Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-08-20

We have all heard recently of the
effort by Mr.. Slemp Senator Hard
ing, and other prominent Eepubli-
cans, to "break the solid South" this.
Presidential year, by capturing Il.
number of electoral votes for Mr..
Harding. We have heard of such talk
heretofore without any alarm what
soever, and have no fears now that
such a result can be brought about
by any means whatsoever, certainly
not so long as Southern people re-
member past history-how the Solid
North has treated the South.
What claims have the Republican,
party upon the people Of the South?
What evils did the party impose upon.
the South when it had the power,
and what others attempted? When
memory fails and history becomes
obsolete and no longer read, and not
until then, will there lie posi-
bility of turning over the South to
the tender mcrcies of INSCRIPTIONS
Republican politicians for their en-
ploitation.
The Lynchburg News has the fol-
lowing along this line.
at perhaps may cmbarrass Mr.
Hays and Mr.. Slemp and other mem
hers Of the national Republican com
mittce to be asked. what has the
npn1nprnti.. a r.,
in the days of its power How many
southern men did Governor Cleveland
appoint to his cabinet. Quite Il num-
Der of them. How many southern
men did he appoint to important for
eign posts? Quite IL number of them
How many southern men did he APP
point to the supreme bench of the
United States? Two at least, Lamar
and White, present chief Justice.
And what has been the case with
Mr.. Wilson? As we all know he has
appointed several southern men to
his cabinets including Gregory, of
Texas; Daniels, of North Carolina;
Glass, of Virginia; Bur.eson, of
Texas; McReynolds, of Tennessee.
Likewise he has honored the South
IN appointing many of her sons to
the most coveted of the ambassador
iai posts. Page, of North Carolina,
Tor example, ambassador to Great
britain; Page, of Virginia, as am
bassador to Italy; Willard, of Vir
gina, as ambassador to Spain. And
when opportunity offered the presi-
dent IN no way Disseminated against
the South when appointing iurists
10 the supreme court of the United
oattes. The facts here cited simpIv
20 10 show that with the govern
ment under Democratic control tho
south has been treated as really n
part OF TN Union, and southern citi
"c"s nave not had to endure the ban
Oh ineligibility for great Offices simp-
because OF the section in which
:hey melville upon the other hand
IA various Republican administrn-
IONS beginning with Grant and end
ing with Taft the South has subston-
Tally had to undergo the govern
'hents complete detachment from bnr
interests and her people to the az
cent That that detachment was levnj.
~ possible. AS matter of fact tho
NepuDilcan party has been an anti
southern party from the date of lie
Dlrtn until now. 1t has humboldt tho
South; it has scouraged her. mair, tne
oat.ttle-bruised, helpless PROSTATE BODY
wilma m,sn many stripes. 1t has sought to
enforce political conditions in tho ~
south ao% which would have undermined
thew u,,u nes royce her civilization, had
her own people and vigorousiv 'o onno by
ca ca by the national Democracy J partS
II the national Republican com pm, y
t tse or Mr., Harding for a mnma ,,
thass t that the South has forgotten
underst ,mdgs TT they fail utterly to
and almost insuItingIv u character,
southern southern intelligence. The South &c
Sohdiy Democratic because tho pa ~
publican party has proved to Inc he Ne ne
u lDs nsr historical, traditional and and
ocratie papty foe ss. while the DEM
lIshed its claim upon the jovayI s estab-
ship of her people. w 'oy''i iriend-