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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
CAUGHT IN THEIR OWN TRAP.

The facts that are being developed in
Richmond about the frauds that were
committed in the recent Democratic
primary in that city may be startling to
some people but they are no surprise to
us. Nothing more has been done than
was nationally to be expected, and moth
ing has happened that is not the legiti-
mate offspring of the corruption and
hypocrisy Of the men who have so long
been directing the thought and action
of the dominant party in Virginia. They
had gone on in their career of pretense
and fraud until they had aroused the inr
dignation of honest men to such an ex-
tent that new tack had to be made
for making good their purpose to per-
maneptly hold political power in the
State. Hence their cry for reform and
honest elections, and the careful enact
ment Of laws, constitutional and legis-
lative, that were offered as measures
for protecting the purity of the ballot.
The Democrats labored many months
in the constitutional convention and the
General Assembly to construct trap
in which they might catch unwary Re-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
THE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.

On Tuesday, the 9Th inst, the Vir-
GINA Republicans will gather in State
convention at Roanoke. If indications
are not misleading it will be the most
notable convention of the party that
has been held in the State for many
years past, or that has ever been held
in Virginia. Nearly all the counties
and cities are sending full delegations
and some of the counties have doubled
their number of delegates.
The convention promises to be har-
monious and enthusiastic. There seems
to be general disposition among lead
ers and men in the ranks to unite as
one great army and make an earnest
effort to redeem the State from Demo
cratic misrule. They realize that if
Virginians are as honest as they are re-
puted to be, there is going to be great
revolt on the part of honorable men
against dishonest Democratic methods.
There has been much to discourage
Republicans In Virginia for the past ten
or fifteen years. Though Republican
ism was strong and constantly growing
stronger in the white districts the Re-
publican majorities that could be OBJ
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Roosevelt, the Man.
Baltimore News

Baltimore News.
There's something fine about that
man Roosevelt. In an interview pub
lished in the News a few days ago, a
Baltimorean who had just returned
from trip through the South quoted
the vast body of voters in that Demo
cratic-buttressed section as saying, in
effect: 1--WE don't agree with him in
politics, but dern him, he's honest. "
That was no mean tribute. Nowcomes
along a despatch to tell us Of night in
camp when the man Roosevelt forgot
that he was President and told anec-
dotes and ate camp food cooked under
his direction, and then rolled himself in
his blanket and slept under the stars.
Perhaps we can't all of us accept Roose-
welt the President as our ideal, but
when it comes to Roosevelt the man
we've all got to admit that there's a
warm spot somewhere inside us for him.
Roosevelt hunting in the
mountains a man, not a President,
among men; Roosevelt on horseback,
riding, yes, with the best of them;
Roosevelt around the campfire swap
ping stories and eating wholesome
camp-cooked food; Roosevelt the boy
forgive us, Brother Vardaman, but we
Ike him.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

and standing to be Judge at an cleo
ton precinct.
Furthermore, if votes were stolen at
the third precinct of Monroe ward,
does it not give reason to suspect that
votes were stolen at other precincts?
Could the grand jury assume that all
the rottenness in the election was con-
centrated at this one place and COM
mitted by the one man who has disap-
peared and is beyond the reach Of the
law?
We realize that the grand jury was
composed of business men and that a
prolonged investigation would have in
volved serious sacrifice of time and
comfort. 1t is a good deal to ask Of
any citizens, especially in July weather,
to spend the best part of ten or fifteen
days sitting out testimony in a close
room. Yet, while the community owes
thanks to this grand jury for what it
has done so far, we do not believe the
community is or should be satisfied with
the conditions. We have halted on the
trail. We haye discovered and an
nounced the fact that there was crook
edness-hagrant, shameful and crimi-
nal crookedness-in the primary, that
the votes of Democrats have been
stolen deliberately. That fact must
unsettle the confidence of the people in
our primary system. The one way to
restore confidence is to demonstrate
that crookedness in elections will not be
tolerated, that all concerned in it are
likely to suffer. If necessary a new
grand Jury should be organized to make
a special and searching inquiry to cover
the whole city and intended to go be-
yond and behind Wise and Culberson
and to discover who paid them and in
whose interest the votes were stolen.
The successful candidates at the cleo
ton should be most urgent of all.
Those who are innocent of wrongdoing
should be relieved of suspicion. If any
are guilty they SHOULD be brought to
punishment.
The grand jury has put in official and
definite form facts already pretty gen.
orally known to the public. Now it is
in order for another grand jury or some
body else to put into definite form the
further facts plainly indicated and to
discover and show how far corruption
has gone and who,is guilty of it.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

