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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

WHY was Cleveland elected Gov
ernor of New York if he was a
Maria Halpin kind of a fellow?
Because this was all suppressed at
that time and New York men gen.
orally care very little about COVER
nors. In this case, Cleveland was
elected almost without opposition.
His majority was about 10000 and
yet he did not get as many votes
as Garfield received in 1880. Over
100000 voters who voted in 1880
did not vote for governor. A
president of the United States, a
mayor of New York city, and a
state Legislature is all the business
men of New York will leave their
counting rooms to vote for. New
York city is the metropolis of the
Union and will be of the world.
It's population exceeds that of a
large proportion ofthe states. The
governor who lives off in Albany
is of no consequence to them. In
truth the average New Yorker pre-
fers to have kind of nobody iOr
governor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

TRUE to their instincts of pre-
tense in politics and hypocrcy in
things generally, a bourbon Junk
head deplores the pole boring at
st. Luke's and says no democrat
would do such a thing.
1t was at st. Luke's, when the
readjusters were holding a meeting
of their own, in school house, that
a buggy was untapped and its two
inmates started off in a dark night
with a wild horse to be pitched
into a fence corner when the first
wheel ran of. Pole boring is some
times considered a good joke,
though it is not so accepted and
ought not to be done. But what is
that compared to this UNANIMOUSLY
dirty and cowardly, dastardly dis
regard of limb or life. We refer to
this to remined some people to
weatherboard their glass houses
before they begin to throw stones.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
Immense Meeting In Luray
Especial to the Wing. I
LURAY, VA, September

LURAY, VA, september ~
An immense Republican meeting
was held in the courthouse yard
here to day, which was called to
order by Judge Newman, who, in
a few forcible remarks, referred to
the order Of Boss Barbour forbid
ding Democratic speakers discuss
ing with Republican speakers, and
stated that the courthouse was
too small to hold the Republicans
present and more than sufficient to
hold the acknowledgements.
-Judge Newman then introduced
Hon. Joseph B. Webb, Republican
candidate for Congress, who de-
livered an able and effective speech,
and was followed by Captain
Warren S. Lurty, Hon. Carter
NJ. Louthan, and Hon. William
Mines, Jr., in eloquent and for
chile speeches.
The greatest enthusiasm prevail
ed and each of the speakers was
frequently greeted with storms of
applause.
During the day pole 100 feet
high was raised and a large and
beautiful United States flag bear
ing the names of Blaine and Logan
was unfurled to the breeze. A
brass band enlivenod the occasion
with music. The meeting was in
all respects grand success.
Judge Staples addressed small
of Bourbons in the court
house.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

Mr.. BARBOUR counsels his
orators against discussion on thu
trumped up pretext that the enemy
as we are called, excite prejudice
by talking of the "nigger.' The
truth is Mr.. Barbour wants his
orators to be for free trade or pro
lection as best suits the audiences
and discussion would preclude this.
All the people know that it is the
bourbon orators who harp all the
time On the "niger'' and stir all
the race prejudice that can be
aroused. The "enemy" have gener-
ally to argue against it. With their
dudes, it is "nigger," equality and
"nigger' everything in all and
every part of their speeches. They
resort to this to avoid discussion of
issues of interest to the white peo-
pie of this portion of the State.
Too thin, Mr.. Barbo ur.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

A batch of Mulligan letters was
given forth some weeks ago, and
four Northern states increased their
republican majorities at the Sep
TENDER elections. Mulligan adver-
tised that he had other and more
damaging letters, and Blaine had
distracted them from him. Blaine
pronounced this false. Then Multi
gan came out with the very letters
he had said was distracted. Hon.
est men are Disguised, and will ex-
press their adherence of such in
famous proceedings just as they
did last month; and just as they
did when the Morey letter was
forged against Garfield aud sworn
to as his. 1t is we'll to remember
how Garfield lived long enough to
see the forgery proved and the ras-
Gals who forged the letter relega-
ted to everlasting disgrace.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

