Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-10-30


to names of individuals. We are not
lighting for revenge, nor to CRAFTY
grrdges. When we oppose certain pub
iic men, our opposition is because said
intividuais cnbody and represent evil,
principles and practices. We went
business machinery throughout this
country, strong enough and sufficient
to carry on the work of our business;
and TO supply the needs of our nearly
iOO ,oOO,OOO of people. We want that
aaehincry run honestly; we want the
eontroi of corporations to be exercis.
cd promptly and effectively.
Viewing the country over, it is APP
parent that II great body of the cleo.
us are dissatisfied with both the
Democratic and Republican parties,
ana inns great body includes many of
those who voted Republican or Demo
cratic tickets in 1912. In Utah, one
Of the two little states that went Re.
publican, there has been effected a
complete fusion that promises to
wrcst that State from the Republican
party, which has grown so corrupt
that it no longer serves the best in
terests of the people in that State. In
Vermont, the other little State that
went Republican, there is much dis.
satisfaction, and the Progressive par
~ is making important gains from
the ranks of the G. o. p.
In the South, particularly i'm Louis
lana, Democrats are joining the Pro-
gresslve party in such numbers that
II Will be no surprise, if the Demo-
ratio party should lose control of
hat State during the next two years.
The opposition to the present adj.
ninistration increases with each pass
ng day. The management which can
Consolidate that opposition would
iecm To call for cooperation of indie
cn;.oN.s, Progrcssives and Rcpubli-
cans.
In all this country, | do not be-
icvc there is n more honest, consis-
-cnt and patriotic citizen than he who
occupies the White House mt Wash
ngton, and il the chief officer of this
and as stated il is not n
question of men, but of measures. The
president. verify believe, wants to do
right by the great masses of the pco-
pie, but he is committed by party
promises that are not suited for the
best interests of this country. We
live in the 10th century. We have
more than 90,000,000 of people, seat.
tered over territory of almost L..
100000 square miles. We must have
ample business power large units tc
do the work of today. The Democrat.
dare not give To the government thai
firm grasp to control the corrupt cor
porations that are trying to rule and
govern the business affairs of thi;
country, and ms n consequence that
party is forced into the absurd posi-
lion OF proposing to destroy all bust.
ness power. They cannot under their
theories OF government control bust.
ness, and therefore their sole alterna.
live is to destroy They seem to be
absolutely blind to the facts of his
tory.
The Progressive party is not afraid
oil power, either in business or in gov
.rnmcnt. The principles of this party |
ire such us to allow business conccn.
Lrations in 40 far as each concentra. |
lion gives social and economic eli |
cheney and good government IL is not |
good business policy to want to de
stroy all corporations. We must have |
nrge enterprises to do our work. We |
,annot make every man compete with |
every other man. We cannot 20 back |
to 1850, or 1860; we cannot destroy |
by attacking all forms of |
We must encourage /
honest business, be il large or small.
There must he cooperation amonp
business men. The Progressive party |
proposes to help business, by cnnb- |
ing honest business men to cooper
ltc for their own common good, and |
Tor the good of the general public. We |
propose to make the conditions such,
that honest men can earn IL living fol
themselves and their families, with.
out fear of prosecution, and without |
violation of sound public policy. The
real business problem is the question |
Of that great mass of corporations, |
which are neither monopoics on the |
one hand or individual business on the |
other.
Prohibition.
In passing IL word to our prohbi-
ton friends:
The Progrcssivcs throughout the
length and breadth of this land, have
sounded Il declaration of war, against
that great enemy of humanity,
good government, mo-
rality, liquor, and the liquor interests,
and my friends, it is the only politi.
cal party that has mustered the cour-
age to do il. What other party has
boldly and openly dclicd the liquor in
fluenccs? None. Not the Democrats
No. Not the old "stand-pnt" Republi-
cans; no. Not either. The Democrats
are off on the "watcr wagon" this