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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
NOT UNJUST ASSAULTS

The Norfolk Virginian- has COM
mented on recent editorial" Registrars
Have Taken No OATH" published in the
Republican" In that editorial we re.
ferred to the fact of having addressed an
open letter to the Revision Committee of
the Constitutional Convention, and thai
only two of the eleven members OF the
Committee had responded to our letter.
The Pilot has this to say about 1t:
$50 far as the grievance of the Republi-
can against the gentlemen in question is
concerned, it seems to us that grievance ia
robbed of good deal of its acuteness by
the palpable fact that the Republican was
fishing for campaign material, and by the
further.fact that the Republicans have per.
misrepresented the Convention,
maligned its motives and most unfairly
assailed its work. Even our Tszewell con-
temporary, (which is head and shoulders
ABOVE its party In ability and in character,
has seen fit to fritter away its time in petty
nagging and futile and unjust assaults, in
stead Of speaking out for the best interests
of the State"
The Pilot while paying us a compliment
has also done US injustice. When we adj
dressed the open letter to the Revision
We tere not fishing for campaign
nateria al, buyhOped to arouse enough sen.
.iment assinst the outrage that had been
,ommat by the Conventionsto force the
egistraJ vto take an oath before entering
lpon tHeir work. Unsupported, our in
iuepE YVES two small to accomplish our
'uEFose; and the reluctance of the Demo.
'rftic prees to assist was strong proof of its
Endorsement of the wrong and Of its being
nfentionally done by the ConyeQlion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

The Republicans have not persistantly
misrepresented the Convention and
maligned its motives. Every step, every
movement of that body was accompanied
by partisanship run mad. 1t usurped
powers that belonged to the people and
perfidiously violated the wost sacred
pledges its party had made by PLATFORM
resolutions and direct declarations of its
leaders. Its browning act Of injustice and
outrage was the selection of men with
elastic consciences to sit in judgment upon
the most sacred right of citizens, without
hampering them with an oath. The pro-
vision in the ordinance relieving registrars
from taking an oath was corrupt, a dirty
trick. Many members of the Convention
were not aware Of its existence, and 1t
escaped even the notice OF one member OF
the Revision Committee, who would not
have voted for it, if he had known it was
in the ordinance.
We have said many severe things about
the late Constitutional Convention, but at
times someof our Democratic contempora'
ries have been equally as severe. Our Nor
folk contemporary has written some very
caustic criticisms. We have now one OF
its editorials discussing the wholesale dis
franchising of the negro, which it termed
Acknowledgement foolshness." The Pilot
closed tina editorial with the following par
agraph:
"The esteemed Republican party can
we'll afford to felicitate itself on its fool
enemies, and those paid attorneys of the
corporations, sitting as delegates in the
Convention to frame a Constitution for
the State of Virginia"
This is pretty singing. Nearly as much
SO as anything we have said.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
plsfranChislrg White Republicans,
Richmond News.

