Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-14
COL. SLEMP AND
HIS DENIAL

true one, and n their Ownpainting Per
init MS however, before we throw this
interesting and we hope instructive
production OF the G.. o. u. OF the Ninth
upon the canvass, to ask, and most re-
specially, why with such an array of
splendid material in the party from
which to select "A representative for the
! Ninth, with its intelligence and worth.
Why! we say, should we be burdened
(all but the elect with the "Black
eagle" little e, and we beg the Birds
( pardonl. from "ScreameTs Valley"
whose lame apology at Marion, only
serves To intensity his arrogant assump-
tions, and emphasizes his total and in
durable unfitness for the position he
disgraces? 'Tis with this man this pub
lie servant, we, i'm common with every
honest and sober citizen of the district,
whom he SO unfairly represents, that
we have to do. But, the Colonel says,
"For 81 years | have lived in the
county, and have SO acted as to meet
the approval 90 my neighbors. and
never i'm all that time been SO far un.
der the influence OF whiskey as to in
capacitate him(me cfrom' the proper dis
charge Of my duties, although, it some
times becomes necessary for me TO use
IA little whiskey." There you have the
Colonel, for 81 years, Il good record,
and we congratulate him upon it, but
we must be allowed TO express our re-
gret that the Colonel did not let "well
enough alone What a pity that he
was ever persuaded TO leave his com
Portable and virtuous home, and launch
his frail bark upon the turbid and
sure that the sovereigns OF the Ninth
could have subsisted without him, any
how, all but a few, and TO minister 10
them, the Colonel forsook all the
pleasure OF country gentleman's life
and with what results? Have the citi-
zens OF this town and county and hosts
OF others throughout the district. who
were witnesses, forgotten the scenes OF
his last nomination, when the grateful
and inspired Colonel was I'VE quote
HIM "too full for utterance," and later
on, the people have not forgotten,
neither has the Colonel unless he is
blessed with "A convenient memory. his
discussion at this place with his bril-
liant antagonist, and sundry other
private and public opportunities, which
come TO him during that memorable
contest? If the voter has forgotten and
the Colonels memory short, both can
be revived and refreshed, by applying
TO the very large crowd in attendance
on that occasion, 10 the county chair
man, aye to the court itself. II is no
pleasure 10 the writer to refer To this
disgraCeful scene OF To the unfortunate
weakness (Of what we are toldl is an
otherwise admirable character. but
this gentleman seeks To misrepresent
this district again, and as n patriotic
citizen of Virginia, and for 90 years an
adopted citizen and voter OF this grand
section of the old commonwealth, our
pride in her greatness is humbled by
this continued caricature OF represen-
tation, this travesty on our standing.
morality and the high character of our
citizenship, so surely calculated as
1t is TO reflect upon the intelligence of
our sufrragans, subjecting our whole
people, To unkind and unmerited
criticism, reproach, and ridicule, at
home and abroad. AS citizen and voter,
We honestly, candidly and frankly, and
with all the earnestness born Of state,
district and county pride, and with
sentiments of the highest respect for
the many worthy and intelligent citi-
zens whom part, compose the present
dominant party in the Ninth, must be
allowed 10 enter our emphatic protest
against having the Slemp regime
forced upon the Ninth for third
term. Gentlemen, you caviled, land
not without some semDlance of reasonl
against the last Democratic nominee.
Your most reckless and CONSCIOUSNESS
spellbinders, and political sharks, with
all their shrewdness and sagacity, with
unrivaled powers for vituperation and
abuse, have failed and will continue to
fail, even to SINCE the garments of
Robert Bruce, the present opponent of
your three times nominee, why not
then make common cause with the
moral element, and rid the district
once and we hope forever, Of this
political Judas, this pie distributing
Boss, who from the force oflong habit,
does not seem to know when he is