Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-07-19
"A DEMOCRATIC TRICK"


Our neighbor, the Tazewell Rtpub-
lican, charactriyes the suggestion of
a masS-meeting 10 name 4 non poll
teal board of supervisors is "pret-
" sly trick of our Democratic friends
To take away from the Republicans II
part of the little that is left them TO
win under the provisions Of the new
constitution. Just how his is ligur-
Ell out is hard TO explain, except on
the general principle. that every sug-
gestion emanating from n Democratic
newspaper, is "a sly trick, - and has
SINISTER motive behind il. We ask
our readers 10 pass judgment, whether
or not this charge is true, or can even
be reasonably inferred from what has
been said in this paper on the sub
iect. The suggestion OF mass-meet-
ing was made some time ago, and
the first mention was by Demo-
GRAFT. This same Democrat suggested
the names OF three men who would
make good officers, two of whom
were Republicans, and one Demo-
crat. Several prominent Republicans
called i'll the Office To say, that they
approved the idea of mass meeting.
and that the names suggested were
alright. Was there anything of a
political trick in this? II so, the Re
pUblicans were lin it as well as
the Democrats. At other times ohter
names were added TO the list, some
by Republicans and some by Demo-
Gratis, but in all cases the Republi-
cans were given two members of
the Board, as now, and the Demo-
Gratis one.
Here are the names and tickets
suggested:
III. :. Bowen, John c, 81. Clair.
and II. *. Gillespie; IL. :. Bowen,
NJ. l.. Peery and John b. Hurt; II.
5. Bowen, John c. ST. Clair and w.
o. Barnes.
Is there any indication OF partis-
an of political trick here? Fur
thermore, all these gentlemen, End
This paper, as well, have said that il
made no difference whatsoever wheth-
er all the members of the Board be-
longed 10 one party or both parties.
They might all be Republicans orDe-
mocrats-it makes no difference. lust
? SO they were representative and pro-
gressive men. Does this look like a
political trick? Does il look AZ
though there was any disposition. or
even thought of trying to take
away from the Republicans a part of
The little that is left them?'' Should
This mass-meeting be called the Re- !
publicans can easily control il if thew
wish. The sole purpose of large
number OF good men on both parties !
In the county is 10 get the very best
board of managers possible, irrespec-
tive of political affiliations. and every !
man who has the highest good of this :
great county at heart should and will /
advocate and vote for only the hest
men, and That part of the citizens
who place petty, party considerations
first will oppose the scheme, of
course.
What is Wanted is unanimitv. and
e
1t can be had only 10y getting togetb-
er the best people of the county. and
selecting three of the very best men
and elect them without opDosition
and let them go into office FEELING
that they have their fellow citizens
approval and support. Otherwise. if
more than one ticket is before the
people there II be scratching. world
without end, and the ticket elected .
by small majority. Let there be
agreement What good can come of
a bitter fight and contest over county
offices ?-chiefly this-to keep Out of
The race and office the very man or
men, perhaps, who should and would
accpet if there was no contest. but
who will not accept IL fight must
be made. We know that the politi-
cians-most OF lhem-are against
this suggestion, but we believe the
people approve it, and the people.
not the politicians, should be heard.