UNDER the frank of T. R. Cobb
NJ. G. a batch of speeches of one
Yaple were sent throughout this
county. The very quiet freetraders
gave a young man fifty Gig ars
g for 81 to carry lot of them to
Page. The document contains a
fine parable on figs and Pennsyl-
vania. The trouble is the parable
shoots backwards. 1t was Car
Isle, Hurd, Tucker and such who
proposed a duty on coffee and tea,
which we do not produce, and
which every body wants.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26


the little funds left; in his pocket
book and had the bonds resell
emnized, that no imputatiOn might
lie against the virtuous woman
who had given up home and fami-
ly to be the life partner of the al
most penniless pedagogue. Oleve-
land debauched, abandoned abused
and incarcerated the victim of the
bachelors lust and turned the off
spring of his loins upon the cold
charity of the RefOrmatory, to live
out his days as the bachelor he
still is and will remain. He seems
to be devoid of respect for the sex,
for the marital relation and for the
obligations which all true gentle
men recognize as due to both.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

WHEN man tells you how much
more it costs you now for what you
buy, go to your old merchant and
ask him to let you examine his ac-
counts against you from 1856 to
1861. Then ask your wife the
prices she pays for cottons, callcoes,
jeans, blankets, sugars &c. Then
examine your credits for butter,
chickens, eggs sc. and enquire
what these are worth now, and
then see the difference between
free trade and protective periods.
Ask your blacksmith, your timer,
and other mechanics whether the
material they use has not cost less
for some years past than in the So
called free-trade era. Why is this 2
you ask. Because protection has
built up competition at home
which is setting our mechanics to
work by slow degrees, and we no
longer let England have monopo-
ly which fixes prices as she shall
please, and carries away all the
surplus money of fifty millions of
people.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
Two Experiments.

We should remember that hot
heads twice came near reaching
the level of trade under the
guise of tariff for revenue. Both
times panics overlook the country,
property values were almost de-
stroyed and those who had means
for speculation and lending, doubled
and trebled their means by obtain
ing possession of property at re
duced and ruinous prices. Pro
duction was paralized and labor
pauperized. South Carolina nullif
cation of the tariff laws of 1890
made her feel the weight of Jack
sons iron hand till she yielded.
Three years later congress conclu-
ded to begin scaling the tariff each
year till 1912. In 1887 the bottom
dropped out. Free traders de-
clared it was the National bank
&c. &c. But Jackson, Clay and
others thought it best to restore
the tariff and it was promptly done.
Prosperity in time returned, but
not till spectators and money
lenders had become richer from
the misfortunes of those who had
property and labor to rely on. The
four years of war, if we except the
lives lost, did not do the country
more lasting injury than those two
periods of 1887 and 1857.
Shall we learn nothing by expe-
rience Who wants to try those
two experiments again? The man
who suggests such a thing is scarce
ly better in our opinion than the
man who would have the war over
because he made money or held
high and easy office during the last
one. Let us not throw away the
of our fathers-our
own experience for "a years-and
the history which they
left to guide US.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

JUDGE ALLEN is making a con-
fession of his general decline in a
way that none of his political adj
versaries would have done for him.
He can no longer make an intelli-
gent presentation of public ques-
ton, and contents himself with
reading old editorials form the
Virginidn. We suggest to the
Judge that he read from that same
paper the speech he made on the
public debt when he was a read
juster and readjuster speaker of the
house of delegates, and then tell
the "boys" how he afterward sup
ported the Mccullough bill. But
the Judge is a good kind fellow
and with no real heart 10 this cause
he must read OF be still.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
The executioner or hangman has

The executioner or hangman has
never been a very lovable charac-
ter. Generally he is avoided, be-
cause he takes pay for such work.
When Cleveland was sheriff Of his
county, there were two executions.
The law required him to select an
executiOner and pay $3.50 in each
case. Mr.. Cleveland preferred to
take the $1,000, ant so did the
hanging himself. We are not
sufficiently enamored of such fell
lows to vote for one of them to take
the chair of Washington, Jefferson,
Jackson, Harrison, Lincoln and
others, none of whom do we believe
would have performed in the hang
mans role. Neither do we think
it we'll to teach our boys that they
can elect to do the most despised
work in life and afterwards hold
the highest trusts. Some culprits
must be hung; but presidents
should not be made of hangmen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
Senator RiddIeberger And Col
Onel PendIetOn In StauntOn.
Especial to the Wing. !
lCpcCidl w buO W hlS'
STANTON, September %,


