Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-08-20
THURSDAY. AUGUST 20, 1908.
NEW KIND OF WARFARE.


the Old Dominion has been as noted for
its chivalrous soldiers as for it's fair women.
1t has furnished to history galaxy of as
brilliant military leaders and heroes as
has been supplied by any other people,
though, when compared by years with |
others, We are but an infant. To the list |
of great and brilliant military captains OF
the world Virginia has given the names
of Washington, Lewis, Clark, Morgan,
Scott, Taylor, Light Horse Harry and
Robert f. Lee, "StonewalI' Jackson,
Stuart, Malone and many others. Her
heroes of the ranks sleep in honored |
graves IN every State and section OF the
Union. In the past We have been boast
ful of our proves as a people, but the |
distinguished gallantry and skill Of our
soldiers, commanders and privates, have
been ample excuse for our weakness OF
sef.vaunting.
If we have had much to boast about
and feel proud of as to the martial spirit
of Virginians in the past, have we just
reason to hope that as glorious future is
in store for the military department Of the
Slater The duties imposed upon the
volunteer militia in connection with the
strike of the street car employees at Rich
mond are not we'll calculated tostreDgtheD
such hope The volunteers are sup
posed to represent the chivalry ofthe Com
monwealth am their subsection to the
performance of duties that were revolving
to the hardened city policemen was de-
graduation that must serve to destroy any
disposition on the part of worthy young
men to enter the military service of the
State.
The general police services which the
vvinn'ters were called upon to perform
during the progress of the strike were
enough out of order, but the special SER
vice rendered in connection with the So
called Fulton Riot" was disgrace to the
armed soldiery of the State. According
10 admissions of the Richmond News
Leader, which is the avowed defender Of
the interests of the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company and the apologist for
all the militia did for the protection of the
company's interests, our soldiers were
made the wretched tools Of disreputable
creature, employed as a detective, for
perfectiDg a conspiracy to degrade The
strikers and put them in disrepute with
law.abiding citizens. The News-Leader
admits that Manager Huff and Colonel
Geo. Wayne Anderson "were cat's'paws"
in the hands of the detective, Newman.
These two gentlemen were witnesses in the
prosecution of the men who were arrested
as participants in the Fulton Riot.
Cne is the manager of the Passenger and
Power Company and the other was COM
msnder of the soldiers who had been
mobilize d at Richmond to police the city
and suppress the strike. From the testi'
mony of Huff and Anderson, as reported
in the News Leader, the public is warran'
ted in believing that they were willing
cats.paw's of Newman. And they are re-
sponsible in great measure for the dis
graceful transaction at Fulton.
We gather from the editorial remarks
of our Richmond contemporary that there
is deep conviction in the minds of many
people that Manager Huff "put up job"
and that Col. Anderson joined in the plot
To relieve them from suspicion the News
Leader urges that they should be indicted
and prosecuted for conspiracy. This is a
very ingenious but impractical suggestion
for the vindlcation of two of the most
prominent men connected with the trans
action. 1t impractical because all the
evidence upon which conviction could
be based is in the breasts of the men who
would be prosecuted and those who were
associated with them in the affair. Such
q prosecution might result in a verdict of
"guity but not proven" but the men
would remain convicted at the bar Of pub
lie opinion.
A short time ago We made some criti'
cisns of Governor Montague because Of
his seeming attitude of indifference and
secrecy toward the lawessness then pre-
vailing in Richmond. The News Leader
undertook to defend the Governor, and
stated that be had been in close touch
with all the parties interested in the situa-
ton. We would like to know if the
Governor knew of the interviews that
we're taking place at the Westmoreland
Club between Manager Huff and Col.
Anderson, of the one part, and spyde-
tectiyes, Newman and Hanks, of the other
part.
Governor Montague is commander.in-
chief Of the military of the State, and
Col. Anderson was his trusted lieutenant.
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