Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-08-05
PHARISEES CRY WOLF

The 81 am holier than Thou
crowd around the Slemp heaquarters
at Big Stone Gap, has discovered and
disseminated as far as possible over
the Ninth District, through its two
daily organs-one printed in West
Virginia, and the other in Tenn
essee, we believe-a" wicked scheme
on the part OF the Democrats TO do
something terrible TO the immaculate
and Amounted leader of Republican,
ism, though it requires no Solomon
to discern that il is but the old crv
OF "WOlf, Wolf" when indeed.
There is no wolf"
These innocent little pinks OF DO.
litlcal perfection these sweet scent
ed sanctitied saints, who keen them
selves always, "unspotted from the
world, and who would have the
people believe that they are blessed
with an over abundance of puritv
and morality, are seeking 10 poison
the public mind with the idea, that
In endeavoTins TO ascertain the poiit-
ical complexion of the voters of the
Ninth district, the democratic man
ayers are preparing to "wavlay"
their nominee, and take from him
10y corrupt methods, something 40
which the righteous and exalted
stand assumed on all public cues
tions by himself and his stainless
party, entities him for the Hest of his
natural life.
The object of this move on the part
of these political pharisees is per-
feotly plain TO all men OF ordinary
Intelligence, whether they belong 10
one party or another. 1t is simpIy n
desperate attempt To prevent the
Democrats from doing a perfectly
legitimate thing, to which there can
be no reasonable objection either in
law or IN morals, and which these
very people-whO are not ON the
'housetops, thanking God that
they were''n born like other men,
know full we'll has been '"done
and "overdone' through their head
quarters each year since the Slemps
came into control of the party in
this district. They know that the
Republicans have always had such a
list in their headquarters : they know
these "eminently fair" Journalists
who have sought to misconstrue and
distort the meaning of the letter sent
out from Democratic headquarters--
that this Republican list has been
carefully revised biennially, and
they know too, that no Democrat has (
ever been small or foolish enough TO
their right to get or use IL.
AS the Roanoke Times has aptlv
said; 1t is such information as the /
cIsrgymen managing the "dry" side
Of local option campaign seek be-
lore election and ask their friends 10
get for them" ~
In view of all the cireurnsts noes
we submit 1t IS little renoar,xobIo
That party piclIeted with postmos-
-ers and other onicisass, local
md Federal, in every noek and COZ.
ler OF great district lie this. from,
nom 1T is understood Ihe"enoinee,, Z
II The big machine" has no trouLy.
"a securing the mosa minute. fro
Iueht and importans campaigu in
oFinaiion' shoulG rise up and SOL
mhly deny thessight OF others to as
eTiain who axe Democrats, who arc
republicans and who are fIoate,s
u the groAsad that il is taking nm
ait adNSiiage of party whose
nigh priests have ATTAINED ,hst
eslse OF moral and political perfec-
loh which places them in imn,adi-
lie danger of being translated IN n
laiiot OF fire the manner of Elijah