The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-10-22

(cate City Hersid.l
The iark< courtroom az Gate cux
fairly veil fiisd With esfixeas Of N,
county Monday ~ho listened meat .,,.,-
| lively and rsspeesfaii. TO a sisess.ioa Of
The issues Involved IN the present can.
paige "y hessrs- r. T. Irvine and y. c.
Noel the able aud eloquent Young can
d'dsies for the State Senate. No a,.-
c"ss'en vas ever listened 10 more respect :
'"''y at this place, aud the speakers sc-
quilted therselses in highly ereditsbie
manner.
Bach had an hour in his opening speech
a"a h'teen minutes in reply. and ,hev
made excellent use Of the tinse.
Mr.. Irvine opened the disess.,o, II.
vas iotroSseed by Mr.. y. 4. Carter. who
spoke Of him az a gentleman ~i,hovt /.
nav upon bic character aud OF the hieh.s,
ability; broad, progressive man. thor.
onghly identified With the interests and
development Of the district.
Mr.. lrvine's speech ~as shsrne,er;,.s
by fairness and candor. and thai consider.
alton for the rights and feeling. Of hi,
opponents that has made him 80 pon.i,,
throughout Soutwes, Virginia. lie con-
hned himself 20 State issue. and cb.l.
lengcd the opposition to show wb.r.i,
the Democracy has been deiinquent in
the administration Of our state govern
men'' or has squandered a single dollar If
inc peoples money. u i the farmer.
ne SAID ~ho compose the sinewso ON,
country, and the Democracy has cont.
W mae me burden Of taxation a. li-hs
a. possible upon their shoulders n.
piaudcd the non partisan patriofi.,, - ~
men Who msde oar new constitution -
: proved wherein IL shifts the t,ra.,.- ,
rom the farmers and mechanic. 10 ~. ,
ana other great corporatjors
'e'noerStie management all the /
state othcers Of Virginia serve for -
pay than those Of any otbrr So.
's Mr. Irvine has Investigated. snd th.,. I
1ae never been a Democratic d.f.nft.-
men - = wonderful record for tho ,,,t-
nv approved The uev constitution. aud
'hoHed thui it vas endorsed bv Coo.
nan Slemp, who was pscsoat
re sara - vas best 10 have renresent.- =
''s ln accord With the dominant mart,
,nts y regarded a. the rich section of he
I, '.s s"H the eastern counties will frv 10 I
zoe "'ruchs Of government on us Y
hieh makes it oi the hirhest iarort.nr, =.
bat we have The most ines,r,is .,.'.,ee \,
'uf representative. This h. an i,,nor,.,', q
'i"'' anu one that should De .e,ion.i, n
onsidcrcd by our pcoflc
N'. r. A. hogc introduced Nj No,i d, y
nest speech, iu which be stated tb,t H., 4.
onia see no reason whv q Repnbii,sr
eula have no influence with , a.
' ,,l. Democratic majority DO the Les
Mr. Noel claimed that the oountr. b. IN
~ porous condition o. result Of Re. ,.
nniiceu rule. that the Renubii.,, -. CO
the poor mans friend. tb.t AZ, ..s,.,.
'ction Of The state gets an The frri.i,,,,- se
preparations, aud characterized 10 ~, Oh
T"pflatiou 90 S.u0.unu for the r.t...t..... ie
position aud Of $4,000 for ,i.o C,u,,i..ii vi
'esi sstun a. a useless waste or r,,. ca
le' lie asserted that fhc Rensti;c.,. 90
e entitled 90 the crodi, fa, rni.i-- in
hoois OF the South. Ia claim rbirt ~
INA is VIDE % TIE mark lie rrificisea va
"." constitution at length. ana i, ND
'''u 'nAt ihe tendency OF the cornorn-
'o'"i is-ion wonld hc 20 force cor th|
ratlons into politics ne ,ss,r,,a ~. an
e'eland appointed more nrrrn,. ~. 80, Th
40 Roosevelt, and that There h.5 49,. -ir
rginia. ''''" 'n he.
AF. irvine in his reply shoscd Ga. inn ait
Rance 10 Virginia tbe Jamcstownc,. uh
'i'ion would be, aud said ih- Camni,.u era
es''eai'on vas right aud proved MAJ can
"emocrsc, would rcprovc and runi.f ae
o"n c'n doors. hc showed that d, eau
posed The Walton Law iu the Lerisl,- opp
e. ana that smother hin alleged 10 ian. Cor
introduced 10y him was introduced DIS
a hepuNiiean and he opposed 10 ms sen
ofd b" the Legislature is above erifi. sra
o. BE reply Nc Noel CHARGED that A. clos
me prepared hill in regard 10 lana
cnts that would have been highly ~
Gus leaving The Impression thar ~,
sHs introduced ten Years AZ, Ne, %
irvine va member oi the Ieri.la- We
NJ. Irvine promptly arose .ns Anu
ice "cirs suthor Of the bin. and st,t.5 IRE
tue hiil was drasn hv Mr. RuUift 80 org'
oeucei by Senator Bruce. and IL ~ acn'
ga TO he an excellent measure. He Lie
asked he opponent 10 be did not an sen,
r ne hiil aud urge its passage. and h, W.
ga that be did not. Mr. Irvine tbcn
IRON his pocket a letter 90 Senate,
re Urging the passage OF the hin ,,5
ca oN Mr. Nocls and others ar Nj
ne signed d At toe request Of bis on vi
'"' without giving ii much ihought. been