According to announcement
Senator II. H. Riddleberger and
Colonel w. G. Pendleton spoke
here to-day to the courthouse full
of interested listeners, while twice
as many listened around the doors
and windows as could get on the
inside.
A division of time was asked
for by our speakers, but was refus-
ed by the henchman of Boss Bar
bous, although all the intelligent
Democrats of the district desire to
hear argument on the tariff and
public school questions.
Colonel PendletOn led off in the
courthouse, and was followed by
Senator Riddleberger. The Sena-
tor having heard that the little
man Bayard, from little Delaware,
had animadverted upon the char
acter of the Virginia Senators of
the present, went for him with
gloves off and exposed the record
of Democracy, which for twenty
three years has been spotted by
evasions, and is now cancered by
Free. Trade heresy, which applied
with force to the Senator from so
small State.
If Bayard wants to save his
reputation he must needs go away
from Riddleberger, and along with
him take his Free-Trade friend j.
r. Tucker.
Our speakers had twice as many
hearers as the Bourbon Free-Trad-
ers had, and Yost's election may
be set down as sure.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

A Florida elector has resigned
because he made such an anti-negro
speech that it was hurting the
party. The democratic national
committee accepted it with the
usual regrets. So we see that it is
not allowed to become known in
the North how democrats abuse the
cd Niger This is the fourth
of Cleveland's electors who has
been squeezed out, or resigned.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

Every man should read the first
page Of this paper and learn how
bourbon funderism OVERRIDE the
will of the people by unseating
their members in the last legisla.
ture. Instead of such action being
democratic, it is worse than auto
cratic. 1t stamps under foot the
whole principle of the right of the
people to rule. Read it carefully.
1t is true.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

When a man comes around
yelling "nigger" "nigger" "nigger,'
tell him you voted for the "nigger'i
up to 1860; that you fought for
"nigger' till 1865, and that you
now think it about time the white
folks of this side the mountain
were thinking a little about them.
selves. If the "nigger" will help
US, we had better persuade him to
do so than drive him away. If he
would vote against us there would
be no Sulphuretted Hydrogen gas
in Martinsville and no shooting in
Danville. Ir that event he would
smell to Col. O'Ferrall like sweet
geranium leaf. t.4
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

Next week we shall make some
gentlemen ashamed of themselves
who are clandestinely peddling an
article from the yirginian as one of
Riddleberger's editorials. That
they know it is not his writing is
proved by the fact that they used
it like sneaks, at Maurertown.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

THE Winchester Times repro.
duces the letter of DR.. w. II.
Tripplett with sundry comments.
Notwithstanding the gross mis-
representations of this letter and its
violent personal abuse, it was al
lowed to go unanswered for certain
reasons personal to friends. We
can be expected to submit quietly
no longer, and next week we shall
present few facts and some his
tory. We know it is not necessary
here, but it is due to persons else
where that such defamation and the
motives for it shall be understood
by them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

THE brilliant orator who goes
about reading extracts from the
Virginia as texts is about match
for the smart lawyer who selects
garbled lines from books to read to
juries without telling of the real
principles discussed and the true
application of what they read
They do not often deceive juries
that way.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

Col. O'Ferrall talks vociferously
of the "instincts and outstincts" Of
the "nigger,' seeming to forget
that his name was on the republi.
can ticket with "nigger" electors
i'm 1872.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

Will some enterprising bourbon
tell us what readjuster is going to
vote their New York brokers' ticket.
We have yet to hear of any, and
we do know a few changes hither-
ward.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
Is the Farmer Protected ?

