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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29
WEAK IN NEW YORK.

Roosevelts strength in New York
does not show up when you look mt
the figures. In 1898 his pleurality for
Governor OF New York was less than
$4,000, Notwithstanding he had his
brilliant war record back OF him. Nor
ton carried New York for Governor i'm
1894 by pleurality OF l57, 900. Odell
in 1900 by over Ill, 200. The average
Republican pleurality in New York for
the . years preceding Mr. Roosevelr's
election was 10000. He received less
than $4,000, and as he acknowledged
many OF these were independents and
Democrats"
Mr.. Roosevelt is less popular now
than then. He has been tried. The
Democrats are solidly united Judge
Parker is popular and safe. III Mr..
Roosevelt carries New York this time
it will almost be miracle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29
THE BEEF-EATERS.

During the recent strike OF the butch
ers and the meat people. the advocates
OF the Republican high tariff pointed
with pride TO the fact that the duties
on beef prevented it's shipment from
Canada into the United States To the
hurt OF the beef raisers OF the great
west. How about the beef-eaters OF
this great country? The few who con-
troll the meat markets are the only ones
benefited by the high tariff which ex-
cludes foreign beef The millions who
buy and eat are the ones who suffer.
So it Is with prohibitive tariff all along
the line, and the iniquitous. discrimi-
mating law, will some day be abolished
let us hope, for what is true OF beef is
also true OF other necessities OF life
Republican protection is robbery"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29
ROOseveIt's Agents
Are Not Wanted

Portsmouth Star Dem President
Mckinley was loyal and honored in vir
ginia, and anybody he would have sent
here would have been treated with the
utmost courtesy. Presinent Roosevelt
has knowingly and deliberately outrag-
ed the prejudices and the sentiments of
Virginians and Of all the people OF the
South in way that they detest, and
there is no welcome for him or for any
OF his emissaries. That is the differ
ence between the man who solemnly
gave voluntary VOW over the dead
body or the assassination President that
he would follow his policies, and the
President who pinned the Confederate
badges on the loyal verterans Of the re-
united country, where the race question
was not agitated, and proclaimed the
policy OF self-respect. The Southern
people could not do otherwise than &C
cord courtesy, honor, esteem and love
TO Mckinley. They would begrudge
any OF those amenities TO Rooevelt and
they would not be pleased 10 have any
one of his miscegnation emissar es
speaking here. Whatever may be
the necessities of Mr.. Roosevelt's
campaign or his personal tastes, Vir-
ginia is legally AMI practically a
white mans State, and the white
men will maintain ii SO.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

we welcome 10 our desk The Demo-
crat, published and edited by Mr..
Earl III. Irwin, OF Eaton, Ohio. The
Democrat is a model OF neatness and
In every particular is strictly up-to-
date. The editor OF the News had the
pleasure Of meeting Mr.. Irwin at the
convention in st. Louis and remembers
the incident with great pleasure.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

"The Powers" have decrecd that Mr..
Roosevelt shall keep his mouth shut
during the campaign. This is unfortu-
nate for the Democrats. 1t makes
Parker's election the more difficult.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

1t Is stated authorotatively that Mr..
Roosevelt will make few IL any speech
es during the campaign. The party is
afraid OF his mouth. His reply 10 his
notification has been carefully censored
by Acknowledgement Knox. Better
have a guardian appointed for him
and be done with it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

The New York Herald says that
there is IAN undercurrent OF Republi-
can hostility TO Mr.. Roosevelt, and the
Herald seldom speaks unadvisedly.
That undercurrent will develope into a
tidal wave by next November which
will sink RoOseveltism into the sal. sea
OF oblivion forever. SO may il be-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

Mr.. Bryan's course ut St. Louis and
since has shown him to be a gigantic,
Democratic Statesman; not an auto
crat or n revolutionist, neither an anar-
chist as some imagined and feared.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

The National Democratic Committee
seem TO be having difficulty in finding
a Chairman. Where is Thomas S.
Martin and j. Taylor Ellyson? Either
OF them will fill the bill and do it well.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

