Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-03
"IMPUGNING
HIS DEMOCRACY
Refuses to Answer as to
1ndependents."
The Democrats Have q RIGHT
to Know Where the Gov
ernor Stands.
ernor Stands.

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swer whether lie desires the assis.
tance of "Independent, can didates
Gov. Tyler refuses to commit him.
self as to his posit tion regarding
them.
The Governor resents the uuess
tion and intimates that nobody
would ask him how he stands ex.
cept his enemy.
We think Governor Tyler is
wrong in this position. We think
chat every Democrat in Virginia
mas right TO know whether the
Governor, whom they have elected
Is In sympathy with the party OF
whether he is, by his silence, or in
other ways lending aid to those
who are seeking election in oppo-
sitlon to the regularly nominated
party candidates.
The Richmond News. rs PARTY
paper, has asked Governor Tyler
frankly the question, and as we do
not care to be put in the position
OF "impugning his Democracy or
having any motive beyond tho
proper interest that the 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 Tyler does not propose
to say one word to the discourage
ment of the "lndependentsn or to
raise his voice in the matter of as.
sisting the regular party nominees
IN this election. Personal friends
have stated that he counted OH SO
many "Independen.s," and the
local papers have reprinted % state.
ment from "a New York paper that
he figured on "Independentu and
Republican votes, but so far 40 we
know he has never made or asked
any correction. He is fully aware
that almost all the 'IndependentsD
are freely using his name and he
must know that his silence IL lend.
ing them encouragement, but still
he refuses to say word for the
regular nominees.
We do not impugn the Democ-
racy of Gov. Tyler as he puts 1t,
but we do not impugn his fealty to
4he Democratic party organization
in this State, and we feel that tbe-
ing an official elected by this party
the Democrats havc 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," as an humble
instrument in the hands of Provi-
dence to save this grand old Com
monwealth from some dire disaster
that is threatening her. He seems
to believe that mighty latent
power is secretly lurking some
where to wbirl into merited obliv-
ion the regular Democratic organ
ization, and when the dust and
debris of Intolerable corruption
shall have been swept away he is
10 stand forth bright, peerless and
Incompatible, as 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 reDd te pieces the fabric
of Democratic State government
and lodge its authority with the
strange assortment of men who
claim to be "lndependents.'
We are sorry Governor Tyler has
not come out frankly for the reg
ular party organization. When
the trifing 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
To speak if there is any word to be
said for the party, but as far as