Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-05-25
POLITICAL.

Slemp, the Republican Congressman
from Virginia, says he might have re-
tired If enemies in his own party had
let him alone, but now he expects to
fight it out.
| Ohio Democrats, believing from the
insurance and trust Investigations that
Wm- j. Bryan was robbed of the Presi-
dency, have in convention endorsed him
for the race in 1908 as the man to lead
to victory.
Virginians have always been watch
full of those in office lest they assume
unto themselves title to office by long
continuance therein. We should let
every Office holder understand that the
people own the office and not he, and if
he puts on any airs he should be taught
lesson by being turned out. West
Point News.
A dispatch in the Richmond papers
from Tappahannock says it is feared
from all parts OF the county that there
will be very small turnout of voters
at the primary June 16, because it will
be in the midst of the harvest, and the
voters will be so very busy. The pri-
mary is bad enough in itself but to have
been called so suddenly and at such a
time is a hardship to the people, unjust
to one candidate and ruinous to the
Democratic party.
That Hon. Ohio F. Mears is in the
field to oppose Hon. VIM. A. Jones for
the Democratic nomination to represent
the people of the First District in Con-
gress, has created no small amount of
concern among the friends of Mr.. Jones.
When his announcement was first made,
one of our contemporaries treated the
matter as being perfectly absurd for
any one to oppose Mr.. Jones, but since
facts have developed concerning Mr..
Mears' qualifications even Mr.. Jones
himself having expressed his good opin-
ion of Mr.. Mears, declaring him worthy
and profcient-the general public is
treating his candidacy with some show
of due consideration. In the past We
have supported Mr.. Jones and have no
reason to regret it. We, however, feel
it is time another good citizen should be
invested with the privilege of deriving
the high honor which we have reposed
in Mr.. Jones for such long period.
We are in favor of placing this high
position within the reach of all WORTHY
sons of the District and can not feel
that we are exercising our right of suf-
frage jndiciously when we continue to
keep one man in the same Office there
by barring others from receiving that
which rightly belongs to them and de-
feat their public spirited designs. Co
lonal Beach Progress.
On Monday, court-day, Mr.. Ohio F.
Mears, Northampton favorite son and
candidate for the nomination for Con-
gress, met Congressman W. A. Jones.
his opponent, in joint debate. The
courthouse was we'll filled with many
leading men of different parts of the
county in the audience Mr.. Mears
was introduced by Senator Gunter.
The audience, it seems, Judging by the
applause that each speaker drew. was
pretty well divided-the difference if
any being apparently in favor of Mr..
Mears. In his speech Mr.. Mears said
that he was not an advocate of the pri-
mary election system, as it shut the
door on the poor and possibly worthy
man; but now that the party had
adopted it, he was loyal to it. He
agreed with his opponent upon most of
the great issues of the campaign, but
would not unqualifiedly oppose the Ship
Subsidy bill. He recognized the fact
that something should be done to encour-
age building of American ships, and
could not say that without giving the
subject more thought, what was the
proper course to pursue, especially now
that We had such large industry Of
this kind in our district. He advocated
a readJustment of the tariff, and in
sisted that $50, 900 in salary was a large
for one man to draw from the
and that sixteen wears
was long time for Mr.. Jones to have
to distinguish himself and show what he
could do for his district, and now it was
time that opportunity should be given
to another. Extract from Accomac
News.