Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-18
HartHell, Yost and Browning Speak al
TaEeWell,
COURT ROOM PACKED WITH PEOPLE.
Able Presentations of the Issues OF the
Campaign, that We're Enthusiast
ically Received by the
Large Audience.

Last Tuesday (court day. was granu
day for the Republicans OF Tazewen'
They we're out in great force to hear dis
tinguished speakers present the live po'
itical issues upon which the American
people will be called to pass on the 9th OF
November. it had been announced that
Hon. Jacob Yost and Col. j. Hampton
Hoge would be here to address the people
on that day. Col. Hoge, for reasons yet
unknown, did not come; but Col. ]. W.
Hartwell, of Bluefeld, and Col. j. s.
Browning, of Pocahontas, came along with
Mr.. Yost; and they made strong team OF
speakers, as results proved.
Campbell's Band, composed OF fifteen
pieces, from Bluefeld, had been secured
and arrived on the IL o'clock train with
the speakers. After playing several selec'
tons in front of the court house, at one
O'Clock the band marched into the court
room, followed by one of the largest
crowds that ever gathered in that room to
listen to political speakers. The speakers
then came in, and the meeting was called
to order by H. G. Mccall, county chair
man. who called Mr.. w. Gordon Merrick,
of Pocahontas, to preside over the meet
ing
VIM. G. Pendleton introduced Colonel
Hartwell to the audience in brief speech;
and this gentleman, though stranger to
the people, soon made favorable impres'
sion upon the audience. He spoke for
about forty minutes and made many tell
ing points on the issue that is now before
the people-prosperity. The audience
gave him close attention and often re-
sponded with hearty cheers as he made
some strong point on Organism. AT the
conclusion of bis speech he introduced the
Hon. Jacob Yost, who two years ago
spoke at this place for the Republican
cause, and made profound impression
upon our people by his unansweraDle ar
guments on the issues as then raised py
the Democratic party. He reverted TO
what he had then told our people, and
asked that if he had said anything then
which had not been proven true by 1u-
ture events that he would be glad to have
it pointed out to him. He ably discussed
the records of the Republican party and
the Bryanite organization or combination
on the great economic questions that have
been battled over in National politics for
the past twenty years No unbiased
mind could fail to discover from the forcl-
BILE facts presented by Mr.. Yost that the
Republican party has brought prosperity,
happiness and glory to our country be-
yond measure, and that Democratic rule
has been productive of disaster, suffering
and dishonor whenever modern Democ
racv had control of the Government
He gave the Virginia Democracy a severe
shaking up on State questions and exposed
its evil purpose to curtail or restrict SUI
frage by disfranchising large number o
citizens. He paid high tribute to Gen
eral Walker as a representative OF the peo
pie, and urged that the Republicans OF tn
Ninth District make determined effort tt
prevent the fraudulent counting in OF Rhei
as the representative in Congress iron
this district. Mr.. Yost spoke for abou
one and half hours, and not only hell
the close attention Of his auditors bu
evoked shouts and cheers from them, tina
must have carried CONSERVATION to tn
little band of Tazewell Democrats, boys
and drummers, who were collected unde
the caves of the court house 20 hear Mon
taeue and Jefries once more proclaim
the people what the Democracy would dc
without undertaking to tell them what
had done.
When MIR. Yost concluded Col. ]. {
Browning was introduced, and in speec
of half an hours length made emany ledg'
hammer blows against Bryanism or moo
ern Democracy. He recalled the fact ths
when Mr.. Bryan was advocating free Goa
at the time the Wilson tariff bill was bein
discussed in Congress, number OF IL
leading Democrats of Tazewell had assen
bIed in the court house and passed stror
resolutions protesting against placing Co
and iron ore on the free list. Col. Brow
ino said be would like to know what the
Democrats thought now, when their par
has a candidate for President who is
favor of putting all raw materials on IL
free list. Col. Browning made some stroI
COMPARISONS of the conditions that now e
ist and the conditions that existed TO
wears ago in the coal mining sections
Virginia and Wet Virginia. He clos
with an eloquent appeal to all Republica
to stand by General Walker as the non
nee of the party for Congress, and this
neal met with shouts of approval from t
audience. At the conclusion Of Col. Brow
jng's speech three rousiDg cheers we
given for General Walker.
It was a great day for the Republic
party in Tazewell and pointed certain
10 a magnificent majority in the coun
for Mckinley, Roosevelt and Walker
the approaching election.
The Democrats had their meeting
the court house yard, and had erected
stand against the east wall of the COZ
house. Their motive was to try to Or
a crowd from the Republicans. At 81
tember court the Republicans held tn
meeting at the town hall and did not
down to the court house to interfere W
Rhea's crowd who we're in that bulldil
The Democrats were afraid to 90 to
town hall on Tuesday as the Republics
had done at September court-they feal