Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-02-18
Shall The People Rule, or Is II to be RInu
Ruler

hultG
Richmond Journal
With Judge Mann backed by the lead
ers of two organizations, and his per-
sonal followers claiming the support of
two antagonistic elements
With Judge Mann's record in the Sen
ate while retaining his railroad corpora
ton attorneyship-
With Judge Mann's title to his first
seat in the Senate under cloud
With Judge Mann's record in the
Rhea Investigation
With Judge Mann's record as a con-
federate soldier not yet disclosed in de-
tail
With the liquor question eliminated as
an issue
The Journal declares its purpose to
support the candidacy of Mr.. Tucker.
and calls upon all voters, everywhere in
the State, who resent ring rule, bar
gains and arrogant dictation, to rally to
the cause of clean, courageous man.
We appeal TO the independent Virgin
ians to defy the ''unholy alliance" be-
tween the Anti-Saloon leaders-not the
rank and file-and the Democratic or
ganization-not the rank and file.
We appeal to the organization rank
and file-not to the leaders-to spurn
the bargain of the leaders, and we APP
peal to the Anti-Saloon League rank
and file-not their leaders-to reject the
Norfolk pact with machine politicians.
We remind the Democratic organiza-
ton men-not the coterie of the lead
ers, who are bound up and cannot change
now but the average voter, who in
cllnes to the organization, to assert his
manhood and decline to endorse by his
vote the abhorrent bargain that has
pledged his support for a man whom he
does not want, and should not be asked
to countenance.
We remind the Auti-Saloon men-not
the coterie of the leaders, who are
bound up and cannot change now-that
the logical step for the Norfolk conven-
ton to take was to declare for State
wide prohibition, not only to protect the
eighty or more dry counties, but to close
the saloons in the few places where its
sale IS now legalized. We appeal tc
them to exercise their Independent
Judgment as free men to denounce the
bargain of the leaders; to remember
that it is the legislature that will deter.
mine the question of Statewide prohibi
ton; and that they resent the injection
of partisan politics into the affairs Of
the league.
Likewise, we warn the liquor mer
that their future is not in the keeping OF
Judge Mann. We remind them that the
Norfolk convention laid down the prop.
osition that Statewide prohibition is the
ultimate goal of the league, and that
the refusal of the leaders to allow 6
declaration for Statewide campaign al
the present time was designed to elect
Judge Mann governor. Let the LIQUOR
men be not deceived: The issue OF
Statewide prohibition will be sprung be-
fore the term of the next Governor,
whoever he may be, is half over.
In 1901, letter declaring that both
Virginia senators and seven of the ten
congressman favored the candidacy of
Mr.. Swanson for Governor, defeated
Mr.. Swanson.
In 1909, an even more pronounced ex-
hibition of machine rule is before the
public; for now two machines are be-
hind Judge Mann, while only one was
backing Swanson. We predict a more
disastrous defeat for the doubly-backed
candidate than fell to the lot of Mr..
Swanson in 1901.