Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-12-02
Thanks the People.

! i"c N"'hpdiSu Oi 1913 mas
passed into history, and write
this short communication i'm era
clous Acknowledgements of the
splendif services of my friends and
supporters everywhere.
To the District committee and
the Congressional Campaign com.
mlttre-to the county chairmen
aud committees and the precinct
chairmen and committees-to the
thousands ofpatriotic farmers who
have suffered so patiently under
the accommodating evils of unwise
leglslatIon-to that great body of
Intelligent wOrkMgmen whose
homes have SO keenly felt the
cIdel effects of pernicious laws-to
the noble ministers of the gospel
who SO loyalty espoused my cause
so far as their sacred calling would
admid-to that large and intelli-
gent body Of commercial travel
ers who, with so much zeal and
ardor gave me their active aid and
lnfuence-to the boys and AOung
men who rallied to my support
with so much enthusiasm and de-
termlnatlon-to the physicians.
merchants, lawyers, and all
classes of our citizens-to each
anu all L return my Sincerest
thanks and renew to them the
promise that my official career will
he such as to merit their confii-
dence and approval. ] especially
acknowledge my great indebted
ness to the Democratic press of
the district for its able aud superb
support OF our cause and its too
partial kindness % me. The Bris-
toll Tribune, Bristol Times Courier.
Glade Springs Journal, Marion
Democrat, Rural Retreat Times.
Wytheville Dispatch, Pulaski
News Review, Pearlsburg Virgin
ian, Newcastle Record, CLINCH
VALLEY NEWS, Grundy Messen-
ger, Bland Southwest, Lebanon
News, Southwest Journal. Big
Stone Gap Post and Southwest
Nlrglnian, constituted a wonder
tul force in achieving our great
victory over a desperate enemy.
an enormous corruption fund, and
the most shameful intimidation of
employees. l may he pardoned
for here expressing the hope that
our friends will i'm the future ex-
tend all possible aid and encour-
agement TO our weekly. newspa-
perS, so as TO secure for them a
wider circulation and influence.
We must all recognize their un
selfish patriotism and the great
power which they can WELD i'm the
cause of good government and
they are deserving of Our best
support.
cannot close without express.
sing my deep sense of gratitude to
the noble women of the district
whose presence at speakings, gifts
of flowers and assuring encourage.
ment will, so long as | live, be the
sweetest recollection Of memora-
bic campaign.
must also record my grateful
appreciation of the support of
many Republicans throughout the
district, and especially in my
home city, where | received more
votes than my opponent from
those who did not agree with nv
political views. If / had been de
feated, would have found abun.
dant consolation in the fact that
my home city, where | have lived
ior twenty years, polIed the largest
vote In its history, and that nv
neighbors and friends, without re-
gard to politics, aided in giving
me a majority of Az, a gain of
44O over two years ago. have "A
right TO be, and am proud of this
very unusual manifestation of con-
hdence and friendship.
Let me urge our friends to keep
the superb party organization
which has been perfected in fight
ing trim, and strengthen it for
Iuture contests, for in this way we