tanned there were easily overcome by
the Democratic organization through
stufing the ballot boxes and stealing
negro votes In the negro counties.
With that possibility removed by the
DISTINGUISHING of the negroes, the Re-
publicans are now encouraged to gather
their forces and battle in those sections
where they are strong as well as weak.
While conditions are not as favorable
as they should be they are sufficiently
so to,encourage the party and inspire il
with new hope.
Another encouraging feature is the
anxiety expressed by men belonging to
the party all over the State to select as
their candidates for the State offices
the best and strongest men they can Sc
cure. 1t is manifest that there will be
no ring, and that none will be tolerated,
at the Roanoke convention that will
seek to say who the candidates shall
be. This is emphasized by the fact that
there are no candidates hunting for the
nominations that are to be made but
that the convention will be looking for
the candidates.
The convention will be composed
largely of the stalwart citizenship Of
the State, the brain and Drawn of its
people. Among the other false claims
made by the Virginia Democracy has
been one that it represented all the
brains and character of the State. This
will be dispelled by the:coming conven-
ton, Just as the claim of being honest
and capable has been wiped out by the
many disclosures of Democratic dis
honesty and incapacity that are now
being made.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Looking Backward.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City Journal.
The shirtwaist man and the netwaist
girl now go hand in hand, says the Mus
cotah Record. People year after year
go on throwing their clothes away,
The coat and vest are laid to rest and
where is the heecy shawl? And clothes
get fewer and thinner-what will be
the end of it all? OH what will the
shirtwaist man take next from the
things he has to wear. And what will
the netwaist girl throw off her should
ers now half bare? The shirtwaist man,
the netwaist girl go rollicking down the
way. Have we started trend that
going to end in the old fig leaf some
day?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
The Chinese.
New York Globe.


twenty-five years ago the country, as
a whole, was opposed to Chinese exclu-
sion, and only yielded at the vehement
demand of the section most interested.
But the question is no longer deemed
sectional, and it is doubtful whether
the exclusion act would be repealed,
even though California, Oregon and
Washington should unanimously ask it.
Even Massachusetts, although her Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress
once denounced the exclusion bill as I'M
American, as economically false and
morally reprehensible, might speak
differently if the issue should again be-
come acute.
Additional study of the vexing negro
problem has been largely convincing
that it is difficult for two radically diff
ferent races to occupy the same terri
tory with advantage or satisfaction to
either. When blood will not mix it is
dangerous to mix citizenship. One race
will assume a relation of superiority
and force the other into inferiority,
with the result Of injury to both. Lee
gal formulas are powerless to prevent
the operation of this great law of hui
man nature. Call it prejudice if you
will, this does not alter or remedy the
problem. There is no reason to doubt
that if the Chinese were admitted to
any considerable extent race problem
as grave, or even more grave, than the
one we now have would be created.
There are some things to be desired
more than immediate enonomic benefit
or the speediest development of a part
of the country. One of these things is
the homogeneity, actual or potential,
of our people.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Merely Election Samples.
m The Richmond News Leader.

From The Richmond News Leader.
After tearing off and presenting us a
sample the grand jury Investigating our
recent primary has adjourned leaving
us more of the real goods. Samples
are good enough to judge by, but are
not satisfactory, The investigation
went far enough to show that some
crooked work was done and then stopped
short. We are not informed who had
it done, in whose behalf it was done
nor how much of it was done. The
public report does not even tell us
whether the ballots in the boxes from
the third precinct of Monroe ward
agreed with the return of the judges.
The indictments of Williams, Mann
ing and Goldstein are all right, but the
offence in that case is trivial, compare
lively, and practically was forced on the
attention of the grand jury. The cases
against Wise and Culberson and the
crookedness of the third precinct OF
Monroe ward were in print before the
grand jury began work. Practically all
that body has done is to verify and con-
firm officially what had been printed in
The News Leader. 1t failed to discover
anything.
What about the man or men behind
Wise and Culberson? 1t is very well to
indict Williams for paying man twen-
ty-fve dollars to work around the first
precinct of Jefferson ward, but what
about the man or men behind the scenes
who furnished Wise and Culberson the
money to hire aroom and establish resi-
dance and to pay their poll-taxes?
Somebody did it. In this case Certainly
somebody besides Williams furnished
money in behalf of candidate for office.
Culberson is a stray and friendless
tramp and has vanished. Is the whole
responsibility to be left on him-a poor
and shabby scapegoat sent out into the
wilderness bearing theIsins of the en-
tire camp?
The grand jury ascertains and reports
that votes were stolen at the Monroe
ward precinct. That is an indisputable
fact. Sixty men swore before the jury
that they voted there for Epps for city
sergeant while the judges of election re-
ported forty-four votes for him. That
is sixteen votes stolen. There is no
way around it. Twenty-one men swore
they voted there for 7. w. McCaw for
the same office. The judges gave him
in the returns eleven votes. That is
ten votes stolen. Before the grand
jury 155 voters at that precinct swore
to the votes they had cast. The total
number Of votes reported by the Judges
was 2O1. Of the 155 of the men who
testified IA swore that they voted for
]. C. Smith for city sergeant. The re-
turns give Mr.. Smith 142 votes. If all
the 46 men who failed to testify voted
for Smith, his total vote at the precinct
could not have been more than l2O.
That is simple fact of arithmetic.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

