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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07
Democratic Ticket.
For Congress, Ninth District.
ROBERT u. BRUCE,
of Wise.
OH, THE PHARISEES !

Our contemporary, in last week.
issue has lengthy dissertation on the
subject of Hypocrisy with which
subject it seems to be wonderfully
familiar The amount of brazen hy-
pOcrisy in the Democratic party in
general, and manifested in the Bristol
convention in particular, is, according
to our voluble contemporary, amazing
and seriously disgusting"
In this direct connection-thatis i'm
the same chapter and verse where by
pocrisy is laid bare and denounced. is
n twin brother, viz: "Pharisecism."
with which our brother should also be
familiar. as he has had glaring and
open instances of the same stalking
before his eyes in his own party for
years.
Behold. \ pharisee strutting around
calling his brother hypooritel Such
sight would be truly amusing if it
were not SO palpalfy inconsistent and
seriously disgusting"
As the Bristol incident is brought
up, matter which we have had little
or nothing to say cditorially. out of
Difference To the feelings Of an old
man and his connections, the Demo
Gratis have a right To at least claim the
advantage of present commendahle
and favorable conditions. whatever
may have been the moral status of
their former candidates in the past.
Heretofore the game was about equal
Certainly at the present the advantage
Is on the side of the Democrats.
If the Democrats heretofore have
had candidates who were known
friends of the open saloon" as our
contemporary charges, so much the
worse. BE it said to their shame. But.
in the light of past and present con-
ditions the Democrats have. at least
shown a desire to cut loose from the
weight in the district which was the
source of deep regret and sorrow to
many Of the best and leading men of
district. If the charge Of hypocrisy
mas some show of truth, certainly it
comes with poor grace from those who
are open to the charge of both phari-
Seelsm and hypocrisy combined.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07

mad dogs? Does the midnight burglar
and assassin, who creeps in the home
10 plumber and murder the sleeping
and helpless inmates have a claim 10
protection? Moreover, is not a man
justifiable and commended, even, for
shooting on the spot, the Iraducer Of
his wife or daughter? A trial i'm such a
case, is a mere form. Talk about "pro-
lection" Drag the ruined victim Of a
negro brutcs mistreatment before a
crowd of gaping men, and compel her
to relate the hideous and awful facts
before the jurY!-never There should
be only one point Standardization
and then the rope, gun or stake is
the only course. If, by the help of the
public schools, the influence and kind
ness of the white people the crime OF
rape cannot be stopped, then, as we
love and honor our wives, sisters and
daughters let the work OF extermina-
tion go on. There is no alternative.
If this be treason maks the most OF il
If this be treason then, be it said to
our glory, we are a nation Of traitors.
but traitors i'm the name Of God and
the cause of wifely and womanly virtue
and the peace and happiness of the
home and the race.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07
SlemPism and Repubiicanism A
Comparison.
Roanoke Times.)

To the Times:
l learn that Col. Slemp in his speech
ut Tazewell the other day assumed n
very tactful role OF humility, confessing
his unworthiness and saying that his
personal ambitions were of minor inn
portance, but that the one momentous
fact TO be held in mind was that the
republican party must be kept intact
and showing in most unobtrusive
way that the only sure process of nc
complishing that end was to vote for
the Republican nominee.
That is II shrewd move on the part
OF the colonel; one not only calculated
to enlist support but pity as well But
Col. Slemp will be up against an ex-
ceedingly difficult proposition when he
undertakes 10 prove to the thinking.
straightforward self respecting Re
publicans of the Ninth district that
Slempism and Republicanism are SYM
onymous terms. They are enterchan.
geable at no time.
If primary had been held instead
OF machine convention, Col. Slemp
would have stood no more show for
the nomination than he now stands
OF making the great army of honest
and conscientious Republicans of the
Ninth district believe that he is infer
ested in the success of the party and
not himself. Slemp knows that if he
can hide behind the manufactured pre-
tense that he is very small but CO.
herent part Of the Republican party
he will have won his point magnificent
ly.
But he will not succeed in so delud-
lag the voters. The Republican party
in the Ninth district and Of the State
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07
IF TREASON MAKE THE
MOST OF 1T

