Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-08-19
WHAT ABOUT IT?.


OF course Mr. Slemp is the keeper
OF his own conscience, and will de-
termine for himself the method of
his own campaign for
Congress i'm the Ninth District his
fall, and while We have no remote
disposition To Interfere. yet we are
somewhat curious To know how, I'M
der all the peculiar circumstance
he hopes To "get by with the vo-
tiers, and NJ the same time "stand
pat ON the record of old Joe Cannon.
which is beng repudiaied 10y Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike, from
one end of this country 10 the other.
Does Mr.. Slemp think the people
of the Ninth Congressional District
of Virginia are made of different
stuff from that which composes the
bone and sinew OF the best of the
Ane race throughout this
country? In number OF states con-
trolled by his own party, Speaker
Cannon and his methods have been
openly denounced. This fact is nota-
bly, true of Indiana, Kansas and
Iowa, where insurgency lis ram
pant, and where the better and more
intelligent eleemnt OF the Republic
can party has declared that il will
have no more Of "Cannonism" or Of
" Aldrichism, which is only a lit
tie better or little wurSe-probably
worse.
Mr.. Slemp, il is understood, boast
eel last winter that he was proven ted
from accepting some invitations TO
his district, because ne was engaged
ut the time in Sitting up with I'm
Gle Joe, who was then having all
his troubles with the Democrats and
Insurgents over the new rules. He
had his recent convention TO say
kindly things concerning him,
through the individual delegates,
and To send him telegram Of re-
newed allegiance, even il 1.-The old
man WIS not actually endorsed.
Now what does Mr. Slemp pro-
policies Does he propose TO endorse
and defend them before the people OF
this district, which is composed for
the most part OF men who are Jealous
of their rights as American citizens
which rights have been openly
and flagIantly trampled upon by
this miserable old hypocrite and au-
tOcTat-or will he, in view OF the
open and general revolt against this
| undemcoratic and unrepublican sys-
tenn of one man domination, come
out on the side OF the people
If Mr.. Slemp undertakes TO defend
his course in sitting up with Uncle
Joe, the people of this district are
going To want TO know the reason
why, for outside of Aldrich, no man
in public life in this country in the
past generation, has so wantonly
abused their confidence, or damaged
their Iearets interests.
1t would be we'll for Mr.. SlemI
10 recall that Uncle Joe" came out
OF Kansas a short while ago after Z
TRADE OF abuse OF the "Insurgents, -
predicting a solid delegation of reg.
ulars, and that The primaries n few
days later resulted in the nomina
tion Of six Insurgents" and ONLY
two regulars "A net gain Of fou
for the Insurgents. "
If Mr.. Slemp is going TO uphold
Cannon in his campaign, why don
he get him to speak at Bristol OH DC
tobeI with Teddy" That wouIo
be going about the matter in
square and manly way. "Uncl,
Joe" has been here before too anC
he would probably feel greatly al
home speaking in the district Will
the former President and lion hun
ter, who is understood to be one o
his great friends and admirers.