Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-16

ala good Work. nat Is all Tue league
or combination that | know anything
about"
"What is your opinion of the last
Legislature"
at was one of the best that the State
ever had. l know it was ridiculed
good deal-called the ruta-boga Legis-
lature-organized and run by cIod hop
pers-and all that sort OF stuff. But
look at its work. 1t is the only Le9ls-
lature that ever accomplished anything
in the direction of railroad reform. 1t
may not have gone far enough, but it
did something, and that is more than
any Of its predecessors did. 1t is es'l-
mated that by the reduction of railroad
rates, there is a saving to the people OF
the State of about four hundred thous
and dollars annually. Then there is an
annual saving of about $50, 900 in the
way of school textbooks. The Legs
latnre also made provision for the SO,
900 necessary to complete the Lunallc
Asylum, at Weston, without increas
inc the rate of taxation, and still have
ample funds to carry on all departments
of the State government. 50 think
upon the whole it is pretty good show
ing for farmer Legislature. L Only
hope we may never have worse one.
"Who will be the Gubernatorial can
dida>es of the respective parties?'
Gas you ask for opinions, not facts, |
will give You my speculations. If the
Bourbons control the Democratic party
their leader will be either Faulkner, ia
cobs, or LETTERS, probably the former.
If the progressive wing gets on top it
will be Ben Martin or johnson n. Cam
den. If the Republicans nominate it
will probably be Sturgiss or Hagans.
The Grecnbackers will probably place
their standard in the hands Of Judge
Brown
"Who will win?'
''Tbat depends upon the tickets. The
party which puts forward the cleanest-
! limbed candidates on platform with
the clcanest ring i'll come out ahead.
'Itis minated that you may be Sc
lected as the standard bearer of the Re
form party"
81 have but two ambitions-one to
recover good health ard live to be a use
full citizen in promoting the welfare OF
the country; the other is 10 make that
lot of cattle weigh thirteen hundred by
the first of October" and with this the
( Speaker pointed to lot of three-year-
old bullocks grazing in blue grass
pasture near by.
"If the Greenbackers and Republi-
cans should form a coalition on State is
sues, would there be a show tor sue
cess?'
YES. I figured it in this way. There
are about 100000 votes polled in this
State. At the last election, last Fall,
( the Greenbackcrs polled $4,000 votes,
of which 10000 were taken from the
Republican party, leaving that party
with about $4,000 votes. The two com
hined would make vote of $1,000, Civ
ing majority of 10000 over the Dem
ocratic candidate if al the remaining
Democrats voted that ticket If CO.
alition was made against a Bourbon
candidate, and the fight became a square
one between Bourbcns and anu'Bour-
bons, then the Coalition party would
sweep the State by overwhelming odds.
II the three tickets are in the field the
contest will be between the Democrats
and Greenbackers."
of the contest should be reduced to
dual character, is there any probabil-
ity that any Republicans would sup.
port the Bourbon cauGidate!'
"Certainiy. There are Bourbons and
impracticables in the Republican party
as well as the Democratic party. They
would all go together, and the fight be
made a square one. 1t is an issue that
has to be fought out. l know that
next year being a Presidential year and
party lines being drawn unusually tight,
! there will be some difficulties in pre-
senting The issue squarely. But it is
coming. nevertheless, and these who don't
want to be crushed must stand from
under. The Sta!wart Radical has dis
appeared from our State politics, and
the intolerant Bourbon must go The
same road. | am no prophet, bat lie
must be blind who cannot discern the
SIGNS Of the times. In extent Of terri
tory, in the fertility Of her soil, and the
boundlcss variety Of her resources,
West Virginia is an empire OF material
wealth within herself. y giant at its
birth, it still has a growth to attain,
which will place it among the fore
most political commonwealth. Those
who stand in the way of its progress
and development must stand aside or be
crushed. We want practical statesman
ship, and will have it"
rs there no way for the Democracy
to hold It's power in West Virginia.
ooh. yes; by adopting the progress
i've policy l have indicated, and by
wedding ont the Bourbon leaders. But
as l2ng as it is held by the nose by the
moSsback politicians, it is useless or
caniza;ion, ana the people can afford 10
/ dispense with it. With Tilden and
Faulkner, my impression is the party
will find Jordan hard road to travel
in West Virginia.
! "Does the constitutional amendment
meet with favor in your section?'
Not much. In. fact our people arc
not complaining much Of the present
system, and when they do make
change they want to be sure that 1t Is
for the better"
The Register felt sure from the earn
cs.ness with which he spoke that TIE
Speaker meant all that he said, and
that he gave a fair, frank statement OF
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