Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
The BUCKET SHOP SENAInR

Recently Senator Claude A. Swanson
was travelling over the Ninth distric,
and making political speeches. He was
attended by General Ayers, the demo.
cratic candidate for Congress, in whose
interests MIR. Swanson was understood
to be working. It is safe. however, tc
conclude that Claude was out here more
for the particular purpose of strength
enlog his own political fences and the
interests of the Big Three Machine. OF
which be is a member. than TO- any
other reason. And it is safe to saw that
he accomplished more along th. Sc lines
than he did in the way of benehttirg
Ayers.
According TO special reports sent
by Correspondents to the Roanoke Times
the Lynchburg News and other demo-
cratic newspapers, Tho most important
points in the speeches he made at Gate
City and AZ POlaski were those contain
&c N his remarks to the "bull moosers. -
A. Pulaski, we are told, he said to the
Roosevelt men; Are you going to
vote for Roosevelt and on the same bal
lot vote for Slemp?"
In former issue of the Republican
we declared that the persistent efforts
of the Lynchburg News and the Roam
oke Times to make the Roosevelt men
vote against Slemp, and thereby, posi-
bly,, elect Ayers, would make the
Roosevelt men in the Ninth district
more resolute in their purpose to sup
port Bsscom Slemp for Congress- -
The sinister motive of Claude A.
Swanson is so thinly yelled tina. il will
only serve to help Mr.. Slemp record an
other great victory for himself and his
friends against the corrupt Virginia de-
mocracy, of which Swanson is one of
the most corrupt lenders.
The republicans of this district. WIN
are now either for Roosevelt or Taft.
well remember that it was this same
Swanson who appointed VIM. F. Rhea a
member of the State Corporation Com
mission. They also remember that
Swanson, then Governor, went before
the investigating committee as a wit
ness in behalf of Rhea, and there de-
clared that: Party service is bad. G
of honor" He referred to the party
service of VIM. F. Rhea, who was
the known author of the most corrup,
political methods that had ever been
used in the Ninth district.
This is the same Swanson that the
Hon. Carter Glass upon the stump and
through his newspaper, the Lynchburo
News, advertised to the world as unfi,
to represent Virginia In the Senate OF
the United States. MIR. Glass charged
that Swanson. while a member of the
Ways and Means Committee of the Ma.
tional House of Representatives. had
made fortune as bucket shop eamb-
Ter by gambling in the stocks of the
American Tobacco Company. Swanson
admitted the charge was true. but IN
blushingly claimed that his conduct was
no violation of business morals or Do.
litical ethics.
! Mr.. Glass also charged and proved
that Swanson had made false represen.
tations as to the management of the f.
nances of the State while he was Gov
ernor. He claimed he would leave 8
surplus in the State treasury, but left
it bankrupt instead.
The Roosevelt mon in the Ninth dis
trict, if they are as wise as we believe
them be, will not follow the advice OF
Claude A. Swanson, but will vote about
solidly for Bascom Slemp. Words OF
censure from Swanson and his class can
but serve to elevate Mr.. Slemp in the
esteem Of all clean men in the district