The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
URGES VOTERS To
SUPPORT STUART
Senator Swanson Makes Two
Strong Speeches in Wythe
County.

Wythev1fle, va, September 23-on
Thursday afternoon at Ivanhoe,
beautiful mining town on New River.
in Wythe county, Senator Claude A.
swanson addressed An enthusiastic au-
dience. variously estimated at from
200 to 500 people, in behalfSof the cam
dldacy OF II c. Stuart for Congress
from this district. He was introduced
by II. NJ Heuser. a prominent wythe-
Vile attorney. The Senator's speech
was mastery exposition OF the frauds
and fallacies OF the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill. He not only explained in a
most effective way the discrimina lions
made In favor OF the classes and
against the masses IN this BILL but no
also showed by number of individual
cases that even the reductions claimed
to have been made, IN fact were OF no
beneht to the consumer. His arraign-
ment of this BILL for which Mr. Slemp
He showed up Caunonism in Its tru.
light. and emphasized the fact that II
was being repudiated. even by Repub-
leans. from Maine to California. and
the further fact that stand. patters
like Mr.. McKinlay. OF California; who
is now. stumping for Mr.. slemp. have
been discarded and defeated at home.
and have nothing to do now but II
make stump speeches for his few fell
low stand-patters like Mr. slemp. who
ton
He closed with handsome tribute
worth Of II. C. Stuart, and told the
in voting for such man. Some OF his
most attentive listeners are lifeiong
Republicans. and they showed their
appreciation by smiles of approval.
Speaks mt Wytheyille.
Senator Swanson made his second
speech in Wythe county at Wytheville
before a large and appreclatlve audi
ence. which filled the Opera House
The speaker was introduced by
]. 4. Powell a number OF women
was greeted with rounds OF applause,
not only when he was introduced. but
throughout his speech. He Is a great
they ar are always anxious p for an a op-
portunity to show their admiration
for him.
He He proceeded along somewhat = ~ the h
as perhaps rsa IL H.
question OF the high protective tariff
as fostered and maintained by the Re-
publican party, and exposed the Payne
i was saddled upon the people OF this
country. He showed that Mr. slemp
| mad been a stand-patter of the stand
patters; that he had voted for the bill
as passed by the Houao OF Representa-
| tlves. which was more drastic than
the Ill as finally passed, and stated
that he was voting against the inter.
ests OF his people, but he believed It
was for the good of the Republican
party. The Senator then said; What
are. You going to do with Represen-
t a. who puts love Of party aooVe
know what you will DO with him. you
Will vote for him to stay at home.
The Senator spoke OF Mr., Stuarts
record In the Constitutional Convention
and on the Corporation Commission
and stated that he should be proud OF
both. He stated that he was closet,
associated with him In a number q
important questions, he then being
Governor. and he knew how valuable
| he had been to the State OF Virglnli
| when upon the commission.
In this speech the Senator also saie
of Mr.. Stuart that from his persona
| knowledge of him he knew him to b.
a man OF high character exceptiona
ability and IN every respect tru'
Senator Swanson goes from wythe
VILE to Giles county, where he vii
make several speeches, and then h
will be in the western portion of tn
He shows his old time vigor an,
force, and will do yeoman service 70
Stuart and the cause OF Democracy.