Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-10-19
PUBLIC SPEAKING
A Red Letter Day for
Democracy.

ocracy in Tazewell. The announce
ment that there would be several dis
tinguished speakers here drew
crowds of people from all sections OF
the county. There hasn't been as
many people in Tazewell at one time
for many day as were here on Tues.
day. The Republicans occupied the
Court House and with a baud of
hired musicians from Bluefeld, sue
ceeded in getting crowd which
filed the Court House, to hear The
Hon. Jacob Yost, of Staunton. and
Col. Esau Hartwell, of Bluefeld.
speak. Between Jacob and Fsau
and Col. Jas. s. Browning, of Poca-
hontas, who made the last speech of
the day, the crowd was held, and
Judging from the applause, were
highly entertained.
The Democrats, fearing that the
Town Hall would not hold the peo-
pie who might v ish TO hear the Dem
ocratic speakers, "a fear which seems
to have been well founded,) deter
mined early in the day to hold their
meeting on the Court Green, and
not in the hall, as at first decided
upon. A platform was hastily ar
ranged, chairs placed, aud although
in close proximity to the Court
House and subjected to the interrup-
tions of the applause aud the band
upstairs, proved to be satisfactory
arrangemer {.
MIR. E. J.. Greever introduced the
Hon. A. j. Montague, Attorney
General of the State, and a
prominent candidate for the
next Cover nor in a well timed speech.
Mr.. Montague came forward amid
hearty applause, and for one hour
and more held his large audience.
Mr.. Montague is young man,
and although his reputation as an
orator and man of ability was
known among US, our people were
hardly prepared for such great
speech as he gave US. His magnet
ism-his dynamic eloquence swept
the audience like storm, For more
than an hour he poured forth with
irresistible power all array of facts
in such eloquent dress as has seldom
been heard here. Mr.. Montague
clearly established himself as one of
the foremost orators and thinkers of
the State.
After this eloquent address Hon.
j l.. JeffrIes, State Senator snd q
candidate for Attorney General OF
the State, was introduced 10y Mr.. ID.
81. Smith, in short and appropriate
speech. Mr.. Jeffnes, coming Oh
when hL did after the eloquent ad-
dress which had preceded him, held
his crowd with apparent ease for an
hour. He spoke WITH great earnest
ness and showed clearly that he
knew what he was talking about, and
with an earnestness and honesty
which impressed his hearers.
1t would be worse than foolish to
undertake to do justice to these two
splendid addresses in a newspaper
report. Though delivered lnder nd
verse circumstances and uriavorGble
surroundings, still they we've fine,
and gave great pleasure 40 those who
heard them. The speakers left on
the afternoon train, llr. Jeflries for
his home in Culpepcr and Mr.. Mon
tague for Graham, where he spoke
to large meeting at night.
Extracts from Mr.. Montaguet
speech here Tuesday:
"From the way that band plays
Dixie they must all be Democrats
That is no TIME for our Republican
friends. And by the way, j am TOLD
that they are all Democrats"
mckinley does the best he cal
with the gang he has around him.
] "The only way to remedy mucl
of the corruption of our governmen
is to elect our Senators directly b,
the people.
sLincoln believed that the Decla
ton of Independence rested upo
the consent Of the governed. Th
Republicans believe that it rest upo
guns, bayonets AID cannons."