"The money question is for the pres
ent In allegiance. The increased pro-
duction OF gold has lessened the strain
upon the dollar. and while bi- metalism
is as sound 10 theory as it ever was,
the necessity for it is not so apparent"
w. J. Bryan.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

Politics in this district is manipulated
by half dozen men, viz: Wysor and
Slemp, st. Clair and Summers, Doak
and Mccall. These he the manipula-
tors OF the wires that pull. The keen
est manipulators will get there first.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

That poll tax question in Scott coun-
ty got so hot that the Republicans had
to drop it like the proverbial irish po-
tatoe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29
NO PITY SHOW N

TOT years tate was after me contin non
~ writes r. A. Gnlled gee. Verbema. Ala
,, nau terrible case of piles causing "a
"iaa Ween all fail.d Bucklen's AR
nuInes and all aches and dams. Only Ok
0cnes AT Jaekson's dug St0ee.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

Talk about machines" "Wysor is
running "a first-class one-a threshing
machine"-says one our leading law
yers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29
AN INQUIRY.

Editor NEws:-On last November
two indictments were made for treating
to or selling liquor on election day.
Can you inform the public what has
become OF said indictments.
SUBSCRIBER.
We submitted the question TO Com
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

The election last Wednesday was
one in which politics "cut no figger."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

now dill he get this wonderful piece O,
information? This great political proph.
ct also states, according to the papers
"that the people OF the district nIace
the greatest confidence in the present
representative.
These statements will strike the peo-
pie OF this district as visionary. Mr.
Wysor, according to calm. cons arvativa
opinion expressed by men whose knowl.
edge of existing conditions are entitled
TO weighty consideration, will be elected
over Col Slemp. AS to confidence
In Mr.. Slemp, there are number q, tho
very best people OF the Republican
party who know that he is not equal
70 the position-that he Is, while a man
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29
"SAFE FOR REPUBLICANS

One Mr.. r. b. Miller, IA well
Geologist Of Tazewell county
headquarters at Richards" ba,
aged to get himself interyiew,
the Virginia Daily Press, of Ro
and states that the Ninth Dist
absolutely solid for Slemp. AGO
to this political geologist and ID
from Richards, Wysor is not
" Col slemp's course is not on
dorsed by all Republicans OF til
triot, but he will have the sapt
many OF the best thinking Demo
Who is Mr.. Miller, and wher
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29
BURKE'S GARDEN TROLLEY, AGAIN.

Our article, several weeks ago on
the feasibility OF an Electric line
from Tazewell to Burke's Garden.
has met with more favorable con-
sideration than many of our readers
expected. We are not at all sur
prised for the scheme Is reasonable
and sensible, and will some day be
carried out. AS business proposi-
ton it is the best that has been sup-
gested or proposed for this section in
dozen years, and the more con
sideration the business men give It
the more they are impressed with it's
feasibility, and absolute necessity.
The great, beautiful and rich sec
tion of Burke's Garden must. i'm
some Way, be brought into touch
with the outside world, and the only,
possible way to do this is by trolly
line. A steam railway IS impracti
cable IT not impossible, as every
body can see. A clean smokeless
Electric line is cheap, effective, safe.
easily and cheaply built and handl-
ed, and altogether desirable. The
benefits to Tazewell, Burke's Garden,
Cove Creek and parts of Bland.
would be mutual.
The poles, ties and Necessary stone
are all along the line, near at hand.
Every consideration, from any
stand point, favors the building Of
the road. The Tazewell Electric Line
people will be interested largely, as
this line would help theirs immense
ly, by largely increase travel and
freight, which both roads would
handle. If not this, the Burke's
Garden line could easily and cheap
ly reach the Burl1e's Garden switch
near Capt. Peery's.
Another thing that has not been
mentioned: The line into Burke's
Garden, through Crabtree's Gan. or
whereabouts could easily be connect
ed with the railway up Wolf Creek
from Narrows, part of which,
already been built, we believe
giving an outlet 10th WAYS.
development of any country ID
upon railway transportation
electricity for short lines,
steam locomotives are impract
as in this case, is the ideal pov
We understand, and state j
pleasure, that one of our wea :
and leading citizens, has ask
rough estimate on the cost
road, and the matter is being
of by men, who are fully a
build the road. 1t will be builr
only question is shall we build
wait for others to do so and
profits that We should have
selves?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

