Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-11-03
OUR LAST APPEAL.

OUR LAST APPEAL.
This is the last issue Of the Republican"
that will reach our readers before the cleo
ton, which takes place next Tuesday.
During the present campaign we have en-
deavored in an honest way to impress our
views upon the public, and do something
to advance the interests Of the cause OF
the people.
We have never, in an experience OF
thirty years, known political campaign |
in which more Misrepresentation was used
than has been employed by the Demo-
cratic party in this one. The DEM
ocrsts had promised US clean and honor
able politics in Virginia after the making
Of the new constitution, and Mr.. Wysor
was made the candidate of the party tor
Congress with that assurance. The gen.
eral public knows how these promises have
been kept. A determined effort has been
made by the Democratic press and speak-
ers to force false issues into the politics OF
this district, and Mr.. Wysor was among
the first to follow that course. The negro
question was brought to the front and
resolute attempt made to use it to the in
Jury of President Roosevelt and Colonel
Slemp. The record of these two gentle
men has been falsi6ed and the record of
the Virginia Democracy and Grover
Cleveland on the same question has been
misstated with brazen assumption. The
Democratic speakers have made state
ments to the people that were controvert-
ed by the record, assuming that the or
binary obligations of morality and honor
recognized by other people, should have
no binding influence upon the Democracy
They admit, without blush of shame,
the making of promises and pledges that
have been violated; and make no apology
for their acts of perAdy. Instead OF ex-
hibiting sense of shame, an impudent
air of superiority Is assumed when the
Virginia Democracy is confronted by the
receptions and crimes it has imposed upon
the honest masses of the people.
On great economic questions the Ma
tional and State Democracy have been
equally as presumptuous and defiant.
They do not undertake to deny that they
have changed their positions on all ma
tionsl questions repeatedly, nor do they
claim the support Of the people for what
their party has done. The Democracy is
as prolific of promises as usual in rerrrd
to the future, without being able to offer
any security that present promises will not
be broken as recklessly as those OF the
past have been.
The purity and usefulness of party can
be best proved by its fidelity to principles
and adherence to clean methods. Meas
ured 10 this way, what just claim can the
Virginia Democracy make to being sin
cere and cleanP For years it held power
by the most violent and disgraceful frauds
that have eyer been known in American
politics. 1t has made confession of its
crimes and offered no plea or excuse
therefor that was reasonable or manly. 1t
made q solemn pledge to preserve the
white electorate of the State uuimpaired,
and broke that pledge without showing
the least tinge Of suffering conscience. In
the Ninth District it has driven from the
ballot box one-third of the white men of
voting age, and is now laying its schemes
to obstruct and prevent many of those
who have qualified themselves by COM
pliance with the radical terms of the suf
frage law from voting next Tuesday.
We make this lsst appeal to the voters
of the district, and ask if they will permit
the party that has been 20 recreant to
duty to elect man TO represent them In
the Congress of the United States. Mr..
Wysor has assisted in the unholy work Of
bis party. He goes upon the stump and
defends Its per6dious acts and justi6es the
disfrsnchissment Of thousands of bis white
fellow citizens. He has only words of
censure and abuse for the host Of honest
white men who have lost their right to
vote by virtue OF the constitution he
helped to make. Have you friend or q
kiusman who has lost this right Of citizen
shipF If 30 will you give your vote to :