Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-07-05
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\ correspondent of the Wheeling
Register has been in Martinsburg inter
viewing some of the prominent citizens
Of that town. lie Says:--
next called on
JUDGE JOHN T.. uuGE,
and found him stretched upon Il lounge,
and still suffering from his recent severe
iIIncss. Although his physician had
prescribed rest ard quiet, he kindly
granted few minutes interview.
"Wrll, Judge, desire to get your
opinions on the present aud probable
tulurr of local politics in It's various
phases,
1T you mean by local politics, politics
in this or any Of the eastern counties,
you have probably struck the most ig-
noraul and uniformed of all persons 10
whom such an inquiry could be address
Cd There may have been some states
made ny and some broken, bnt as TO
no were ION or eff, know moth
inc, whatever. In trulh, | have been
SO cugru>Scd VITA other matters, tor
tour or five months, taaI though usual
Is close reader Of the papers, | have
dIiitrd iaY behind in cay newspaper 1t
cralurp, and therefore have not had the
benefit of illumination from tina, source.
Il presume YOU will take occasion to
post up during Your vacatiom?'
"Wcll, hardly | am sick, aud for
the first time in my life, fired out. If |
can get rid of some pressing private
matters, | want 10 90 where the nails
come not ottener than once week, and
Injunction bills never
"W That do YOU think will be the cut
come OF the present Ohio campaign"
AS to Ohio politics, You must re-
member that the people III the Fan Ian
die talk more, think more and write
more of an Ohio campaign than we pre-
cistly comprehend over here. 1t is a
veIy great State no doubt, but | have
very little sympathy with the idea Of
West Virginia being tagged on 10 what
ever kite may be flown there. | thirk
we ought to agree Land At the prop
or time, give expression to our political
opinions without, like the Bristol Alder
man, saying ditto to Mr.. Burke; or
anybody else"
What do you think Of the policy of
Ewing'S nomination.
"Of Ewin@'s nomination, | can only
say that if were an Ohio Democrat |
would support it with all my heart He
is the Democratic nominee, and would
maintain the integrity of the Democrat
ic organization as long as there may be
found Democratic plank to stand on.
That's my doctrine"
.'Will the Greenbackers be an impOr-
tant factor i'll the coming elections in
this State!'
Il am not sufficiently posted to give
4 definite answer.
"Will the financial question be lead
ing one in our next State or Congress
sonal campaign?'
You must excuse me from express
ing any conclusions OF my own on the
currency question, or lis bearings on
future politics, this hot afternoon. You
see Statesmen, Secretaries, Boards OF
Trade and regiments OF others have
been trying their heads aud hands for
lol these many months, and what have
they made of it. Nothing but a mud
dle-nobody agreeing with anybody,
and as TO the thousand and one schemes
suggested, everybody thinks his own
crow the whitest.
"Wiil not resumption, Of itself, final
ly settle the currency questions!
presumption? Oh, that is too long
a story. l suppose it is universally un-
derstood aud ought to De universally adj
milted that the splendid economy ard
selfdenial which the disasters OF 1878
forced upon the people produced Their
legitimate effects upon the country. we
ceased to buy and continued TO sell. In
stead of being debtors to the world,
we became its creditors, and were paid
in gold The large aud continuing bal
auces OF trade settled the question. The
resumption act had no more to do with
resumption than if Congress had en-
acted that the snow should he ten inch
es deep on the 4th of July. The laws
which regulate the seasons arc no furth-
err beyond the control of Legislation than
the laws which govern trade-and trade
regulates currency No; the office OF
the resumption act was to reduce all eu-
terprise to doubt and all business 10
want of confidence, aud to thrust all
who were not capitalists-;n the true
sense of the word Into bankruptcy.
Such was the admitted consequence OF
the mere announcement of the purpose
to enforce resumption. at would end
in the survival OF those who could stand
It" was the airocious language ola we'll
known Treasury official; "tLe weak were I