The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-10-25
DEMOCRATIC DAY.
Rhea, Montague, and Hutton
Spoak at-This Place.

Friday last was the gay OF gu,
much heralded barbecue and 1t VIII
long be remembered by the hundreds
Of loyal democrats who journeyed Tor
miles and miles to hear our gallant
standard bearer and Messrs. Monta-
que and Hutton discuss the great
truths of democracy and show up IN
all its glazing discrepancies the re-
publican policy. Its sins OF commits
sion and omission were pointed out
in SO clear and forcelul manner that
he who ran might read.
From all directions came the hosts
like pilgrims journeying to the
Mccca-to pay their mede OF homage
to the great apostles of the good old
democratic creed And our friends,
the enemy, even lurked on the out
skirts of the crowd, thus involuntarl-
ly paving homage to our speakers.
Owing to wreck on the l.. d \.
r. r. a large crowd who intended
coming from Lee county remained at
home, and whilst our crowd was not
as large DIS it might have been but
for the wreck it was fully up to ex-
rectations. -, -
Mrssrs. W. J. HorSley and w. f.
Baker deserve much credit for the
Burgoo. 1t was splendid. Mr..
HorsIey has assisted in several OF our
barbecues and has several recipes he
would not part with. To his unre-
hitting labor and that of Mr.. L. Z.
Cochran, who has charge of the Flee
trio Light plant at this place, is due
in a large measure the success OF the
undertaking. Mr.. Cochran Is
taking a great deal Of interest in the
canvas and from his initiative appear
ance on the scene bids fair in time to
make an a No. | worker for the par
Ity. And there was Mr.. w. Z. Rob
inson, the "old reliable everywhere
making himself useful, and especially
showing marked courtesy to the
speakers. -.
We have plenty Of workers at this
place. but it makes the heart sad tC
think of the old days Of Edwin Bar
boun the greatest and the best pollt'
;cal ,vorker we have had or will ever
have in this county. He rarely talk
ed. or blowed, which seems to be 81
epidemic in these days but exempll
fed the old scriptural adagc "by thel
fruits shall We know them"
Content to let his work speak fo
itself, it did speak, and public opin
ion gave him, as it generally does II
such cases, his full mede of credit an'
praise. But enough of Renaissance
; w. j. Horsley called the meeting
to order and introduced Judge Rhe'
who made the opening speech, lit
spoke for an hour and held the at
tention Of the vast audience from h!
commencement to his close. All on
e readers, or most of them. have hear
our congressman and it is useless t
l tell them the superb manner in who
he discussed the issues of the day.
lie covered the ground well an
3 made a most excellent impression
= He discussed his contest with Walk
, er and told how a republican com
mittee had decided that lie was emit
I tied to his seat. There were mum
t Der OF republicans present who pal
e close attention to his speech through
!, out. When he had concluded Nj
A. j. Montague, Attorney-General
Virginia, was introduced by Gen'l /
A. Ayers.
i Mr.. Montague was greeted wit
h great enthusiasm and at once pr'
ceeded to his theme. lie is ver
pleasing speaker-has well modnl'
ted voice, good diction and an exec
lent flow Of language. His speeC
t was logical and therefore clear
I showing well trained and disciplil
t ed mind. We wish we had spaC
to give it in full as it would NAL
most interesting reading. lie sho'
G ed how the great economic law
Y supply and demand regulated price
s and that administrations did not ha'
Y anything to do with it, lie Shove
/ how the trusts regulated the price
II any article controlled by the trust
!, and that when they did not raise Il
it price they changed the quality of Il
: article. He discussed Imperialism
Ie all its phases and showed to Il
D. mind Of any reasonable man that Je
S ferson in his acquisition of Loulsial
lie was not an imperaliSt.
e The peroation and tribute to kh'
and Bryan was the very essence
n eloquence without any hambuoyanc
At his conclusion ExMayor w.
HorSley introduced Judge Hutt'
= who made the concluding speec
The Judge, although having to ira
ell over a great portion Of the groul
covered by his predecessors, discuss
the issues on different lines and pr
n scented other phases in II logical al
4 eloquent manner. He has been d
ing Judge Rhea much good thrJug
; out the district. When lie conclu