Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-06-09
THURSDAY. JUNE 8, 1904.
WILL KEEP IN LINE.

WILL KEEP IN LINE
We can see no good reason upon which
our Democratic friends can base hope
for the election Of their candidate for Con-
gress in the Ninth Congressional District.
While Judge Rhea was two years ago an
Objectionable candidate to some members
of his party, he then came as near getting
the united support of the party as will
Mr.. Wysor at the approaching election
The majority for Colonel Slemp in 1902 If
it had been fairly counted and returned,
was not less than one thousand and We
cannot understand why and how MIR. wy
sor and his friends expect 10 overcome
that majority. Nothing has happened
since then to strengthen the Democracy or
weaken the Republicans in this district.
Upon the contrary conditions have been
such as to greatly strengthen the Repub-
licans and weaken the Democratic. The
registration last year increased the num-
Der of Republican voters in the district IN
a much larger proportion than it did the
Democratic voters That was clearly shown
by the results Of the election last NOvem-
Der for members of the State Legislature.
In the fourteen counties of the Ninth Dis
trict the majority for the Republican can
didates amounted to eighteen hundred.
1t is conceded that Mr.. Wysor is not
personally more popular than was aid Is
Judge Rhea. He may be an ADLER lawyer
and more eloquent speaker, but the
friends of Rhea will be reluctant to admit
that be is. But if they did, the time has
passed for sentiment and oratory to WIN
for any man or party. The people have
become practical and are now so thor
oughly educated on all political questions
that public sentiment cannot be fixed or
changed by the oratory of the most gifted
speaker. This may not be the case in the
eastern sections of the State, but in this
mountain district it is so.
Another reason why the Ninth District
should keep in line with the Republicans is
furnished by the wonderful prosperity OF
the entire country. Though the Demo-
Gratis may argue that these excellent con-
ditions have not been produced by RePub-
lican legislation or the policy of the gov
eminent, they can offer no plausible rea-
sou for making change, except that con-
ditions may possibly be improved il the
Democrats are put in power and are per-
mitted to reform the tariff and, perhaps,
financial policy of the government. OF
course any man who thinks must know
that if it is possible for better conditions to
be made by Democratic legislation, it is
equally true that the present business pros
perify is the result of Republican leglsla-
ton and administration. There is not a
Republican in this district who wants to
see any change in existing business condi-
tiops and there are hundreds Of Demo
Gratis who in their hearts are anxious to see
"well enough let alone"
Colonel Slemp, who will be the candi-
date of the Republicans, has made an ex-
cellent representative in Congress. In
managing the Federal patronage that
comes to this district he has given offense
to very few Republicans, but lie has
managed it cleverly, and those who are
dissatisfied will not be able to draS others
into the ranks of discomfort. They will
hardly carry their personal hostility to
Colonel Slemp so far as to vote against
him. If they do, they will count for but
little, and they will hei eafter be properly
understood and estimated by the party.
ANY detection on that line will be more
than counterbalanced by the number of
Democrats who will vote for Colonel Slemp
or because of their personal dislike for
Mr.. Wysor.