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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
TIE Constitutional Convention

For the benefit of those of our
readers who do not fully understand
the situation, these lines are written:
The General Assembly elected by
the people at its last session passed
a bill authorizing the calling of a
convention of the people to say
whether or not the Constitution of
the State shall be revised or amend
ed and fixing the oath of this month
as the date for the vote to be taken.
The Republican State Convention
did not endorse this action of their
representative, the Democratic State
Convention did, aud hence, the
question became party issue.
On the Oath of May the people
will vote for or against" the call
ing of Convention. If the MAORI
ty is against" there it ends. II it
is 'for the convention then the
Legislature will be convened to pro
vide for representation In the con
vention, expenses of same, aud fix
the time, and place OF the meeting OF
the revisers. Then the counties OF
districts will hold an election, and
send delegates to this Constitutional
Conyention, and after their work is
finished their work will be submit
ted to the people for heir accep-
lance or rejection, and so whatever
Constitution is adopted it will be
the peoples Constitution.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
FRIDAY, MAY ii, 1900
The Platform.

The platform adopted by the State
Democratic convention at the recent
meeting in Norfolk, is given in full
in this issue. The document is
short, plain and pointed. There is
nothing rash or revolutionary in it's
utterances. "The principles of Dem
ocracy" of the Chicago platform are
endorsed with W. j. Bryan for Pres
idsnt- The "Republic as against the
empire" is declared to be the uDwav-
ering and unfsltering aim of the
party. Trusts and monopolies are
denounced as menacing to the we'll
being of the masses of the people
which the Republican party is doing
its utmost to fssten upon the coun
try. 1t is clearly declared not to be
the object of the revisers of the con
stitution to disfranchise any white
man in the Slate; and the admins
tration Of Governor Tyler is heartily
endorsed. The entire document is
free from any unnecessary or revolu-
tionary statements whatever, and
should have the enthusiastic support
Of every loyal son of the Old Do
minion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
Let the People Speak.

The Norfolk Convention said that
when the new constitution, or the
old one as amended, shall be framed
ut shall be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection" This is
as it should be. II the people want
1t let them say so, if not let them say
So and when they speak the whole
matter will be settled. That the
majority shall rule is a principle Of
Democracy which the party has al
ways adhered to and contended for
The minority should gracefully &C
cept the consequences, which W,
feel sure they viii do. II they don
accept gracefully" they must sxcept
asy way that's all
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
The Movable Line.

Since the establishment of our
government there has been a line
about the ballot box, excluding
some and admitting others.
And this line has been movable
and adjustable, and never fixed
beyond the power of change.
Women have been outside the
line, except III few special cases,
and under peculiar conditions.
Criminals of a certain order are
outside. At one time only freehol.
ders were admitted within the
guarded circle. Before the war
the colored man was excluded.
AT one time the citizen who had
not paid the capitation tax was
denied adm.ttance. Young men
under twenty one years of age are
excluded. In some of the States
now it is necessary to be able to
read, and prepare ones own ballot
in order to vote. There is not
now, nor has there ever been,
either divine or human law, fix
ing absolutely the qualifications,
and rights of suffrage. The almost
universally accepted, and oft
quoted law, ''no taxation without
representation" Is disregarded in
the case of females who own prop,
erty. Hence, the line which
guards the en- trance to the ballot
box is movable. and must be so
The fixing of this line is a specie
OF "class legislation" which is un
ayoidable in a government lik,
ours. The line seems to be "or
the move" again. And why not
Who so wise and far seeing as t
stake out the ballot box boundar
and say "here it should remain
foreverf" The people of Virginia
through their representatives II
the last General Assembly. de
clared that this line should b
moved again, moved and drawn
closer. In doing this they ar
following precedent. There ca
be no two sides to the question O
the right of the people to chang
their own law, suffrage and all
just where the line should b,
drawn Opinions will differ, bu
that the line guarding the ballo
box is necessarily movable, as nev
conditions may arise, must be ad
mitted SO long as our government
is made and unmade by the fre
Will of the people.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
CROCKETT L. S1ClAIR
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Office, Law Building
Tazewell, Va.