FOR the one crime-and for that only
we believe lynching, before the Ior
can intervene, To be not only right but
necessary. The work of puttino, 70
death the dangerous brute should he
donesoberly and decently, even solemn
ly but relentlessly, as a thing reouired
for the protection OF homes and fomi
lies, but with circumstances rejecting
on the reputation of the community fo,
prospiety and humanity as lightly ne
possible. In saying this. ugly and
dangerous as it may seem. we believe
we express the deliberate, earnest feel
ing and belief of the vast majority of
Southern white men who live in the
country, including many as good
tIzens, as sober; conscientious ami,
God-fearing as any land on earth
knows.-Richmond News Leader.
The News Leader and The Evening
journal, each have taken the decided
stand expressed in the above editorial
Chipping. If ninetenths of the papers
IN the country and their readers would
speak out it would be found that the
above sentiment is heartily endorsed
Call it lawlessness if you choose. call
II what you please, the white people Of
the South will continue to lynch black
brutes, or white ones either, who mis-.
treat helpless women and cbi,dro,,.
The rapist puts himself outside the
Bill of.Rights, outside the law. Is there
o law for dealing With rattIesnakes or
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07
WHERE ARE THE TWO :?

Col. Slemp stated i'm his Marion
speech, i'm explanation of his alleged
misconduct at Bristol: Il was ap-
preached by two Democrats who stated
TO me that Mr.. Bruce had been nomi-
mated, and invited and urged me to 90
into the convention hall with them and
hear some of the speeches. We went,
and ] took a seat far back i'm the au-
dience, and did or said nothing to in
terfere with the meeting" Would il
not be strong point in the Colonies
vindication 10 have the confederation
of these 1.-TWO Democrats" Where are
the two? Honestly, every right think
ing man, Democrat OF Republican.
would be glad to know that a mistake
had been made, and that that shame
full occurrence on the part ola Virginia
Congressman, rs published in the
papers did not occur at ali. Where are
the two Democrats?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07
Slemp's Charges Against Bruce.
Roanoke Times.)


To the Times:
Have you heard the grave charges
against RenatOr Bruce by a champion
Of Col. Slemp at Tazewell few DAYS
ago? Mirabile dictul Bruce, as n law
yer, did all in his power to save the
life If an humble negro who had been
sentenced to be hanged for murder
committed under what many good
citizens of Wise county considered
somewhat eXtenuating circumstances.
and even went so far as TO make an
effort to get the governor to commute
the sentence to Imprisonment for life.
And this faithfnlness to his poor client
this faithful lawyer, true to his duty
and to his oath, is made the subject
of criticism by late Republican can
didate for one of the highest offices
in the gift Of the citizens of Virginia.
What would the gentlemen have had
Mr.. Bruce do? Would he have honor
eel him more for deserving his help
less client, and not doing all in his
power as faithful attorney to save
his life? Had the culprit been million
aire and had Bruce carried his case to
every court in the land and baffied the
execution of his client for years, would
not the gentleman have applauded him
as a great and magnanimous lawyer.
worthy Of the confidence OF every man,
woman and child is the land?
But when Bruce does this duty as
an attorney by an humble member of
the colored race, he would fain put the
act on level with vote deliberately
given for a negro as doorkeeper Of the
Virginia senate over a one-legged Con-
federate soldier in the vely precincts
of the old capital of the Confederacy.
Rather let the poorest and humblest
citizen, whether white or colOred, see
in this act of Robert p. Bruce an index
of the noble nature of man who is
just as ready to defend to the utter
most his sacred rights as to defend
those OF the richest and mightiest in
the land.
To the writer's personal knowledge
the chief prosecutor of the negro in
question has recently been Bruce's as
sociate in important business transac-
tions, is one Of his best friends and
one Of his staunchest supporters in
this present race for Congress.
For shame Let us hear no more of
such denunciations of man for faith
fulness in the discharge of his duties
toward the humblest citizen when in
their hearts these critics would despise
him had he done otherwise than he
did.
Claptrap and demagogery with some
classes of politicians are exceedingly
cheap. Let us lift the campaign to a
higher plane the plane on which
Robert Bruce stands in the estimation
Of every good nan who knows him,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07

