Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-08-11
GEORGE G. PEEItY At
GRUNDY."

He came, he saw, but did not con-
quer. His presence did not create
great stir even among the faithful
followers of his own tribe. We do not
know how he got here, on foot,
or OH log train; but we
do lnow that he came; for he was
seen shaking hands with the high
colaie few that gathered around
him The democratic enthusiasm that
former democratic candidates created
Mt their coming, fell as fiat rs a bull
let in mudhole, ut the presence of
George. The people of Buchanan
county have felt The pinch from the
results Of the Underwood tariff, and
The eight years OF democratic incom-
petencc and extravaganza, and want
a protcctionist elected to Congress to
stand by and assist the president in
his efforts to restore the country to
normal condition. They alrcad,
know what the result is when the
factories are closed at home; they
already know that when the laborinp
man Is idle and the factories are
closed that it creates stagnation in
business like President Harding found
1.-THE Buchanan Mountain Mes
sengcr.
Our neighbor has become great,
excited over the visit of Hon. George
G. Peery to the county seat of the
great county of Buchanan, and saws
that our George didn't receive n
hearty welcome in the city of Grun-
dy. We are greatly surprised at the
action of the people of Grundy in
showing their ingratitude towards
Nh. Peery when it has been only u
Few short years since Mr.. Peery in
torested himself in the welfare of
the citizens Of Buchanan county, re-
CARELESS Of their political affiliations.
and assisted in having n law repeal
cd That threatened to take away the
homes of many of the citizens of the
county, and jeopardized even the old
homestead of the editor of the Mes
senger. How can the good people of
Grundy forget their benefactor so
soon? We don't believe that the ranls
and file of voters of Buchanan coun-
ty will soon forget the case of "Vir-
ginia and West Virginia Coal Com
pany against Green Charles" trieo
IN the federal and state courts. m
action taken by the coal company to
recover over 100000 acres of land in
Buchanan county under an old land
grant. The Charles case was only
one of $500 others taken as a test
case The coal company sought to
eject thes~>tifteen hundred citizens
from their homes, and take possess
sion of their lands. MIR. Peery was
associated with counsel in defending
the interests of these fifteen hundred
citizens. and how we'll he looked af-
ter their welfare is known to all who
were interested in the proceedings of
the courts.
Our neighbor doesn't stop after
bringing the charge of inhospitality
against its citizens but says that the
people of Buchanan have such II
vivid recollection of the effects of the
Underwood tariff bill, when many of
It's citizens were pinchcd. How man,
people in Buchanan county knew that
such an instrument existed? Did the
Underwood tariff bill cause the pan
icky conditions of Harding's first
year in the White House? Did the
Underwood tariff bill close the mines
ana factories, put the lumber plants
III the hands of receivers, cause thou
sands of innocent people to lose their
all invested in coal mines? Did the
Underwood tariff cause the shuttinp
down of the coke ovens, and make
them the habitat of bats and var
minis? Did the Underwood tariff
cause hungry babies to tug at the
breasts of starving mothers? Did
the Underwood tariff bill produce the
bread lines that formed in the lead
ing cities of the nation and did it fill
the aims houses and the charitable
institutions? Let our friend suppose
that n Republican tariff for reyenue
mad been in effect at the outbreak of
the World War when imports from
which the revenue is derived ceased
overnight" because of the necessity
for conserving supplies and the block
ade by the Grand Fl>at, where woulo
this nation have been? No, brother.
there are millions of citizens praying
Tor the return of the Woodrow Will
son days, when the mines were run
ming full time, the lumber plants
were busy and the farmer was get
ting decent return "from the sweat
OF his brow" In those days farmer
didn't have to sell the wool from his
whole flock to buy suit of clothes.
or drive his fat cattle to market at a
loss.
Join the army, brother, and help
drive from public life the woefully in
efficient gang in Washington, and put
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