Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-09-22
REPUBLICAN TICKET
lection Tuesday, November Sth, 1910.
Or COngreSS--Ninth Congressional District
9. 3. SLEMP
OF WISE COUNTY.
VEERING TO EVERY BREEZE.

The Roanoke Times has become the
leak among Virginia journals. 1t
rsefs TO every breeze and is conglomer-
tie i1 all its political teachings. 1t has
.asudoue5 Democratic doctrine and de-
cares trat those who have adhered to
ne principles % that party are dream
rs. Ex-senator Thomas. Of Lynch
-arT. h-s provoked the Tines by as
erting taat: Mr.. Stuart and YOU
sve assumed grave responsibility in
-ndestak.Bg to change the traditional
olicies OF great political party which
AS hitherto been the consistent defen-
-er Of the principles that Democratic
eovernmont had no fsvors 20 bestow,
-ld that the o My legitimate use Of the
king power WAS TO raise revenue to
Ay tho sxpenses Of q government
economically administered, and further
--lat protection to any class was rob
Fry Of the unprotected masses"
The Times does not undertake to dis
lte the grave charge charge made
GAinst 1t and Mr.. Stuart. Upon the
'1ntrary, it admits the truth of Mr..
homas' statement, but pronounces him
4. dreamer because he wishes to adhere
10 the traditions of the Democratic
iArty. The Times says:
''The Ninth district people and
Mr.. Stuart have sense-plain, ordi-
nary, every day, lead mule, common
sense. They are not doctrinaires
or theorists or dreamers. They have
no time or energy to waste on i'm
possibilities or to posing themselves
az martyrs. They go after practi-
cal results.
I'VE do not know anything more
OF Mr.. Stuart's opinions on the tar
III than we read In his speeches.
theoretically, The Roanoke Times
believes IN free trade as the ideal
principle for commerce between ma
tons. If we had the power tomor-
row to elect free trade congress-
and president we would not do it.
The Roanoke Times believes in the
condition generally, and somewhat
vaguely, described as socialism as
the ideal condition for a people
general brotherhood of mankind
AID universal mutual helpfulness.
Yet, If we had the power to estab-
hsn socialism Immediately, we would
not use that power. The best ref
ormations are those to which the
people grow and attain gradually.
One of the purposes of the creation
Of this republic WAS to establish a
government in which there would
be no need for revolution or shock
or violent measures or changes.
The present commercial and bus
mess life mas been built up and es-
tablisned with the protective tariff
system as one of it's vital parts.
Our social life, our laws, our rela-
tions with each other, are establish
ed on tire lines to which the world
and civilization have been accus-
toned. ANY sudden change newt
ably would work disaster and de- I
struction. Violent changes and dis
turbauces injure every body but two
classes OF peopie-tAose SO sbso.
luteiy ruined that they have moth
Ing to lose and those who are ex-
emPt from the necessity Of earning
their own livings by active bust {
ness. .
I'VE believe that reformation Of
our tariff system must come and
should come gradually, a step at
time, with fun consideration for ex- c
istiug and established interests. It c