Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05
POLITICAL.
A Swanson club of 500 was formed
at Lynchburg Saturday night.

at Lynchburg Saturday night.
Gov. Montague is sick and has
been confined to the mansion for
week.
The Montague machine was start
ed to work so early this spring that
it already needs cleaning and oiling.
-Strasburg News.
Judge Mann made an excellent
impression in his tour of the Nor
thern Neck and Middlesex last week.
His audiences were quite enthusiastic
and fiattering.
Governor Montague and Senator
Martin have banqueted together, and
now let the canvass be conducted on
still higher plane of mutual respect
and courtesy.-Farmville Herald.
Senator Martin cancelled his ap-
pointments at King George court
yesterday and Fredericksburg last
night in order to participate in the
burial yesterday of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee.
Gov. Montague arraigning Col.
Button as an officehclder is striking
example of the kettle calling the not
black. What do we send
men to Congress for If not to attend
to the peoples business, whether In
the departments or elsewhere? Surely
we do not send them there merely
to manufacture chin-music. =
1t Virginia politicians did more
things and talked less there Nigh.
be more chance for good roads in
fact instead or fancy. For the pur-
poses of office-getting the good roads
hobby has been we'll nigh ridden to
death. Meanwhile the county roads
continue to get worse and worse. 1t
IS pretty nearly true that a great
many people can be fooled all the
time by slick tongue.-Petersburg
Index-Appeal.
Congressman Swanson began his
speech at Suffolk by complimenting
his opponents in the contest for the
Gnbernatorial nomination. The
race for the Governorship is proceed
ing along lines decidedly preferable
to those along which the Senatorial
struggle is proceeding. Personalities
do not alter conditions. If a man
cannot be elected on his own record
and character, as compared calmly
In the public mind with the record
and character of his opponents, he
cannot win by beating the air and
denouncing his rivals. AS a rule,
personalities are fercest when the
least quantity of genuine campaign
material exists. Where a campaign
has to be "whooped up by person
Alities instead of by the statement of |
principles, it has very little excuse |
Tor existence.-Norfolk Landmark.
Col. Willard proposes to canvass
The Southwest next week in the in
terests of his candidacy for the Cub
nomination. A candidate
Is like an injured husband-he is
generally the last man to learn the
truth. But if the information
which comes to US from fair and
wholly impartial sources be not en-
lrely fallacious, he will have his
sbor for the reward of his trip in
he Southwest. For the purposes of
'he present primary, Claude Swanson
holds that section in the hollow of
MS hand, and it is creditable to both
The young Congressman and the gal
ant Democracy of the Southwest
hat ne does. With the LIQUOR ques-
ion eliminated from the contest as it
8 now, apparently. Mr.. swanson
ooms up largely on the horiz,n as
he gubernatorial nominee of the
approaching MISUNDERSTANDING
Appeal.
In noting the change in the man
cement of this paper the Culpeper
takes occasion to call us
o task for supporting Mr.. Swanson
or Governor over Col. Willard. In
'art the Enterprise says: "Mr. Will
ard has proven himself worthy of
promotion. He is amply qualified
o fill the Gubernatorial chair. Our
lrst duty is to ourselves; our next
luty is to our neighbors." To all off
his We fully agree. But is not Mr..
swanson also entitled to promotions?
8 he not in every way able and
apsble of filling the position? And
9 to our duty to our neighbor-In
ne last campaign for the guberna.
orial nomination we stood as we do
oday a supporter of Mr.. Swanson
nd knowing Of nothing that has
occurred to change our opinion of
nm, we cannot see why we should. |
n that canvass We likewise supported
,ol. Willard for Lieutenant Govern
n, and were Mr.. Swanson not again
candidate we would no doubt be Il
me OF Mr.. Wizards supporters.-f,
'rince William Times.
In the attempt to deprive Mr. H
Martin of credit for having secured +,
settlement of the claim of Virginia !,
sainst the Federal Government for
IL 100000, Mr.. Montague sneers at |,
nd tries to discredit the transaction
y calling attention to the fact that I
Virginia got only the pitiful sum
II $3.50 as its balance" Now this
dislngenuous, to say the least. Mr..