Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21
IFor the lEDEPEEDEET
LET as WAIT AND SEkt,

you, except through the Indepen-
dent, for SO long that re may now
venture to look out upon the situa-
ton amidst the growing Of cocks
and the booming of cannons, the
Democracy are raising thunder
1--WE hope they may not go TO the
devil, as usual, but if they do, oh
may they leave US the country p
over what they call their great
victory. All me! what cheek !;
Alas what impudence We do
not see the big roosters with swell
ling Threats, and the great cannon
brim full Of thunder, planted upon
the front of the INDEP EVIDENT,
therefore we take it that you are
in t he same lot with US. Ii we
saw you nourishing these fearful
looking creatures We certainly
would not attempt to reason with
you. You may, like US, be out in
the cold, but be comfortable, the
darkest hours are often just before
the break of day. We may yet
survive the growing of the chanti-
clers and the noise of their cannons.
You will find that it is all wind,
and the people will find it out
1t is all id foolery to fool the peo-
pie. But let us wait and see. Pa
per chickens and cannons will not
pay the taxes, neither will they
get the baby frock. The people
will soon learn this, if they do not
permit themselves to become
"whiskyed' to strongly Now
if the change in political affairs is
not independent in it's nature, or
was not brought about by the in
dependent action of the press and
people, we cannot conceive for a
moment what other agency was
the cause.
The independent press seems
just now to be standing upon the
great watch tower Of liber y guard
ing the great National and local in
terests of the country ard batting
for the interest of the people.
Standing as the afbiter between
the two great National parties of
the country ready to cast the die,
TO the best of it's judgement, for
the veal of this great country.
Now this may be all right, heaven
saw the mark !! But we should
not be deceived by the old rogues
cry OF thief! But wait and see.
The so-called Democracy comes in
with hat off in air, cocks crow
ing, drums beating and cannons
firing, and crying at the top of
their voices, thief But keep coo';
Wait and see. We will all admit
that there have been done great
many things, which ought not
been done, and many things left
und0ne that ought to have been
done. But what Improvement
would the so-called Democracy
make if it were not for the indie
pendents, who are their masters,
and who will pilot them out OF Of
flee as CALAMITY as they have pilot
&c. them in. The people know hem
and will watch them. The cry of
thief VIII not save them If they
receive the plumber. Now there
has been much said about Salary
Grab, aud retrospective grab and
a hundred other sorts of grabs,
which we say should be put down,
but will the so-called Democracy
do it. What think you if Mr. So
called Democracy steps down and
pockets the grab, is not he, who re-
ceives stolen plumber as bad as the
thief? Ii stands so in human and
divine laws. They have promised
and undertaken to roll a great
load, the SION which Sisyphus
attempted to roll to The mountain
OPP, we fear will prove too heavy
fer them, we fear they will perpet-
uate the steal by pocketing it and
thereby may be the greatest OF
thieves. What right has a set OF
men who are elected by The
people to go to the City of
Washington and be their own
judges OF what their services are
worth, and under the pretencs of
law, by their own votes, vote
themselves $500 for having a
good time in the capital of the ma
ton for few months in the year.
If they vote this amount lawfully,
what is to prevent them from vot-
ing to themselves the whole prep
erty of the nation. So let us have
the reform from the so-called de-
mocracy. So let the first move
that the old Old War Horse las he
is to be our next President) may
make, be to have an amendment
to the constitution of the u. S. fix
ing the salary of Congressman at |
$4,000, land that's too much for the |
devilment they do,l and have it
ratified by the peoples so that there |
may be no more salary grabs with |
out the consent of the people, and
up goes our hat for the Old War |
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