Richmond News.
County Chairman Blair, of the Republ'
can party of Wythe county, calls on Inc
Richmond News to make good its promise
to expose in its columsn any registrar gully
of DISTINGUISHING white man. We do not
know bowwe can fulfill that promise bet
ter than by printing Mr.. Blair's letter.
which will be found in another column. 1t
contains q very clear statement of what
Mr.. Blair alleges, and, we have no doubt
believes, to be facts.
If it is true that the registrars in Wythe
county have disfranchised any respectable
white men, they have violated the pledge
given by their party and the purposes OF
the constitutional convention and have
gone counter to the wishes of the vast
majority of the white people Of the State
and to the requirements of public policy.
The distinct pledge was that no wl.ite man
! in the State should lose his vote because
of this new constitution. That pledge ls
binding on every Democrat and should be
sacredly observed. The distinct under
standing and purpose is that political
fights in Virginia hereafter shall be fair
fights among white men regardless of their
politics. With the negro vote practically
eliminated-which it is the purpose of t is
constitution to Ido-there is no ex'
ouse for depriyng any white man of his
vote on any pretext Of course, the re-
iections in Wythe were done under color
and letter of the law. As matter of fact,
however, the registrars have the right al d
the power the next two years to give each
applicant clause of the constitution to
construe suitable to his capacity.
Although these men who have been re-
jected in Wythe are Republicans, we hope
earnestly that their appeal will be success
full and that the judge will have them put
on the registration books. They have
right to be there as white men, no matter
what their politics may be.
If the registrars apply the rules to which
these men have been subjected TO white
Democrats, they will raise storm about
their own heads and about the heads Of
the party leaders. If they discriminate
against white men Of one party and in
favor of white men Of another party, their
conduct will be indefensible in law and in
morals. The one excuse we have harl
hitherto for discriminating among voters
has been the need for maintaining white
rnle-not Democratic rule, but white rule.
As we have said before, if the Democratic
party cannot sustain itself before the
majority of the white people ofthis State,
it should go down. If we did not have
confidence enough In it to believe that it
could so sustain itself we would leave it.
We are glad Mr. Blair called our atten-
lion to this matter and We hope every
Democratic paper in the State will speak
out on it promptly and clearly. All of
them know that it was not the purpose Of
the constitutional convention and is not
the design Of the new constitution to DIS
franchise any white man. These men in
Wythe county are as much entitled to
consideration and protection as If they had
been voting the Democratic ticket forty
consecutive years
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

the right to pass upon the adoption or re-
lection of a Constitution.
'"THE VERY GENIUS OF FREE
GOVERNMENT, IN MY OPINION, RE-
oU1RES SUCH A SUBMISSION. 1 can
perceive no reason for departing from the
wise and just precendents of the fathers,
or from the fundamental principle under
lying the making of all Constitutions, by
giving to any convention the right to make
Constitution without submittingit to the
people for ratification or rejection"
Subsequent to this expression on the
part of Mr.. Montague, the Virginia Demo-
cracy met IN convention at Norfolk and
adopted resolution pledging that if a
new Constitution was made it should be
submitted to the people for ratification or
rejection.
Governor Montague will please tell the
people howthat pledge of his party was
kept, and what effort be madesto prevent
the violation of 'the fundamental princi-
ple underlying the making of all Constitu-
TONS" by the proclaiming of the new
Constitution instead of submitting it to
the people.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

Soft and crooked bones mean
bad feeding. Call the disease
ricketts, if you want to. The
growing child must eat the
right food for growth. Bones
must have bone food, blood
must have blood food and so
on through the list.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment for soft bones in
children. Littledoses every day
give the stiffness and shape
that healthy bones should have.
Bow legs become straighter
loose joints grow stronger and
frrnness comes to the soft
heads.
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Rightfood will cure it.
In thousands of cases SCOTS
Emulsion has provento be the
right food for soft bones in
childhood.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists.
koo-415 Pearl Street, New York.
soc. and $500; all druggists.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
The Worst Form.

Multitudes are singing the praises of Ko'
dol, the new discovery which is making sc
many sick people well and weak people
strong by dieesting what they eat, by
cleansing and sweetening the stomach and
by Transforming their food into the kind
of pure, rich, red blood that makes you
feel good all over, Mrs Crap6ll, of Troy,
|. T., writes: For a number of years was
troubled with indigestion and dyspepsia
which grew into the worst form. Finally
was induced to use Kodol aud after using
four bottles am entirely well. l heartily
recommend Kodol to all sufferers from in.
digestion and dyspepsia Take Dose at.
ter meals. 1t digests what you eat. T. r.
Smoot, Tiptop and Witen's Mills.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
WHITE REPUBll'
CANS"

