Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-01-21
AND NOW FOR THE NINTH

Ohe LINES tneiT InankS Tor the strong
EDITORIAL which appeared i'm recent
Issue of his valuable paper, under
the above caption, thanks for the
suggestions offered, and the help
pledged in the coming campaign.
The editorial appears in another COL
umn of this paper.
We make no apology for Offering
"a few feeble remarks" by way OF
experimenting And, first the Dem
ocrats should remember that thew
have job on their hands-a sure
enough job. To win theis district
from the Republicans, entrenched as
they are is not an impossibility by
any means but is likewise not an
easy matter, by any means. They
have large number OF office holders
in The district, who have friends.
and who have friends, al infinitum,
who are getting thier bread and but
ter by virtue Of their political SUI
premacy, and TO dislodge them will
be task almost herculean. This
means, also, that this party In the
Ninth is thoroughly organized and
equipped for the battle. There are
lPQHnrc N 4 ;ctr
county, who, either from the fear of
punishment or hope of reward hold
themselves ready TO lay themselves
out, soul, body and Doodle IL ncees-
sary TO win. The Chief in congress
is shrewd, bold expert i'm leader
ship and he has, through the years.
trained his workers until now, his
mastery is almost complete. Let
these facts, feebly stated perhaps,
soak In. To redeem the Ninth is an
all day job, and unless this is appIe-
ciated and provided for the fight had
jus rs well end before it begins.
And, second, ii follows, that the
Democrats need stronger organiza-
ton than they have now or have Ind
Tor some years Under the present
ruling the party has lost out. wear
by year. If some new method or
means cannot be discovered. or old
methods made more effective-if we
are 10 go on in the same old way
play the same old losing game. how
can we even hope To win? So ne OF
the newspapers have ventured the
statement that the party is better or
gained tnan it has been for years.
What this statement is based upon is
not apparent on this beat. If there
is any active, aggressive democratic
Organization in this the "banner Re-
publican county," it must be i'm the
big woods, making a still hunt with
torchlight, shining the eyes, of the
enemy Certainly 1t is not making
itself felt in the open in any man.
ner. Neither do we hear of their
strong organization" in any other
portion of the district. We need an
aggressive fearless, intelligent leader
In each county who can and will
give his time and attention TO gath.
ering, organizing and fusing a great
heap of scrap iron into a massive
enigne CT strength and then see that
X is "het up" with a head OF steam
that "'pops Off " To change the
figure, leader who can and will
take the time and trouble to gather.
equip and train the raw material of
the Democratic rank and file into a
solid, intrepid army bent and bound
upon victory but, we have already
the best n.en we can find at the
head OF the party now. Where can
we get better ones?" This is tbe
which we do not undertake
10 answer. We never were much ON
problems, anyway. but certain II Is.
hat the men now at the helm have ,
mol been able to steer the old shin
into port safely for some years past
cut have fioundered on the shoals 1
ina sandbars, and unless they do
better steering in the future, results
viii be the same as in the past. The $
'oint must be emphasize.f-the Dem
Gratis OF the ninth must have an $
Elective organization, under nm q
feetive leadership, and with this n
iele will be strong hopes of success n
ais fall. :,
The Democrats of the district are 3,