The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-27
POLITICS

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plants from some OF our reaa-
ers to the effect that we are run
ming a political paper instead OF
an Independent publication, but
with the few complaints we
have had the individuals who
seemed so much agrieved at US
failed to give reason why they
thought we were delvlng SO
deep into politics. There were
some one evidently reading, or
imagining he was reading, be-
tween the lines and at the same
time having "fits' of political
cramps and thinking everybody
else has the same mind he0has,
but if any man or reader OF this
paper will show us one single
article that has appeared IN
this paper pertaining to polit.
les, with the exception of a paid
advertisement, then we will be
ready to acknowledge the fact
ard get down on our knees and
lick tie fingers and toes of the
high ranking politicians and
smack our mouths as tho we
were eating "lolly pops" or ice
cream.
There is man circulating
the news over our good land,
and taking the trouble to go in
to every nook and corner of our
county, telling our good, honest,
conscientious, readers, both
Democrats and Republicans,
that the Democratic Party has
been refused space in the Dick
enson County Herald to pub
lish it's (the Democratic Party
political advertisements, Nld
the puriorter of this propagan
da is no other than Mr.. j. c.
: Smith, of Clintwood, Va, the
independent candidate for Com
monwealth's Attorney, who IS
hoping and expecting to man
age the legal affairs of our good
county for the next four years,
but the management OF this
newspaper would impress most
emphatically on the minds OF
the citizens of this county and
the readers Of this paper that,
so far as the Democratic Cand-
idates being debarred from the
use of the columns of this pap
er, is an absolute falsehood
from the beginning let it come
from any scource it may
It is a true fact that J. G.
Smith was refused SPACE in
this paper, but only after he'll.
C. SMITH and two of his lieu
tenants, one of them armed
with a pistol, entered the office
Of this paper and demanded
that J. G. Smith have so much
space in the newspaper. Think
ing that he intended to force
the management of this paper
to let him have space, the Ed
itor absolutely refused to let
him (J. C. SMITH have space
at any price. When this refus-
al was rendered Mr.. Smith he
Immediately circulated the pro-
paganda: OWE HAVE BEEN
FORCED TOO GO OUT OF
THE COUNTY TO GET OUR
PRINTING DONE" He also
tells the public that the Dem
ocrats have been refused space
in the columns of the Dicken-
son County. Herald, which is an
untruth.
"We have been forced out of
the County"
When Lindbergh landed in
France he referred to his voy-
age with the plural 1--WE" mean
ing thereby himself and his
aeroplane, ''The Spirit of st.
Louis We are at a loss to I'M
derstand just what Mr.. Smith
means by the expression which
he used in his hand bills, when
Re sold, eve were forced out of
the County to get our printing
done" But from this express.
ion we are forced to the conclu-
sion that he (Mr. Smith, has
been accepted into the ranks oil
the good Democrats and they
are acknowledging him as theil
cam-T IGN manager and lega
counsel. What say you good cit
liens, when the word "WE'
was used in the hand bills 0.
Mr.. Smith. did it mean the Dem
ocrat Party, or did it merely
mean Mr.. Smith, his saddl,
horse and automobile
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