Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-10-28
Letter from Mt. Scion.
POLITICS AND NEWS.
For the SPECTATOR. ]

MT. SoLoN, VA, Oct. goth, 1885.
Mr.. Editorials l have been lifelong
reader of your valuable paper, l thought
would contribute something TO its good Ole
Democratic columns, although it is nv first
attempt at anything of the kind, and moi
wishing you any misfortune, hope the Dot
tom may be out OF your waste basket.
We people out here in North River Dis.
trict have been moving along quietly and
harmoniously in political way, feeling sure
of success at tho coming election, and You
can slways depend upon old Mt. Scion for
her Democratic majority, Notwithstanding
the abuse that was heaped upon the head OF
old Jeffersonian Democracy at this place
recently by one of the Staunton Prohibition
men. Why sir, he came down upon it like a
cyclone sweeping over the West Indies, but
you know there is always calm after .
wind-storm, SO just wait until after the Bird
OF November. The mystery is that the Re
publican party escaped from any destruc-
ton by this tornado, the very fact of which
ought to open the eyes, and cause every
good Democrat whether he be Prohibi
ton Democrat or what kind) to pause and
think, if the bringing out of this Prohibit
ton ticket at this time, is not one of Billy
Mahone's traps They have not been
brought out in counties where they would
be likely to weaken the Republican vote,
but only in three or four of the strongest
Democratic counties in the State, which
fact itself ought not to leave doubt upon
any unprecedented mind, and | hope that
some of our Prohibition Democrats, Gas
they style themselves,) will give this mat
ter due consideration before they 90 so far
as to cast their ballots.
We have our guns political guns ready
and primed for the 3rd of Nov, and on
that day you will hear great rattle OF
Democratic musketry in North River Dis
trict. am sorry to say there is one or two
rusty old Prohibition muskets here which
l do not think can be frightened up in time
for the 3rd, although it might be accom-
plished by giving them a good application
of coal oil and phosphoric acid.
l see stated in the Bait. Sun of the gath
that Governor elect Foraker of Ohio, said,
in recent speech of his at jamestown, New
York, that the Prohibition party was moth
ing more than the tag tail of the Democrat
ic party. l wonder what our good demo-
Gratis think of that. l do not think it
would De amiss if the County Committee
would send US out speaker before the cleo
ton, but, however, we will be on hand with
our usual majority.
We have been blessed with another fine
rain which has revived fall pasture consld-
ersbly and has given the wheat good start;
in fact it seems as if it has infused new life
into most everything of an organic nature.
notice that some Of our farmers are still
sowing wheat, having finished ploughing
ground that was too hard before the rain
fell.
Mr.. Jacob Smith, formerly CT Church
ville,) with his interesting family, has NOV
ed to our town, for the purpose of carrying
on the shoe making trade, and Judging
from some of his new work, he is certainly
boss workman. I understand that we are
to have a saddle and harness-maker from
the same place.
The beautiful and accomplished Miss
Thompson from Rockbridge CO., Va, is
visiting her friend, Mrs s. 81. Webb, and
regret to learn that she will take her depar-
ture for home i'll a few days. Our enter
prising and popular young mechanic, John
ME B., has been very attentive, as he al
ways is, to the young ladies. and ready with
his fine turnout to give them an opportun-
ity of seeing the natural scenery around
and about Mt. Solon-such as the Cyclope
an Towers, Castle Hill, &c.
Our merchants are all complaining of
hard times; but hope to see them better af-
ter President Cleveland gets through clean
ing up.
Mr.. H. B. MeFall is now on lightning
rod trip to Hardy co., W. Va. It must
have Numbered out there. AFT.