Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-19
A DEMOCRATIC
LANDSLIDE
Stuart Making a Fine Cam
paign in the Ninth Vir-
ginia-Political Skies
Frightening

Il uidShi, va, sept. l5.-ifOn. lieHry
c. Stuart, candidate for congress, will
address the voters here tonight and
IL is predicted that he will have one
OF the largest audiences he has yet
addressed
Mr.. Stuart has been canvassine
Wythe county for the past two days
On Friday evening he spoke at Speed
well. point on the south side o. the
county, where the republicans cast
their largest vote. He was greeted
by fine audience, said to be double
in size to any ever known to assem-
BILE at that point to public speaking
Ii was noticeable that the entire as
emblage. democrats and republicans,
gave the closest attention indicating
the same interest i'm the issues of the
campaign that has been found i'm the
other parts OF the district. Mr.. Stu
art was handsomely introduced by f. IL.
Lee Trinkle. prominent lawyer, of
Wythevillc.
Mr. Stuart dwelt vigorously with
the tariff issue along the same lines
OF his other speeches
His arraignment of the Payne-Ald-
rich bill for which Mr.. Slemp voted
was vigorous in the extreme. He
showed up Canonism in its true light
and brought home the fact that IL was
being repudiated even by republicans
from Maine to California and the
further fact that standpatters like Mr..
Mckinley. of California, who is now
campaigning for Mr.. Slemp, have
beendefeated and discarded in their
own districts and have nothing to do
now but to make stump speeches for
fellow standpatters like Mr.. Slemp
who have been able to secure a re-
nomination.
Mr.. Stuart ridiculed the idea ad-
vanced by Mr.. Slemp that he (Mr.
Stuart) had gotten on the republican
platform
He said that 1t would be time
enough for him to get on the standpat
platform when Mr.. Slemp quit try
ing to get off of 1t himself and that
when the stampede was over the man
who was on a platform which endors
ed Cannonism and standpatism would
be so lonesome that he would claim
any political bed fellow he could find
He showed Mr.. Slemp's record as a
Cannonite and standpatter and how
the better element OF his own par.
ty had furnished the evil evidence OF
its condemnation by all voters who
want government controlled by the
people and not by the trusts. II was
manifest that Mr.. Stuart's tariff views
had the endorsement OF his hearers
and the prediction Is freely made that
large change will be made in the vote
in the Speedwell section.
Mr.. Stuart made his second speech
in Wythe county before a large and
enthusiastic audience which overflow
ed the opera house at Rural Retreat
on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Rural Retreat Is one of the most pro
gressiye business points in Southwest
Virginia, and is the center of truck
ing district where potatoes, apples
cabbage and other vegetables are
grown ond shipped over the entire
country. II is comm nifty I'm which
there iG as rluch generally diffused
prosperity as any perhaps i'm tl(9
south. The people arc Industrious
progressive and or terpriing and rep
resent as fine q citizenship as can be
found anywhere. The speaker having
been introduced by DR.. William Hud
die I'm speech of exceptional merit
proceeded to a discussion of the is
sues OF the campaign in the same Wig
oous, straightforward way that has
characterized his other speeches in
the district. He went aggresively into
the question OF the high protective tar
if as fostered and maintained by the
republican party, exposed the Payne
Aldrich bill and the methods by which
il was saddled upon the people of this
country. Mr.. Stuart had the approval
and endorsement of his audience as
was shown by the close attention
which was given to his two hoprs
speech, which was frequently greeted
by enthusiastic applause. II was plair
tha this hearers recobnized and ap
preciated the truth OF the statements
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