The salve that heals without a scar is
Dewitt 8 Witch Hazel SaIve. No remedy
effects such speedy relief. 1t draws out
inflammation, soothes, cools and heals ali
cuts, burns and bruises. A sure cure for
piles and skin diseases. DeWitt's is the
only genuine Witch Hazel Salye. Beware
Of counterfeits, they are dangerous. Sold
by John E. Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

A few counterfelters have lately been
making and trying 10 sell limitations o.
DR.. Kings New Discovery for consump.
ton, coughs and colds, and other medi
cines, thereby defrauding the public. This
is to warn you to beware of snch people,
who seek to profit, through stealing the
reputation of remedies which have been
successfully curing disease for over 80
years A sure protection, to you, ia our
name on tie wrapper. Look for 1t on all
DR.. Kings, or Bucklen's remedies, as all
Others are mere limitations. Fl E. BUCK
LEN & CO., Chicago. Ill.,, and Windsor,
Canada. Sold 10y John +, Jackson, drug
gist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

For sunburn, tetter and all skin ant
scalp diseases, DeWitt's Witch Haze
Salve has no equal. 1t is certain cure
for blind, bleeding, itching and protrud
ing piles. 1t will draw the fire cut of q
burn and heal without leaving a gear
Boils, old sores, carbuncles, ETC., are
quickly cured by the use of the genuine
DeWilt's Witch Hazel Salve. Accept Nc
substitute as they are often dangerous and
uncertain. Sold by John E. Jackson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Guara ntsed Cure for Piles

Itching, blind, bleeding or protrudinO
piles. Druggists refund money if PAZC
OINTMENT fails to cure any case, nc
matter Of how long standing, in 8 to II
days. First application gives ease and
rest. Soc. II your druggist hasn't it send
Doc in stamps and it will be forwarded
postpaid by Paris Medicine Co., st.
Louis, No.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Never in the way, no trouble to carry,
easy to take, pleasant and never failing in
results are .DeWitt's Little Early Ristrs.
These famous little pills are a certain guar.
antee against headache, biliousness, tor.
pid liver aud all of the lille resulting from
constipation. They tonic and strengthen
the liver. Sold Oy John E. Jackson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

There is no way to maintain the health
and strength of mind and body except by
uourishment. There is no way to nourish
except through the stomach. The stom'
ach must be kept healthy. pure and sweet
or the strength will let down and disease
will set up, No appetite, loss Of strength,
nervousness, headache, constipation, bad
breath, 'sour risings, rifting, indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach troubles that
are durable are quickly cured by the use
of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Sold by John
E. Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
500 Reward, 100.

The readers of this paper "ilI be pleased
10 learn that there is at least ole dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
IN all its stages, and that is catsrrh. Halls
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now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease, re-
quiz es = constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giVng
tue patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
ils work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. SenO for let Of testimonials.
Address f. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Colonel James r. Randall, the we'll
known Southern author and veteran
journalist, for over forty years resi-
dent of Augusta, Ca, has accepted
the editorship of the Morning Star, 4"
Catholic paper published at New Or
leans.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Prof. D. P. Todd, Of Amherst Col,
lege, has left New York for Tripoli on
his eighth eclipse expedition. He has
secured the services abroad of civil
engineer and photographer to assist
him.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Victor Herbert spent the month of
July at his Summer home on Lake
Placid. He has just finished an opera
called dolly Dollars" and is at work
on two others, one for FRITZ Scheff.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Prior to Assistant Attorney Genera
James G. McReynolds going to Wash
ington, he was professor of law in Van
derbilt University, where he lectureG
on bills and notes and corporations.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

