Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-11-04
A FINAL WORD TO THE READ
ERS OF THIS PAPER

Before another issue of this paper
the election will be over. You will
cast your vote next Tuesday for a
Congressman to represent your great
district in the greatest congress of
the greatest nation or the globe an
act of no slight responsibility. 1t is
but natural that the editor of this pa
per desires the election of MIR. Stu
art because Mr.. Stuart is a Democrat
But we are anxious for his election.
not only because ne isa Democrat
but for other and better reasons than
this one of partisan feeling If Mr..
Stuart were a Republican and Mr.
Slemp Democrat, then this paper.
if it did not bolt" entirely could
not oppose Stuart's election. Person
ally, the editor of this paper could
not vote againts such a man as Henry
c. Stuart, with the present lights be-
fore him, even if he were on the
other ticket. This statement will be
questioned, perhaps, by some and con-
demned by others but it is sincerely
made, nevertheless. Stuart is needed
in the halls of Congress- where great
questions etTecting the welfare of
great country like this are decided.
The time has passed, if it ever was.
when men of meager ability and con-
sequently narrow views. should be
entrusted with the responsibility Of
shaping and directing the destiny of
this great country. An important
work demands capable man to exc
cute it, whether it be teaching.
preaching, mining, farming, making
laws or what not. No farmer would
be SO unwise as to place great tons
upon weak vehicle or swing great
load to a weak team and expect to
reach destination over roughSroads and
steep hills, however willing the team
He would procure a strong wagon and
hook to it his greatest and strongest
Percheons, who could and would DEFY
all obstacles. How much more unwise
to put at the head of the affairs of
this great nation men who are incapa-
BILE of doing the work? We believe
Mr.. Slemp to be an honest man. We
have no reason to think otherwise
but honestly think him too small for
the place he undertakes To fill. not
through any fault of his but rather
misfortune. We have. we think an
unselfish desire to see the great
southwest represented by the biggest
man IN the southwest, and such a man
IS Henry c. Stuart When we have
sent our biggest and best whether he
Hills the bill or not, we have done ON.
best and our whole duty to ourselves
and to posterity. MIR. Slemp has had
an opportunity to show what manner
OF congressional law making timber
there is in him. That he has not been
conspicuous figure in Washington is
undisputed. He has been faithful
perhaps, but has little to his credit
In the way of legislation for the peo-
pie of his district One great trouble
has been that Mr.. Slemp is the repre-
sentative OF party rather than of
the whole people. No partisan can
De Just representative.
No body believes that Henry C.
Stuart could be, or would be. biased
by partisan consideration, or led bv
personal interests. Il elected 10 Con
gress re will be worthy representa-
tive of the entire people. Hundreds
OF people, irrespective of PARTY afHl-
Iation, will vote Tor him on nox
Tuesday, because they see, or thin,
they see, in him, great man, and :.
great statesman, who can be entrus,-
ed with the important responsibilities
OF great office, which his ornament
has attempted to al and failed.