Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25
A FEW FACTS

Here are few plain facts for the
consideration of the voters who will
cast their ballots on November 5th
There are three candidates for Con-
gress from the Ninth District-a
condition not existing heretofore
among US General Rufus Ayers is
the regular nominee of the Demo
cratic party. He stands on the Ma
tional Democratic Platform, adopted
by the Progressive Democratic Ma
tional Convention, at Baltimore,
which nominated Governor Wilson.
MI. Slemp is the nominee of regular
Republican Convention held at Abing-
don, and is Taft. stand-pat Repub-
lican, one of the delegates whose vote
and influence helped nominate MIR
Taft as against Roosevelt, at Chicago
Mr.. Graham is the avowed candidate
of the Progressive Republicans of the
District-an out-and-out supporter of
Roosevelt The voter must decide
for himself which two of these he
will scratch on November 5th. AS to
Mr. Graham personally not very
much is known. He has been identi-
fled with this section, in a business
way for many years, and while he
has not been n brilliant success as n
promoter or organizer no word of un-
favorable criticism of him has been
heard so far as we know. He bears
the reputation of an honest man and
progressive citizen. He rep. esents
now the Progressive wing of the Re-
publican party as against what has
been known as Slempism in the dis
trict for years, which. in reality, is
only another name for coffee Holders
Trust" For this reason many Rspub-
licans will vote against him, while
many Progressive Republicans will
vote for him for the same reason.
MIR. Slemp is we'll known He sue
ceeded his father as representative in
Congress, and hence his office has
been kept in the family for years.
He has had the loyal support of his
party. controlled. as everybody knows.
by the postmasters Revenue officers,
and minor county officers in the dis
trict His record in Congress is best
known by what he did not accomplish
He confesses himself over his own
signature, that he has found it "im-
possible for Congressman to do
his duty .as private business man
and also as a Congressman, which
double-duty he has been attempting
to do all the time. He promises to
reform if elect J., by giving up his
own, private business. How this will
be done he doesn't say.
General Ayers is well known in
Virginia, both as a private citizen,
business man and a public officer.
From moral, personal standpoint
there is little or no choice between
the candidates. The choice must be
made between them from a political
standpoint. The issue is clearly drawn.
Both MIR. Slemp and MIR. Graham are
Protectionists. that is, high Tariff
advocates, which means, as it has al
ways meant, protection of the manu-
facturers, which protection increases
the cost of everything the con-
inner buys, and which has enabled a
few men to control prices and amass
great fortunes at the expense of the
laboring classes.
Genera Ayers is representative of
the Democratic doctrine and policy of
Tariff for revenue only, that is, a
tax levied sufficient to pay the ex-
penses of the Government. economi-
cally administered. Neither Genera
Ayers, nor the Democratic party. ad-
yocates free trade. Republican speak
ers and newspapers. with little regard
for the truth, are fond of saS ing that
vote for Wilson and Ayers is vote
for free trade. which is not true, but
is an old campaign lie,