Col. Slemp says in his Marion speech
that the people ought to elect him to
congress because he got Lou Gleaves,
John and Bob Blair into office.
Now this is poor season for SO
much trouble and expense on the part
OF the people Of the Ninth district
when everybody knows that this
crowd couldn't be kept out of office
with "A double barrel shot gm.-South-
west Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07
Ninth District
Democratic Platform

Resolved, That we ratify that the
action of the Democratic congressional
district committee i'm calling this con
vention. The splendid outporing of
representative democracy here assem-
bled is fountain of enthusiasm that
will send its waters into the renotest
corners of the district. 1t gives the
opportunity for conference and delibe-
ration, so necessary TO well-considered
and conservative wise action. We
respectfully recommend TO the next
state committee thai it so modify our
primary plan as to allow our congress
sional district committee to call a con-
vention instead of "A primary, when in
their opinion it is deemed best.
"As democrats we continue TO op
pose the Capitalization OF power in the
federal government, yet we recall the
fact that the federal legislation and
federal policy is daily coming into
closer contact with every day business
and commercial life and our people are
being mindful of the vast natural re-
sources OF this congressional district
and of the heroic efforts now being
made for their complete DEVELOPMENT
we call upon good men of all political
parties and especially the business
men and laboring men to unite with us
In electing representative to congress
whose abilities, energies and efforts
will be earnestly directed towards adj
vancing the material welfare Of the
whole people and the district and not
merely to the dispensing of federal pie
and patronage to personal favorites.
nor to the bnilding up OF corrupt
political ring for debauching voters
with money extorted by threats from
federal officeholders.
1--WE endorse the administration of
Governor Swanson, whose efforts since
his recent induction into Office as
governor Of Virginia, gives evidence OF
the fact that he will redeem i'm good
faith his oft-repeated promise that if
elected governor of Virginia he would
give TO the people of this district and
the state, a clean and effective bust
ness administration.
"We re-affirm and ratify the decla-
ration and principles set out in the ST
Louis democratic platform in 1904 and
we congratulate the country upon the
fact that the only general legislation
IN the interest of the masses instead of
the classes, enacted by the republican
party in twenty years, has been the
railroad rate bill and similar legislation
passed by the last congress, which was
wrung by an overwhelming public
sentiment from unwilling republican
in both houses of congress
and which were in the face of republi-
can platforms and in accordance with
the repeated and clear pronomcement
Of democratic platforms.
ut is with great pleasure that we
notice the fact that with one accord
the democrats of every section of our
common country, east and west, north |
and south, are endorsing the splendid
character, aggressive craftsmanship
wise, conservative counsel and heroic
devotion to principle of democracy's
great leader, William Jennings Bryan,
md we unite with them ir pledgine to
him our unqualified support for the
in 1905"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07

If this country is ever to be snatch
ed from the hand OF the CRATER and
the machine politician, the plain honest
voter must stand by men like Roose-
welt, Bryan and Bob Bruce.-Norton
Free Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07

According to the Republican speakers
here on court day, all the good rains,
fine crops and the prosperity of the
country is creditable to the present
administration. Would il not be in
order TO credit the Democrats with
the California earthquake?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07

The church member who pravs for
temperance in public and votes against
it at the polls may think he is not in
consistent, but his Sunday school class
will have ideas about it.-Norton Free
Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07
The New Crusade.

The evils of child labor undoubtedly present
national problem OF the first magnitude One nhab
ants is child under fifteen Of bound to
the oom the coabeaker cruel mechanism of
corporate greed Two million children America are
ed ganful occupations reason are d-nr;vd
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07

Col. Slemp is expecting the Nation
nj appalachian amalgamated Associa-
ton of Federal Pie Eaters" to elect
him to Congress.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07

Both sides in the Ninth District are
''slinging mud" right at the beginning
of the Slemp-Bruce campaign Spirit
of the Valley.
We don't call it ''mud" out here. It's
too thin.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-07

Ii is about time for Chairman Slemp
TO send out another letter 10 Demo
cratic post masters TO dcsist from ac-
tivity in politics as he did Mr.. Robin
son at Plastico last fall. He will be
careful To- send 10 the right man this
time, rs he will not desire such a re
bukc as Mr.. Robinson gave him. 1t
certainly required gall To do this, and
then see Summers * Co. chief pie
eaters trailing after Slemp's heels
away from their official duties, rs we
witnessed here on last court day
Where does civil service come in, as
we hear SO much about President
Roosevelt carrying out all laws? Pos
siply he Is ignorant of this law being
violated.
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The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-08-23
Ginseng an Equal of Gold.

