Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-20
''PEANUT POLITICS.

The editor Of the Clinch Valley
News processes TO see political
scheme in the good roads lecture 10
be given here tomorrow night be-
cause the notice which he copied
from the Republican, stated that
Congressman Slemp bad arranged
with the Department of Agriculture
to send an expert throughout this
district. Mr.. Slemp's interest i'm his
district and alertness 10 secure for il
every advantage he can that will
tend 10 the improvement of the
Ninth is recognized by all friends
and opponents alike-and that he
had any ulterior motives i'm securing
Mr.. Boykins service will not be be-
lieved by those With even casual
acquaintance with the man and his
cratic Congressman with interest
enough in securing goo roads for
this district, The Republican would
be glad 10 give him full measure Of
credit for lis interest, and on the
other hand if The Democrats should
be too slothful TO secure the advan-
tage of the assistance OF the govern
ment in lettering our roads, wien
il can be had for the asking, would
be as free 10 have criticized him.
Thanks be, however the Democrats
interested in good roads are intelli-
gent and broadminded enough not
TO be misled by the silly chatter OF
the News. -Tazewell Rcpubl lean.
Our neighbor is not "totin' fail"
in the above implication. The
Clinch Valley News did not say
that the visit of Mr.. Boykin was "a
political scheme. - Here is exactly
what we did say, and our neighbor
should have published il if he was
going to attack il. Here is what we
said:
"As requested by cur neighbor,
the editor of the Tazewcll Republi-
can, we give place To a notice of The
appointment OF Nj. BoVkin, the
good roads expert who will be here
TO deliver lecture on next Friday
night. We willingly make this an
nouncenent in the interest OF the
good roads movement as we are de
sirous always Of helping along, aud
mention the matter editO!iallV only
for the reason, that in speaking of
the matter 10 a friend he remarked
that the general impression pre-
walls, that the whole affair is = no
lltlcal move on the part OF Mr..
Slemp and his friends, and thai the
general good and outcome of the oc.
casion would be very much lessened
and discounted on this account.
Whether this is an electioneering
scheme or not we are unable to state.
IL not, such an impression rs refer
red To is very unfortunate. The
wording of the announcement, that
Congressman c. b. Slemp has ar
ranged for lie. Boykin 10 lee
ture at Tazewell, coming in this
way, at this time, is calculated TO
make the impression when our
friend says exists. We cannot be-
lieve that Mr.. Slemp would under
take TO appear on the field in such
disguise, and we hope Mr.. Boykin
will have a large audinece. Whatever
may be the ultra motive or object
sought, of one thing we feel sure,
and that is, that Mr.. Boykin will
speak on good roads, and not on pol
itics.''
We submit the above TO the can
did judgment of our readers. The
nearest we came TO making the state
inent charged against us, was that
Mr.. Boykin, coming just at this
time, in this way, was Calculated
to make the impression which our
friend says exists, and then we
added, I'VE cannot believe that Mr..
Slemp would undertake 10 appear on
the field iii such disguise. So there
you are. Our neigbhor, like the pro-
verbal drowning man, is clutchine
at every straw that floats on the wa
tiers.
APPROVES WITH AN IF"