Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-03-24

equitable remains.
The StdteSmdn's editorials are gen.
orally so nonsensical ION their face
that they are received by the read
ing public as curiosities OF absurd
ity," and even the family politicians
would prefer "a change" occasion.
ally. If that paper would have an
engraving made of itself, couple
cold stagers and brass band, and
put it at the top Gifts editorial page,
it would be more expressive than
much of its " absurd twaddle." A
fount of logotypes would save the
compositors much trouble, and would
be concentrating idea to the minds
of the readers of that happy family
paper.
We bear the Statesman or its
friends no i'll will and have done no
harm that we are bound to repair.
The HERALD has published but one
original notice Of the man against
whom it alleges we have shown an
"incomprehensible vindictiveness,"
and that one was as favorable as we
could make it. Whatever else ap-
peared was given full credit and no
comment. Has the Statesman ever
shown as much fairness to Repub-
lican ? Show us one favorable notice
of Republican man or measure :?
Flick was good enough as social
quality, but politically the Statesman
stabbed him with bis own genial.
ity. We owe no political gratitude.
If the Statesman does, will it please
leave us rest on our own oars.
We have tried to do right with
everybody, and all the credit we get
is censure from friend and abuse
from foe.
We never 60 back on our friends
on political grounds, unlike onr more
pretentious and exemplary contem-
porary, which often casts the sever
est aspertions upon those least de-
serving, as in the case of Messrs.
Elioly and Povaro
The HERALD probably would
be better off to-day did it follow pub.
lie sentiment closer, especially
among the agricultural and laboring
classes, as regards the standing of
our public men of both parties. But
we have no desire to disturb the
quiet and pleasant ripples of public
life by rehesrsing records and char
acters that rest in " innocuous desue.
tude," especially as the Statesman
and It's deities will never die ofover.
popularity or undue influence. The
people could and would always do
better for themselves had they but
halt chance.
There is a long felt want in the
Democratic party of Berkeley that
all the cranks to the Statesman's poll.
tical churn cannot supply,-repre-
sentation of party principles by the
people of the party.
The Statesman and its politics and
school of politicians are losing root
in the free soil of Berkeley, and in
their decadence draw the last sus-
tenance from the exhausted politi.
cal fertility of Jefferson.
True democracy would flourish in
the confidence and support of the
people were it not cboked here and
crowded out by the weeds and drift.
wood floating on the maeshy wastes
of the Dead Sea of politics. The
living stream has been forced to
change its course and flow into the
Republican ocean, whose incorrupti-
BILE waters have preserved the ship
of State and borne the political ark
to the everlasting hills of American
independence, progress and pros
perity.
From the editorial tripod OF the
Statesman come the last lingering
fumes of political Me! My! Moses.
dom that will ascend from the ex.
tinct crater of an exclusive political
leadership.
The people rule. We are of the
people. II that be Incompetent.
sible vindictiveness" to the pollti.
clans of any party or to the thin
skinned devotee of any order of So
ciety or caste OF political character,
AMEN!