1t has often been asserted that, next
to tea, ginseng is the most celebrated
plant in all the orient. 1t may we'll be
termed the cure-all, as the chinese
have a wonderful faith in its curative
and strengthening properties, for which
reason it has been styled the ''cinchona
of China" 1t is considered to be
cure for fevers and weaknesses of all
sorts, the chief and most costly medi-
cine.
The plant is found wild in the noun
tain forests of eastern Asia from Nepal
to Manchuria 1t formerly grew in
Fukien, Kiangnan and Shansi, but was
supplanted by the Manchurian wild
root. The root is carefully hunted by
the Manchus, who boast that the weeds
of their country are the choice drugs
of the Chinese.
It would be impossible accurately to
price ginseng Some wild roots have
been known to realize their weight in
gold, while the cultivated. variety costs
from 80 cents pound up. Generally
speaking. the average prices are, for
the best, SIP per pound; fair, $3.50,
and ordinary. so cents to 81 per pound.
-Harper's Weekly
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-08-23
Austrian superstition.

In no other western European coun
try is superstition so prevalent as in
Austria Hungary Quite recently the
chamberlain's Office changed the num-
Der Of box 13 in the Imperial Opera
House and the Imperial Court theater
to 12A, because the public objected to
sitting in a box bearing the unlucky
number. says the Pail Mall Gazette.
None Of the rich subscribers who take
box for the year wanted No. 13, and
for single performances it was Just as
hard to dispose Of.
This superstition reaches its height
in medicine. Speaking at the health
exhibition. DIR. Heinrich Grun declared
that in many instances superstition.
and. especially local superstition, was
an absolute menace to public health.
In the Austrian hospitals one finds
no block or pavilion 10, no ward Is. no
staircase 10. Very few patients will
consent to be operated upon on the 18th
Of the month. and in this respect FRI
day. too. is considered just as unlucky.
At Carlsbad, Msrisnbad, Gestein and
ether famous Austrian cure resorts
nobody wants to begin his cure on a
Friday.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-08-23
Modest Wealth.

No better illustration of the modest
dignity of wealth can be found than in
the action of the residents of suburb
of Cleveland owned almost wholly by
millionaires. From an exposition of the
books of the tax collector it appears
that these citizens, whose wealth runs
into the millions, are content with the
bare comforts of life. claiming nothing
more valuable than a five dollar
watch 'ten dollar piano" and occa-
sienally twenty five dollar horse"
The vulgar ostentation Of people of
large means is always to be deplored.
and the tax collector must be moved by
emotions of the sincerest pride as he
lays before the world these evidences
of the simple life. When it is consid-
cred that there are no less than sixty
five men in the suburb, that their
wealth is estimated at not less than
81, 10000 each and that their personal
property returns are less than $50, 200.
it is clearly proved that their personal
belongings are distinguished by the
most extreme simplicity. How fitting
and how instructive!-C Chicago Post.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-08-23

Starting in a shanty and henhouse,
with almost no property beyond hoe
and blind mule, the school has grown
up gradually much as town grows.
We need food for our tables. Farm
Ing, therefore. was our first industry,
started to meet this need With the
need for shelter for our students
courses in house building and carpen-
try were added Out of these brick
making and brick masonry naturally
grew.
The increasing demand for buildings
made further specialization in the in
dustries necessary. Soon we found
ourselves teaching tinsmithing. plaster
ing and painting. Glasses in cooking
were added because we needed compe-
tent persons to prepare the food.
Courses in laundering. sewing, dining
room work and nurse training have
been added to meet the actual needs
of the school community. This process
of specialization has continued as the
school increased in numbers ana as the
more varied wants Of a larger COM
munity created a demand, and instruc-
ton is now given in thirty-seven in
dustrfes.-Booker 7. Washington in
North American Review.