Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-21
Mistakes of Wilson.
editor The Roanoke Times:


Editor The Roanoke Times:
We want to know out here in the
Ulster of the United States whether
fellow is to be rewarded for his own
merit, or for the delinquencies of an
other, and to apply the answer in the
campaign Mr.. Slemp is making and
its main issue the Mistakes of Will
SON." Democrats will do well to ac-
cept the challenge and prepare to de-
fcnd the leader of their party.
TO do this frankly and effectively
why should one not make the defense,
as lawyers sometimes do in the pecu-
liar process called confession, and
avoidance, this:
First, to admit the president a
mere human, ''has made mistakes"
and to determine by an analysis
whether they are of sufficient mag
nitude and far reaching import, as to
justify such crushing rebuke as the
reelection of c. Bascom Slemp to the
congress, on this defined issue.
Second, to admit that the president
has made specific mistakes, to emu
merate them and attempt their pal
iation. For instance: that the presi-
dent made mistakes in the selection
of his cabinet, ana specify that it
might have been better for his adj
ministration had he selected man
Of his own party for the important
position of postmaster general, and
to modify the effect of this admission
by the apparent fact that his excel
lency took Burleson at his "face
value" and the further argument that
if he had been looking for Repubi-
can of sufficient equipment for this
Office he would "ncver have gone to
Texas to find him."
And second; that in appointing to,
and retaining in office many compc-
tent and deserving Republicans the
president has undoubtedly given aid
and comfort to his political enemies,
and to mitigate this charge by the as
sumption that as the servant of the
whole people, he seeks the advice and
assistance of men who are credible
opponents of call shades" of public
opinion.
Third, to admit that the president
made another apparent blunder in
the appointment of George Fred Will
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blame for this blunder to the broad
shoulders of his secretary of state
whose duty itwasto instruct" George
Fred for "thirty days" but who
turned him loose after thirty-six
hours, so impressed by his represen-
tative's "votabiity" that he consider
ed him the star diplomat of the bunch
Now to admit all these Delinquent
cics and palliatc them as best we may
seems the evident caper for Ninth
district Democrats, and incidentally
to persuade the proletariat that they
do not justify such cruel and I'M
scemly punishment as is threatened
by the reelection of Slemp to the
congress.
Think of it; to have this eloquent
tribune of the people arising in his
place to denouncc the blunders of the
man ut the end of the avenue, and in
cidentally acquiring the nom de plume
of the Great Denouncer." To have
admittedly "the best equipped, most
eloquent and popular" man of his
party in the Ninth district constantly
and persistently bobbing up like a
deaths head jack-in-thc to af-
fright, dcnoralize and discombobulate
the timid little school master, every
time he comes in with little measure
"To Diifuse the Money of the Nation
Among the People" and Bring Home
Two Hundred Thousand Stranded
Americans" from foreign shore.
It's unthinkabe.
HARRY NJ. SMYTHE.
North Tazcwell, Va, Aug. 6.