I'VE publish an editorial from the Rich
bnd News under the above head. The
bmise to which Nj. Blair calls the Stten-
of the News WAS made in an editorial
lat paper published either on the SO;h
June or Let of July, 1902, and that edi'
al was responsive to one which had APP
he'd in the "Tazewell Republican" in
~ -fAwe advanced the opinion that many
whfte%sSl.S chiefly Republicans, would he
disfrand led by the use of the "under-
standln lause." The RichInon News
was bo ,.,o,ked at the suggestion and i'll its
EDITORS id:
at well to serve notice noS on tie
registra pat defrauding white Repub'i-
can va will not be tolerated. Tile
pledge It no white man in the State
should deprived of his vote by the OPP
Grafton the new constitution was SOL
emily #iven aud We believe that it must
be sac Idly fulfilled. 1t will be unless all
our professions and promises as Democrats
are liesIand were intended to be Lies and
unless he Democratic party of this State
-repr4senting the best blood and thought
and character of Virginia engages in 4
huge conspiracy to cheat and lie and swim
die foEgreed of money and lust OF place.
We doInot believe that such conditionsex-
lst. The Richmond News, as one Demo
cratic newspaper, pledges itself if it finds
\ that such conditions exist to take the lead
in exposure and denunciation. We invi e
the Tazewell Republican, or any other
Republican or citizen, to bring to our at
tenlion any case that may arise of the ex-
clusion from the registration lists OF
white man, and We promise tO-investiga:e
it to the uttermost and to demand public
attention and Reproduction for 1t and to do
, all that can be done to bring the guilty TO
punishment, in that work We believe We
would have the backing of the masses Of
the Democrats of the State They called
this convention because they were tired o.
fraud, They wanted the new constitution
because they wanted to do away with the
reason and the excuse for fraud. We hofe
and believe that they will unite soidIy in
the demand that there shall be no fraud
so far as white men are concerned"
1t Was and is still our purpose to give
the News many instances Of the disfran'
chisiDg of worthy white men by the use Of
the" understanding clause" and to call al
tentIon to the fact that, with rare excep-
tons, these men are Republicans. In
fact, we now know of no exceptions.
When the figures are made up we have no
doubt but it will be found that enc thou
sand white Republicans have been refused
registration in the Ninth District by the
use of the understanding clause" The
promise was given that this should not be
done The News said that promise would
be kept, "unless all our professions and
promises as Democrats are lies and were
intended to be lies."
The pledge has not oeen kept but has
been most fa0rantly violated; and we
have the promise Of the News to prosecute
the liars. We shall prepare number Of
indictments in the future and insist upon
the News performing the work it has
promised to do.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

WHEN Major VIM. A. Anderson spoke
at Tazewell last year he declared with
great emphasis that no white man should
be disfrancLieed under tie new Constitu-
ton. When he made that declaration he
was heartily cheered by Tazewell Demo.
cratic audience. We expect, we almost
know, that some of the REGISTRAR who have
turned down white voters were in that
audience. We expect they Oheered Major
Anderson when he made the solemn de-
claration.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
His Life In Peril.

81 just seemed to have gone all to
pieces, >" writes Alfred Bee, of Welfare,
Tex, "billousness and lame back had
made life a burden. | couldn't eat or
sleep and felt almost too worn out to work
when began to use Electric Bitters, but
they worked wonders. Now l sleep like
top, can eat anything, have gained in
strength and enjoy hard work." They
give vigorous health and new life to weak,
sickly, rundown people. Try them Only
SOC at Jno. E. Jackson's.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

We have been promised q fair election
in the Ninth District this Fall. The Re.
publicans will be entitled to one judge at
each election precinct in the district, and
those judges should be appointed by the
electoral boards of the county on the
recommendation of the Republican county
organizations. Ifthe electoral boards re-
fuse to grant this request it will be evil
dence of their purpose not to have 9 fair
election.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
EXPLANATION IN ORDER.

