Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-15
party in Tazewell in better shape
than it has been for forty years.
and may God defend the right.
HARRY M. SMYTHE.
That Circular Letter and a
Few Questions.

ham Banner the publication of g
circular letter, addressed to the
Democrats of Tazewell county, u
purporting to be a communica-
tion sent to the Clinch Valley
News office for publication,
which the heading states, "editor
refused to publish" and adds,
why he refused to publish it
you can determine for yourself" "
The circular letter was also
sent through the mails to private
addresses.
The circular is signed, "a
Democrat" with Mr.. B. Buch-
anan as sponsor. The statement
that. we refused to publish the
article is not true. When the
letter came to us the matter for
that issue of the paper was all
in, or nearly so, and to have pub
lished this lengthy letter would
have necessitated the leaving
out other matter, which we
could not do. Mr.. Bland Leslie
said to Mr.. Buchanan that the
letter would be inserted in this
weeks paper, but this was de-
clined by him, on the ground
that unless published at once its
publication was not desired.
These are the facts in the case,
and to say that we refused to
publish the article is stating the
case unfairly.
Now as to the circular itself.
AS it was obviously gotten up
and circulated for Campaign
purposes" only, and as the
campaign" has closed, no reply
to it is necessary, except as to
one or two things. Demand is
made of the editor to know what
he meant by the expression "at
least suggestive" in comment
ing on a former communication
which appeared in these columns
naming certain gentlemen as
committeeman, viz: Messrs.
Bottimore, Hopkins, Litz, Peery,
Daniels, Harman, Buchanan,
Ward, Corell and Poe. Lest
these gentlemen conclude that
we had something dreadful in
mind or were harboring murder
GUS thoughts, or other direful
things, we will state, that, to
our eye, "at glance" it ap-
peared that this committee was,
every one of them, in favor of
one and against the other, can
didate for postmaster here. That
was all, so far as now recalled.
This is the sum and substance of
what the circular is pleased to
term, "the insinuations." If
there is "spot or wrinkle" on
the Democratic escutcheon of
either of the above named gen
tlemen, we are not aware of it.
Selection of the above named
gentlemen as committeeman for
Jeffersonville district, has the
hearty approval and shall have
the hearty support of this paper
in their efforts to lead the party
to victory in this county.
Just one other statement, and
a more significant one, in this
circular, will be noticed. The
various and numerous questions
fired at US have all been answer
ed from time to time in this
paper. Near the close of this
campaign document occurs this
statement: After stating that
1--WE all should be tired of a
few petty bosses being in con-
troll of our county organiza-
tion," etc. Mr.. Buchanan's cir
cular says: "We have had too
much fusion with the Republican
party in county affairs, for the
good of our party" Now, we
have been hailed before the pub
lie and called upon to answer a
number of questions. 1t is now
our turn to hail Mr.. Buchanan
to the bar and ask him what he
means. What fusion" does he
refer to? Who has fused with
the Republicans? Mr.. Buchanan
has seen fit to have this circular,
full of interrogation points, go
out to the public, casting reflec-
tions, by implications at least,
upon the sincerity as we'll as the
Democracy of the editor of this
paper. We put in another inter
rogation point, and say : to him
that we want to know what he
means by fusion with the Re-
publican party in county aft
airs" Who, when and where?
If this charge that Democrats
have been voting for, combining
with or fusing with Republicans
be true let it be known.
His answer is awaited.
Visitors From Far West.