Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-07-08

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We will publish some more OF this
correspondence, if occasion requires.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
Corruption and rascality pervade pub
lie and private business a list of Gov
eminent officials who have been caught
stealing, within the last ten years, would
fill one side Of this paper. 1t is even worse
in private life: We hear men complain
that they can't trust their neighbors like
they use to in old times; the railroads
have two men to punch your ticket on
the train the conductors on the street
cars in the cities, ring bell every time
they receive FIVE cent fare and if this
thing don't stop presently The preacher
will have bell-punch when he takes up
n collection III church Sunday morning.
The American people are tired and
sick of this deprayity, and they demand
an end of it. There is honesty enough
in the country there is plenty of virtue
by the tire-side and it must and shall
come to the front to manage public bus
mess.
The Republican party promise reform,
but they beat Bristow-the only reform
err Grant ever had about his person. The
Democrats promise reform, and we be-
lieve they are in earnest because they
nominated Tilden who leads The van Of
reformation.
You wont find figs on thistles and it
is no use to hunt for them. You are
bound to judge tree by its fruit and
a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good
fruit.
The Republican party has developed
and brought forth all this rascality it
was not in the country before they Oh
tanned possession OF our government;the
present degeneracy came upon our PEG
pie under republican administration
That party admits all this, but pleads
prayer the vine dresser offered in be-
hal: of the barren fig tree don't cut
down the tree, dig about it, manure the
roots peradventure another year it may
bring forth fruit. Again Cashier robs
the Bank and begs tor another term of
service 81 wont steal any more, trust
me with your money again give Inc
chance to redeem my character" But
here is the answer of an outraged
people pressed to death by these hard
times 1--WE are afraid TO risk you: we
are fooled very often, but never by the
same man twice the Bank can't risk a
second loss; if yon should steal again
like you have been doing for the last
eight years you would bankrupt the ma.
ton beyond all redemption rs it is,
your Encouragement and rascality have
inflicted an injury upon this country
from which it will not recover in TWEEN
ty years we will try the Democrats
awhile and if they don't do better than
you have done, We intend to cut them
down and build mp new party alto
gether."
BARBECUE.
The Spirit suggests an old fashioned
Barbecue. This is an admirable sug-
gestion. Let our people get together
and talk over the political situation be-
fore the Executive Committee calls
county convention. There is trouble
ahead of us, unless the fire-side comes
to the front and takes hand i'll politics.
Will not some enterprising citizens
make move in this behalf,at once De
pend upon it, if we don't manage our
public business, the wire workers will
manage it for US. Hence, this Barbecue
ought 10 be held at once,it wont do any
good if we wait until the cards are shut
fed by the Ring Give us an
old fashioned Barbecue, and there will
be new deal in the politics Of Jeffer-
son.
THE GRANGE CANDIDATES
1t is currently reported, the Changers
are fixing to dictate our county politics.
This must be a mistake. We think it
very likely that three or four chronic
aspirants, conspicuous in the Grange,
who dare not come before the people
fat-footed upon their personal merits,
are trying to prostitute the order and
make it su5serve their individual ad-
vancement, out such men are beaten
every time they run tor ofice:-The
people don't want them and they cant
bolster themselves up with this outside
influence; il is a HHie loo hin.
Secret societies must not NEEDLE with
politics the rank and file Of this asso-
citation are homes. and patriotic; they
joined the order in good faith upon the
express understanding that it would
not mix in public affairs and they DO
not intend to have their society broken
up by the selfish Vaccinations Of few
designing men.
We are not hostile to this combina-
ton Of farmers, but if a Grange ticket
is presented, it ought to be beaten; and