Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-05-25
OUT OF THEIR OWN MOUTHS.


denim itself. 1t is easy for US to do it.
but for fear it may be charged that our
utterances are partizan, we ALWAYS pre-
Ter to quote from Democratic sources
and condemn them by their own deeds
The first quotation is from the Lynch
burg News, under the caption of ''Tbis
The Time For Revelations and is
In answer to recent article in the
Clinch Valley News where a Democrat
protests against telling the truth against
political rascals, merely because thew
are Democrats. The News article uos
as follows:
This from the Clinch Valley News:
"a good Democrat writes as fol-
lows: Dear Mr.. Leslie:-I am so
nervous that l cannot at all times
control my pen, and therefore can
not 90 what think some good Dem
ocrat ought to do, and that is. enter
a protest against one Democrat RIM
ming over the State, abusing. land
very often in brutal languape( his
opponent for the same office. do
not write for publication. but this
has been my opposition to the nri-
mary plan all the time. Democrat
stumping the State against Demo-
cIat, giving the Republican party a
pig club to rap the Democrats with
Let this go on, and in few wears
we can turn the State over to the
party of South haters.'
This good Democrat expresses a SEN
tlment which is very earnestly shared
we believe by every machine" leader
In Virginia The entire policy of these
gentlemen is one of hostility to agita-
ton; hostility to publicity; hostility to
methods whereby Democrats NAV he
informed as to the true condition of
their party-and as to the evils which
now poison the administration of the
party's affairs. Yet evils unexposed
are quite as dangerous to party welfare
as evils exposed even more so Re-
cause exposure is likely to result in
remedial treatmert-while the policy of
concealment enables disease to get but
a hrmer grip upon the organization.
and make more certainly for future
party disaster.
This is the day when public sentiment
demands hght-when Democrats are
not willing that the machine leaders and
the methods employed by such leaders.
shall escape criticism, if criticism be
deserved. These men are entitled to no
especial immunity from discussion.
They are public men offering for public
ofhce relying upon their public records
and their claims should be tested &C.
cordingiy-openly tested-in the full
light of day so that all may see and all
understand. And how can this test be
provided and executed unless those in
the exposing" business 90 about the
State and inform the people? What
other recourse will the good Demo-
Gratis" of Tazewell, suggest? Of course
there should be no brutality about it.
And so far as we have observed the onlv
really, cruelty, despicably brutal meth
DDS that have thus far been emnIoved
proceed from that source which will se-
cure newspaper to malign an anti
machine candidate on the express con-
dition that such candidate shall not be
permitted to defend himself in the col
nmns OF that newspaper, even though
he is willing to pay for the publication
Of that defense at regular advertising
rates."
The next quotation is from the Farm
7ille Herald, relating to the charges
made by Congressman Jones, that as
'irants for judicial appointment had to
;rawl in the dust to Senator Martin for
heir appointment:
The Herald has already said
that 1t would take no part in the
senatorial contest, and surely none
of the aspirants for the high honor
have offered to pay advertising
rates to have their speeches given
to the public through its columns.
and yet it cannot refrain from al
luding to charge made by Con-
gresham Jones in his speech be-
fore Richmond audience to the eff
feet that judges of Virginia courts
before wearing the ermine had to
go well nigh on their knees in pres-
ence of Senator Martin begging for
recognition.
eff this be so, and we know none
of the facts, let the judges be named {
and the people even without the
right of ''recall'' will scorn them
from the bench. This is a serious
matter and should not be allowed to
die with platform announcement. 2
"Turn on the lights, and then if 4
there are rascals on the bench turn
them out. We care but little for
the charges against newspapers.
for they can take care of them \
selves, but the people cannot guard f
against corrupt judiciary" n
On the same subject the Lynchbure c
eve under the caption, mr.. Byrd. b