The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-01
MI N 7 H DISTRICT
RIPE FOR CHANGE
Democratic Workers Spreading
the contagion Of Confidence,
and Hundreds Are Lining Up
Under Standard Of Henry
c. Stuart-No Note Of
Discord in Party.
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BY ALEXANDER Forward,
Special Correspondent Of The Times

Big stone Gap, Va, MarcF 31.--Open-
ing ard reading to me letter after let
ter from party workers. ample justih-
cation for the faith in Democratic sue
cess that is in him was found to-day
b. r. Tate Irvine, the campaign man
ager for this State senatorial district.
Not adiscordant nor discouraged note
marred the general chorussof hope and
of earnest purpose.
These workers are doug Just the
kind of labor which counte--the per-
sonal touch. They are spreading the
contagion of Democratics confidence.
Hundreds of men who have not cared
to take the trouble to go TO the polls
for years or to qualify themselves for
suffrage are being urged TO pay their
poll taxes. This is the sort of work
which viii chow the best results.
Trouble for slcinp.
Serious trouble is brewing in this.
Mr.. Sleplp's home. county for the Re
publicanst Muttsrings OF discomfort
have been heard for some time. and
these have assumed The proportions of
a mighty rumble. Revolt against some
of the methods of the Republican ma
chine is becoming decidedly pronounced.
This is more noticeable at Wise Court
house, perhaps, than elsewhere.
JONI a. CitlZtfi Oh many
connections and of long Republican
record. has called meeting OF what
he calls the Lilly White Square Deal"
Republicans of Wise, to be held at the
courthouse next Monday. With him
and his relatives, II is understood. are
associated many men who have been
hitherto active party workers, hut are
now determined on change
Al Wise to-day ! heard the names Of
men whose loyalty to Repubiieanism
| has been unquestioned, but are now
outspoken in their advocacy Of the
I election of Henry c. stuart. Wise is
essentially d mining county. sAEr1cui-
s:urey 70 an extent is az irits5p shiiitv.
| and the wealth of the county Il in the
] ground. Now. it has been assumed by
tthe Republicans that the mining in
lterests of the county favor protection
| and earnestly desire the re-election OF
| Mr. slemp. 1 have to-day visited four
| of the more prominent towns OF the
! county-Wise, Norton. Appalachia ana
! Big stone Gap-and ! know that to
great extent this assumption is not
well founded.
Not Dependent ON Tariff.
While some of the men who are
| largely interested in mining PROPOSE
ttons have been lifelong Republicans
| many of them having come from Pehh-
| svlvania and other States, there are
| also many among this class who DO
not believe that the prosperity OF the
| coal and iron ore business depeHas Oh
| a protective tariff
Thar this is true was clearly indi-
Gated last year. While the Aldrich-
Payne tariff bill was under discussion
in Congress, Representative Slemp and
4 others made an effort TO get letters
/ and petitions asking for a nigh tarlll
on coal and iron ore, for the protection
of the mining industry a large per-
| centaee of operators refused TO make
any sort of recommendation along tha'
line. some OF them advocate free
/ coal or a reciprocal policy with can
/ ada.
i Mine owners who favored reetproc'
i ity have apparently good reasons
i Thev say that they do not believe fol-
4 q. moment that Newfoundland Goa
i Could be marketed in competition wltf
4 the American product Therefore
there would be no effect upon the mar
kets in this country. Western Ganada
\ has no coal to speak OF and thats ias
growing section must be suppned
q With reciprocal free trade with Can
ada much Pennsylvania and ONO Goa
q would find its way into Canadian citieS
} while Southern coal would per
haps be barred by freights from par
Il ticipation in this. the fact that mucl
pennsylvania. and Ohio coal would b
diverted would add to the Southern
market in Middle Western cities. Th'
assumption that mine owners neces
sarily favor protection is mistake
J They are Republicans or Democrat
because they happen to belong :,
! the party anyway
J. Republican Plen.
Adding to the gaiety of the cam
: natgu, l found to-day circular beins
issued by a Wise county Republican
:. yclept Ambrose Burnside Quillin. MI
4 ouillin gets right down to brass tack
, in dealing with the situation, and i'm
nlores the Republicans to forgive MI
slemp even If they didn't get the OF
| dces they wanted. He says that MI
| slemp "has used his best Judgment Il
helping his friends secure office.
| you must remember patheticall,
| bontinues Ambrose Burnside ouillir
I'VE all cannot hold Office" To thi
great political truth he adds another
| which Is. Neither are we all qualite
to fll Office"
How Mr.. ouillin expects to convinc
his disappointed reader that he coul
| not have filled the office he wante
anyway is left to the imagination. :
photograph of the voter being con
vinced would doubtless be read
seller, But it appears that the horizo
lis bright with hope. Hear Mr.. Gull
lin: ,If you should not get as muc
pie at the pie counter as you thin
| you shohld have, my dear Republican
work. the harder, Your time vii
come
1 with n supposedly leading Republi
/ can urging support for his candidat
on the sole argument that Federal pat
i | rnnaee is In sight and openly denoml