Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-08-12
WEARY WILLIE
Is Disguised Withgthe Nomination of Judge
Mann and will Support Republican
Candidates,

tShack3 Mills, Va, August 9.-The
primary election is over and Judge VIM.
II. Mann has been successful. To say
that the writer is disgusted would be
putting the matter in the lightest form
possible. Nothing could be more dis
heartening to Democrat than the sad
news that we are to be governed by
Mann four years, unless Providence and
the Republican party decree differently
on November 2nd.
In the days of my youth 1 looked upon
Democratic victory as an ornament to
any State or county; but in those days
l thought that only white sheep could
find pasture in their fold; thought to
be Democrat meant to be an honest
man, so for that reason 1 swore allie
glance to their clan and have tried to
prove my loyalty since my childhood
But to think of Judge Mann as Governor
of Virginia is enough to sever the tie
that binds me to that pledge made when
young and ignorant.
When the day dawns upon q Demo
crat that he sees it is disgrace to his
native State for his party's nominee to
be elected as chief executive why, then
what must he do? Must he stand by
his party and let the State go, or must
he be loyal to the country that men have
fought and died for and let the party
go?
When it comes to the time in the his
tory of a political party that a dozen
men can select from a State which con-
tains 1000, 900 people a man, and say
that he must be Governor of our State,
and in the face of the common people
and against their wishes place him
there, it is time TO cry ''halt." And if
that mans record is polluted with crimes
of every hue and dye, and his conscience
tortured with things not honorable, no
man, though he be life long Demo-
crat, should vote for him.
Governor Swanson says: Party 10y
atty is a badge of honor" Somebody
else says: Honesty is the best policy"
So here we stand. Must we vote for
Judge Mann when we know that his
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Nottoway clerks Office and prevented
contest, and that he, Mann, took his
seat in the State Senate. He feasted,
voted and prayed with Billy Malone
for six years, and then he denied it un-
til his old letters of thirty years ago
were reproduced. He styled himself
the hero of Drewry's Bluff and plead to
the gray coated veterans for their vote,
saying that he was, with them where
smoke was thickest, bullets flew fastest
and cannons roared loudest. Though
his days of war time were spent in the
peaceful shades of Nottoway and the
roar of the cannon was at a distance,
his deceitfulness won him the votes of
many noble sons who may wish in a few
years that their noble hero had not been
successful in his election.
When we think of the great men who
have adorned the Governors chair and
gloriied the history of Virginia, we can
not honestly think that Virginia has
honored their memory correctly by
placing in that important position a
man like Judge Mann as one of their
successors.
If it were possible to visit the "Pearly
Gates of Blessed Assurance and call
upon Jefferson or Patrick Henry, who
in the glorious days of long ago honored
Virginia as her Governor, read to them
the record of the man that Democracy
has selected for our next chief execu-
tive, their souls would be exceedingly
sorry and they would cry for the angels
to shed tears of pity upon t5e!ss native
State. George Washington would turn
over in his grave and groan and Lee
and Jackson would be ashamed of their
State and party if they could wake up
and see the present conditioned things
in Virginia.
Vino has MADE it SOY What exc"S~
can be made for grave
this DO -" aho rascahty IL
10y of enlightenment? God speed
the day when we can enjoy prosper.
Gus year in Virginia's political history
one that will yield honest office-holderG
and fair politicians. 1t is near the day
tnat virginia Will witness q change ir
her political field of office-holders. A
few more years may come and go, but
II the signs are read Alright that day is
coming. A few more changes in the
constitution, few more Bill Rhea's tt
help corrupt our political workers, one
or two more primary elections, foul
years of Judge Mann, two more sessions
of the General Assembly with dozer
or more offices created and the salaries
of all present office-holders raised II
per cent higher, the Democratic party
of Virginia will be in hi and its pres
ent office-holders retired to private life
Let the Republicans rule awhile il
my desire, and may heaven hasten the
dawn of that glorious day is the humble
prayer of