Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-07-25
Specimen Bricks.

The little way station Of "Big
Lick" has become the thriving city
of Roanoke, at the upper end of
our Valley, and has now popula-
ton larger than that of Stanton.
This is the work Of less than SIX
years. The newspaper published
there, called the Telegram, has just
declared for Blaine and Logan and
the so-called democratic papers are
dealing out their abuse as matter
of course; but the people there
stand By principles rather than
names, and The Telegram answers
back in saucy style. Here are
some specimen bricks from this
lately democratic paper in Vir-
ginia:
CONTEMPLATE.
Some of thesmall.fry newspapers,
such as the Pulaski People, Salem
Times. Register, and others of
like ilk, are criticising the action
of the Telegram because it will
not support free trade. These
papers have always been noted for
more impudence than brains, and
right we'll are they sustaining
their reputation. We believe we
are supporting that which is most
beneficial to the country, and shall
continue to do so, regardless of this
mongrel pack. We believe that
with free trade the wages of the
working.men would be on a par
with those of Europe, and all who
are possessed of any intelligence
know what that is. We shall always |
advocate anything to elevate, and
denounce whatever would degrade
our warkingmen. We do not
intend to notice separately the
articles published in those brilliant
papers but will simply say that the
abuse of such jOnrnels is of far
more benefit than their praise
Hide.bound as they are with the
moss fully covering their backs,
with no ideas beyond dancing as
a puppet when their masters pull
the string, we will dismiss them
from our minds, knowing full we'll
that their small quantity of brains
can never reach beyond the BIPARTISAN
ideas which they have peen taught |
by those who use them as their
tools.
FREE TRADE.
If the workingmen of this country |
would calmly and deliberately
think what free trade would bring !
to them we are satisfied that all
would band together to kill, for
ever, the party which would force
it upon them. Many of them have
probably never considered what
they must suffer under this oppres-
sor of labor. 1t means starvation
wages, and consequently hungry |
and ill-clad families. 1t means
living in huts with no comforts Of
life. 1t means placing our sturdy
and hardy labOrers and mechanics
in the position of the hali.Starved
workingmen of Europe. In fact,
it means everything which will
degrade our toilers.
Now knowing these things, land
with reflection, it will appear plain
before their minds can our work
ingmen support the democratic
party, whose recent platform
means free-trade? Can they see
their families suffer for the neces-
sarieS or life? If not, then let them
vote for the party which protects
their interests. They must choose
between the two-freedom or Op'
preston.
One frequently sees, the argument
made in free trade organs tnaC
hat, or handkerchief, or suit clothes
can be purchased much cheaper in
free trade Eegland than in the
United States. This reminds us.
An English laborer, who had come
to this country, wanting to buy a
chicken in the market, asked the
Price, and was told, twenty-five
Cents. But, you know said
Johnny Bull, wed get the like O.
that at home for sixpence.' We'll,
why didn't you stay at home, them
retorted the market woman. 'Oh!
alb, but you see, l didn't have the
sixpence there to spend for fowl
That tells the story. Cheap goods,
and no money among the tOilers to
buy them, in free trade England.
Here the honest and industrious