west virginia is as surely R4pubIi-
can as pennsylvania" is the statement
the Blueheld Telegraph makes. as
coming from Washington. Well. West
Virginia has a large number OF Penn.
syivania and Philadelphia pee lie
within her borders. and how election.
are carried in Pennsylvania is well
known and historic. The Pennsylyan.
ians know how to carry elections rs
we'll as mine coal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29
A STRENUOUS CORPSE.

Ever since the defeat of Will. J.
Bryan for the pres dency in the year
1900. almost the entire press Of the
country, practically all OF the politi-
clans and many Of the distinguished
men OF affairs have insisted that Mr..
Bryan was "dead one," that he was
devoid OF prestige, that he was shallow
in mind and that his influence, il ne
had any, would assure the defeat OF
any proposition or candidate no matter
how worthy the same might be.
While not accepting these views in
entirety, we admit that we were some
what OF the same mind inregard to Mr..
Bryan. Having no information OF
different kind at hand and never having
been where we could observe and learn
OF his loveable attributes and sterling
qualities we accepted much that BELT
ted Mr.. Bryan's ability and standing.
Our obserbvation at the Democratic
national convention last week, however.
disillusioned us in. this particular.
There we had the opportunity of be-
coming better acquainted with his
methods. his abilities and his wonderf,
oratorical powers. There, a man who
has been heralded as having been
politically dead for four years, was
one OF the strongest factors in the con-
vention. Arrayed against him were
many, il not all OF the so-called old
line Democrats, such as Hill. Daniel,
Guffey, Carmack, Tillman. and many
others. Yet the platform adopted is
largely the handiwork OF Mr. Bryan,
the brilliant, honest and fearless
Nebraskan.
Mr.. Bryan's speeches before the
convention were gems of oratory and
his position was impregnable. His
tory tells us OF Henry Clay and Daniel
Webster being great orators and re-
sourceful debaters. The history OF
the future will recognize Mr.. Bryan as
their equal il not their superior. His
day will yet come il he lives and
keeps his ealth.-The Eaton, Ohio
Democrat.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21

date for the presidency \ life Of jude
cial monotony and exclusion from polit-
ical affairs does not appeal to the alle-
glance Of partisans. Theodore Roosevelt
Is strong. a vigorous, an invincible
candidate for the presidency. He Is a
man OF action nominated for an cleo
torate OF Astounding energy. force and
progress. He Is. especially, the idol Of
the young men OF the country.
1t is. therefore, not at all surprising
that as the voters contrast these two
candidates they should be irresistibly
drawn TO one--to Rooscvclt--and should
be repealed from or become indifferent
to his antagonist. Parker. Such is the
present trend Of the campaign and 1t Is
decidedly favorable to President Roosc.
welt. No reasonable doubt Of his cleo
ton exists or is entertained by anyone
familiar with politics. Democrat or Re-
publican"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21
DON'T FORGET CONGRESS.


In the great political contest which
occurs In this country every four years,
and which is now on, the election OF
President Is apt to overshadow all other
interests This ought not 10 be SO. The
President is the head of the executive
branch OF the government, but the egis-
lative branch is equally as important.
Republicans should remember that 1t Is
as important to hold Congress as 1t Is
to elect the President. The election OF
Judge Parker would mean much more
than the induction of his personality into
that high Office. His election wonld mean
the election of Democratic House OF
Representatives, and this would be most
unfortunate, because.
First, the Democratic party, composed
as il is of all the distracted elements Of
the country. Is not capable OF success
fully administering the affairs Of this
government Ii has not the capacity To
deal with the great problems that now
confront us. Second. Democratic
House OF Representatives would mean
that the entire legislative machinery OF
that body would be placed in the control
OF the South; the Speaker. the committee
ON rules. and all the important commit
tees, as well as the chairmanships OF the
same. would be composed largely of
Southern men and the great interests OF
the North would be sub0rdinated TO
Southern policies. In answer to this Vt
may be said that Democratic House
could do no harm. as the Senate would
still be Republican and could prevent
any unwise or radical legislation. But a
Democratic House could prevent Republi.
can legislation. and great harm might
result from that. The election OF Re-
publican Congress Is scarcely second In
Importance TO the election OF a Republic
can President
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21
CANDIDATES COMPARED.
Why Roosevelt Is More Popular than
Parker

