Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-09-25
SENATOR IsIEE.E9s.

In our issue of llth we took occasion
10 give complimentary notice OF Sen
ator Buffers denomination. We ex-
pressed our own sentiments; we are
responsible for them aud not Mr.. But
Ter. We referred to his faithful and
fearless discharge Of duty and said that
his denomination broke Ring, the
leaders of which are reported to have
met on a Holy Sabbath day at Berkeley
Springs aud consummated their scheme
The Mar,insbrg Independent com
mented severely ou our editorial, max
ing charges by insiuuation, which are
not true.
Tie Independent says; "The 3. IL
OR. X. like all other railroads are OF
great advantage 20 the county through
which they pass. They pay large reve-
nues TO the State in the shape OF taxes,
and are entitled to the same protection
as any other species OF property, Who
denies this? Senator Butler has said
the same hundreds OF times publicly and
privately.
Mr. Il. advocates the building OF rail
roads as necessary to develop the various
interests of West Virginia and to give
employment to mechanics and laborers'
lie voted for the county subscription to
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. His
only opposition to the Is. IL 0, X, K.
has been that in common with nine
,enths of our people, viz, the dlscrlml-
nation in freight charges against the
products of West Virginia and in favor
of Western States. At one time the Is.
& o. r. II. did charge more TO trans
port our products from one locality to
another in this State, than 10 transport
the products OF Ohio into West Virgin
ia; e. G., more was charged to transport
flour from Martinsburg west TO towns
in this State, than from Ohio TO the same
places. Was this right? No! The
railroad company admitted it and altered
charges. The company also charged
FIVE dollars more per car load on lumber
from Clarksburg TO Baltimore than from
Nichipan IN Baltimore
The cattle raisers of Harrison county
did in the past three years drive their
cattle over the Is. e 0. Il. X. to the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad because freight
was less.
In the last few days Berkeley coun-
ty farmer said, he paid the Is. 81 0. X.
Il. three dollars more for transporting a
car load of sheep from a place in the
western part of this State to Martius-
burg, than the company charged from
the same place to New York. Is not
this an unjust discrimination against
Berkeley county? Ought it to be cor
rected. What says the Independent?
We will not discuss this subject further
at present.
The Independent of the same date
praises Mr.. G. J. Faulkner, Jr.. all of
which we endorse; but says there is
great dissatisfaction on account of the
nomination of Senator Butler, and that
"he will have hard road to travel
We say to the Mdepsndeat ir all
kindness if they persist in their attacks
on Senator Butler they will cause Mr.
Faulkner 10 have "a hard road to travel"
VIII Oh We will deeply regret We favor
the nominees. We say hurrah for But
Ter and Faulkner, because they are the
nominees. They are competent and
will faithfully discharge the duties Of
their respective offices if elected. We
don't fight Mr.. Faulkner because he
lives in Berkeley or because we differ