Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-10-18
MAJ. ANDERSON'S
SPEECH.
A Fine Audience and a
.s,kSpIendid Address.

and member OF the Oonstitutional
Conven ton, spoke here on Wednes-
day in the court House. Although
the notice Of his coming only
reached Tazewell on Saturday be-
fore, giving very short notice, there
was a good audience present, the
court House being we'll filed with
many of the best people, including
many ladies'. This was Mai.
AndersOn's first visit to TazewelI,
aud the people were more than
glad to see aud hear this distIng>
uished Virginia gentleman. After
his speech was over many OF the
people sought an introduction to
Maj Anderson, and every body felt
that no mistake had been madei
nominating him for Attorney Gen.
eral.
Maj. Anderson was introduced
by Judge s. @. Graham in 0 short
speech, and spoke in part, as fol-.
lowe: The issues in Virginia have
no connection with national politics
at this time, but involve purely
home questions, in which every
W hite Democrat and Republican
alike and their posterity ere in
crested. The currency question
which once divided the people, has
been settled, and so far ss we can
see, settled forever, but not by the
enactment of law, but the industry
and activity of the people, direct
ed by merciful Providence, into
new channels. Its settlement has
not proved the Democrats wrong
nor the Republicans right, In theiI
positions. The opening of the
great gold fields Of the world have
poured stream of yellow metal
into the channels OF trade moro
than sufficient to compensate for
all the silver that was out-lawed
by all the nations of the world, the
UnIled States included. The out
put OF gold now is giving the
people more currency than they
ever had, and there Is worldwide
prosperity, which argues a world.
wide cause.
The TariffquestIon has also been
practically settled. There is now
no longer any need for protection
Tor any industries In which our
people are engaged, or can engage.
The last official utterance of the
lamentsd Mckinley said that the
Tariff had done its work, and that
Reciprocity must take it's place.
Reciprocity is UNIVERSAL free trade.
| On questions OF Home Rule. now
before the people of the State,
there is division.
| One resulC of the civil war was
to put ths right of suffrage into
the hands OF Five million SINH
barbsrOus people OF another race
threatening the state with q rule
OF despotism and disgrace. In
about one third of the counties the
the negroes got control of local
affairs, and in enc county today,
Alexandria, there are negro officers
The white manhood of Virginia
will never submit to negro domins-
tion' The nergo is here to remain
and must be justly and fairly dealt
with, and will be, but allowed to
rule the white people, never.
The white people of Virginia have
determined that the right OF suf-
frage must be taken from the vic
ious, corruptible voters and this Ia
the question the convention is
wrestling with now. The idea that
it will oe necessary TO disfrsnc nchlse
any white man, Is false. There In
no such purpose on the part Of the
convention. The speaker said he
wished he was as sure OF his own
election as that no white man viii
} be deprived of bis vote, aad he
felt absolutely certain OF his ovr
election
The convention is going on with
,, Is work, many changes will b.
! made in the laws of the State. AND
, che people will be given the bss
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