Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-10-28
AN UNWISE COMPARISON.


Captain Kent, the Republican candidate
for Governor. This comparison was
made along the lines of the personal
merit and public achievements of the
two men. With bare assertion, the
Senator insisted that Judge Mann was
greatly the superior of Captain Kent.
Such a comparison of the two men was
absurd and the Senator's conclusions
were amusing. AS to the personal
merit and cleanliness of the two we
would be willing for the intelligent
Democrats to render verdict. On the
line of public achievements the Demo
Gratis themselves have pretty well size
up Judge Mann. Here is what the
Richmond News Leader said about
Judge Mann in auN editorial published
just previous to the late primary:
Judge Mann's record is that of a To-
cal politician. So far as we know he
never has taken any part in any move
ment for the advancement and upbuild-
ing of Virginia. Let business
men ask themselves what indication
Judge Mann has ever given of any SYM
pathy with, or allegiance to, the bust
ness interests or the material advance
ment of Virginia or any Of its communi-
ties"
This severe but truthful arraignment
of Judge Mann met hearty response
from the newspapers and Democrats
who supported and voted for Mr.. Tuck
er. No anti-organization Democrat
doubted the truth of what the News
Leader said, and no one doubts it now.
Senator Martin was very careful not
to mention the achievements o. Judge
Mann that are notorious and disreputable
in the eyes of the anti-machine Demo
Gratis We have before us now Democrat
&c newspapers that treat of incidents in
the career of the Nottoway candidate.
From these we learn that Judge Mann
was:
Recreant as a Confederate soldier.
The News Leader says that 'he left
the ranks of the fighting men of the
Confederate Army to take a soft and
easy job as clerk of the court for Motto
way"
During the primary campaign the
Democratic newspapers charged and
proved that Judge Mann had told an
untruth when he declared that he had
participated in the battle of Drewery's
Bluff. The command to which William
Hodges Mann belonged was never near
that battle. In other words, he tried to
palm off fake record to enlist the SUD-
port of the old Confederate soldiers and
OF those who still admire the brave men
who fought for the Confederacy.
The Richmond Journal and the News
Leader also showed that Judge Mann
had accepted seat in the State Senate
which was procured for him by the dis
appearance of the poll books from Not
toway courthouse.
These same papers charged and
proved to the satisfaction of others that
Judge Mann had been guilty of sitting
as judge and juror in a case wherein he
had previously formed and publicly ex-
pressed an opinion, that was the Rhea
investigation. The Journal portrayed
the disreputable conduct of Judge Mann
in his connection with that investiea-
ton.
The Richmond Journal also charged
that Judge Mann had recently taken
fees on both sides of law case, one of
the most obnoxious things lawyer can
be guilty Of. He admitted that such a
thing had occurred, but that it was &C.
casioned by his faulty memory.
The Tucker papers also charged him
with representing two masters, whose
interests were adverse, while he was a
State Senator-the people and the cor
porations. This charge was fully sus-
tanned by those who made it.
If Captain Kent's record was stained
with even one of the dark blots that the
Democrats have placed upon that of the
Democratic candidate for Governor, the
Republicans would never have nomi
mated Captain Kent, nor would they ex-
pect the people to support him.
1t was pretty reckless thing for
Senator Martin to 90 when he challeng-
ed comparison of the records of Cap