Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-11
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with Its record made up, the Democrats
OF the Ninth Virginia congress district
ought to be moving and preparing for
tercely aggressive and victorious
campaign. And the Democrats of the
rest Of the State should be lining up to
heip them. Mr.. Bascom Slamp, the Re
publican incumbent and candidate for
reelection, can be kept busy defending
the record of his party. All his time
will be needed to explain to the voters
OF the district why he was as servile to
! Speaker Cannon, as subservient to the
one man power. as his fellow Republi-
can members. He can be questioned
about the Appalachian forest reserve
OIL, OF the neglect of the majority to
give the tariff reform which even the
Republicans themselves confess is nee
essary for the welfare Of the country.
for the pitiful funk in the matter of
currency reform.
IL the Democrats of the Ninth will
drive home to the voters the cowardice
and lnetfciency of the Republican con-
gress, if they will plant themselves
squarely on platform of honest cleo
tons and insist that the election law
shall be complied with to the letter.
they can carry the district. They can
break down the Republican ring that
rules affairs there and smash the back
bone of the Republican party of the
state The policy of the Virginia De-
mocrats this year should be to concen-
trate all their strength for the capture
OF the Ninth district That district is
the Republican headquarters and strong
hold. From it Republican strength and
influence have gradually spread and
grown. If the Republicans there are
put and kept on the defensive they will
have enough to do with a desperate
effort to hold their ground without un-
dertaking aggression or movement else
where.
Make the Ninth district the battle
ground. Invade the enemy's country.
DO not wait to fight a defensive battle.
The ground and conditions are all favor
able for Democratic attack and de-
clsive victory. We can capture the
Ninth and its representative in congress
and can force the Republican party of
virginia TO continue the process of
cleansing itself so that it will not only
be lily white in complexion but clean
: and honest in its conduct, methods and
purposes. With the Republican citadel
IN our hands the State will be safe for
the Democrats for ten years to come at
least. Richmond News Leader.
Our dashing Richmond contemporary
not satisfied with going to the devil''
IN company with nine of the Virginia
Congressional districts appears anxious
to take this, the Ninth District, on the
same sulphurous journey. The Repub-
hcans of the Ninth will not only refuse
to join in the march to the devil with
the Virginia Democracy, but will, from
kindness of heart, strive to prevent
the Democrats of the district making
that awful journey. And the Demo-
Gratis of the rest of the State may line
up solidly, as they did two years ago.
to assist their brethren in the Ninth.
but it will avail them nothing.
This district is solidly Republican by
many thousands of votes; and if the
Democrats plant themselves squarely
on platform of honest elections and
insist that the election law shall be
complied with to the letter" as advised
by the News Leader, the Republican
majority will be increased enormously.
The Democrats have not won a victory
in the Ninth during the last twenty-five
years, except by the use and influence
of dishonest election laws.
The Republicans of the Ninth District
will stand solidly by the record Of their
party; and they not only endorse the
record of Bascom Slemp, but he will be |
endorsed and supported by many who
have heretofore been acting with the
Democrats.
-Four years ago an assault, similar to
the one now suggested by the News
Leader, was made upon Colonel Slemp,
to defeat him, and his majority was
swelled to four thousand.
If Bsscom Slemp is again made the
Republican candidate for Congress, he
can ask nothing better than that the
Democrats repeat their tactics of four
years ago. If this is done, his majority
will reach or surpass his fathers of
1904.
This Republican citadel will never 1