Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-02-01
SLEMP STRONG
FOR PRESIDENT
Ninth District Congressman Says Taft Is
Choice Of Republican and Believes
He Will Be RenOminated.
Bristol Herald Courier.

Congressman c. b. Slemp passed
through Bristol Sunday en- route frora
Washington to bis home at Big Stone
Gap. He came in response to a mes
sage from his brother, Mr.. w. NJ.
Slemp, who is very sick at his home in
Wise county.
Mr. Slemp talked very interestingly
OF the national situation, both with ref
erence to the Republican and Democrat
ic situation. He believes that President
Taft is desired by the main body of the
Republicans throughout the country. and
viii be renominated and elected. ''Tha
business men Of the country seem to be
behind him, he said, and the campsign
will be waged along the line of giving
protection to the business interests, IS
against the radical propositions, ad-
vanced by the Bryan followers.
With reference to tariff legislation
Mr.. Slemp said: Il do not believe TINT
the present steel bill will ever become \
law. 1t will be passed by the house.
and probably by the senate, and will bo
vetoed by the President. Should the
bill become q law, it would seriously
hamper, if it did not absolutely clcse.
the remaining iron furnaces in this dis
trict. In my judgment, there will be
no tariff legislation this winter in con-
gress unless the Democrats bring in a
bill in accordance with the tariff boards
report, which is to make q tariff equal
to the difference in the cost of prodI7c-
ton in this country and abroad. q prin-
ciple which l know has the endorsement
of all the Democrats and all the RepubG-
cans in the Ninth congressional district.
because Mr.. Stuart and both ran on
that platform in 1910. 1t will be our
platform again this year, and suppose
the Democrats of the district will have
to endorse that platform if they get
what they voted for in 1910"
Commenting on the Bristol Herald
Courier's editorial of Sunday morning.
with reference to fair election in the
Ninth district. Mr.. Slemp said: 'It ia
utterly absurd to talk about fair cleo
tions and convince anyone of sincerity
In so doing, unless the Republican party
Is given the right to select its own
Judges Of election. No progressive
state in the union has as vicious a law
on this subject as Virginia. The repub-
licans believe in fair elections. They
have backed Judge Skeen up in his eff
forts in Wise county, but it is very no
tlceable that that senatorial district
which is Republican, is the only one
where an investigation has been insti-
tuted. Judge Hutton, in Washington
county, Judge Burns, of Russell county
and Judge Msssie, of the Wytbe dis
trict, pushed by their friends for mem
bership on the supreme court bench oF
state owed 1t to themselves, their iu-
dlcisl districts, and their party. to have
investigated the last election. but thev
did not do it. There were Democratic
victories in those districts. We think
that Democratic successes should no in
vesugated as much as republican suc.
cesses, but no more"
In speaking of the Ninth compression
al district, Mr.. Slemp was confident
that the district will go Republican this
fall, and in this connection said: s.Tbs
Democratic party has tried every scheme
and every kind of good man the district
had for ten years to carry the district
and each time hss failed. They had al
ways argued that they had no money
but last election they used so much that
all their leaders were exhausted and
now the cry goes up for no-monev
campaign. The change in the moral
point of view from barrel of money in
1910 to no money in 1912, would be a
striking change in moral sentiment
were it not for the fact that they can't
tind anybody to put up the money. like
Mr.. Stuart's friends did"
Mr Slemp was accompanied by his
wife. He was in splendid spirits and
health, except for the sad news relative
to the health Of his brother. who Is III
He will probably not return to Wash
lngtOn before the lest of tba ,,-,.l-