Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-02

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had not been the case he would have
been found fighting in the Democratic
ranks just the same. Before '"oncino-
ing. the speaker. had something to say
on the tariff question.
Mr.. Stearnes then introduced Mr.
Swanson as The next governor of
Virginia" The hall rang with cheers
as the distinguished visitor rose to
his feet
Tribute to the Ladies.
| In opening his speech Mr.. Swanson.
according to his wont. paid tribute
to the ladies and thanked them for
coming out to hear him. lie said
that while the ladies couldn't vote.
they generally had their way about
| things; that he had been married for
some years and was prepared To tes-
tify en- the subject.
I'VE candidates always tell YOU that
this is the most important campaign"
Mr. Swanson said. "but ask you to
look at the facts and see how import
ant this one really is" He called a.
tention to the fact that the Legislators
TO be elected next Tuesday, in addition
to their power as law makers. will
have the election of United Sintes
senators, the Supreme Cour. judges
and large number of the Circuit ara
Corporation judges throughout The
state.
Proud of the Record.
Answering the charge made by tic
| Republicans that there is graft in the
state government. the speaker said
that he and every other Democrat
should he proud of the reco"l made
by the party since it has had control
of the state. He referred to the mil
lions of dollars handled by the Demo.
cratic officials, and sail that the $685.
OOo stolen by Shepard, clerk in the
auditors Office, represented every
cent that had been stolen. And Shop
ard Is now wearing stripes in ;he
Dcnitentiary,' declared the speaker
| BY their fruits We shall know
them continued the speaker. He
then spoke Of the bank steals. of The
5. Brown Allen affair and other scan
ials which cost the state hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars during the four
years the Republicans had charge OF
The state in the early eighties.
One Charge Against Him.
NH oWdHSOl Shlu tnat oracilcaily
the only charge the Republicans had
seen III to bring against him during
the campaign was that he secured all
additional appropriation in Congress
or clerk hire in the Martinsvillc post
Office, He declared that he did this
for. two young Republicans. who were
working from morning To night in tho
postofiice fer pitifui salaries. Hn I'D
it., he went on to say, because he rem
resented the people OF his district.
whether they were Republicans ~
| Democrats
Holding Up the Skeleton.
At this point the speaker held UP IL
Republican campaign document, which
contained cartoon representing Mr..
| Swanson as holding up skeleton. in.
Heating that he Democratic cardi-
late was narrowing the memories Of
| reconstruction days as II skeleton to
scare Virginians away from the Re.
! publican party.
| "A murderer said the speaker.
does not like to be confronted with
the skeleton of the man ne Has mur-
Tered. That's why the murderers Of
| Virginia in reconstruction days cry
nut when the skeleton is usel as evi-
lence against them"
a Regenerated Party.
"Thc republicans tell us that they
are regenerated reborn ami repent
ed declared the speaker He then
| vent on TO say that the Democrats with
heir new constitution had done what
regenerating the Republican party hnd
Undergone and that the Republicans
wanted to be put in power because
hey were clean now" admitting that
| they were not clean before.
Old Wine in New Bottles.
! The speaker said that it was tho
same old party with the same Old
leaders and advised his Republican
| friends to get some new material f3r
BOSSES" before attempting to have c
new party. You can't put new wine
in old bottles he said, for if you
| 10 the bottles will burst" ~
At the head of the Republican party
| oday, continued Mr.. Swanson, is the
same old gang-Colonel Slemp, Judge
Lewis, S. Brown Allen and ;he rest :
| Ill of whom were on the side with Vir
| sinia's enemies during the staIa's houi
| Of trial
AS to Judge Lewis.
The speaker referred 10 Judge
Lewis statement that he was zoo
young TO take part in politics during
reconstruction days, and called atten.
ton to the fact that the Republican
,andidae was not too young to be ap-
pointed commemorative attorney Of
CulpeDper county in 1868 by the mill,
} .ary governor OF the district and n