The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-11-26
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DEMOCRATS.


on the same ticket, was responsible,
in large nes-u,e Tor the defeat q
Hon. r. T. Irvine. The District /,
Democratic. am Democrats should
not feel discouraged. Hon. n. S
Kane. Of Scott County. several year,
ago, aeIeated one Of the most popular
Republicans in the Southwest. in !
very exciting race for the Senate, &C
the result IN this election is no cri.
'efion upoa which to base an opinion
The result. however, should serve 70
arouse the Democrats to organiza.
ton. The milk sops" in the party
have abused without any earthly
cause Senator Thomas S. Martin.
They have characterized him as a
,rickster. and ringster and applied
other abusive epithets TO him, all Of
which are false and here and now we
challenge them to the proof. We
well recall some years ago. in = mass
meeting At Wise c. H.. Senator Mar
tin was characterized a. = schemer
aud triekster. The man who made
the charge probably did not know
the meaning Of the word. but had
heard It at some cheap John circus.
and thought a trickster was the
clown ia the performance. and that
Senator Martin at some time in his
lite performed tricks m the circus.
IL is aeout ON par with ali the bold
assertions Of A. J. Montague and his
crowd Of party disorganizers. We
Know of men, tried and true workers.
who have been driven into retirement.
or The Republican party as a result
OF III. Moutague's administrations
Senator Martin believes in orgapisa-
ton, aud is a strict party man. lie
has mo- favors 90 bes,ow on the Re /
puhlioans. and asks no quarter oil
them. and moreover he has their past
record a. his fingers ends. and
SHOWS that were they 20 get control
'i the state. the work OF years would
be destroyed. the public free schools
crippled, negro policemen and negro
Judges would throw the Old state
backward fifty years, aud her onward
march be- checked But Co sheol with
III ihi- rot about Democratic trick /.
tiers.
"party zeal and party work is
.auso Tor party ostracism. aud those
roman Aionise- who view che battle
rom affair." without the courage or
.erve 90 measure lsucos in the thick
% Che fray. arc Co step M after the
attie is won, and reap the rewards
victory. then the party is doomed
Tor oar para we have our time fully ,
eeupicd in exposing che misdeeds of 0
be Republicans. and have no time
.or inclination 20 abuse Democrsts
or zoo much 1cal in tho cause.
The deplorabie affair At Fairv,ew ,
an eNampleoi the lengths 60 which 0
ho Republicans will go. a more Z
amnablc. cowardly conspiracy Co.
ommit murder WAS never hatched
he tools Of those incediarv orators
ho preached bloolshed an over q
cote County should be punished .
a' it should not stop there. The /
aiers should be indicted for the
'nsp'raey. aud taught that the
eihots whereby they made way
ith Goebel. are not, and never vill
3, tolerated ia the County OF Scott r
IL IL is fact that Republican ora -
o. went through che county teach. '
3 iuoendiarism and bloolshed they 2
Guild be yaaked before tho court +
led made o. answer The Judges 4
oaid be iorewsrned aud take no
anees. The county Judge should "
ihat M future enough armed meu u
e present 70 carry out the election [
'osding TO law. and not a. band
marauding Republicans would 8.
sc IL. &c
The law should be yindieated, and :
example made Of these assassins ST
'ir fellow conspiiaiors. and seees.
lies. before aud sner the fact. that -,
y be lesson TO the evil doors Of -
u county 20 the end Of time. u
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