We see that Governor Montague is an.
nourced to speak in the Ninth Congress-
ional District in support Of the candidacy
OF F. Rhea. The Governor should ex-
plain what he meant when he said in a
letter Of April 2lst, 1900.
''But consider the making OF Con-
stitution the highest expression Of sover-
eign power. and. therefore, l think that
the work of the plplated iconvs,aiOu
should be submisil6 to the people for
ratification or rsjsf zion; And viii favor
no plan which viz iake from the people
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
Water Cure for Chronic Constipation.

Take two cups Of hot water half an hour
before each meal and just before going to
bed, also drink of water, hot or cold,
about two hours after each neal. Take
lots of outdoor exescise-walk, ride, drive.
Make regular habit Of this and in many
casesphronic constipation may be cured
without the use OF any medicine. When
q purgative is required take something
mild and gentle like Chamberlain's
Stomach aud Liver Tablets. For sale by
Jno. Z. Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
If you are for clean politics and honest
elections vote for Campbell SIemp.
The Republicans of Tazewell county will
do their duty.

Josh Westhafer, Of Loogootee, Ind, is
poor man, but he says he would not be
without Chamberlain's Pain Balm lift cost
five dollars bottle, for it saved him from
being cripple. No external application
is equal to this liniment for stiff and
swollen joints, contracted muscles, stiff
neck, sprains and rheumatism and
muscular pans. 1t has also cured numer-
GUS cases of partial paralysis. 1t ls for
sale by Jno. E.Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

Kind Lady-Here's a nickel for
you, poor man. I suppose you would
work If given a chance.
Tramp-Dat would, ma'am, but
fer only one ting.
"And what is that2"
''Me pore ole mother made me
promis' dat I wouldn't take no
chances. Detroit Free Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, | .


LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath be is SEN
Tor partner ofthe firm of f. ]. Cheney &
Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case of
CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use
of HALLS CArARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
MY presence, this 9Th day of December, "A,
ID. 1886.
[SEAL.] a. w. No.arv prhlic
Halls Catarfh Cure rs taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi.
monials, free.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
A Communication,

Mr., K1itor-Allow me to speak a few
words in favor of Ohambeflain's Cough
Remedy. suffered for three years with
the bronchitis and could not sleep at
nights. l tried several doctors and various
patent medicines, but could pet nothing
to give me any relief until my wife got a
bottle of this valuable medicine, which has
completely relieved new. s. BRoCKMAN
Bagnell, Mo. This remedy is for sale by
Jno. L, Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
Americas Famous Beauties.

Look with borrow on Skin Eruptions,
Botches, Sores, Pimples. They don't
have them, nor will any one, who uses
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve. 1t glorifes the
face. Eczema or Salt Rheum vanish be.
fore it. 1t cures sore lips, chapped hands
chilbIains. Infallible for Piles. 25c at Jno.
E. Jackson's, drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

RHEA's effort to turn General Walkers
friends against Col. slemp has been taken
by General Walkers friends in the proper
spirit. 1t has made them despise Rhea
more cordially, and has enlisted their
warm support for Colonel Slemp.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
Cures Eczema, Itching HumOrs.

Especially for old, chronic cases take
Botanic Blood Balm. II gives healthy
blood supply to the affected parts, heals
all the sores eruptions scabs, scales; stops
the awful itching and burning of eczema,
swellings, watery sores, etc. Druggist, 81,
Sample free and prepaid by writing Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Desribe trouble
and free medical advice sent in sealed let
ter.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
Look Out for Fever.

Billiousness and liver disorders at this
season may be prevented by cleansing the
system with DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
These famous little pills do not grippe. They
move the bowels gently, but copiously,
and by reason of the tonic properties give
tone and strength TO the glands, L. K,
Smoot, Tiptop and Witten Mill.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
Forty Years Torture.

