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

nistkable language, that lf-breed"
i'rogressives, or "ivy-root" Republi-
cans could take no part in the deliber-
alton of that meeting. True Pro-
gressives were invited to participates;
and all Progrcssives, intending to
support the Progressive nominee for
Congress, were welcome in that mass
meeting, but not political wolves,
in sleeps clothing. They made an eff
fort to participate in that meeting,
but that effort died, "abornin"; and
when the bunch were given to under
stand that they were not to have any
voice or part in Il truly and honest
Progressive convention, they sneaked
out and skunk away, but they were not
to be outdone. BY direction of the
same old gang of political tricksters
that helped steal the nomination at
Chicago, one of the "half- breed" Pro-
grcssives and "ivy-root" Republicans,
was told to call himself Progressive
County Chairman, and some one pre-
pared call for this poor, weak, ivy-
root, half-brecd Progressive to sign,
and Il so-called Progressive mass
meeting was called to meet at Pen
nington Gap on July 10, 1914, and in
this call it was stated that means were
to be adopted in said meeting to pre-
vent the Ninth District from being
misrepresented by Democrat in
Congress. The man who wrote that
call, or helped to write it, is one of
the great number of "stand-pat" Re-
publicans in the Ninth District of Vir-
ginia, who has been taught to say, and
to use the coined" expression that
you hear repeated by the little "stand-
pats, to-wit: 81 am against any.
thing that the Democrats are for"
Is not this great? What a wonder
full, patriotic sentiment? And how
nicely expressed. 1t sounds so fool
ish, that absolutely feel sorry for
the poor little devil of Il "stand-pat,"
chat has the nerve to repeat it. Oh
yes, the mass meeting was held, at
bennington, i'll pursuance to the call,
of the ivy-root, half-breed, self
styled, self-appointed Progressive
county chairman-and it met; and
there were present the insignificant
in name only" stand-pat" Republican
county chairman-and in name only
editor of the Lee County Sun
Lord Baltimore Howard, the "stand-
pau Republican candidates ''boot-
black" in Lee county; Taft sup
porter in 1912. and he was promi-
itilN ISuIc ana All aCllNG D1f-
ticipant on the floor of that mass
meeting, and he, and one other, act
ually voted in the selection of tenn
porary chairman for said meeting.
Was not that Il wonderful victory for
that chairman? He was elected by
two votes, and not single dissenting
voice. The wonderful mass meeting
was attended by "stand-pat" Republi
cans, 5 or s ivy-foot, half-breed Pro
gressives, 4 womenfi Il few dogs, and
Lord Baltimore Howard Great God,
what an assembly. That out-pouring
is enough to arouse the nations, and
to disturb the European war. Marion
Kirk, VINO called that meeting, is more
to be pitied than condemned. | like
old Marion Kirk, / have known him
for long time, and he is harmless.
but he has allowed himself to be
made Il fool of, and to be influenced
and politically debauched by that
great leader. Little Baltimore How
ard"
Marion Kirk was delegate to the
Republican conention in Bristol, and
he attended that convention and par
ticipated in its deliberations. Yet, he
now says that he is Progressive coun-
ty chairman of Lee county. The
"standpat" Republican candidate
told his little chairman down in Lee,
to see Marion Kirk, and have Marion
to get some one, who was able to do
it, TO write and call for Progressive
meeting, and the STAND pat" candi.
date said to the little brown chair.
man, "You publish that call in the
Lee County Sun, but | dare you to
say word in your dam little paper
about any meeting or speaking that
the real Progressive party has down
there at Pennington Gap, or in Lee
county. If you ever mention any no.
litical gathering of the real Progress
sivc party in Lee, will stop my pat
ronage to your dern little paper, and