Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-05-12

Inc following from Vne NOrtnerIl
Neck News will have for the most
part the hearty endorsement of the
voters of Accomac:
! "It is exceedingly gratifying that,
so far as yet known, the contest be-
tween the Hon. W. A. Jones and Mr..
Ohio +. Mears, seems to bid fair to be
run on a very high plane. 1t did not
take moment for Mr., Jones to an
nounce his intention in this respect,
and, from what we know and have
heard of Mr.. Mears, he is the man to
meet Mr.. Jones halfway in such de-
claration of intention. The only thing
now to be guarded against by both OF
these two gentlemen is the overzeal
of too partisan friends who have not
that sort of zeal which is according
to knowledge" Believing, as we do,
and hoping, as we do, that there will
not be a single note of improper per-
sonality 20 mar this honorable contest
on the part of the contestants them
selves, we want to sound note of
warning to those who, like us, will
support Mr.. Jones, and those who will
support Mr.. Mears. No matter from
whom any improper reflection comes
it will hurt the one in whose interest
it is intended to operate more than 1t
will hurt his opponent. HOt-headed
friends will refuse to exonerate the
contestant from the errors and mis-
takes and misstatements of his mis-
guided adherents. Mr.. Jones' pub
lie and political record is the legit
innate subject of careful scrutiny and
decent comment and criticism. No
one will admit this more readily than
he, and no one will welcome it or be
more ready to meet it than his best
friends. If he has ever been untrue
to the Democratic faith; if he has
ever failed to support earnestly and
ardently Democratic candidate duly
nominated; if he has ever bolted the
caucus action of his party in Con-
gress, or if he has ever Wantonly been
neglectful of the interests of his dis
trict on the one hand or has ever
sacrificed Democratic principles and
the general welfare of the nation on
the other simply to secure some loaves
and fishes, even for his district, let
the record speak. For our part, while
we are proud and justly proud of the
large appropriations which Mr.. Jones
has secured for this district, and he
has secured more than any other
member of the House of Representa-
tives who everW went to represent it, and
there have been many splendid men
who have so represented it,yet we are
prouder still of our utter confidence in
the fact that he never sacrificed prin-
ciple or entered into any dirty deal in
order tOsecure one of them. What it is
proper to show of Mr.. Jones' public
and political record it is proper to
show of his opponents. Let all of us,
Jones men and Mears men, stop at
this. They are both men of high per-
sonal character and undoubted integ-
rity, so far as we are advised, and
whoever fairly wins is entitled to
every Democratic vote at this falls
election. Above all let every charge
of every sort be openly and specific
ally and publicly made so that it can
be openly and promptly met. We
want no backstairs games in the
fight. We have the utmost confidence
that Mr.. Jones will win the nominal
ton, and we know that he will en-
lines we have Indicated"
The News is right in saying that
both of the candidates are men of
thigh personal Character and I'M
doubted integrity" and will not ques-
tion the fact, that Mr.. Mears has been
as true to the cause of Democracy as
MIR. Jones has been. Our contem-
porary too, can go further and say,
that Mr.. Mears, if elected to Con-
gress, will be as faithful a public SER
want as his opponent has been and
will be no less active in his efforts to
secure appropriations for his district
and to discharge every other obliga-
ton in the sphere of his duty as our
representative. In his professional
career Mr.. Mears has secured clients
and retained them by his faithfulness
and the efficient manner in which he
has met their demands upon him. AS
attorney for the Commonwealth he
served his county so well, that he
could have had fourth term if he
had desired it. AS member of Con-
gress he will be no less faithful and
vigilant in the discharge of every
duty. These things being true and no
one will say to the contrary who
knows the man, is not Mr.. Mears en-
titled to the almost undivided sup.
port of this, his home county? North
ampton his adopted county, will give
him practically an unqualified endorse
ment. Can Accomac do less?