Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-05-08

Richmond, Va, May 9th. 19O3.-Mr.
Editor:-Answering your pertinent
questions appended to my letter in the
last issue Of the News 1 hasten to say:
will vote for the re-enactment OF
the Wharton anticompact law in rela-
ton to the fire insurance trust, when
the bill comes before tho senate. I
am anxious for the opportunity to so
vote. Am really growing impatient
waiting.
Now as to my vote against the Mann
bill, / will say, that the Mann bill is
contained in section 141 OF the General
tax bill. This tax bill covers ~ pages.
The Mann bill covers about one page.
We voted on each section separately. L
voted for all the provisions OF the
Mann bill except the high license fea-
ture, which was tackled on by Finance
Committee. Then, when the final vote
was taken on the General tax bill /
voted "no." Mine was the only mega
tive vote. There are several things i'm
the general tax bill-new subjects of
taxatlon-which do not endorse. My
opposition is, first of all, to the princi-
pie Of licensing the manufacture and
sale of liquor. For the state to receive
mony from the greatest source OF crime
is to my mind the greatest crime a
state through her representa- tives can
be guilty of. Then it follows. that the
higher the license fee is the more money
the state gets and consequently the
more firmly the delusions OF the liquor
trafic become fastened upon our peo-
pie.
Having answered your questions,
am impelled TO tell you what L think
about few Democrats from the
Southwest, with whom / am in daily
association here. All Democrats are
not bad. Some good men are still i'm
Nazareth. Most of the Va Republi-
cans came out OF this Democratic
Nazareth. Many others do likewise.
First in war, and first IN peace. and
first in my financial difficulties, stands
the Senator from Wise Now / can
not prove that he is better than other
Democratic Colleagues from the South
west; for have not thoroughly tried
them. Bruce lends me money when
ever I get hard up. Barring politics he
is splendid fellow.
Russell county has representative
in the person of Capt. j. C. Gent, that
any county might be proud of. Of
course j would rather see Russell re-
presented by Republican, but if she
will persist in her political folly she
will make a mistake if she allows Capt.
Gent TO retire from the House OF
Delegates this fall.
w. B. Fulton, of Wise, had bad
start on me. He unseated 10. Hibbitts
in the House of Delegates, and have
never quite forgiven everybody con-
nected with that high-handgd proceed
ing. / confess however that he is
growing on me. But for the cloud
under which he entered the House
doubtless I could recognize his sterl-
ing qualities much more clearly than
do. He is a fearless fighter for what
no thinks right. really have learned
to like him.
Hon. Henry Stuart, our member OF
the State Corporation Commission, is
not only creditable to our section, but
to the whole State. b. j. Wysor wi o
| is connected with this Commission is
also Russell Co. man. When 1 was
a candidate for the Senate / did not
thik / ever could forgive Stuart and
Wysor for their political meanness.
But have. They are good fellows
down here. Wish we could keep them
here and not allow them to go back to
Russell till about Nov. 10th.
Last but not least, here is old long
Tom" Haynes, a Capital policeman,
who halls from the county of Dicken-
son. Tont'is a favorite with all. When
1 am elected Governor I-shall advance
him TO better position and retain
him, in the service OF the state.
Say, Mr.. Editor, did you notice that
resolution offered in the House the
other day calling on the Attorney Gen
eral for his opin.cu on that section Of
the constitution in relation to the paw.
inent of capitation tax six months priol
10 voting, after Jan. 1st. 1904? An es
innate made on that subject by a De
mocrat puts it that 10000 voters will
be disfranchised-under this section. anc
that Democratic success will therefor,
be imDeriled I sonndad fbo -