Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31
SPOTS Bros.
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

The made.to.order majority for the con.
sttutional convention is about fifteen
thousand. That is what 'they said' 1t
would be.
If the Turkey forces the American
Eagle to come to blows there will hardly
be enough of it left to furnish even an Of
toman thanksgiving dinner.
A leading architect of Chicago states
that plans for at least $l0, ,O00, 900 worth OF
building have been laid aside in that city
on account of the labor strikes there. 1t
is great pity that settlement canno: be
effected between the contractors and the
labor unions. Such settlement would
cause an immediate revival Of the building
industry.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, made
strong speech in the Senate on the 25th
inst. in support Of the policy Of President
Mckinley in the Philippines. He spoke
approvingly Of the Presidents high honor
and nttgrity and wise course in all the
Philippine. trouble. 1t is refreshing to
witness an earnest Democrat like Senator
Morgan laying aside the apparel Of the par
tisan and treating q great question %
patriot.
The Richmond Times expresses itself
very strongly in favor of return TO the
old time viva voce method of voting in
Virginia. The Virginia Democracy, e.
pecially in the eastern part Of the State,
has become too much welded to ballot
box stuffing and using fraudulent ballots
to ever return to any system OF voting
that is likely to be fair. Even new Con-
stitutiou will not kill the habit Of cheating
at elections.
The exports of manufactured products
from the United States during the month
of April, 1900, amounted to $40, 900, ,O0Oi in
value. This is & record unparalleled in the
commercial history of the country. There
has been phenomenal increase in our ex'
port trade since the Dingley tariff became
law. So much for the predictions Of the
free traders as to the blow which . pro-
tective tariff would inHict upon our trade
with foreign countries.
The Richmond Times of the 29th inst.
says that it Is gratifed to hear THAT some
of the prominent judges in Virginia are
showing willingness to act as delegates to
the forthcoming Constitutional Conven.
tion." The Times calls upon the news
papers of the State to arouse public sent'
ment to the importance Of sending the
very best men to the convention. II says:
'Let them impress the fact that this is not
to be political gathering" We might
call this foolish dreaming, and We predict
that the convention will be as partisan as
the last Legislature, made up Of profes.
sional, small calibre politicians.
Some Of our Democratic friends have
been wondering why we said nothing
about the action of the Elections Commit.
tee in deciding to report in favor Of Rhee
in the Congressional contest case Of Walk.
er against Rhea. We we're so much sur.
prised and disgusted al the result, that We
thought it best to remain silent until We
could find out something about how the
thing had been done. The result was -
much of surprise to the Democrats Of this
district as it was to the Republicans. There
is strong suspicion that there Was dicker.
ing with the Republican members OF the
committee who were against General
Walker. For those men the Republicans
of the Ninth District will have the pro-
foundest contempt.