Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-26
HON. ID. II. s.sICAS.

gressional field, we find that Hon. ID.
Il. Lucas will receive from sixty to six
ty-five votes on the FIRST ballot, and thus
lead the field Hon. i. F. Martin will
come next, and Maj Bradford, vr Judge
Hoge, (most probably the latter will
he dropped after Che first ballot. When
the contest narrows down, as eventually
it must, to a riyally between the East
and the West, sense Of justice and re-
ciprocacy will decide the matter in ia
yor of Mr.. Lncas and the East.-SpirlL
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY DELEGATEs.-The
editor of the Keyser Tribune, in writing
to his paper from Hampshire county,
thus elassiiies the delegates appointed
at the Democratic mass meeting TO the
Congressional Convention at Fairmont:
"Well informed men, and friends OF
Hoge, Martin and Lucas, seemed salts,
fed with the delegates, who are repre-
sentative men from all districts IN the
county. The three men named will all
have supporters in the Hampshire list,
but we believe Mr.. Martin rather has
the call in the pools for Congressional
stake. Mr.. Lucas will be next in
strength. Judge Hoge has many friends
and no enemies, but his name hes not
been sufficiently canvassed TO be prom
inent as a candidate.
The New Era of Taylor county, the
home of non B. +. Martin, thus speaks
of Mr. Lucas:
''Thcre is no man in the Second Con
gressional District whom we would
rather have represent us,and who would
look to the interests of his constituents
more than the above named gentleman.
He is a fine scholar and man who has
done as much for Democracy as any
other man in the State. He has never
asked anything at the hands of the De
mocracy until now, and let the Demo,
Gratis reward him for his past services by
sending him to Congress.
As will be seen elsewhere il this is
sue, Hon. d. b. Lucas, of Jefferson
county, will address the people OF this
county on the first day of the County
Court. Mr.. Lucas will positively be
present at that date, ard ii his inimta
bile style will address the Democracy OF
Randolph on the issue ofthe day. Come
and hear him.-RmdOph Enterprise.
Mr.. LUCAS SpLEcu.-A writer &c
Mr.. Harper, editor OF the RomDey In.
tellgencer, says:
The speech delivered by Mr.. Lucas OF GU
| Court House on the first OF June County cCur
day. did not receive the notice ana attention II
YOUR last issue eminentiy due to il, owl & &c
The pressure Of other matters. 1t is not only
gratifying, but matter Of duty alike 10 him and
to the large, iutelg mt and delighted audience
who heard him upon that day on the MISSION
and Duiy of the Democratic Party" in The pres
ent crisis, TO afford your readers some concep-
ton of the nature of his mastery effort On the
occasion. The speech, of something more than
an hours continuance, was eouhned To the con
sideration of the processes and progresses 10y
which the Radical party is silently and surely
sappiog and destroying the strougholcs OF con-
itutional liberty. To one or two OF these Il l.
most important that we avert:
l. The mere fact that one OF the two great po'
liical parties in this country is found advocaiue
departure from The warnings, the preceptS al
practices OF the fathers, by urging third- cru
candidate for the Presidency, is Of evil cxampl,
and most pernicious tendency.
2 The dangerous extension OF executive pow
or sought in an attempt TO devhrt the l. 5. army
from its legitimate objects to become the in:tru'
mentality for controlling or in any manner In
terfering with elections in the States and in act
ually rendering the Supreme Court |. 5. mere
plant tool to decree the party mandate
g. The sad fact that in q period OF ten years
while the wages Of honest, PR ducIive labor w"rC
were reduced 1868 per cent, the salary OF Govern
ment officials; the Radical Oflicrhold RS in Wash
incton-were actually increased So IL per cent
Tie p es dents salary, from $500 per annum,
iucreas ID TO $4,000 Think Of IT. the great
Presidents Of the great days Of our Republic
Washiu Cton Adams, j fferson, NJ ,dison, Mon
roe, Andrew Jackson-all d Iwn to and including
Lincoln, had salary enough for their merits; bu'
Grant and the fraudulent successor have rec lyed
just double their compens ,tion.
These head lines sufficiently Indicate the bur
dea OF Mr. L. strong ol2qu2Lt, Of 'ctive speech
He babe the true Democracy, in the close, 70
fight on with ard bel lie lin to the end. We
must not, we ought not To Civ up the snip. We
give here very flint and inadequate outline OF a
mastery effort By him who bore the Democratic
banner so CALAMITY and well, as our Elector III
the last two Presidential campaigns he dcSeiv
the entire confidence, respect ard gratitude OF
every Democrat and patriot; who has the Consti
tutonal Rights and Liberty Of orr country at
heart, and whatever honOrs ard rewards thai
gratitude eau befittirgiy bestow upon him. In
learning, In eloqucIce, IN zeal; with those bright
talents Haven las so literally bestowed upon
him, let us recognize in Mr.. Lucas the man
trust, in Congress or any other high place OF
their bestowal, would ron ct brighter lustrc on
bis constituency than it would add 10 his mora
or Intellectual strength and worth.