| The embryo statesmen will hard
ly succeed in making simpletons o.
our farmers and laboring men by
| telling how nothing they produce
is protected. Many quiet men Of
these stand and listen to children
gable and bigots descant who
know more and say less than their
would be instructors.
| Here is official proof that far
mers and farmers wives and daugh-
ter should read:
1t appears from the last census
report that during the year ending
May 81, 1880, there were made by
the industrious women of Virginia
11,47O,923 pounds of butter, upon
which it may astOnish them to
learn that they actually received
protection under the existing tariff
laws to the extent Of S43S,S36-a
duty of cents a pound being i'm
posed upon all the butter imported
from abroad. In other words they
virtually received a bounty of that
amount, for, without this tax, our
Canadian neighbors would have
been able to compete with them in
their own home market and largely
undersell them.
This is a statistical fact from the
records of the government. What
would be the effect upon such an
enterprise as this of our farmers,
if the markets Of our cities were
thrown open and made free to the
diaries of England and her Islands,
and to her Oleomargarine factories q?
1t would be greater than first APP
pears. Our butter market would
be gone, COWS would be unprofta-
bic, and the effect in cattle raising
would soon be felt. All the profits
that now ensue from our surplus
butter and surplus calves and cat.
tie would as inevitably disappear
as if the deadly hoof and mouth
disease should invade our barn
yards and pasture fields.
But says the dude politician,
there is no protection for wheat,
and if we had free trade wheat
would bring a higher price. Let
us examine the tariff law and see.
So far as our reading of it goes,
there is nothing which the farmer
produces or breeds which is not
protected. Wheat has 20 cents
per bushel, oats 10 cents, rye 10
cents, potatoes 10 cents, cheese 2
cents, and all live stock, except for
breeding purposes, 20 per cent on
value. There is but one article,
says an exchange, produced here
that is not protected. tits saur-
kraut, and this is free because of
its value as food on steamers ira.
versing the seas.
AS to the other dude suggestion,
that wheat is cheap this year be-
cause of protection generally, it is
almost too ludicrous to discuss.
Every now and then Europe has
luck with this doubtful crop.
Then she buys none from us. Then
she would send her surplus here
for sale but for the protective 20
cents per bushel. Take this off,
turn her surplus loose upon our
farmers markets this year and
wheat would not pay half the phos-
.phate bills. 1t would be good
thing though for those who work
not except for salaries and fees
and want to increase the purchas.
ing power Of their money by lower
ering the price of all they eat and
wear.
Go it dudes You only deceive
yourselves. You will find that the
farmers who appear to listen to
you do so mainly out Of politeness
and to learn how little you know
of their real interests.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

DID Col. O'Ferrall say on Cedar
Creek that he is in favor of protec-
ton 1t is so said here without
contra diction by those who were
with him. Did he also tell them
he was seated one day and voted
for the Morrison bill the next?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

Remember that -fOurths of
all the so-called free trade docu-
ments distributed throughout our
country are printed aud paid for
by the Golden Club representing
English interests.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
Logan.

Because Virginia should be con-
sidered among the National, not
the Sectional, States, as an invita-
ton to the world to seek homes
and investments here.
Because Sectionalism is bour-
bonism, which cannot forget and
will not learn; and this is the OPP
posite of development, progress
and prosperity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
A CARD.

We beg leave to inform our friends and
customers that the firm of w. H. WHIT.
MAN & BRO. has changed and will here
after be known as ". H. Wightman, Bro
d Co.
We thank our friends and customers for
their liberal patronage and sincerely hope
that the same may be extended to the
new firm.
All parties knowing themselves indebted
to the old firm will please come forward
and settle up.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
Why Should We ?

