Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-04-05
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

binatlons to take the nomination away
from Bryan.
When Jack Chinn takes the lecture
platform he should not carry bis manu-
script in his hip pocket The timid in his
audience might dodge under chairs.
The Republicans of Virginia should
commence a fight in 1900 for honest cleo
lions in the State, and never stop until
they win, even if it takes a century to gain
success.
The Bryanites first said the "Gener-
al' wouldn't come. Then they said be
had come, but feared he wouldn't stay
Now they are afraid that they can't chase
him away.
The puzzling problem in the sunny
South is how to help continue the pres
ent prosperity Administration without
seeming to admit that the "nigger" hai
right to vote.
The Democrats have quit talking 81
much about the Philippines. They have
a new text-Puerto Rico. Poor fellows
they are made very happy when straw
is blown their way.
The boastings of Paul Kruger abou
what he is going to do to the British
shows that he is either in his dotage or il
a reckless boaster. He will hardly re.
take Bloemfonten. II he undertakes t
do it he will most likely be made cap
tive by the British.
If it should be decided by the court 0
last resort that Taylor is Governor 0
Kentucky they will probably lynch him
If it is decided that he is not Governor
he may be legally hanged. So, really, tn,
decision Of the courts may become {
matter Of perfect Indifference to him.
The splendid capacity of the Demo
Gratis for laundering is once mole beau
tifully illustrated by the solid vote they
gave against the repeal of the Horton
law in New York. The prizefghtn.
fraternity appears to have been able t.
command the support Of every Demo
cratic Senator up at Albany.
The Democratic press of Virginia i,
nearly solidly in favor Of holding a Con
stitutional Convention, and for making i
a party issue. The machine is silent OF
the subject When its ukase is published
it will then be known what course the
Democratic State Convention will pursue
The whole matter rests with Boss Mar
tin.
The Philadelphia Press says that WOO
has fallen in price about ten per cent in
the last three months, but that the aver
age grades of wool are worth just twice as
much as they were when Mr.. Ceveland's
tariffs and Bryan's free silver had brought
the wool grower of this country to the edge
of ruin.
We heard well informed Democrat
recently say that the Democrats could
nominate a man who would be triumph
antiy elected President, Ind that man is
Grover Cleveland. The gentleman who
expressed the opinion was an ardent sup
porter of Bryan in 1896 There can be no
question that Mr.. Cleveland is regaining
some Of his once great popularity with the
Democracy. With all his faults he is vast
ly the superior of William j. Bryan, as a
statesman and politician.
To be consistent, Democratic statesmen
of the strict construction school ought to
denounce all the acts and correspondence
of the Stale Department in connection
with the "Open door" policy in China.
As a diplomatic achievement it will bring
great credit to the United States, but
Democratic statesm ent should call atten-
ton to the fact that the entire proceed
ing is unconstitutional since there is not
word in the Constitution authorizing
the Secretary of State to do anything of
the kind The Democratic idea of an
American Secretary Of State is that he
should spend his time making faces at
other governments.
Ten men have been arrested on the
charge of completely in the assassination
of Goebel. The air is full of stories of con-
LESSONS by some Of those charged with
aiding IN his murder, but no proof has so
far been made public to substantiate these
rumors. Certainly the evidence of con-
spiracy to murder Goebel is far from con.
elusive Golden's statement is the only
thing upon which to bIse even the suspi-
cion of conspiracy, and there are many
things to be remembered in connection
with what Golden has said. First of all is
Of Cincinnati, riot fame. Then
there is the blood money fund of 500, 900,
in the annals of criminal
in the United States, and as
sisting the INSCRIPTIONS trickster with
corruption fund at his disposal is the
basest of human passions, the thirst for
the vengeance of the vendetta, the lust for
office, and the greed of Judas. Add to
this the prejudices of an infamed popu-
lace, the most villainous prostitution of the
press in the history of journal
ism, and the insecurity and partisan bias
Of the judiciary, and we have an approx
estimate of the forces at work to make of
murder cloak for treason.
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