Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-11-17
Nov. 18th, 1889.
To Editor Of Herald:
DEAR SIR:

DEAR SIR
THE Virgi'
nian " Of Nov. 10Th, seems 70 have
gone into ecstatlc rhapsodies over what
it seems TO consider, the unparalleled
success Of the repudiated electoral
ticket, in this Senatorial district, in
view Of the fight made, in this county
especially, against the vast odds oppos.
ed to them, backed By some eight I'm.
ported pieces of heavy artillery, beside
whole company Of homemade bush,
whackers.
Now l think that honor should bC
given 10 whom honor is due, even
though it should crown the head OF ar
antagonist, and therefore desire TO ado
several distinguished names to The
honor list Of powder stained veterans
named in the Virsinian, as having
borne the brunt of the battle in thi:
county, and high on the list of those tC
whom honor is due, 1 would place the
uame of the faithful and efficient can.
vasser for the Readjuster ticket 10 thi:
county, L. Borden, Esq. the reverbera
tons of whose eloquence are still re-
sounding in dozen school houses ant
store rooms. Of cid Shenandoah, where
he valiantly met the foes Of the cause
whose leaders he loved so we'll =; MOI
should the services Of Others be over
looked, viz: Jones, A. w, and MohleI
and Strayer and Sheetz, Jas. w. &c.
whose earnest voices were raised in be-
half Of the cause they conscientiously
ADVOCATED.
Credit ia given in the Virginiau as
follows: "On the other hand the Read
iusters had two speeches from Capt.
Jno. S. Wise, one at the Court House
from Capt. Paul, and two from the
writer. Paul and the writer, Messrs.
Jacob Lantz and Ell Cohelt also made
three to five speeches at other points"
Now it is not believed that the writer
intentionally misstated the fact, and al
lowauces should be made for the fact,
thai the writer was absent from the
county during the greater part of the
active campaign, and consequently was
not so situated as TO know OF the can =
vass at home, equally well with one
who was all the time in the county,
and with this explanation l will give a
list Of some Of the speeches delivered
on his side, during the canvass, in this
county: VIM. L. Cameron, one (New
Market, Jno. S. Wise, two Woodstock
and Mt. Jackson), S. Brown Allen. one
(Woodstock), A. W. Jones. one (M..
Clifton, Capt. Paul, nine Woodstock.
Strasburg, Lebanon. Mt. Olive, Coium-
bia, CABIN Hill. New Market, Quicks 81
burg and Forcstville), Capt. Riddleber-
ger, SIX, in Woodstock (D (May Court,
(2) day of pole raising, (5) July Court.
(4) at night in front OF Geary's Hotel.
o. In Court House Tuesday night
before Sept. Court (6) at Sept. CourD,
and seven at other places in the coun-
ty (Maurer;own picnic. Sirasburg'
Union, Mt. Jackson, New Market,
Hamburg and Qlicksburg), also L.
Borden, twelve, Eli Cohelt, four
or five, Jacob Lantz, seven or more,
Vim. II. Mohler. two or more, J. B..
Strayer, one, W. ". Logan, one.
and Jas. W. Sheetz. one. So it seems
his cause wasn't 80 bare OF speeches
after all.
But we beg leave to differ with the
Yirginian, and claim tue result II
as Il victory in favor 0! the
May ticket.
AT the opening Of Tie campaign, the
Tirginian claimed majority for the
July ticket of 500 over the majority OF
last fall, which would be nearly HOG
IN the county. The vote Of
last fall wasn't more than half the
strength Of the county. So it was the
regular ticket that had the aggressive
fight to make and with what result did
It make the fight. The returns show
gam of 900 over the senatorial vote OF
last fall, whereas the July ticket ran
over the last fall vote only about 200
votes. Moreover the regular ticket
carried every township except One and
IN that one no fight had been made for
The ticket, not a single speech having
been made in the township. As to The
payment of the capitatiOn taxes OF de.
liuGuent voters, from my knowledge on
one side. and pretty well suDstanualed
rumors on the other, will venture the
assertion, that the money applied in
that way bY the Hancock and English
Clubs, would SINK INTO utter Insigni6-
canoe when compared with the amount
applied on the other side.
We would be obliged, furthermore,
for the names OF the industrious Re.
publican local leaders, who were work
Ing for the regular ticket" We thought
We knew our own bn,luess. bat of this
We knew not.
And, further, as 10 The workers hired
by the Club, l know nothing, although
an active member OF the club myself.
and as TO the large amount of money,
supposed by the VTginian, to have been
raised and spent by the clubs, We think
the opposition should DC surprised to
learn that the total amount Of funds
raised to cover all expenses of the cam.
paign, including, stationary, printing.
expenses of speakers from beyond the
county &c. according 10 the freasurerjs