Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-10
Chicago has now pushed ahead
of Detroit for the penant in the
National base ball league.

National base ball league.
Col. O'Ferrall declined a Joint
discussion with General Roller at
Charlottesville on the ground that
both being Democrats they had
nothing to discuss. Why the
Colonel and Alexander had dis
cussions as Democrats and came
near having them minus a syllable
The Republicans of the Peters
burg district nominated ex-senator
William L. Gaines by the votes OF
90 delegates. This with Nost,
Bowden, Bowen and Browne COM
pletes the work in the districts in
which the State Committee recon-
mended nominations. The other
districts are left to the Judgment OF
their several committees.
Another week, and two more OF
the new appointees have gone
wrong. General Sedgwick, who
was sent by Mr.. Bayard to settle
Mexican troubles q has been re-
called on charges Of drunkenness
and general bad conduct. A col
ored democrat appointed in the
post.office department but a few
weeks ago turns up as an expert
letter breaker, taxing from one the
money that belonged to his chief OF
division. Why don't somebody
come out quick and swear these fell
lows were appointed as Republi'
cansl
We have watched closely for
what the democratic nominees
would say on the Blair educational
bill. and to this writing we have
three. They all say exactly the
same thing. 81 am for the Blair
hill or some other similar measure"
Mr.. Bumgardner got it off last, IN
Lexington. "SOme other similar
measure" means defeat OF the
Blair bill. That bill has survived
three sessions of congress, and is
still in the House waiting for demo-
Gratis enough to help Republicans
10 pass il. The latter are as ready
in the House as they were in the
Senate.
Samuel j. Tilden had the reputa-
ton Of being one of the shrewdest
LAWYERS in the United States, and
vet in drawing his own will he
made blunders which will cause the
greater part OF his vast estate to be
fritted away in litigation. Had the
fatal mistakes been made by a
young attorney 1t would have been
said az once that he did not know
anything, and everybody would
have been ready to say that 1t was
not safe to trust such an idiot with
business. 1t is well for Mr.. Illdens
reputation, and also for his purse,
that he made these mistakes at the
end instead of at the beginning OF
his career.
Here is a very strong tariff dec
laration, adopted by the RepuDh-
can State Convention of Illinois, at
its meeting at Springfield on the
LIST instant: We believe IN the Pro
lection of American labor, and de-
nounce as unwise and unpatriotic
the attempts to embody in our ma
tional legislation the principles OF
Free Trade. Intelligent and pros
porous free labor is the cornerstone
on which our free government is
founded, and we protest against Its
being impoverished by competition
with the productions of the under
paid labor of the Old World or de-
graded by the importation of heath
en- or pauper labor from China or
any other portion Of the world.
Candidates should be careful OF
the oleomargarine shell. The peo-
pie are sbying away from it as
they would do from any other
threatening explosive. The stamp,
the keg and the law intotO give
the poisonous fraud a status, and
make its manufacture and vending
respectable. Very soon our cities
and towns will have it on sale in
every market and every grocery.
What, then, will become OF the
honest farmer and the honest COW Z
Snch local traffic will soon begin,
and then hnsiness cOmDetitiOn will
compel men who hate the stuff to
deal in it. Virginia farmers Will
be among the first to feel the effects
of its general introduction, and
many innocent people will be
diseased without knowing why or
where.
Hon. Geo. d. Wise seems TO have
upset the fat again. Two or three
weeks ago he had to quit the can
vass because OF active hostility IN
his party against him. Other can
didates brought about dissensions
and George was deemed best after
all. But in accepting the nomi-
nation he "busted" with the same
men who had really driven him OIL
the track. Here is one of his
paragraphs as reported Oy his party
organ:
"He asked the convention what
would be the consequences OF elect
ing a nondescript to Congress, and
asked what could they do II they
got there. lie said he hoped that
the workingmen would not send