Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-03-16

husband. But we do not find the
name OF Stuart in the list Of those
actively in sympathy with the Dem
ocratic League uprising. Aud the
hole IS big one and will cause some
chuekling in the Southwest.
What does this mean. if it does not
mean that Mr.. Stuart's support Of Mr..
Jones will be perfunctory-merelv be-
cause he bad committed himself to Mr.
Jones, before he concluded that his own
aspirations would be more surely ad-
vanced by uniting with the Machine?
What does it mean, if it does not mean
that MIR. Stuart intends to desert bis
former anti-machine friends and march
under the flag on which is inscribed.
Party Service is Badge of HONOR"
We hardly think that Mr.. Jones will
feel honored by that one vote in Rus
sell, even if it is cast by Henry C. Stu
art, who the Roanoke Times saws is a
mdn OF MS word.
After it became known that Mr..
Jones would be candidate against Sen
ator Martin certain gentlemen were in
terviewed by Richmond reporter. Mr..
Stuart among the number. And here
Is report of that interview:
ASKED whether he would active
ly enter into the Sen 4torial primary
on behalf of Congressman William
A. Jones against Senator Thomas
5. Martin, Mr.. Stuart said that he
would prefer giving a brief state
ment in writing as to his attitude in
the Senatorial fight. He then pen-
ned the following:
have only to repeat what
have already said, and which is well
known, that 1 shall vote for Mr..
Jones in the coming primary for the
Senatorship.
Before this printed interview reached
the Roanoke Times our contemnora,v
remarked:
Dispatches from Richmond last
night say Henry C. Stuart has de-
clared in favor of Representative
Jones as against Senator Martin.
we shall require confirmation of
this directly from Mr.. Stuart before
we accept it as true"
The Times had not read the few CAN
tiously worded written lines of Mr..
Stuart or it would not have made IFS
remarks, but would have said as it now
says: I'VE know that Mr.. Stuart will
vote for Mr.. Jones for he has said he
would and he is man of his word"
When Mr.. Stuart gave out that brief
written statement of what he was going
to do we declared:
when Mr.. Stuart assumes q no.
sltlon of neutrality it is a virtual
abandonment of the anti-machine
friends with whom he has hereto
fore fought. Montague, Jones.
tucker and Glass will so consider it;
and he might as we'll announce him
self friend of the Machine as to
declare that he will not mix in the
fight
Mr. Stuart used to mix in the fights
between the Machine and anti-machine
forces. He carried his county for Mon
tague against Swanson for governor.
and he carried it again for Montague
when he ran against Martin for the
senate. According TO the Roanoke
Times, Mr.. Stuart will mix no more for
his old friends, but will wink and smile
while the ''boys are scheming I'D a Joke
on Henry to give him the happy ha-ha,
and arrange that the Stuart vote shall
be the only one cast for Jones in Rus
SELL"
The Roanoke Times has heretofore
been the mouthpiece for Mr.. Stuart:
we have a right to assume that it ia
still authorized to speak for him. The
Times is not doing much to impress
thinking people with a belief that Mr.
Stuart is man of fidelity to political
friends or convictions.
"SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL The CHILD"