Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-02-26
PROGRESS.


This word sProgress," French in or
igin, may tipify the Frenchman in his
impulses, but is amplityed when used to
express the material advance of the bus
mess clements OF the people of the Uni
ted States. Westward the Star Of En-
pire has rolled, aud its satellites in myri-
nds upon The plains, where the Indian
wig-wam stood half century ago now
stands the rose powered cottage or the
atately mansion, where his wGr-whoop
then was the only sound to start hui
manity into action, is now heard al the
sweet inusic that energies people
Boosting the highest type OF oivil:za-
lion. twenty-five years ago villages
and towns had but just modestly budded
on the plain from the Ohio 10 the Mis-
sissippi are now matured into preten,
,ous cities and great merctantile aud
manuiacI uring centres. Que of these
centres, Indianapolis, Indiana, we will
speak OF particularly, not because it is
foremost in all enterprises, but because
it displays great business vitality with,
ont having any commanding natural i'd
san,ages In this city centre some
twelve railroads, passing over their beds
over one hundred trains daily. There
are here several large wholesale stores
embracing dry goods, groceries, hard
ware, &c, one of these dry goods
house, the firm of Lsnders, Murphy &
Co, sell over one million dollars Of goods
annually Manufactures Of machinery,
agricultural implements and starch, roll
ling mills; canning of corn, vegetables,
fluits, and large packing establish
ments OF meats, are here, some Of which
find III arke. for their products in Eu-
ropean ports; this evidences the vim and
enterprise OF he people. Among Its
leading business spirits are men to the
manor born such as c. &. Van Camp
az Sons and the Hon. Franklin Landers,
the latter was formerly a member in
Congress from that district and late
democratic candidate for Governor Of
the State,-although strong advocate
for the evualiziDg of the Greenback dol
lar, yet its potency under party manip-
ulation had most to do with his defeat;
VIC would however sooner be Franklin
Landcrs, merchant, manufacturer, pack
or, agriculturaist and exporter than
President of the Quilted States. lie Is
more useful TO society and the material
advancement Of his country. How do
We account for this great business boom
and enterprise of city which lays no
claim 10 superior natural advantages
neither physically or mentally; it can
only be accounted tor in the nerve and
cooperative will of the people; they
have fine transportatiug facilities and
they control them; they do not allow
monopolies to substitute their business
but make them subsidiary. Agricultur-
al land sell in that county (Marion1from
So to SI25 per acre; when asked how
they can be made TO pay Tor their cult
walton, the answer is they are nearer
,he great exporting marts than most of
the cerial lands east Of the Allegheny
mountain, because their products can be
sbipped 10 those marts for less freight
charges. In the management Of the
railroads like in their business enter
prises there is concert and unity of &C
ton by large majority of the people.
They say railroads have set the example
in combination or pooling their earnings
and that the people in self defence must
combine to resist, or they will be en-
shaved; their pioneer spirit has not been
crushed and they vindica,e their man
hood and intelligence by resisting and
controlling the oppressor; they laugh at
and feel silent contempt for Eastern
Submission. Can We not draw courage
from our Western brethren; can we not
stay the extortion of the arbitrary OPP
pressor; are we to be si(enced and sub
dued by the ialaeious sentiment that
we must not violate contracts; were We
not told, when the sovereign power
through our Legislators were invoked
10 take our property for railroad pnr-
poses, that they were great highways,
being built for public use, aud therefore
subject TO the power which created
them; the legislator who now fails to
prot ct his people by voting for laws
restricting railroads from discrimlnat-
jng, is recreani TO The people who dele
gates him their power.
S% THE PRoiIIBrrIoN AMENDMENT
DEFEArEp.-The prohibition Amend
ment to the Constitution forGidding the