Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-11-26
Communicated
SHORT HILLS, VA, Nov. %, Is

NllOkl lllLis0f ~ 49,
MIR EDIroR Memo No. 3 has stirred up
the Virqiaian to gently Gliding him on
certain points in return for his pokng the
JUginiaa week before. IL says lie
forgets that if the Democrats did lose III
Virginia and the South generally 1t was
not because the Republicans polled a ma
iority of the registered vote No. they
didn't; but they did poll a majority oil
the vote cast, and as long as they can DO
that Republicans will ever be $50 dolnded
as to think they have something TO crow
over "Yost received l6i votes Less than
he did when Tucker beat him." but Re
pnblcans, remember that Protectonst
Yost's vote will count ~ much az ever
Free Trade fuckers did, and no questions
asked We don't look at it in the same
way the IirgHidn does, that is the differ
ence. What caused "the falling of Of the
Democratic vote" of which he speaks J
Does not this indicate that the people are
giving this reform administration the
"cold shoulder 30 to speak Republic
cans crow over this State because, not
withstauding "the unjust gerfymander OF
the State" by the Democrats, and the An
derson election law only three Democrats
"got there" They crow over the South
because they think they can see tenden-
oy to stop the expression "a solid South
They crowuver the West because they arc
40 foolish as to think that the returns
from that section indicate that tariff
tinkering." the Internal Revenue and OPP
position to the Blair bill must come to n
sudden stop. Memo, looking through his
highly colored glasses thinks with Mr..
blaine. that "the results were r0y sur
prising," and hopes that the Republicans
NAV be surprised again in the same way,
on the same scale. in the future. AS to
Col. Ingersoll, Memo will see him IN the
place he says isn't, before he will mold his
moral, rel gious or political opinions over
those of the great lecturer. If the Irgh'
ian can shout Celery IIalleluyah " we
rather think it is in obedience to the d.
vine command to "rejoice with them that
do rejoice" than because it feels jnbilant'
''The JrgiHida challenges Mr. Memo NO..
to point to any advocacy by it OF Free
Trade We do not remember that the
Virqinian over called il Free Trade, Int
one honest conviction, after reading the
Jirqinian for more than nine months, was
that it was Free Trade organ, and would
have unhcsitatngly stated on oath that at
the best il was in favor of the lowest OF
low tariffs. Our predicamcnt now reminds
MS Of an old Georgia negro preacher, who
applied to white professor to get an ex-
planation Of the Trinity. The sage pro.
lessor explained the "Thrco in one for
nearly an hour. When he had finished
the old fellow said dwell, afo' yon
'splained it thought did know suilin'
about #. but now ! don't know nuilin'
tall" This is our case exactly. Before
the jTrginian undertook TO "deiine rs po-
sit,on' Memo thought that be did know
where it stood. but is now satisfied that
he knows nothing at all about H.. The
Virginian should have been more careful
in quoting from those mendacious protcc-
tionists. for it inst mined the very argu-
rpent il tried 10 subsianiiate. What does
the Tirginian mean 10y saying that "Ihc
tariff is so high that it isalmost prohihito-
rs and very little revenue the government
derives from it -" and in the same column
that lit is yielding SlOOO0),oOO beyond
the amount required to defrey the ordinary
expenses Of the government 1t says
"The great body of American citizens are
feasted upon and robbed under the tariff,
and chat nine-tenths of the manuiacinr-
ed commodities used by the working pco-
pie and farmers Of this country ar" cheap
er here to-day than in England II SAYS,
"The American farming implements and
tools. together with American cotton goods
are cheaper and better than those 30 Eu-
rome and scarce a dozen lines below,
"this system Of taxation makes possible
the immense wealth Of the few and eX-
IRENE poverty Of the many We would
kindly suggest that the Virginia" get
'em little closer" next time, az least in
the same column. "Thc boys Attributed
these seeming discrepancies to the -hahy
condition of the IWGipiGn's news after The
fire. but we fear they will not Ice so gen
erous again. Let the IrgiHiaH look over
its own "delinton" and LAY honest In
iun.p whether it expects anybody 10 I'M
derstand its position. u has said time ami
again that "high tarii' means high taxes,
and Glow tarin mcan, low taxes follow
ing up this train we supposed that 1t be-
licved that "no tariff means no faxes at
all" We will wager three walnuts TO one
chestnut that the Irginim will not even
try TO clearly define chow this is thus, "
viz that dow tarif means low wages W
"An honest confession Is good for The soul
and we believe that if the rgmian would
follow the example Of a great number Of
its contemporaries and would acklowledge
that the Democrats are badly beaten, and
that Reform in ts various phases, nnln'-
filled Democratic promises, vague and
meaningless platforms and opposition to
the Blair bill Is the cause of the defeat it
would feel much better, thsn it now does.
We have studiously cndeayored to be as
respectful and fair as the article in the
Tiroinian was toward Ms, and have replied
in the same spirit in which We honestly
believe its editorial was written, viz: in
the best of humor. In closing Memo
wishes to acknowledge that 50 far as tariii
il concerned he does not consider himself
a walking vocabulary Of reference, and
believes that an attempt on the Ug'h'dn
part to state solid reason, for lts belief
that Glow tariff means low taxes would
proye a. instructive L. IFS readers as II
would be interesting, but the length OF
this requires MS to say with respectful
bow An keVoir,
MEMO No. ..
Perhaps nolocal disease has puzzled and
banled the medical profession more than
nasal catarrh. Willie not Immediately
fatal it is among the most distressing, nan
seous and disgusting ills the flesh IL hon
TO, and the records show very few or nc
cases Of radical cures Of chronic catarrI
by any Of the multitude of modes OF treat
ment until the introduction of Ely's Cream
Balm few years ago. The success OIL
this preparation has been most gratifying
and surprising