Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-09-21
POLLY TALKS TOO MUCH.

After the Republican convention in
Roanoke named the candidates for
state offices and promulgated its splend-
id platform of principles, the Democrat
ic newspapers with singular accord be-
gan to praise the candidates. They also
commenced to congratulate the Repub-
Hcan party upon the fact that it had be-
come so respectable it was worthy to be
met on a high plane-of discussion by the
Virginia Democracy. The Republican
press Of the State resented, as 1t should
have done, the patronizing and assum'
ed condescending spirit Of the Demo
cratic press. We are glad that the
Tazewell Republican was one OF the
first to inform its Democratic contem'
poraries that such congratulations, OF
doubtful compliments, were not deslret
or appreciated by the Republicans, es
pecially the statement that the Repub
lican ticket measured up in respectable
ity with the Democratic ticket.
We suspected at the time and We
know now that these expressions on the
part of the Democratic press were In
duced by selfish and sinister motive
The reason why Democrats were 81
anxious to have the campaign conduct
ed on what they called high plane Il
now apparent. They did not want the
Republicans to assail the record Of the
Democratic party and its candidates
for recent years, beginning with the
agitation of the new constitution ant
ending with the recent Democratic prl
mary, have disclosed a record for tina
party reeking with corruption and insin
cerity. But the Republicans were no
to be hoodwinked by the patronizinf
and Extensively condescending attitude
of the Democratic leaders and press
The Republican speakers and newspa
pers began to put before the people the
record of the Virginia Democracy ant
its leaders, telling nothing that canno
be substantiated by Democratic testi
mony furnished by self-confession o.
the accusation of rival leaders in the
party. This has caused the Democrat
ic press to changeits tone, and it nov
begins to condemn and denounce ant
rnisrepresent what few weeks ago i
seemed so eager to praise. A recon
editorial in the Tazewell Republican hal
caused the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot II
saw some rather harsh and untrue
things about Judge Lewis and the Re
publican party. It's wrath was provok
ed by our saying: cit is no compliment
to the Republican ticket to say that !
measures up in responsibility with tn
Democratic ticket. We would deeply
regret to admit that the Republican
ticket measures down politically to the
level upon which the Democratic ticke
stands.
The Virginian-Pilot has hurled bacI
at us such statements as the following
'Now that the Republican brethrel
have opened the campaign, they seen
TO have difficulty in rising to the leye
expected. All their speeches have beel
delivered on the plane occupied by tn
party since the time of the original de
peneracy. Even Judge Lewis, o
whom the most had been expected, Il
his opening address of the campaign
fell 70 the same level, making vague
and indIscriminate charges of graf
against Democrats, instead of coming
ont like man and making his charges
if he had any to make, definite and spe
cifc.
This is clearly SO unfair that we fee
warranted in now believing that wha