South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-01
SOUTH a}ranei, Antellieeneer.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. FEB. /. 1873.
Letter from Baltimore.
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BALTIMORE, Jan. %, 1878.
The Sitcer Quesfion--A Temperance Cru.
scsie--A Cod Saap--Heavy Robbie
~, &c.
MIR. HARPER: The discussion in re.
gard TO the reconciliation of silver con.
tinues in this City as it does throughout
the country, and forms the main topic
OF conversation in all circles. 1t is a
noteworthy fact that Tie great mass Of
the people. embracing the mechanical.
agricultural. and producing classes, are
almost unanimously in favor Of the
measure In one form or other, while the
capitaiists--the money lenders--are Old
posed to it. As the matter stands now
we have two kinds Of currency--one for
the business portion of the people, and
another ior the capitalist, with the adj
vantage entirely in favor of the latter.
This inequality it is argued the remone-
tzation of silver will remedy and put
all upon tho same footing, which il will
be admitted. should be done, whether the
present measure be passed or not. At
any rate the condition of the currency
mas certainly very depressing effect
upon business. But while The discuss
Ion goes on neither you nor your cores
pondent would object to hearing the
musical clink Of few silver sinners"
Within the depths Of their pockets.
lhe temperance people--which term
includes prohbitionists, local optionists
and all the various branches of those
who make war upon distilled spirits
are about TO make raid upon the Le-
glslature for legislation to carry out
Their proposed reforms. Whether they
succeed or not remains TO be seen, but
really the vice and CRIME resulting from
the Use of liquor have increased to such
an alarming extent that it would seem
TO he clear case of dereliction of le-
glslative duty if something be not done
TO lessen its sale, or better still. abolish
IL altogether. Several of the counties
on the Eastern Shore have what is known
as the local option law" that is the
people have the right to vote upon tue
question OF license or no license; and
those counties wherein it has been tried
have found it to work SO we'll that other
counties are asking the Legislature for
similar law.
A committee of very Intelligent gen.
tIemen, inciulng Judge Geo. VIM.
brown, went down to Annapolis to-day
TO ask the Legislature to pass a law to
Suppress the tramp nuisance. The de
sire of these gentlemen no doubt is TO
rid the public of an admitted nuisance,
but the question Of individual and per-
sonal liberty is involved, and this is al.
ways difficult subject to manage. How
you can prohibit man or any number
of men from walking the highways and
asking for bit of bread if he or they so
choose is p:oblem.that our legislative
solons will find it difficult to solve. 1t
is n right guaranteed him by law and it
will he found very difficult to abridge it.
The long peIiol of depression has caus.
ed many TO wander about the country
who are not really tramps in any sense.
and the wiser thing to do would seem to
be TO devise means TO give them employ
ment, and thus do away with the excuse
for going from pillar to post. Repress.
i've measures are sometimes eife .tiye.
but not always.
~ sudden and sharp change took place
in the weather to-day--A cold north
west wind set in this morning, and the
cold now is quite severe. yesterday was
warm and balmy, with flies and bees in
the air, but TO day listers and furs are
the fashion. These sudden changes are
possibly good for The doctors. but for
common mortals they mean catarrahs.
colds, influenzas, pneumonia, &c.
The Store of Mr., Roadbery. in one Of
the most prominent places on Baltimore
street, was entered by burglars on Sat
urdoy night aud almost his entire stock
Of jewelry carried off. His loss amounts
to near $4,000. lie offers $1,000 re.
ward for the recovery Of his property.
The job was one ofthe neatest ever per-