF whom
by their votes in Congress, at the last SEES
sion showed that they were radically wrong
ON war measures. They voted for the
recognition of Cuban independence anc
for q recognition of the insurgent govern
ment. This tie News now admits wai
wrong. They also voted against the wal
revenue bill, because it did not provide FOL
the free coinage of silver and for the in
fatation of the paper currency. In othe'
words they voted against the only meas
ure that has been passed to raise money
for carrying on the war.
The very fact that CATER the war
important questions may arise for Con
gressional action" is the most substantial
reason why the House of Representative
shold be Republican and in accord viii
the Administration. The voice of the
Democratic representatives has SO far beer
unwisely used in its effort to shape the
war policy, as the intelligent Democratic
press, in some particulars, is forced to ad
NIT. What reason have the people to be-
lieye that the Democrats if in control o.
the next House of Representatives would
not be more unwise and partisan than the
Democratic representatives of the present
Congress?