Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-09-15
TRINKLE
SPEAKS
Democratic Candidate For Con
gress in Ninth District, is
Given Royal Reception-A
Great Speech to a Large
and Intelligent Crowd.

political address for u number OF
years. The house was filled to its
fullest capacity ard the Railways were
filled with men who were unable to &c:
into the auditorium.
A large number of the ladies of the
town and county were present and
graced the occasion.
Hon. George C. Peery, of this city,
introduced the speaker. In his in
roductory remarks, Mr.. Peery briefly
outlined the many accomplishments OF
The Democratic administration He
expressed the opinion that the people
of the Ninth district will, III view of
the Presidents efforts for peace, and
his settlement of the railroad strike,
and other patriotic efforts of the Pres
ident, rise up and give Wilson sup
porter in the halls of Congress by the
election of e. Lee Trinkle in Novcm-
Der. Many of the leading citizens of
this town, who have heard the dis
tinguished speakers of the Nation,
were positive in their statements that
the speech of Mr.. Trinlsle was the big
gest thing of the kind delivered in
Tazewell for many years. The Demo.
Gratis who heard the address were
doubly strengthened in the faith and
many of the Republicans in the au-
dlence were put to thinking. One in
particular, greeted the speaker at the
close of his address, and pledged him
ms support, after voting the Repub-
Ilcan ticket for the past half century
Another in conference with the writer
OF report, stated that he had been n
close friend of Slemp for many years
and was Il friend of the senior Slemp.
but that after hearing the speech of
Mr.. Trinkle he had decided that his
friendship had continued lon genough
and that in view of the record of Mr..
Slemp in opposing the many great re-
forms advocated by President Wilson
he would have to part company with
the Republican party in this canvass
and vote with the Democrats. 1t is
believed that many ether Republicans
in this county will do likewise, but
will not make public expression of
the fact for fear of being "set upon"
by the Republican workers
Mr.. Trinkle, in his address, evoked
a great deal of laughter by his ref
erence to T. j. Munsey as "Soup
House Tom.," the famous Ninth dis
trict Republican orator, who became
famous by his predictions that in the
event of the election of Wilson "cob-
webs would grow over the drift
mouths of every coal mine in this sec
ton; that the farmers would get 15c
for their wool, SC for their cattle and
$40 for their bull calves" etc.
Mr.. Trinkle declared frequently that
his candidacy was not personal
matter with him and that he did not
ask votes for his own election alone,
but that he was asking the voters of
Southwest Virginia, who are his
neighbors and friends, to do what is
best for them. He read letters con-
cerning his challenge to Slemp to
meet him in joint debate throughout
the district and replies from Slemp
declining the challenge. Speaking Of
the situation MIR. Trinkle said "When
l have been to Congress as long as
G. Bascom Slemp and some mountain
boy invites me TO meet him in joint
debate | will meet him if he skins me
alive" He read letter from enc of
the leading statesmen of the country
in which he said, in speaking of tie
record of Mr.. Slemp in congress: $50
far as l am able to determine, c.
Bascom Slemp has no record The on
ly thing of note he has done was
to vote against the Federal reserve
BILL, which is characterized as the
greatest piece Of legislation ever put
on the statute books. The day is past
to follow mere party empty embiems
unless they stand for something.
want every man who votes to know
what he is voting for"
He recalled the prophecies by
Slemp and Tom Munscy in regard to
$40 bull calves, 15c wool, etc, and
stated that if the bats are now MAX
ing their habitats and dwelling plac.
es in the coke ovens of Southwest
Virginia, as they writhe and wait in
anguish they are vitrifying Slemp
and Munsey who deceived them into
going there"
In an eloquent peroration on peace,
be moved his large audience to tears
He referred to the boys that had been
sent to Mexico and of the grief that
their departure spread throughout
the country, but pictured the mex
pressible suffering and sorrow that
would have prevailed if war had ta-
ken place. He told how the poor
Mexican poems, oppressed and down
trodden, were rescued bv Wilson.
without the expenditure of millions OF
the peoples money and without the
shedding of the blood of her citizens.
In referring to the controversy with
Germany in which the latter power
had declared that Americans must not
travel on the high seas except at their
own risk, he told how Mr.. Slemp had
voted against the legislation which
Mr. Wilson had proposed to save the
situation, and then wondered that the
voters of the ninth district could OF
would countenance a representative
that had voted "in favor of the en-
peror of Germany and against Presi-
dent Wilson.
After the speaking, Mr.. Trinkle, in
eompar with Geo. C. Peerv. H. R
Hawthorne left for Richlands, where
large audience greeted them Tues.
day night.
Mr.. Trinkle spoke in Graham Mon.
day night, to one of the largest au.
diences that has greeted a public
speaker for years. The nall wa.
crowded to capacity, many being turn
ed away at the door.
Judging from the report in tht
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