A party or young msn and womeS
were bicycling along a Weld county
road. It was a sketching class. and
every eye WAS wide open for an artis-
tic subject. Suddenly the whole party
dismounted with various ordinations
OF delight and surprise. Just within
the fence on the left grew innumerabls
graceful stalks. each bearing aloft
globes of pale green that shaded into
gray and purple. How enthantinK.s
said young woman. How decorx-
tive" said yoang man. Just what
We are looking for" said the teacher,
who was full fiedged artist. A gard
ener was standing near at hand. DO
tell U.S." cried a girl. what those beau
oo-tiful things are?" Which ?" re-
piled the gardner why. those" said
the girl Them" saN the gardener,
with chuckle. ''Them's onions gone
20 seed"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

How does your subscription
stand on our boOksi You don't
knowf Don't yon think it to your
interest to fluid out? 1t would look
more business like, too. The man
who lets his business run loose in
just any old way, should neither
be surprised nor "sussn when his
account is put in the hands of an
officer for collection.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
The Frost.

The frost of the night of the 3rd,
came unexpectedly. The weather
ofthe End, was cool, but the wind
was blowing, and it was cloudy up
TO very late hour of the night
and frost was not expected. How.
ever, it cleared up before morning
and the wind ceased, and a frost
which did considerable harm, fell
Early vegetables were bitten. and
1t is feared that early fruit was
Damaged.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
"Reminiscences oa,ce

OOmmtSSlOuefS ONCE
farewell, Va, March 18TH 1900.
First N ational Bank OF Bluefeld, w Va,
Complsina' {.
vs.. : In Chancery,
Clinch Valley Coal and Coke Co., ct al
Defendants
To First National Park OF Bluefield W.
Va. Clinch Valley Coal and Coke Co,
w. Il. McGee, 5. w. Nowlin, j. p. Kroll.
A. Z. Kelly. admir- OF j. p. Kelly, dec'd
i: II. Grifith, Allen &. Pack. admir- OF
Chas. Z: Pack. decd. ). J. Tonkin, W
B. w. Perkins,, decd. Hiram W. sibley
firm name Of sibfey & seari n rn Anne sh IS
Nance. w. v. Nance. Mrs. Lou Bowen
Kroll, James 0'Keeffe, James Z. Mann,
Clark. r. ID. Berry, Frank S. James. w.
l. Kerr: X. Walter Dickinson, VIM.
Moody. John lizard, Guy Il. Langhorn,
,dnn.r OF W. A. Mckinney, decd. VIII
liam A. Ca llom, A. p. ..rcwer. and -
Brewer partners under the firm name of
A. +. Brewer d Son. george l.. Burrows.
leo. N Hauptman. Sidney N. Hauptman,
Annie II. Hauptman, Geo ID. Hauptman
=, w. Stras. Trustee ana Berry. Gillian
You are hereby notified, that l have
fixed upon the
26th DAY OF MARCH, 1900
at my office at Tazewell, Va. to take tn.
account ordered by the Circuit Court of
Tazewell County. at tn, December term
1899, in the Chapcery cause therein uend :,
ing, between First National Bank o.
Biueheld, w Va, Complainant, and
Clinch Valley Coal and Coke Co. ct ais.
Defendants; and il from any cause said
account be not commenced on that day,
or II commenced and not completed, the
same will be continued from day to day
or from time to time until completed. at
which time and place you are required to
be present
j. II. STUART. Commissioner.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

"What is the quarrel betw cen the
United States and Turkey, about,
anyway. '-Subscriber.
The United States is claiming in
demnity for the destruction of mis-
sionary property in Harpoot and
Maras several years ago. There
seems to be some complications, and
Uncle Sam Is having some trouble il
getting his money. Like some 9th
er folks the Sultan don't like to pay
money until he is "obleeg ed to-"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
parcel thereof.
TERMS OF SALE