The New York Sunday Democrat. a
newspaper that recently bolted Parker
and came out for Roosevelt. in giving
the reasons why the Parker campaign
IS languishing and the Roosevelt cam
paign is booming, says:
Judge Parker has few OF the attri-
butes Of popularity; Theodore Roosevelt
has them all.
Parker is timid; Roosevelt is brave.
Parker is controlled by friends and
patrons; Roosevelt is independent.
Parker represents no policy and has
no political record; Roosevelt Is one Of
the acknowledged progressive statesmen
of the century and his record is the rec
ord OF the Sunshine years OF militant
and advancing Americanism.
''As there Is practically no one 10 Wig
orously oppose there is no one to active
~ defend Judge Parker as political
standard bearer. Theodore Roosevelt in
yites the fire OF partisan enemies and at
tracts to bis support thousands Of pat
riotic and earnest admirers.
Judge Parker is a weak candidate, an
unwise candidate, an unfortunate candi.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21
ALTON b. PARKER AND HENRY
G.. DAVIS.


Backed by
David b. Hill, William Jennings Bryan,
Benz Tillman, Champ Clark, Will
liam f. Sheehan, Patrick III. Me-
Carren. Charles f. Murphy and Tom
Taggart.
Senator German and the Democratic
minority in the Senate.
Congressman Williams and the Democra-
tic minority in the House OF Rep
resentatives.
Bourke Cochran and the host of fossiliz
ed hired advocates who have been
shouting UNCONSTITUTIONAL at every
measure taken to preserve the
Union, advance its prosperity and
establish its power during the past
forty years, and
The Democratic record of secession, re-
pudiation and obstruction.
The issue before the American people
next November is not between the per
sonalities of Theodore Roosevelt and
Alton Il. Parker, but between two great
organizations representing respectively
progress and stagnation in national life
The verdict promises to be as con
elusive as it was on the same issue in
1Sf;4
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21
MONEY FOR LABOR.
Nearly Half Billion Dollars More
for Wages.

Nearly Half Billion Dollars More
for Wages.
The census OF 1900 showed that the
wages of all classes OF labor in all the
manufacturing industries OF the United
States was $2.322. 1885,. as against ST.
Sol, 22S,3 1921 in 1SJ0--a gain Of $d3l, 1867
$50.
The census reports OF wages for labor
and salaries for clerks and officers EN-
ployed in manufacturing industries for
the last three decades are as follows:
1900. ...... s4oa711,2ss 81, 81, as3,s77
1890. ......... 1871. 9sS.20S 1851. rs, 81
'lSso-......... ......,.,. Vsa,Soo'Ho
No census taken.
Had these census reports included the
period from 1894 to 1904 the compare
son would be far more striking. for
thousands Of workingmen lost their jobs
shortly after the last Democratic admin
istration (lS93- 1897 went into power,
and there were very few workingmen OF
those able to keep their jobs who did not
have to submit to at least some reduction
in wages.
Those were the days when Democracy
piled trouble on to trouble, and seemed
to leave nothing undone that could be
done to bring impoyerishment to the
American workingman.
The entire country was made a sort OF
laboratory for original Democratic ex-
perimentation in various explosive pro
ducts and by-products. including especial
" free trade, free silver, free riot and
free soup. 1t mattered not that desola-
ton was brought into thousands or
American homes, that the workngman
and his wife and little ones were pinchcd
for the necessities of life. so long as
Democracy was given the chance to ex-
pertinent with the idea OF taking the
home market away from American indus
try and giving it to the foreigner. and
antagonizing business interests by agita-
ton against the gold standard.
After William Mckinley was elected
President and the policies OF protection
and Of sound money once again estab-
lished, the phenomenal growth OF the
United States in wealth and prosperity
attracted the wonder OF all civilized ma.
tons; and this growth has continued
with accelerating velocity up TO the pres
ent time.
The census OF 1900 recorded this great
upward movement when it was only
about half way to where 1t Is now. OF
course. an increase of nearly half bill
ion dollars in workingmcn's wages does
not concern the workingman alone by
any means. 1t concerns every business
man in the United States. every farmer,
aud every woman and child dependent
on the labor Of others for their support.
For instance, if the wages OF labor in
manufacturing industries had not in
creased in the millions the per capita
consumption OF wheat could not have in
creased from 3.44 bushels in 1894 to 6.33
bushels in 1904. and the price OF wheat
almost doubled. Prosperity is always
made up of an almost endless chain OF
circumstances, and it is only by having
every link sound and strong that pros
perity for all can be preserved.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21
uNDuLy PUFFED UP.
The Get Rich-Quick Democrat Bosses
Are Dragging Too Soon.

