Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-24
THE OUTLOOK

At this writing IT is SClll unueLerInh-
ed what will be the result of the Dem
ocratic primary which is to be held on
Tuesday, the 22nd inst. But before
this article is read by our readers the
primary will have been pulled off. There
is no doubt about there being many
thousands of good, honest men in the
Democratic ranks who are now IN
state of great unrest. Gradually they
have awakened to the fact that the or
ganization of their party is disgrace
fully dishonest and the leadership thor
oughly corrupt. One has only to travel
over the State and listen to what the
Democrats say to realize that this is
true. 1t is manifest that the State IS
on the eve of a political revolution.
Whether the Democratic leaders will be
able to stay the progress of the revo-
lutionary sentiment in their party until
after the election in November we can
not tell. But Democracy as 1T now
exists in Virginia is doomed. fit were
not for the unreasonable prejudice
which still continues to live in the minds
of many against the Republican party,
the death knell of the Virginia Dem
ocracy would be sounded in November.
The Richmond News Leader, In an
editorial on the 10Th inst, tells its read
ers that the primary had "better be
honest" The News Leader says:
eff there is serious fraud in the con-
duct of the State primary election next
Tuesday the damage will not stop with
the wreckage of the primary plan.
"***. The first result will be the de-
feat of the Democratic nominee for
Governor. The News Leader does
not hesitate to say that if it is convinced
by good evidence that any general fraud
is practiced in the primary it will advo-
cate the defeat of the nominee made by
such fraud.
There is no question but that many
men in the Democratic party are sim
cerely for honest elections. They have
been misled and deceived heretofore by
the cries of their leaders, and very
largely by the Democratic press, and
have retained their faith in their party.
The primary system has shaken that
faith, not only by the frauds that have
been committee at primaries already
held, but by the conduct of the leading
candidates who are to be voted for at
the primary on the 18th inst. Intelli-
gent men fail to comprehend how
system can be honest and the operations
honorable with both factions of the
party struggling to control the conduct
of the primary, lest one should cheat
the other. These intelligent men are
reluctant to take any part in the prim-
airy, and we have heard many declare
their purpose to not vote on the 22nd.
Some who have been voting the Demo-
cratic ticket all their life have declared
to us their intention to vote the Re-
publican ticket in November. There
are many others who will stay away
from the polls at the general election.
The Republicans of Virginia have
presented to the people ticket of the
highest character of intelligence and
unimpeachable integrity. A platform
of principles has been adopted that
should appeal to the noblest sentiments
of the best citizens of the Common
wealth. No one can doubt but that the
Republican party in Virginia will be as
faithful to it's promises as the National
PARTY has been true to its pledges. Mr..
good Democratic citizen, do you want
pure elections, economical government
and improvement of the public schools?
If so vote the Republican ticket in No
vember; and if the party gets control
of the State, we pledge you it shall give
us the reforms for which all good men
In all parties are now clamOring,