The said trust deed not Having prescribed
on what terms sale Hereunder shall be
made, the terms on which the sale OF the
foresatd property will be made are those pre-
scribed by the statute, that il to say: Ore
third OF the purchase money cash in hand
one third thereof with interest In one year
and the residue thereof with interest In two
years from the date OF sale. taking from the
purchaser his notes, with good security, for
the deferred payments, and retaining the le-
gal title as further security; or the legal tits
may be conveyed. reserving in the deed A
lien for the deferred purchase money orc Ia
erwise securing the same"
w. r. ALEXANDER,
Trustee.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

Mr.. Ct. w Doak desires to say
that he is not candidate for re -elec
ton, at least not until the ditch
question is finally and forever set
tied. He thinks fifty dollars salary
and thousand dollar ''cussin'" are
a little too far apart to be Interest
ing on the salary side of the office.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

The State Convention elected
that splendid gentleman aud eff
ciept worker, Hon. Taylor Ellyson,
chairman Of the State Committee,
by reclamation. And they did
right too, 6ut our friends, the enc
my, don't think so.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

One of our Republican exchan-
ges says that the democratic talk
talk about Bryan beating McKin-
ley is exceedingly childish, funny
and foolish, and then, in the same
breath whoops up Nc Kinley,which
would seem to be an unnecessary
thing to do.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
Easily Settled.

They fell into conversation on the
avenue street car. as men will 20 pass
away the time. and when one Of them
happened to mention he was from Pit
tsburg the other turned to him with:
"Pittsbrrg. Ell? Dear me. but how
singular!"
How do you mean, sir?" was asked.
why, I was in PittsBurg twenty.
ona years ago and Ldst tan nantaL
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

The Republican party seems to
be blind to the inevitable, that the
disfranchisement of the illiterate,
purchasable and corruptible voter
will be for their good as a party
in the South, but it Is true never.
theless.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

The democrats have nothing to
gain in DISTINGUISHING the illiterate
colored voter. Hence, the hue and
cry raised in certain republican
quarters is only for political effects.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

1t used to be the law in Virginia
that none but free holders were
entitled to vote, and it wasn't {
bad law either.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

The black man has been a dis
turbing element in the political
history Of the South fol many
years. The day that he is removed
from politics his advancement, in.
dependence and moral good gener
ally will have really begun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

1t is a favorable Indication that
the proceedings of the State Con
ton, at Norfolk, met with the ap-
prevail of the Richmond Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

The Tenth of May frost got here
on the third this seasOn-seven
days ahead of time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
DIR. j. H. MORGAN
DENTIST

IazeweD Virginia.
Special Attention given to
the preservation of the natural
teeth. Gold corwn and bridge
work. Artificial on and base.
Nothing but first class work
done.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

The Norfolk Convention met, OF
gained and did it's work-all in
one day. Quick work this.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
GA - II o1TA.
Bears the Hhs Kind You Have Always Bought
'''' Of &XZzzMx
Stookholders Meetino

stockholders Meeting.
Pursuant TO provisions of charter,
the annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Buckhorn Iron and
improvement Company will be held
at the office of Secretary and Treas
urer, Mt Tazewell, Va. on the secoi d
Monday liz May 14) 1900.
II. G. STUART, President.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

The first straw hat of the season
passed through town last week
headed South.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
The Democratic Platform.

