Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-10-19
MR.. ANDREWS AT PULASKI
Small Audience Greeted RepubIi-
can Speaker Monday Night.

Nol SP(oN(A lhhhNs
Pulaski, Va, October 9.
'This is the state of man, today he
puts forth
The tender leaves of hope tomorrow
blossoms,
And bears his blushing honors thick
upon him;
The third day comes "a frost, killing
frost;
And when he thinks, good easy man,
full surely
His greatness is Il ripening -nips his
root,
And then he falls"
Henry VIII, Act III, Scene 2.
Had the above words from Shakes
peare been written with a prophetic
eye as TO the conditions that confront
Colonel Slemp in the Ninth district,
and especially I'm Pulaski, during the
present campaign, they would have
formed an instance Of prediction liter
ally verified.
This receives absolute confirmation
from the reception accorded Hon W
+. Andrews, Auditor OF the United
States Treasury, who spoke in the OPP
era House here last night
The speech was most widely adver-
tised; personal letters were sent out
to many Of the Republicans, and di-
rect personal appeals were made to
numbers OF them by Slemp's mana
gers. One enthusiastic Republican
worker was OF the opinion that ar
engagements would have To be made
for overflow meetings.
Yet, with all these efforts, there
were at no time in the Opera House
last night more than 80 or 100 people,
OF whom some ten or twelve were ne
groes, and among these only two were
voters. There we've also several chill
dren and a number of non voters. be-
sides some % OF 30 Democrats. Yet
at the last election $50 Republican
votes were east here; and when Judge
Lewis spoke here the Opera House
was packed with a representative au-
dience, and two years ago Hon. p. II.
McCaull spoke on the court green to
crowd Variously estimated at from
1000 to $500.
These figures are cited To show how
greatly the Republican voters OF Pu-
laski are disSusted with Slemp.
The people of Pulaski regret that
they could not show the full spirit of
Virginia hospitality to the distinguish
eel gentleman who appeared here last
night-such as they have shown to his
chief, Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, but the
trouble is, Mr.. Andrews appeared in
behalf OF "A man whom the good peo-
pie OF Pulaski and Of the whole
Southwest have determined To defeat
The one sentiment is, ave will not
have this man to rule over u.s." and
this is the sentiment regardless OF
party affiliations.
Had Mr.. Andrews appeared under
any other circumstances he would
have been greeted by large and rep
resentative audience. He is a man oi
good address, fine ability, and most
excellent speaker. He is cordially in
vited to appear here on some other
occasion, when he is not attempting
to uphold the failing fortunes of Col
onel Slemp, and he will receive an old
Virginia welcome.
1t pleases the editor of the Taze-
well Republican to refer TO The I,yncb.
burg News and Roanoke Times as dis.
seminating ISLANDERS" based upon in.
formation "labled from some Demo.
cratic cesspool in Pulaski" But the
above true recital of facts in this COM
munity will disclose that the lack OF
elegance in the Republican editors
metaphor IS equaled only 10y the pau
city of local Republicans who adhere
to the Slemp regime.
Socially, Mr.. Andrews was treated
with every courtesy; he was most hos
pltably entertained and welcomed to
Pulaski; but as an advocate of Slemp
he met with chilling frost.