Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-05-21
OUR GREETING.

HERALD has passed into The hands o
one Who has been the holder OF one
third interest since 1876, and this, will
ali the stock and interests Of the "SheD'
andoah Herald Publishing Company"
are now vested in a new firm 10 be in
corporated as "Tbe Herald COMPANY"
This change 10 the corporate name is
only made 10 avoid confusion In SET
Ting the business of the outgoing COM
pany and conducting that OF the in
coming.
THE HERALD is in its G5th year.
In that time there have been NAM
changes OF it's proprietorship, each one
OF which, doubtless, excited angry
comment from passionate and prejudi
ced people. Over our mantle hangs
the qualification proclamation" OIL
Andrew Jackson. 1t Is on satin, and
bears lbe Imprint. II. Darlington,
Woodstock, Va" He Is numbered
among those who fixed the HERALD
landmark. He has lett behind HIM
this testimonial that be had convictions
and the courage 10 stand by them.
Those convictions iand that courage
cost Darlington his home and propert,
among old associates and associations
Bigots could not and would not tolerate
q man in their midst who approved
Jackson and refused bis assent to
South Carolina notification. Yet the
HERALD lives, the proclamation lives
ard DarlingtOn's copy decorates fe"
parlor walls in Woodstock. The au-
tor Of the proclamation is immortal
in fame.
What growth these years mark We
siill haye our bigols, but the men pre-
ponderate who know the real meaning
of liberty Of conscience. freedom Of
speech and The press. Shenandoah
dumb hurdred' as she was called BY
sristecrats Of that day, has grown. The
blood that was shed from Big Bethel
10 Appomattox has nurtured minds till
almost every man is prolific source OF
thought. The graves that contain our
ellen fathers, brothers and sons are re-
u" aers that bigots and blusterers are
fe custodians Of all thought.
'.'a' Sportant events Of The last teu
years ID f-Vinla serve 10 teach the
oouDger men that it is their duty to
exercise The God gan faculty oil
thought.
The HERALD will recognize all IT,.
What shall appear in it's columns will
be argument and suggestion addressed
10 The judgment OF those who will read.
1t will endeavor TO give reasons for what
taccepis or approves as public policy.
In State and National politics, the
HERALD will be exactly what its edi-
torial management believe to be the
resl interests of Virginia and the Union
Its position on the debt question will
be asserted as long as there remains
tax receivable coupon, a man to pre-
sent it, lawyer to advocate it. or a
judge TO decree its acceptance.
As purely a question Of material in-
terest, the HERALD will advocate 8
tariff that will project the products and
labor of this country against all com.
petition with half paid and half fed
Workingmen OF Europe. 1t will do this
in the interest Of all who work, as
against those who get fees and salarier
and want lator and its Productions
Cheapened.
The HERALD will never endorse that
legislation which makes il felony to
take body OF one class of people for
the dissecting knife, and commands
that bodies OF the poor shall be turned
over to medical colleges for mutilation,
or by them sold into states where such
inhumanity is not prachced in the name
OF democracy" and the ''best people,"
The HERALD will advocate a repeal
OF all Internal Revenue taxation as the
last remnant Of the war measures and
burdens, and the most Objectionable Of
tav aratar,a arae 1oo;aoI
The herald will hold that this
government was founded upon the
principles Of Jef'ersonian republicanism
by the people and for the people, and
that DajOrities must rule unless aud
until the form Of Governments changed.
Therefore, it cannot relax in proper
endeayor 10 rebuke The larceny OF seats
in state legislatures and in congress,
and their hesiowal on minority cand!
dates under pretexs and technicalties
which pproei The Whole system Of ma
Jointly 9oyernmt ut.
The HERALD will maintain that
written constitutions are the limit OF
legislative power; that taxation should
not exceed The demands ofgovernment
economically administered; that educa.
ton is the surest cafe guard against
MALI ADMINISTRATION and bal govern
ment, and that it is the constitutional
r1Rht end Christian duty OF the States
and the Federal government to support
The test possible system o. public
education.
The HERALD will insist upon Land
Commissioners Law" that will insure
the settlement Of estates aud protect
widows and orphans against the sys-
temstized plunderiug praeticed under
laws which are disgrace TO the VIrgl
mia Code.
The HERALD will accept and main-
tain the political rights Of all men as
they are defined and given BY the State
and Federal constitutions.