Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-02
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1880.
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The Shepherdstown Register of
last week devotes considerable space
in reply to our comments on its arti-
Gle of the week before, referring to
Senator Buffers nomination. The
Register announced Mr.. Buffers
nomination in the following Ian
guage:
"HOn, G. 7. Butler, our present
State Senator, has been renominated
and is again our standard-bearer for
the office of State Senator for this,
the 18th Senatorial District, COM
posed of the counties of Jefferson,
Berkeley and Morgan. 1t will also
be seen that he was nominated by a
decided majority on the first ballot,
which is certainly very flattering to
him and his friends, and which
knocks the props from under the
deep laid scheme which was set up
in this county in the interest of the
3. and o. Railroad Company, and
our people should rejoice over this
grand result. In the last session of
the legislature, Senator Butler prov
ed himself to be an able and efficient
member, and fully equal against the
monopoly of the b. and O. Railroad
Company, and would have accom-
plished the demands of the State
placed in his charge, had not those
who were with him become weak
kneed and surrendered, and just at
that momentous period when success
was within their grasp"
We took occasion to say, in
commenting on the above, that if
Senator Buffers friends persisted in
putting him forward as candidate
especially deputized to fight the B.
and O. railroad, they will find that
the people of this district will not
endorse him. We say so now. But
the Register, in the issue before US,
attempts to back out of the language
quoted above, and claims that it
only
"Referred to his faithful and fear
less discharge of duty and said that
his denomination broke a ''ring," the
leaders of which are reported to have
met on a Holy Sabbath day at Berke-
ley Springs and consummated their
scheme"
We advise our neighbor of the
Register to stick to the text, and not
attempt to hedge on the question in
so bungling a manner. You said
that Senator Buffers nomination
"knocks the props from under the
deep laid scheme which was set up
in the interest of the B. and o. rail-
road" We know you had to exon
crate DR.. Starry and his friends in
reply to his letter calling your atten-
tion to the statement, but it is hard.
ly worth while to say you had refer
ence to a "ring," the ''leaders Of
which met at Berkeley Springs"
when you had no such reference.
There were no leaders of any ''ring,"
in conference at Berkeley Springs,
and there is no such ring as you re-
fer to. If there is, and you know
anything of their movements or
schemes, why spit it out, and let The
people know what you know.
The truth of the matter is Mr. But
Ter and his friend of the Register are
anxious to hedge on their untenable,
impractical and demagogical opposi-
ton to railroads. 1t isn't popular
any more. The people of the county
have learned that railroads are ne
cessary to develop and build up the
various and material interests of the
State, and have ceased to listen to
and follow the lead of demagogues
who endeayored to persuade them
otherwise for their own personal adj
vantage and aggr andisement.
We repeat that the 3. and 0. rail-