Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-08-25
Personal Letter.
The following from personal letter
explains tself.-Ed.
Tazewell, Va. August 3, 1911
Captain d. H. Bar ger,
Shawsyille. Va.

Captain ID. III. Bar ger,
Shawsville, Va.
Dear Captain: = should have
answered your good letter long since,
but have been rushed for more than O
month since getting out of the hands
of my doctor, house filled with friends
and kin folks from the Eastern shore
of Virginia to the plains of Nebraska,
has kept me too busy to even count
the accumulating vote for Martin
and Swanson. Then, as member of
the Board of Directors for the State
Farmers Institute, representing the
9Th, | felt it my duty to attend our
annual meeting in Staunton. Enroute
| caught a glimpse of you and felt
much like getting off to do what
could to save you and my old friend,
Major T., from losing out on the
senatoial race. Every thoughtful, un-
biased Virginian, free from prejudice
and rninfiuenced by honest and legi-
tiamte personal reasons, thoroughly
understands the half truths runp
around the State, touching the sena-
toriai career of Martin and the COVER
norship of Swanson, in the absence.
too, of either of these gentlemen to
finish the story, by calling the publics
attention to the other half of said
story. But the splendid and rare COM
pliment by the Senate, despite the
parties leader, w. J. B., paid the
Senior Senator after twenty wears
service, is not only appreciated, but
fully understood by large majority
of Virginians, but his vindication at
their hands and his reward is prac-
ticallv sure. Again, the splendid con-
ditions existing in the old State, the
impetus given to all its most vital
MISREPRESENTATION, schools, school
houses, roads, ETC., are all palpable
and sufficient object lessons in The
eyes of the voters as effecutally, ex-
pc II all illusions, if any, is produced
by the fine oratory and bitter ar
raignments of MIR. Glass. People
know what Swanson's administration,
through and by legislative enact
ment, has and has not done, and this
clamor of "machine boss, Z" etc.. by
Jones or personal invective and half
truths however splendidly and earnes-
tly told byMr. Glass, will not serve to
mislead the people, or cause them to
forget faithful services for the pur-
poese of gratifying the ambition of
couple of Congressman, who left
their districts, and undertake to
save the State. - when she was
never so prosperous as now. Take my
word, my boy. and don't be BAN
boozled by the false cry of "ma-
chine' and extravaganza and remem-
ber in big letters that it is no COM
pliment to Montague's administration
that he kept and left so large a pile
of the peoples money, which should,
having been drawn from them. have
been spent in their interests and as
Swanson did, and for which Mr.. Glass
is now arraiging him, but it's too thin
to hide scrutiny. Extravaganza,
bankruptcy, for sooth Would a
people fearing bankruptcy vote mil
lions for education and roads? say
not. But / am compelled to stop. Pre-
sent me, when you see him, most
kindly to the former governor and
say, 81 am not mad most noble
Festus, but speak forth the words of
truth and soberness.
Hoping for you and yours, every
go"d, excepting the winning of your
man in this canvass, which / should
regard at least as mistake and
step backward, l beg to remain, most
cordially, who would be delighted
to see you), your old Scotch Irish
friend. A. j. TYNES.
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