Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11

Ut duCCiCU w IT,
This disclosure "fell like clap
of thunder from a clOudless sky"
The administration had resolved
upon improving the navy and coast
defences, and Mr.. Tilden had just
published a vigorous letter urging
expenditures for these and other
purposes intendcd as an advance
support OF the proposition to put
more money in circulation to lit
the pressure CT hard times. But
alas the money is not here Inc
United States treasury has suffered
from the general depression and
hard times as every industrial en-
terprise and every species OF LABOR
has. The mouey.lenderS OF the
great centres, and spectators III
values are the only benefclarles.
This is the dark side. Behind 1t
there is bright sunshine. The
exercise of a little patience and the
practice Of rigid economy will soon
remove the clouds. The people
will learn from this TO turn "a deaf
ear to the men who have been de-
ceiving them about the revenues,
and these men will now have to
cease their iule prattle about re-
ducing the taun unless they are
bold and reckless enough to recon-
mend direct taxation Of the people
which will increase the burdens OF
the country and correspondiugly
relieve the fnery and tiummery
aristocracy of the importing cities.
REPRESENTATIVES Of these want this
method Of taxation, and hence their
perpetual demand for " free trade "
or " revenue reform" They both
mean the same thing to the million
aires of London and New York.
One of the editors Of the Nc'o York
Times skipped over to England,
stood for Parliament as free trader
and was elected. Do people want
any better evidence of the foul con-
spiracy that has been connecting to
iniure them! DO they think Eng
land would elect an American and
receive him in the House of Com
mons except for her own benefit Z
Such frightful developments will
put an end to all clamOrous dema-
cogues. This being done, conf
dence will be restored, the millions
of money that have BEEN taken in
vaults will be again in profitable
investment, in free circulation,
prices Of property and products will
90 bacl, 20 the standard, labor will
be employed aud the whole country
will resume its wonted prosperity.
As might be expected, many et-
forts are made to conceal this de-
plorablc state Of affairs. But the
facts are drawn from the sheet re.
por.s of the treasury and not from
the hattering phrase of messages
and departmental rhetoric. The
endeavor first made to laugh the
case through came to a very I'M
timely end when Mr.. Randall, DEM
ocratic chairman of the House APP
preparations committee, Investigate
ed it for himself and had to con-
cede the lamentable truth.
A few persistent fanatics try to
take shelter by charging labor
organizations and strikes with driv-
ing the money intOsafes and vaults.
In Just the reverse of this is to be
found the cause and effect. The
people are not the communists. The
American commune consists of sal
AIRED demagOgucs in high places
who by never ending threats of I'M
friendly-un-Amarican legislation
frighten capital out Of circulation
which in tnrn throws millions OF
men and women outOf employment,
forces them to organize for striking,
fighting, stealing if need re rather
than see raimcntlesS, fOOdless, fire
less families, freezing and starving
in packed tenement houses. The
first week in December brought the
first "cold wave,n and this morn
inc / found no one Of dozens Of city
papers read that did not have its
record of deaths from cold and hun
ger. wish the readers Of the
HERALD could see the papers Of all
the great Eastern, Northern and
Western cities Of the last six days.
From them they could readily de-
duce their own arguments Of the
"cause and effect Of the existing
condition of public affairs, and they
would the more speedily apply the
remedy.
, / hoped to make this letter more
"newsy,~ but The topics treated are
absorbing all others here, and real
! ly much more ought to be said and
written on them, that every read
ing and thinking man should he
thoroughly informed Of things he
cannot see from distance.
Mr.. Hendricks VIII.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dee. 3.-The will
of the late Vice President, Thomas
| A. Hendricks, was probated this
afternoon. 1t isin Mr.. Hendricks
writing, and the paper is yellow