Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-27

thusiasm and his semi-humorous re-
marks were literally applauded A
number of people left the grounds
during Senator Harding's speech.
In answer to the question that he
had done nothing in Congress, he re-
torted that he had at least beaten
every candidate the Democrats had
put up against him. His speech was
we'll received by the large number of
people who heard him.
Colonel Thomas j. Munsey came
last and saved the day. He made one
of his roof-raising, shingle-rattling
speeches, about the same as has been
heard from him on another occasion
not the speech in which he made the
prediction that bull calves would sell
for $500 and cobwebs grow over the
mouths of the coke ovens in this coun-
try if Mr.. Wilson was elected.
Mr. Munsey related dream which
he said he had sometime ago. He
sad he dreamed he went to hell. The
devil met him and asked where he
was from. The reply was from Bland
County, Va. Asked if there were any
people there from Bland, the devil
said he had never heard of Bland
County, and was asked for further
information as to his identity. When
told he hailed from the Ninth district
the devil replied, that he knew all
about the Ninth district, and that
there were few-only few, people in
hell from the Ninth District, and pre-
sumably, those few were Democrats
that one Slemp had done him, the
devil, and his cause great harm. by
telling the truth always, and turning
people away from the lower regions,
and was still at it. A number of the
Imps of Darkness were called and
instructed to go at once to the Ninth
district and beguile the unwary by
telling all the lies possible TO be man
ufactured and to spare neither time
nor energy in sowing the seed. But
upon learning that one Lee Trinklc
was running against Slcmp the mes
sengers of the devil were recalled and
told that there was no need of their
going, that Trinkle could tell lies
enough for every purpose.
AT this point, Mrs. Munsey, said
Tom, nudged him in the ribs and
woke him up, reminding him that she
had warned him mot to eat that sau-
sage for supper" This characters
tic utterance elected some applause.
Two short comments seem TO be ap-
propriate,-one is, that this is not the
only speech or dream Colonel Munsev
ever had or made that cmanated from
the stomach instead of the brain. and
should he be so unfortunate as to
make another visit to the lower re-
gions there is likely to be another
tale to tell when inquiries are made
for residents of Bland county. Will
it not be wise for the dreamer to
remain within the sacred precincts of
Bland?
There was a rd-breaking crowd
in town. The free dinner was a
greater puller than the speeches. A
number of people remained on the
streets during the speaking and show
ed up only ut the dinner table. There
was music by a brass band and upon
the whole it was "Slemp Day" GER
tainly in appearance. How many of
those who partook of Republican
dinner will vote Democratic ticket
IN November, remains to be seen.
There will he some. "The loaves and
fishes" have always attracted fol-
lowing. Upon the whole, it was II
coed Republican day. The large crowd
was orderly and quiet. There was an
utter absence of old-timc enthusiasm
however. That votes were made for
Mr. Slemp or lost to Mr.. Trinkle
is extremely doubtful