Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-19
The Switzerland of Shenan
dOah.
THE MOUNTAIN LAB0RED AND
BROUGHT FORTH A MOUSE.

ply of good things for the inner man was
provided. Unfortunately for their ex-
, pectations the crowd was far below their
anticipation, there being but about 175,
, including men women and children-nOt
one third being voters. There was a
liberal supply for more than four times
this number.
The meeting was under the control of
citizens of Woodstock, several of whom
were here few days in advance, giving
special attention to the details. After
considerable delay very crooked Cleve-
land and Hendricks pole was raised and
stands to-day as vasciating and uncer-
tain as the party it represents in spite of
a special session Sunday to straighten it.
1t bears alOft big Cleveland and Hen
bricks banner-eminating from the
shadow of the court house, and smaller
one. which soon became loose in its fasten-
iugs, typical of the morals of its great
head-above all the rest broom was
placed with an evident consciousness that
something was required to scrub the
record of the 10 inch necBed man, who,
three years ago was unknown even by
name to single citizen of Cedar Creek
and TO very few of the millions through
out the United States who are to day
called upon to support him.
In noise and enthusiasm the meeting
was all that its most ardent projectors
could desire, but as a reasoning argumen-
tative force it was sad failure-its ap-
peals were all to old prejudlces and
hatreds and none to present living issues
that affect the citizens of Virginia, and
particularly the land owners and laborers
of Cedar Creek to-day.
Col O'Farrell, Messrs. D. S. Henkel and
Smith S. Turner were the speakers. Col.
O'Ferrall made an intensely partizan
speech, stating that above all other things
on earth he hated the sight of a Republi-
can. He declared himself protectionist,
but neglected to state that one of his first
acts after obtaining his seat in demo-
cratic House of Represen tatives was to
vote for the obnoxious free trade Morri-
son bill, which even many of his demo-
cratic colleagues could not stomach and
joined the Republicans in defeating.
He arraigned the Republican party for
wasting the resources of the country and
imbeiring its credit by its lavish subsidy
of lands to the great Railroad enterprises.
What answer does the business world
make to this viz: under the last demo-
cratic administration. Buchanans-United
States six per cent bonds sold at S9-this
was previous to the war, or before there
was any premium in gold.
The very day that Cor. O'Farrell and
his fellow missionaries made their pilgrim
age to Cedar Creek, United States four
per cent bonds, not maturing till 1907,
sold at 12O1-2 and the four and half
per cent maturing in 1891 at 112 Is, this
shows the opinion of the business world |
on the stability of United States securities
under Republican administration, even
after paying the expenses of great war.
The Government has given lands and
given literally to aid in the building of
its great Railroads, they never would have
been built without its aid and to day they
stand, the admiration Of the whole world,
a monument to the progressive spirit of
the Republican party, ever foremost in
all works for its country advancement
and glory, the citizens and land holders
Of Cedar Creek can take this question
right home to themselves, you earnestly
desire to have railroad through your
Valley, you know how it would impart
new life to every business enterprise and
vastly increase the value of your lands,
,ould you blame any land owner if he gave :
me quarter or three quarters of his land .
o aid in building it Knowing that with :
railroad what he had left would be
worth far more than the whole is now,
md what is true of Cedar Creek is true
# the whole country and the whole world, q
V lille protesting to be sanguine of Cleve- ;
ands election Col. O'Ferrall failed to call 2
.ttention to the Blaine cyclone which has
wept through Maine from Kittevy to
luoddy Head, giving the Republicans :
bout 10000 majority, carrying every
county and nearly every precinct in the t
State, electing every member Of Congress,
very member of the State Senate and :
eaving not enough democrats in the
louise of Representatives to act as pail
bearers to bourbonism, hardly the shadow
# "1ast ditch" to bury itself in and r
without single ray of hope for the fu- I
ure, it is even limited that the society for b
he prevention of cruelty to animals is
onsidering the propriety of indicting
IT. Blaine and only hesitate because there
5 so much fight in him.
Col. O'Farrell made one statement that i
very Republican will endorse, he stated
hat there never would be free trade in
his country, no there never will, the very
anger of it to day causes the people to l
Use enmasse and place the seal of their '
upon it. Vermont has 0
poken with her $4,000 majority, Maine
nswers with her unprecedented reply of \
{, 900, in spite of most determined opposi- o
ion and lavish use of money. From New :
'ork and Ohio come assurances of victory,
Vest Virginia and the whole Pacific slope
atch up the glad cry and roll it on, and Ii
he rice and sugar planters of Louisiana !,
DIN hands with the orange growers of
florida and send greeting that the solid
outh shall hereafter be known no more
kept in history, and will Virginia, with y
he bright business development now
awning upon her, will Cedar Creek re-
use to join the glorious column that
marches on the surest, the noblest, the =
randest victory ever given to party, or
7ill they still Lag behind, relics of dead
nd buried past. The Republicans of
,edar Creek will be true to their convic-
ions and there are others who will not be
linded by passion or misled by prejudice, b
ut will read, reflect and decide for them y