William S. Dalliba, president of the
American Chamber of Commerce of
Paris, recently received the French
Cross of the Legion of Honor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Leonid Andreyev is a new Russian
author whose work is taking its place
alongside that of Gorky in popularity.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Sworn votes for Smith .......... "a
Sworn votes for McCaw ........... Il
Sworn votes for Epps. ...,.,,,..... 60
1876
Total votes returned. ...........n2O1
Voters not reporting. ............... 40
Smiths sworn vote. ....,,,..,,,,,,, "a
Smiths possible vote. ..............l2 O
Smiths reported vote. 142
Similar discrepancies appear in the
vote for commonwealth attorney.
The judges returned for Mr.. Folkes Ill
votes. Before the grand jury So men
swore they voted for him. If all the
46 who did not testify voted for him he
was entitled to total of 80 votes. Com
parison between the votes sworn to be-
fore the grand jury and the votes re-
turned by the judges shows that GER
tainly four votes were stolen from An
derson, seven from Cary, eight from
James, nine from George D. Wise.
Three other candidates were allowed
from two to four votes more than they
could possibly have received, but these
differences amount to nothing in the re-
suit.
1t seems to be very clearly proved
that elaborate arrangements were made
in advance to have Culberson made
Judge at this precinct. 1t is plain as
day that votes were stolen there. 1t is
certain that Culberson did not drop in
here, spend money out Of his own peck.
ct, have himself made judge of election
and steal votes for the fun of it. Every
sensible man knows that he was paid
for this work. How much did the grand
jury do toward ascertaining and report
ing who paid him? If Williams and
Manning are guilty because they paid a
man to do fair and open work in a pre-
cinct, how about the man or men who
paid a person of Culberson's character
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
REPORT RECEIVED
In Washington of Casualties in Recent
Engagement at Hun River.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The japanese
legation has received IL report made by
Field Marshal Oyama giving the de-
tails of the fierce fighting from the 23th
to the 29th of January, when the Rus
slams were driven to the right of the
Hun river. The marshal says that the
enemy consisted of the LIST Siberian
Army Corps, one mixed army corps,
the Second and Fifth Brigades of the
Sharp-shoOters, part of the Eighth
army corps. the Sixth and First Sibe-
rian Reserves division, some Chaffeurs,
etc, making a total of at least seven di-
visions, one of which was a cavalry di-
vision The Japanese casualties were
about 1000. Prisoners state that four
regiments of Russian infantry We're
nearly anninilated. Many of the COM
panies of these regiments were reduced
to from 20 to so men each. The field
marshal expresses the opinion that the
Russian casualties must have totaled
at least 10000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
VOLCANO IN ERUPTION.
Momotombo in Lake Nicaragua Breaks
Long Silence.

san Francisco, Feb. 2.-The steam
ship City of Sydney from Central
America ports brings news Of a violent
eruption of the Momotombo volcano,
which is 5000 feet high and whose base
forms promontory in Lake Managua
Leon, NiCaSuaran city of $4,000 in
habitantS, is only eight miles from the
volcano. Village people near the erupt-
ing mountain fled and fears were enter
tanned for the safety of Leon.
Three years ago Momontombo's sum-
nit began to steam and for a while
those living in the vicinity of the noun
tain watched the vapor with alarm.
There was no eruption. however, and
until the morning of January Is of this
year the volcano appeared to be Sleep
ing SerenelY. Early that morning, thick
Vapors We're seen rising from the top
OF the mountain.
AS the day wore on the vapor in
creased in intensity and by noon the
volcano was vomiting thick clouds of
LACK and yellow smoke
Suddenly flames burst forth and that
night Momotombo's summit was Il
blazing torch lighting the land as far
as the coast and casting the glare of
it's fire far out to sea. Momotombo was
ir active eruption about Il years ago.
1t is surrounded by valuable coffee
plantations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
BIG BATTLESHlPS BEST.
Japan's Mammoth Vessels Show Clear
Lessons to World.

London, Feb 1.-The Japanese naval
program has been attracting the attention
of European naval officers. The nam
moth vessels which Japan contemplates
building will neceSSitatc Such dock dt'o
mo,la tions as japan. before the war, 'Was
not known to possess; and II she. as II
reported prOuOSeS to turn out THESE VT
sells herself. Japan must nave Seti ~,
prepared or is preparing the piSSest oocN'
in the world 1850 ,,s
The experience of the present war mas
convinced japanese naval officers tnat the
American and British theory that hISt
hattIeshipS will be the main factors III -"
fighi;nr in the future is the correct one;
and they have resolved not to be behlhu
the worlds best vessels. Ten-inch guns
will he th,. smallest calibre, and J. or
these monsters will be carried by eacil
vessel besides four Finch guns. lney
are satisfied that 6-inch guns are useless
for attack as 4-rch armor Is Tor delcnc'.
The enormous conclusion OF Sucii Il odt-
terv will necessitate special construction,
which if is recognized, may limit th''
speed of the vessel Ii Is estimated lhit
nothing less than a tonnage OF lH,1o Will
he useful for these vessels.
The, battleShipS kaShima and Natol OF
IL 400 tons. are now being built for Jap
ans order at Elswicll and Barrow. They
will carry four Finch guns and four 10
inchers. and each will throw 5iGl pounds
Of metal The vessels of the proposed
new tvpe. however. will throw 800 pounds.
The British battleship Lord Nelson,
now building. will throw 200 pounds OF
metal. The vessels of this class were
originally designed To be of a tonnage of
Il. 900, but lack Of dock accommoda TONS
prevented this idea from being carried