Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-10-22

having another Democrat named for the
Presidency. The News, without min
eng words. bitterly repelled the attack
on Judge Parker and criticised Mr.. Bry-
an quite as severely as the latter had
condemned the man who had twice 10y
all supported him for the Presidency.
Nearly every Democratic Newspaper IN
the United States did the same thing.
especially those Democratic newspapers
IN Virginia that had been most conspie-
uous IN their support of Mr. Bryan. The
resentment of The News, indeed. was
accentuated by the fact that, in 1896. it
had risked its very existence in its un-
compromising advocacy of Mr.. Bryan.
Had Judge Parker, who is now doing
splendid service on the stump for Mr..
Bryan, travelled from New York TO
Omaha last June when it was certain
Bryan would be the nomine of the Dem
ocratic party, hired hall and savageIy
i, denounced Bryan and abused Nebraska
Tor proposing his name, The News
would have just as quickly, and as surely
and as bitterly, assailed Judge Parker
for such wanton and extraordinary ac-
ton as it did Mr.. Bryan under kindred
circumstances.
But what has all this to do with The
News attitude toward Mr.. Bryan today
as the practically unanimous choice of
ms party for the Presidency? The fact
that MIR. Bryan did one senseless and
unpatriotic thing four years ago and was
criticised for it by The News, is no rea-
son why this paper should hesitate in its
accustomed presentation Of Democratic
principles nor withhold unbound praise
Tor the heroic battle being waged by the
brilliant Nebraskan in behalf of the plain
people of America.
Inc News has habit of expressing
its opPlnions as occasion arise, condem-
nlng what it rejects and applaud;np
What 1t approves. However. the files of
TINS paper will be searched in vain to find
that 1t ever abated its faith in Demo-
cratic principles or failed to stand bolt
upright for the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party for President Of the United
Scates. It's opinion of Mr.. Bryan's in
expllcable, action toward Judge Parker
four years ago has not CHANGED; but its
admiration for Mr.. Bryan's fine personal
characteristics has increased and its con-
hoence in his fidelity to the people and
his ability as a public man remain un-
shaken -Lynchburg News.
"A Republican paper in Southwest
Virginia" (The Tazewen Republican, did
reprint the editorial from the News as
above referred to; and, thanks to the
Richmond News Leaders reference to
our criticisms of the inconsistencies of
the Lynchburg News, the latter paper
has published the above editorial expla-
nation. Thus, indirectly, we have ac-
complished two things. We have sue
ceded IN wringing two confessions from
the Lynchburg News. One admission
is that it meant what it said said about
Mr. Bryan in 1904, that he was a black-
guard and lunatic. The other adrn,s-
sion Is that it has always stood ''bolt-
upright" for the Democratic nominee
no matter who he was, what was his
character or what his principles.
This has undoubtedly been the record
OF the News, made so by the editorial
policy of the paper and the conduct of
Its owner, Hon. Carter Glass. His DO
iitical fortunes have been constructed
upon and identified with the insincere
and tickle Virginia Democracy. The
success OF his party in Virginia is al
ways his chief consideration, and that
Is the only means by which his future
ambitions can be gratifed.
We remember that Mr.. Glass wrote
the plank in the State Democratic plat
form in 1900, pledging that when new
constitution was made it should be sub
, mltted to the people for ratification or
rejection, and that he stated editorially
in the News shortly thereafter that the
4 resolution he wrote was an unoualif;ed
pledge to submit the new constitution
to the popular vote. We also remem-
Der that, as a member of the State Sen
ate, this same Mr.. Glass afterwards
5 tried to prevent the incorporation in the
: Act of the General Assembly which
e provided for the election of members of
the Constitutional Convention, of re-
quirement for the submission of the
+ constitution to the people. And we also
: remember that Mr.. Glass, as a member
n of the Constitutional Convention, voted
for the proclamation of the Constitu-
ton and against its submission to the
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