pies or Democracy as euunciated
in the national platform of the
party adopted at Chicago in 1896.
ave heartily endorse William
Jennings Bryan as the logical
Democratic candidate for the presi.
dency of the United States, and
we instruct our delegates to the
National Convention TO be held At
Kansas City to vote accordingly.
awe denounce the Republican
policy of Imperialism as un- Demo-
cratic, un- American and uDconsti-
tutional.
Virginia has ever been fore
most in the battling for the
republic against the empire, and
it is with an unfaltering confidence
in the patriotism of her sons that
we call upon them TO again stand
against the empire and for the
republic. We declare that there
can be no government 10y the
republic OF our fathers except that
which is dominated by the Consti-
tition of the United States, and
that neither in the promotion of
our welfare nor in accordance
with the Constitution can the
United States acquire and govern
any territory whatsoever as a sub
ject province nor deny to the
people of any territory to be re
tanned under our control the
blessings of constitutional liberty,
nor can we hope to raise the level
of American citizenship by pour
ing into it a horde of Asiatics.
ENEMIES OF THE REPUBLIC.
"Therefore, in the interest OF
the American people and Ameri-
can institutions, and in harmony
with the teachings of our wisest
statesmen of all parties as "a plain
duty we demand that the Philip.
pine Islands be turned over as soon
as practicable to their own inhabit'
ants; that the people of Porto
Rico be given a Just territorial
government before their substance
is stolen by carpet-baggcrs, and
that we promptly and honorably
make good our solemn declarations
concerning Cuba. We Democrats
of Virginia are opposed to mill,
tarism and great standing aTmies
as the worst enemies~of the re-
public.
1--WE declare unalterbIe oppos-
ton TO criminal trusts and to every
other illegal com binalon of CAPT.
tai. We denOunce such trust as "A
serious menace to the public wei.
fare, restricting the opportunities
and absorbing the substance of
the people. They are the direct
product of partial and unjust leg.
islation and the reckless multi
plicatiOn of corporations without
suitable provisions for their con.
troll. The right of American
freemen must not be sacrificed in
the interest of corporations band ed
together for their destruction. We
arraign the Republican party boil
for Its failure 10 enforce existing
laws and to enact others against
the trusts.
EIGHS- HOUR LAW.
"Whereas there is pending in
Congress a bill forbidding con
tractors doing work for the United
States Government, similar to the
work done by the Government in
its own shops, requiring laborers
on such work to work for grea 81
number of hours per day than the
laborers in the government shops
are required to work.
"ResOlved, That we endorse the
principles of said bill as being lust
and cOmmendable.
"The Democrats of Virginia in
convention assembled, do here by
endorse the clean aud honest adj
ministratiOn of j. Hoge TYLER, gov.
y
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11
~rrHsEDagg Notice

All parties are hereby notified not
to trssspass on the lands or dam OF
the undersigned by hunting, fishing
or In any other manner. The law
will certainly be enfo: ced agair st
such
&. w. Grrrver.
Samuel Gilcnwaters.
j. G. Bailey.
H. f. Perry.
j. Ed. Peery.
Nj. l.. Peery.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

better than cure. TUFTS Liver
Pills will not only cure, but if
taken in time will prevent
Sick Headache,
dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, torpid
liver and kindred diseases.
TUFTS Liver PILLS
ABSOLUTELY CURE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

A prominent Republican OF
Tazewell remarked OH the street
that he intended to vote for the
Constitutional Convention until it
was made n party issue, but would
not now, and would not vote for
any thing the Democrats endorsed.
We are glad to know that one in
teligent Republican acknowledges
that there is something OF good in
it, If the convention was a good
thing without party endorsement,
why not good stilli
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE.-we cannot pub
Itch free, long obituary notices, resolutions Of
respect, &C. We charge a small amount to
lover cost OF setting up. Short notices will
90 publ shed free.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

scendant of any such person, aud
when any such constitution shall
have been framed 1t shall be
submitted to vote of the people
for ratification or rejection, and
the Democratic party pledges that
the expenses incident TO a constitu.
tiOnal convention shall be kept
down TO the lowest possible figure"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-11

Advertising rates furnished on appli-
cation.
Ente red at the Tazewell Val post
Office as second class matter.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-15

