Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-08-09
Cabell County Letter.

SIX weeks for any news; and now
since we have had many frequent
showers, it has only given life to
vegetation. The corn and late
vegetables will be benefited by
it to some extent, but full crop
cannot be hoped for.
Politically, news is plentiful
and varied. The late State Con-
vention, furnishes sufficient for
the present. The like of the last
conclave has not been known for
long time, and if it is the same
to a kind Providence we hope it
may never occur again. The old
proverb, whom the gods would
destroy they first make mad" APP
pears to have been verified. Tru-
ly the slaughter was general and
talent craftsmanship and dignified
ability were att discount. Medi-
OGRE attachments, gag-law, no far
Their progress in the develope-
ment of our resources ruled the
hour. A ticket, commanding no
respect for it's ability or fitness, is
presented and 10000 majority is
asked for it. The wisdom of the
sovereigns of West Virginia will
determine the question, and to
their arbitrament | INTELLECTUALLY
bow. This would indicate that
our State is finished, completed,
capped and ready to be laid away.
Under this regimes railroad will
flourish and be encouraged to go
to greater lengths to develop the
resources of our State. Capital
will be induced to poor in and
build upthe waste places of Zion,
and if the results are fully realized
in the next four years we will
be fully fifty years behind
what we are now. Yet we like
the ticket have great cause to love
it, will fight, bleed and get mad
for it, in fact, will do almost any
thing rather than vote for it. I'VE
might do that if still in old Ber-
kelley. We admire the way she
has been treated and feel all the
pride engendered by the masked
consideration she has received at
the hands of the dominant party
of the State. We remember four
years ago, when we presented the
name of one of enlarged and
en- Zig tie ned craftsmanship,
of sterling integrity, of Dig
nified and exalted character-one
who could adorn the office with a
grace and dignity never equalled
since we were aState, we had the
modification of seeing him turned
down. This year, whenyou pre-
scented the name Of the most wor-
thy son of a noble sire, he is equal
ly ruthlessly set aside and the
Eastern Panhandle told in Ian
guage unmistakable, that she has
no rights entitled to respectful
consideration.
Your fertile lands and their rich
fruits, the labor of the skilled ar
tizans, the product of your thrift
and industry, will still be taxed.
What you SOW and what you reap,
what you raise and what you save,
what you buy and what you have
will all be taxed; but when you
ask for a recognition of your
rights, you will be spurned and
the anti-monopolist, the friends OF
labor-God save the mark-will
take your God-giyen rights from
you all the time. This will be us
long as you allow it. But / will
wander from the fold if | pursue
this theme any further.
We were sorry that friend
Butcher was one Of the slaughter
ed, as four years experience gave
him an advantage over q new man
with no greater attainments; and
besides, we believe he was doing
a good work for the best educa-
tional interests of our State, and
he in turn, like the fable of the
beasts, birds and insects, continu-
ed the decapitating process, length
ening it out to such an extent that
very little Of what was is now,
Marshall College mourns the loss
of an efficient principal and an
acceptable assistant. $50 mote
it be-"
Our local ticket is not yet made
up. Next Saturday is to deter