Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-10-29
DEEP WATER.

are not some democratic newspaners
and leaders committing themselves to
some rather awkward propositions? Are
we not wsding in pretty deep water?
Suppose Mr.. Bryan is elected president
with the aid of the negro votes in the
close States? Will he not be commit
ted theo to the restoration to the army
with full honors of the negro battalion
which shot up the town of Brownsville
and to an implied apology from the
United States government for the dis
mlssal of those murderers? Or. at the
least, will we not be committed to the
doctrine that if another such OUTRAGE is
committed by soldiers the commander
in-chief of the army will be powerless
TO lntiict punishment so long as the SOL
diers lie together?
suppose we succeed and carry some
OF the Pacific States with an implied
pledge to be friendly to the Western
Federation of Miners? Will we not be
tieo up with socialism so extreme
that 1t spits ON organized labor organ
lzed according to American ideas and
with anarchy which manifested itself in
such crimes as the assassination of
Steunenberg?
Twelve years ago we tied ourselves
up with free silver and populism and it
mas taken us twelve years to recover.
even If we have recovered now. Ia il
wise for us to rush headlong commit
ting ourselves to the guarantee of de-
post scheme threatening to lar our
whole financial and commercial svs-
TENS?
A few months ago we were belabor-
ing Mr.. Roosevelt vigorously, accusing
MIN OF weakening the power of the
courts because he said that in a certain
case there had been a miscarriage of
justice. How far are we democrats to
commit ourselves to limiting the power
OF the courts in granting injunctions
and IN Furnishing for contempt? And
how far are we to go on record as favor
ing and upholding the boycott?
In all these things are the seeds of
confusion. In favoring or recognizing
or accepting any of them we may be
sowing the wind for the future reaping
OF the whiriwind. Here in Virginia we
had better keep near the shore and on
ground with which we are familiar. We
can vote for and support the democratic
ucket because we are pledged to do SO
and 1t Is our proper policy to keep the
state IN line and in touch with the dem
ocratc organization and to maintain
that organization as a conservative
force. We can cling steadily to the
democratic party because at least it
represents tariff reform and State
rights Concerning these new and
strange doctrines and methods, we had
best be ary.-Richmond News Leader.
Without intending to do SO our Rich
mond contempt rary has made a pretty
strong indictment against its Virginia
Democracy. When has the new Demo
cratic party in this State been consis-
tent or sincere. 1t has been for a thing
one day and against it the next. 1t
would coddle and solicit the negro vote
at one election and cuss and damn the
poor negro at the next 1t shouted it.
self hoarse over Grover Cleveland as
lorg as he could win and distribute pat
ronage' then turned fiercely upon him
because he could no longer give them
victory.
They went wild over Organism and
free silver i'll 1896 and 1900, and then in
1904 scorned and repudiated him and his
fallacies, because he had failed to lead
them to victory. Most of them now
have no more respect for the Nebras-
kan than has the News Leader, and it
has very little, but they are willing to
fish in deep water hoping to catch a fish
and willing to take their chances for
catching serpent.
Our Richmond contemporary as an
excuse for the commission of its follv
as well as that of the Virginia Demo-
Gratis can offer no better reason than
that Organism represents tariff reform
and States Rights. Even if it did.
which it does not, where will the BRYAN
Democracy stand next year, or we
might express it better by asking what
will the Virginia Democracy be for in
the next campaign?
The Democrats are now getting ready