Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
BUNKER HILL LETTER.

BUNKER HILL, Feb. IL, 'S3.
Special Correspondence Independent.
The Ground Hog, regardless Of
the inconvenience and wants o
other people, seems determined t
carry his point, and prolong win
ter to its fullest extent. ! am, 70
my part, getting a little tired o
the monopoly which Vennor anC
the q. III, seems to have set up il
our midst, of taking entire contro
OF the seasons, and running them
to suit themselves. | would sug
gest that we instruct our delegate.
to try their hand on the weather
and see il they can't be a little
more successful than they were IL
their herculean efforts Of "prohi
bition" and putting an extra Ia,
on tobacco. / am free to say tina
they will get equally as ihuch
praise from their constituenS nj
making the effort to arrail
seasons to suit all parties, ~ tlidF
did to engraft into our c0nstitue
ton clause which is repugnant
even to the party they represent.
No doubt but the fate the bill met
with in the Senate might be at
tributable to the want of u few
more words. If they had enacted
law, that every man, woman
and child who touched, tasted or
handled il within the border of
the State should be hung without
judge or jury, and thereby made
it compulsory, that every person
should be temperate, | dare say it
would have went through, West
Virginia would have been depopu-
lated, her distilleries stopped, her
grog shops closed, the topers all
hung and the fanatics would all
emigrate. This would have been
driving the nail through and
clinching it. Aspirauts had better
put on their Studying cap and try
another hobby, prohibition did
we'll enough this time, but it won't
do next.
l see somebody Is very much
disturbed about Judge Hoge's
prospects for a position on the
Civil Service Commission. / am
not at all intimate with the Judge,
but / have known him for a long
time, and / think he is entirely
capable of taking care of himself.
l know further that he would not
violate the most trifiing point of
law or decOrum, to fill the most
exalted place in the gift of our
government, and / know, too, that
he is not the only Democrat who
has accepted Office under Re-
publican President and maintain
ed his self respect. Judge Hoge's
national pride, his scholarly at
tainments and his superior ability
as jurist enables him to construe
the law in its proper light, so l
think this volunteer wOuld-be
had better leave the
matter to his own (the Judge's)
and if it is wrong he
won't do it. He has served us
in Congress If his
friends want him in a position for
which he is eminently fitted, and
he will accept, all right. We
want every responsible Office in
our government fitted by compe-
tent men, let him be Republican
or Democrat. And because this
Independent Democrat voted for
Judge Hoge is no reason why he
should be restricted by him in his
after he has finished
his work and wants another job
Sheriff j. w. Lamon has return
ed from trip to Moundsville.
He took some prisoners and lodg-
ed them in the penitentiary. He
visited Wheeling in the route, /
suppose, to cast an eye over the
city and mingle again with those
with whom he associated 10 or IL
years ago. when he was member
Of the honorable body now con-
vened there.
l see that there has been q prop
osition made by some dovOtee Of
the lamentable Lincoln, to pur-
chase the house in which he died.
This is very commendable, in
deed, provided they make good
nse Of the house afterward. l
hardly think they would be able
to get the whole thing in the
Smithsonian Institute, and don't
see how they could preserve it. i
would suggest that they buy the
room he died in, and fine box he
was shot in, without the entire