Certain Democrats, with the exuber-
ance of the newly rich, are Boosting of
the States they are going to carry by
means OF their big campaign fund. There
is no telling what may happen, even
with money in the treasury. Only n day
or two ago, one politician from West
Virginia was bewailing certain well-
proved facts in connection with campaign
money. They are thinking good deal
of campaign money 10 West Virginia
just now. This particular individual of
the Democratic camp said, in effect, that
West Virginia is likely to so Republican
this fall THE niggers will all vote the
Republican ticket" he declared, those
who are allowed to vote. They'll take
our money and then go and vote the Re-
publican ticket straight"
This is a complication OF great import
to our erring brethren Of the opposing
camp. 1t was not always thus, but now,
with the Australian ballot, in some form,
in use in many States it is a sad fact
that the riffraff who sell their votes take
the money and then vote as they please.
The Oil trust can put its money into
the Parker campaign fund, but il cannot
buy even one of its own vast army Of
employees. nor any of its victims 10 the
world of business.
The Democrats are pulled up over
their fat pocketbook.l but it won't help
them in the coming election. The people
prefer to have money in their own pock
cts. honest money which they have been
able to earn themselves. in time Of
prosperity and industrial activity such
as a Republican administration gives
them
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21
rhn yikinr PRINCE.

The northern fringe OF the United
States Is being rapidly and densely popu-
lated with people from Norway. Sweden
and Denmark This is right. for we are
os them. We are Of the trend of human
ity which populated England and made
the Anglo-Saxon aud subsequently made
the United States. and whose descend.
ants generally vote the Republican ticket
Ii any one doubts that the Northern
States in which are settled 50 many OF
our own Scandinavians will this year "a
anything but Repablican-weli. he should
be taken care Of by his friends.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21

"Ths record Of the iast seven years
proves that the party now In POI
can be trusted 20 tako the additional
action necessary 10 Improve and
strepgthen onr monetary syate m. and
that our opponents cannot be 80
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21

After an exhaustive review OF the
situation in the Hoosier State Walter
Wellman, the staff correspondent OF the
Record Herald, says: with the Re
publican ranks virtually solid. with
the Democracy bound to lose a few
thousands of the Bryanites. with nothing
present in the public mind TO lead to an
upheavai, and with Indiana a Republi-
can State to start with. one does not
need to be a seventh son TO foresee the
result" And he estimates the Republi
can plurality at Somewhere between
10000 aud 10000"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21

Four weeks before election it looks
to the conservative prophets as if Roose-
Welt would have 3l7 electoral votes 70
only 159 for Parker. with the probabili-
ties running in favor OF an increase il
the Republican majority.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-21

"Being unable TO agree among the IN I
selves as 10 whether the gold standard
lie a curse or blessing, aud as to
whether we ought or ought not TO have
free and unlimited coinage OF silver,
they ;onr opponents) have apparently
thought 1t expedient TO avoid any
committai on these subjects, and indi.
viduaiiy each TO follow his particular
bent. - RooseyeIt's letter Of acceptance