Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-03
"IMPUGNING
HIS DEMOCRACY
Refuses to Answer as to
"lndependents."
The Democrats Have o Right
to Know WheHe the Gov
ernor Stands.

""S' WIZ oPOoiouS piou UuaU IL
"impugns his Democracy" to an
swer whether lic desires the assis.
tanco of "Independent" candidates
Gov. Tylor refuses to commit him.
self as to his position regarding
them.
The Governor resents the ques
tion and intimates that nobody
would ask him how he stands ex-
cept his enemy.
We think Governor Tyler ia
wrong in this position. We think
chat every Democrat in Virginia
has right to know whether the
Governor, whom they have elected
Is In sympathy with tho party OF
whether ho is, by his slonce, or in
other ways lending aid to those
who are seeking election in oppo-
sltlon to the regularly nominated
party candidates.
The Richmond News. as u PARTY
paper, mas asked Governor Tyler
frankly tho question, and as we do
not care to be put in the position
OF "impugning his Democracy" or
having any motive beyond the
proper interest that tho Democrats
OF Virginia naturally feel in his
attitude, we promise not to try to
prest from him again any express
ion upon this subject.
The fact Of the matter is that
Governor Tylor does not propose
to say one word to tho discourage
ment of the "Independents" or to
raise his voice in the matter of as.
slstlng the regular party nominees
IN this election. Personal friends
have stated that he counted OH SO
many "Indcpcnden.s," and tho
local papers have reprinted % state.
mcnt from u New York paper that
he figured on "lndependcntn and
Republican votes, but so far as wo
know he has never made or asked
any correction. He is fully aware
that almost all the Indopendentsy
are freely using his name and he
must know that his silence il lend.
ing them encouragement, but still
he refuses to say u word for the
regular nominees.
We do not impugn tho Democ-
racy of Gov. Tyler as he puts 1t,
but VIC do not impugn his fealty to
9he Democratic party organization
in this State, and we feel that tbe-
ing an official elected by this party
the Democrats have q perfect
right to challenge his present at
titude.
AS far as we can judge Govern.
or Tyler has become profoundly
impressed with the idea that he
has been "callcd," rs an humble
instrument in the hands of Provi-
dcncc to save this grand old Com
monwealth from some dire disaster
that is threatening her. He seems
to believe that mighty latont
power is secretly lurking some
where to whirl into merited obliv-
ion the regular Democratic organ
ization, and when the dust and
debris of ntolerablc corruption
shall have been swept away he is
to stand forth bright, peerless and
incompatible, AZ the only living
exponent OF primitive pnrity,that
fate has reserved for those who
have triumphed over the world,
the flesh and the devil.
In the political forests he has,
with his ear close, to the ground,
mistaken the murmuring. Of the
winds for the approaching tread
of an army of Democrats who are
ready to rend te pieces the fabric
of Democratic State government
and lodge ts authority with the
strange assortment OF men who
claim to be "Independents."
We are sorry Governor Tyler has
not come cut frankly for the reg
ular party organization. When
tile triflng number of Republicans
and independents" gather here
in December 1T will then be too
late TO ignore them and claim no
interest in them. NOW is the time