Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-10-16
RICHARD {. BYRD
PREDICTS VICTORY
Says Irvine Will Be Elected in
Observation-Disclosures Admins
tration of President Wilson.

to be elected to Congress from the
Ninth District of Virginia"
The above strong, unqualified state
ment was made by Hon. Richard Eve
lyn Byrd, in an address here on last
Tuesday.
His address followed Mr.. Irvines,
and was loudly and frequently ap-
plauded. 1t was his first appearance
before a Tazewell audience, and he
sustained his reputation as clear,
forceful speaker. AS the readers of
this paper know, Mr.. Byrd is the new
ly appointed District Attorney for
the western district of Virginia.
Two meetings were held on Tues
day-the Democrats in the Court
house, the Republicans at the same
hour in the picture show building.
The Democratic meeting was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Irvine, Democratic
nominee for Congress and Richard
Evelyn Byrd, United States District
Attorney. The crowd was not large,
but composed of many of the lead
ing citizens of the county. Several
ladies were present.
County Chairman Higginbotham in
troduced Mr.. Irvine, who spoke for
about an hour and a half. His ad-
dress was clear, dignifed, patriotic
and optimistic.
He smashed into smithercens all the
ctncl- Of L..
war tax, extravaganza, etc, of the
present administration, and showed
up eloquently and forcefully how Mr..
Wilson's foreign policies had averted
war with Mexico, and is now holding
the United States clear of embarass-
ing and entangling alliances with the
countries now at war. These poll
cies of the administration Mr.. Slemp
is forward to declare, are weak and
un-American, said Mr.. Irvine, and if
elected to Congress, he (Slemp),
would lose no opportunity to oppose
them. There is not one single rea-
son, he said, why Mr.. Slemp should
be reelected to Congress, except the
one single, selfish one, to perpetuate
himself in ce. So far as the record
shows, said the speaker, Mr.. Slemp
has done practically nothing for the
great Ninth district, although he has
been in Congress for years. Mr.. Ir-
vine closed his mastery address by
a jocular allusion to the fact, that
Mr. ClapnnSc cnooL-n,.c
ers in the campaign were all Ex's.
"There is," he said, "Ex- Congressman
Cole, Ex-Minister Carter, Ex-Collec-
tor Lou Summers, EX-Col. Brown
ing, Ex-senator Harman, Ex-District
Attorney Barns Gillespie-all Ex's,
and after November 3rd, it will be
Ex-Congressman Slemp."
Mr.. Byrd was introduced in short
speech by Judge S. C. Graham. Mr..
Byrd spoke for about an hour. He
eulogized Mr.. Wilson and his cabi-
net, also Mr.. Irvine as one of the
strongest supporters of Mr.. Wilson
from first to last He urged the cleo
tion of Mr.. Irvine upon the ground
that he is a strong, clean, unsellish
man, and thoroughly in sympathy
with the great policies of the admin
istration. He said: "The Republi-
can party will never be restored to
power in this country. 1t has sinn-
ed away it's day of grace. 1t based
its appeal for years upon a false
nd h,,i &c CIV, n
foundation of selfshness."
Congressman G. Bascom Slemp ad-
dressed large and enthusiastic au-
dience of Republicans in the Umuse-
u Theater Tuesday. Owing to the
fact that he had to catch the west
bound passenger train his remarks
on the various misgivings of the Dem
ocratic party were cut short, the
time being given over to Ex-Con-
gresham Cole, of Ohio, and Ex-Sena-
tor Noel, of Lee county; Ex-Sena-
tor Harman, and others.
Mr.. Slemp said he hadn't missed q
roll call on an important measure in
Congress for six years; that the coke
ovens in Wise county were all closed
down; Irvin's saw mill was not run
ming; that wool, hides, beef cattle
ct cetera, ct cetera, were on the free
) list; that the European war had
nothing to do with "present condi-
tions," (meaning, of course, 1Oc cat
tie, etc., etc. Mr.. Slemp also said
that the foreigner always paid the
tariff, dontcheknow!
Mr.. Slemp said nothing about the
Democratic currency law that has
"nipped in the bud" even prospect
of 1907 panic; that Wilson ant
Bryan's foreign policy had sayed the
lives of thousands of Young men am