To be relieved.from tortunng disease
after 40 year. torture might well cause
the gratitude of anyone That is what De-
Wits witch Hazel Salve did for Q, Ha-
new Geneva, o. He says: "DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured me Of piles after
| hA suffered 40 years" Cures cuts, burns
WOW ds, 1enin diseases Beware of counter.
~ 81, Tptop and Kitten Mills.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

Mrs. Phoebe Hearst has presented
Charles l.. Halls valuable collection Of
speciments of natural history and eth
nology, gathered in Western Alaska and
in the Yukon region, to the California
State University.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

WHEN Governor Montague spoke at
Tazewell two years ago he pledged bis
word that no honest white man should be
DISTINGUISHED in Tazewell county or in the
State.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

J. G. Pelton, aged 76, the first public
school teacher in California. is a great
grandson of Joel Pelton, who fired the fist
shot at Bunker Hill and was killed by the
first British cannon shot.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

DIR. Ais HrdliOke, a member of the
American Museum of Natural History in
New York, is in Kansas City for the pur-
pose of examining the recently excavated
Lansing Skull" He will prepare re.
port for tie American Museum.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

King Edward has conferred the dec.
Grafton of the Royal Red Cross on Miss
Annie Myers and Daisy Brazier in recog.
milton of their services in attending TO the
sick and wounded soldiers in Peking dur
ing the recent operations in China.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

A new remedy for biliousness is now on
sale at John f. Jacksons drug store. 1t
is called Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets. 1t gives quick relief and
will prevent the attack if given as soon as
the first indication of the disease appears.
Price % cents per box. Samples free.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
Out Of Deaths laws.

"When delth seemed very near from q
severe stomach and liver trouble, that |
had suffered with for years." writes P.
Muse, Durham, N. g., "Dr. Kings New
Life Pills saved my life and gave perfect
health" Best pills on earth and only 25c
at Jno. f. Jackson's drug store,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

Frank NJ. Steinhsuser, Omaha's Oldest
musician, was a student under Wagner, a
cspellmeister in the German army and
was decorated with the iron cross by King
Carl of Wurtemberg.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

SENATOR JOHN w. DANIEL spoke at
Lebanon last Tuesday in behalf Of the
candidacy of w. F. Rhea. The last time
Senator Daniel spoke in the Ninth Con-
gressional District was two years ago. He
then declared that the Republicans were
lying when they said that the Democrats
would not submit the new Constitution to
the people for ratification or rejection. We
wonder if the Senator told the people last
Tuesday who had lied about submitting
the Constitution.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

Sir Richard Poynter, president of the
Society Of Art in England, reputed to be
the highest English authority on art, has
been appointed commissioner in charge Of
the British art exhibit for the st, Louis
Worlds Fair.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

While travelling, Miss Helen Gould is
constantly attended by man named futt,
who acts as her bodyguard. One Of his
special functions is to keep kodak 6ends
from taking pictures of Miss Gould.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

COLONEL SLEMP wants to represent the
Ninth District by having honest ballots
cast for him. He would not have seat
in Congress that was won by the frauds
which gave Rhea bis seat for two terms.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

EVERY Republican in Tazewell county
and every Republican in the Ninth Con-
gressional District should give his cordial
support to Colonel Slemp.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

Professor Barnett WendalI, instructor
of English at Harvard, has been appointed
Clark lecturer in English literature at
Trinity College, Cambridge, for a year.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

Rev. Daniel Russell, pastor of the Har-
lem Presbyterian Church, of New York,
has just been elected moderator of the
Presbytery of that State.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

When you have no appetite, 90 not
relish your food and feel dull after eating
you may know that you need dose, OF
ChamberIain's stomach and Liver Tablets
Price % cents. s. Zee at John f..
Iackson's drug stoI
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

Colonel Slemp does not hesitate to de-
nounce the methods BY which honest citi-
zens are being deprived of their right to
vote.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

WHAT can Rhea's managers substitute
for the Scott county ballot? That's the
question.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16

William Booth, the head of the Salvation
Army, will be in Philadelphia from
January 81 to February 2, 1908.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
Republican Speaking.

The following list of appointments Is
announced for Republican speaking IN the
Ninth Congressional District, subject to
change
Colonel Campbell SIemp, Republican
candidate for Congress