Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
Mr.. SIemp on the Local Situation

party government and the political conditions in the
United States. Long before Bristol convention made
the public statement that would not seek the nomination
for Congress- because addition personal reasons wished
the people to be free tn select candidate against Democracy
nave been selected to lead this fight and would
successful this time than in any in which have ever
been engaged not excepting contest two wears
There Is really involved now than before IF we
win this the fight for supremacy district is at
last over At no future time will be denied the right
to select judge and clerk election to represent
us at the polls. This will be great victory and
IT means future victories for party because have
the people with u.s.
The Democracy has carried the Ninth district for over
ten long They repulsed when they tried to
steal in 1901 when they tried into Congress in 1904
when they worked the high moral plane racket in 1906 when
they tried to sectional anmoes through misrep
resentaon of the Crumpacker bill in 1908 and they were
defeated again when 1910 they used all the money and
ruptlon the human mind could Of and now they will
be defeated If we only hold together. The Taft
the Roosevelt worked side by side in Maine YER
mont and New Hampshire in the election of local
officers and members of congress-and they are doing
it all over the United States today. They can hold
together in the Ninth district wn they can divide
and lose Let work together and our district
1t will be nucleus for organized opposition Democracy
OF Virginia which has long ampled upon the rights the
people,
They-the Democrats of Virgina-deny the people the
right to select their school officers they deny the people the
right to select their judges they deny people the right to
select the members of the corporation commission they have
denied the people the right select the commissioners rev.
they deny the people the right to select their officers
OF elecOn their election laws inefficient that they
can not hold Democratic primary without the cry
fraud raised and proven they hold an honest
election in Virginia today without appealing to gen
temans agreement" with the minority party In
their legislature they have twice voted down the income tax
though always claiming that the rich do bear their pro-
portonate burdens of this government. They have dis
anchised citizens and rendered voting so difficult
that no one ever knows when he offers vote what
technCates the judges will bring forward to prevent
his voting There will be effective force in Virginia left
to fight for the of the people the Republicans split
apart in this campaign 1t to the interest of the district
and in larger to the interest of people of Virginia
that this great party of be preserved participate in
future battles for the people of the State Deroy and
what do have? dominant militant Democracy that
will crush out the feeble opposition in other parts State
and henceOrh will ride rough shod the wishes of the
people with obstacle to impede progress They have
twice taken the Fifth District from u.s. once by plain
robbery and attery under the 9uSe of law The ques
ton shall we surrender to them completely and give
them the Ninth District? l say no. never. | saw feht
them to finish and fight to win and win can and
must.
Those few who have formerly supported me and are now
hesltatng about supporting again. let ask them
consider the circumstances of nomination honestly and
fairly before deciding to vote against willing to
leave the to the honest judgment of honest men,
We have heard of the party of men who camping
without cook One of the number selected by lot as
cook with the understanding that the first complain
or find fault with the cooking would then become cook They
got along all right for day. but the second meat
tough could eat it. One of the party remarked
WELL this the toughest steak saw tougher than an
elephants hide" Then catching himself, he continued
But like that kind of steak. 1t splendid" Thus
he saved himself The point of this story plain Let us
eat steak if is little tough Worse things might
happen than my being elected another term in Con-
greSs.
C. B. SLEMP.