A grapsman named Antoine Vidal.
at Los Angeles, had an experience he
will not soon forget. He was loading
grapes Into his wagon from freight
car and before going to work hitched
his team to the rear OF the freight car
while he opened the door and inspected
the load inside.
While he wns inside switch engine
came down the track. coupled to the
front end and started OF with the car.
man and horAes. The man commenced
to shout, the horses did their best TO
keep up with the car, and the wagon
went merrily humping over the ties.
The cries OF the man finally reached
the ears Of the engineer, and he stop
ped, only to ind that II be had kept on
Tor another 80 yards he would have
pulled the heads on the horses.
The teamster had a At right there
when he saw how close be had come to
killing his horses, However, there was
no harm done beyond q few broken
harness straps and the wounded feel
lngs Of the driver, who had to stand q
storm Of objurgations from the engine
men.-Los Angeles Herald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-15
TO RESTRAIN G0EDBL.
Republicans Threaten to Ap-
peal to u. S. Courts.
SO PLAN IF TAYLOR LOSES.
0oeboi's Attorneys and tho Goebci Lead.
ers Think There Is Nothing In 1t.
Contest Opened Before Legislative Com
rnittee Today,

FRANKFoRT, KY, Jan. 15.--The Re.
couraging news from the eminent law.
yers who are representing the Republi.
can contestees. They claimed to have
assurances that even If Governor Taylor
aud Lieutenant Governor Marshall be
unseated by the Legislature, they will
institute proceedings before Federal
Judge Evans, at Louisville, TO restrain
the Democratic contestants from taking
the offices, and that a year or more will
elapse before the case can be finnlly de-
oided, as the case will be carried up to
the supreme court, no matter how 1t
may be decided by the inferior courts.
Meanwhile they say the Republicans
will hold the offices. Senator Goebel's
attorneys and the Goebel leaders gener-
ally do not think there is anything in
this claim, as they insist that no fed.
eral question Is involved and the case II
filed would have no standing in the
Federal courts.
The hearing of the evidence in the
contests for governor and lieutenant
governor began today. The committee
to try the contest in the case Of the gov.
ernorship 10 composed Of ten Democrats
and one Republican.
MIR. Goebel will have special counsel
who will look after his case when Ger.
tain counts are being considered. Judge
James p. Tarvin, Of Covington; Zack
Phelps and Aaron Kohn, OF Louisville,
will be among the Goebel special ooun-
sci. Former Governor W. o. Bradley,
Judge W. H. Yost, OF Lexington; Judge
A. 2. Humphrey and David W. For.
leigh. of Louisville, will be among those
who will look after Governor Taylor's
Oase. ...-.l.- .L-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-15
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS.
Great Britain. Germany and France Tool
Nearly 10 Per Cent Of Total
Nf Amount,

WAsHINaToN, Jan. 15.-Mr. Frank II.
Hitchcock, chief OF the foreign markets
division of the agricultural department,
has prepared an interesting collation. OF
figures showing the respec tive amounts
Of our agricultural exports which go to
the several countries Of Europe and Of
the other continents. Tho period COW
cred Is 1894 to 1893. The statement
shows that the agricultural products ex.
ported from the United States during
the five years. had an average value oil
$683, ,636.20l. OF these enormous ex
ports. about 90 per cent found market
in the United Kingdom and its various
dependencies.
The sum paid by the British people
Tor the American farm produce pur.
chased dnriug the period mentioned
reached as high as $403, ,9b3, 1854 year
Great Britain alone took more than one.
half OF all our agricultural exports, the
consignmcnts' credited to that country
forming about,56 per cent Of the total
shipments, and having an average an.
nual valuelof $382, ,407,7O
Germany, which ranks next to the
United Kingdom as q market .or the
products Of American agriculture, re.
ceived about IS per cent OF the exports
for l894-l89S. the average yearly value
amounting to $50, ,820,274
France, with purchases that averaged
&3, 1888, 100 q year. or about SO per cent
OF the total, wns the third country in
Importance. These three countries
the United Kingdom. Germany and
France-received together nearly 75 per
cent Of the total agricultural exports.
After the three countries just men.
toned, the Netherlands. Belgium. Oan.
ada, Italy and Spain afforded the most
important markets.