Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-24
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EDITOR CITIZEN:

hUNl1 NPEG GUNIlNUN.
EDITOR CITIZEN:
Continuing my dissertation-we
have three men running for Governor,
subject of course to the will of the
Democratic party. Against any one
of them personally / don't suppose
anybody could utter one word of
reproach.
Judge Mann is a conscientious
Christian gentlemen. A man whose
name viii GO down in history as one
of the great and good men of Vir-
ginia. Yet if Judge Mann gets the
nomination he will get it as q reim-
bursement for his temperance bill.
That is the only issue of his campaign.
Col. Wizards friends, according
to Mr.. Curlett's statement, believe
that his barrel will get him the pomi-
nation. | am not a Willard man,
but L deny the assertion that Col.
Willard will buy his nomination. The
people of old Virginia have not as
yet gotten down to peanut politics
even if they did lose their heads
four years ago. Now, here is where
| stand as Democrat temperance man
and church man: l am for Claude A.
Swanson for governor. Mr.. Swanson
promises that his administration
would be business one, and from
his twelve years. record in Congress
we know he will do what he says.
He has also made public statement
that he would, if elected, be his own
man, that he has not promised any
spoils; the only such promise that
Claude Swanson has committed him.
self to 10 that he will be the governor
of all the people of Virginis-that
he won't send minerslogist to Tide |
water to regulate our oyster industry,
nor will he send an oysterman to the
mineral portion of Virginia to regu-
late them; In other words, he won't
create confusion by putting men in
Office that don't know anything about !
the business. Last year when we
had that great fight in the Legisla-
ture against the Jordan bill Thos. |
S. Martin and Claude A. Swanson
were the biggest factors in helping |
as to win our case-that is, not |
directly, but through their friends. |
Lancaster county five or six years
ago "went for Martin and Swanson"
in mass-meeting at the Courthouse,
and they and their friends have |
never forgotten it. And several |
senators last winter in Richmond, |
staunch Martin and Swanson men,
patted me on the shoulder and said |
''you Lancaster people need not fear;
you stuck by Martin aud Swanson, |
aud you shall not lose your living"
When We carried this county for |
Martin and Swanson we did not con-
slider the considerations to follow or |
give picayune's difference between
the candidates; we knew about as
much about one as we did the other. |
The temperance people, in a measure,
were fighting to retain their suprem-
acv, and it was simply "wet" VS.
dry. We had no Mann law then
to help us out, but we had men. We
fought it out to successful finish, |
and a great many of the men that
were fighting us at that time are now
(ostensibly) for Judge Mann, writing |
letters and speaking at every oppor-
tunity for him. Aud yet in our
time of need they went on the other
side, ministers of the gospel and lay
men. Why was it? Because the great
est champion that the good people
have ever had in Lancaster county,
morally and politically, w. Nc
Donald Lee-the first man to redeem
Lancaster county from Republican
and who gave time, money,
brains and almost life itself for this
movement-was the lead
er on our side { wish to say here that
Mr.. Lee knows nothing about what
| am writing; l fear his modesty will
make him cut this out, so 1 request
him not to do SOY. Now, l verify
believe that some of the leaders on
the other side, had Lee advocated the
Devil, would have professed religion
and joined the church.
Another thing, l don't believe that
another man in Virginia is as neces-
sary to the temperance cause in the
State Senate at the next session as is
Judge Mann. In that body he or ,
any other temperance worker is ,
worth hundred in the governors
chair. Again, Judge Mann's can
iidacy fear will disrupt the Anti
saloon League, for even now they are {
throwing it up that the Anti-Saloon 1
league must support Judge Mann. 1
let to be political organization and j
'he's gone. After about seven years ,
# fighting in this county within the
Democrat party i was in hope that :
he issue of "wet" and "dry" was ,
settled. Advocate Judge Mann, and {
he line will be drawn not only in [
his county but the whole State; and I
say "God forbid" Now, if the 3
Anti-Saloon League ought to support
Judge Mann the oystermen should
Import Martin and Swanson. And