Why should we support Blame
and Logan in Virginia?
Because they are republicans
No. Because they are not demo
Gratis No. We support Blaine and
Logan because they and their plat
form of principles represent the
most vital interest of the most peo-
pie in this country outside of i'm
porting cities and monopolies.
Because they are in favor of adj
herring to that which has been tried
and found to be good for us.
Because they are national and
not sectional men, anddo not have
to rely upon one northern, one
western state, and solid south
for election.
Because they are both bold and
tried friends OF our people since
the last tocsin of war was sounded,
and do not have to stir up strife by
making war records in time OF
peace.
Because both of them were our
pronounced friends in our late
needs, the one speaking for Vir
GINA in his great book; the other
speaking her from his desk in the
U. S. Senate.
Because they are both in favor of
supporting government by taxation
derived from foreign imports, in
stead of taxation levied upon the
people of the states.
Because they favor free and
general education and of giving
the surplus each year from the
United States treasury to the sup
port of the free schools of the states.
Because they can and will aid us
in all laudable legislation, while
the others will say swat till we get
we'll in the saddle. We cannot
help you now without losing votes
ofthe war-democrats in the North."
Because they represent three
fourths of this Union in sentiment
and interest, and Virginia does
not belong geographically or in
interest with the Solid South that
refuses to be reconciled.
Because the interests of Virginia
are identical with all that great
Northwest which will give her
electoral votes to Blame anu
T1ovon
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
TAKE NOTICE.

All persons are warned not to tresspass
upon our lands for the purpose Of hunting,
4 A..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
Oysters in Every Style!

Steamed and Chatting Dish Stews Spe
cialties. ISept. 26,-6m
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26
you large grass crop certainty don't fail
ORANGES MNixtuFe.

original that has years pastbee successfully used by
farmers 1t fails.
materials BONE BLACK being the base for
0 county goods
"a, June 5th 1854
would
handled 300 Mixture with good results
fertilizer equal sold
Should Mixture purchased the
furnished largely increased trade
Yours
Signed. HIRST SMITH
analysis W. Gascoyne Chemist made July 2d
genuine bearing f. grange plainly the bags
Don't take any othe. analysis
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

Come and see us and be Conyinced
MEALS 25C., LODGING 25C.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

This is to certify that Messrs. Crowder
L Shelter are one of the purchasers Of our
Oldest and best Whiskey.
Sept. 2, 1884. L. D. MYERLY & Co.
The Cecil Whig., 1884-09-06

And flmy Clouds all flushed with pink,
were floating overhead
The runet in the orchard near kept ON Il
tinkling tune,
And swaying up the rosy east appeared the
silver moon
''Dear Mr.. Dobson, 'twould he wrong" the
candid Sally said,
''ro keep my faults concealed from you till
after we were wed.
My temper is an awful one; you could not
guess, to see
All smooth and fair as am now, the fury
can be-"
"a little thing like that" said John, "shall
never interfere;
I'm crusty now and then myself, when
things so cross and queer.
\ husband and wife must bear and for
bear, as you know.
Come, Sally, put your bonnet on, and say
that you will CO.
But I've another fault" she said, "much
worse tll;in what We named
feel l ought to let you know-but ! am so
ashamed
fear you'll hate me but deceit is still the
worst of crimes,
And mnst own that do take a drop too
much-SometimeS :"
ooh. OH - said John CHATS pretty bad.
But ON the cellar shelf
I keepa jug, and often try glass or two
myself
You 1t not he overlook like that perhaps not
once year;
y on make the most of it, I'm sure. Now
say you'll have me, dear
The ardent lover tried to steal his arm about
her waist,
Bnt Sally coyly stepped aside, as loath to
he embraced.
With downcast looks and blushing cheek
against the sty she leant,
While John, the happy suitor, felt that
silence gave consent.
"And now" she said 'I've told you all
and you have been 50 kind,
I'm ready to be yours indeed, whenever
you've a mind.
= h ! just one tritle, daareSt john, quite
forgot to mention
Not that, of course, yon'll care for it, or
think it worth attention
''I'm very much in debt, AMI if we married
you would be
Responsible for what | owe some hun
dredS, two or three
Down came the arm, away went j ohn, and
from his sweetheart's door,
While Sally looked and laughed, drove off,
and came again no NOR.
The Cecil Whig., 1884-09-06

one, ,piot there was upon the scene, wher
Sally'S mother sat,
Her knitting iii her hands, and OH her lal
the tabby cat.
Hut still, - he thought, its not so bad
she's Old aud far from strong
An casy-chair, little snuff, AND not fu
very long"