The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-12-20
sTAUNToN. VIRGINIA. DECEMBER 1888.
MiddIebrook Items.

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Reported for the VIRcINIAN.
AS the season is here for you to sa
something in your paper about the bust
uess Of yonr city merchants, allow me f
say something about the business of on
village. The large store room of Nc
Cork'e Bros. is perfectly packed with thei
new fall stock: very available, space an,
the counters piled with the different va
rieties of goods. The boot and shoe an(
hardware departments are especially en-
| larged, as is also the grocery business
Heretofore only some three or four grades
OF syrups were kept, now some eight OF
more varieties are always in stock The
/ dry goods line is immense. together with
notions, leather, saddles, brides, stoves
and wcodenware, &C., besides u good stock
Of mill inery, where Mrs. Jas. McCorkle
can be fourl to wait on the lady custo-
mers. And still! in addition to this is q
large assortment CT Christmas Goods
Ten persons are now employed in differ.
ent capacities with this firm.
| Our junior merchant who only COM
| menced business a few years ago has been
obliged to build an addition to his store
room to fad place for his fall and winter
stock, which consists Of dry goods, hard
ware, queensWare, boots and shoes, leath-
err. &C. together with good assortment
of Christmas G Gods, Three hands are
here kept busy waiting on customers
This looks as if our Democratic friends
had more confidence in the frmness and
stability OF business under Republican ad
ministration than they really let on to
have.
Mr. D. NJ. Smith has built an addition
to his blacksmith shop and is doing good
business, while friend Critzer down at thu
other end Of town is pounding iron early
and late.
Mr. S. NJ. Helms has removed his fam
lily to Midway, where be has purchased
property and will carry Oh the cabinet
making ard undertaking business. He
will be greatly missed but Mr.. ]. B.
Fauber and n. V. Splitter, Esq, are still
here, each one having good hearse. and
are prepared to do anything in the under
taking line.
Edward Tucker, Esq, has removed his
family to Roanoke, where he will engage
in business.
Mr. Robert. jf., son of r. A. Helmes,
is at Roanoke College, studying fer the
ministry, and is progressing very WELL
John P. Smiley, Esq has purchased the
farm Of the late Hugh Armstrong, four
miles from this place. w. II. W.
The Richmond State is now demanding
| the repeal of the entire tax on tobacco.
1t assigns several reasons for It, the most
suggestive Of which is the political phase
of the matter The State, in the recent
election supported Cleveland and claimed
that he was the ablest and best President
the try had ever had. Cleveland is
and was opposed to the repeal of the in
ternal revenue tax system, yet our cotem-
porary labored earn estIy for his election.
The necessity which confronts the De-
mocracy is the condition of public senti-
ment in the tobacco growi ng States. The
repeal of the tax is demanded by Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike. Yet the
this demand. The President who was the
unanimous choice of his party at its last
National C Convention, and was supported
with great unanimity throughout the
country, does not believe the people most
interested in the question know anything
about it, and the very people whom he
antagonzes and opposes by this position,
are those who gave him the most unre-
stricted and generous support
Now that the Democracy has been de /.
feated on its tariff policy and the indica-
tions are that Virginia will sustain the
Republican view Of it next fall, the
State is disposed to hedge; ride upon the
current and repudiate the views of the
''best President the country has ever
hado
1t is a confession that the Republicans
are right and the Democrats are wrong
on the tariff policy. for the repeal Of the
tobacco tax is but a decided and long step
in the direction of the protective theory.
1t would lesson the income from internal
taxes, aud necessitate the collection of
revenues through the custom house, in
accordance with the protective policy.
When the ideas of the two parties are
understood in their practical workings, it
will be found that in every important in
stance the Republican policy is that which
is best adapted to the wants Of the people
and country, and that Democratic no.
tions are visionary, impracticable and
substantially chimeral.
There ia no combination or Formulation
of ligures-nO powers of the differentiaI
or integral calculus that can eircumnay-
igate inc actual fact that. whereas Little
Jake Yost was elected in the TeLth dis
trict in 1886. Harry Tucker will represent
that district in the 5lst Congress. Let
the VALLEY Verginian figure the meat out
of this Democratic cocoanut.-Lgmctbur9
VHgiaiGn.
If Little Jake Yost'' had to resort te
the methods to elect him that were EN-
ployed to defeat him, he would never BIZ
elected to anything and would not accept
any position which would be the result OIL
such methods. There is infinitely NOR.
credit attached to the defeat of Mr.. Yosi
than there is to the success of Mr.. Tuck
er. And further. these methods will re-
turn to plague the men who are the bene
fciaries of them. 1t is the last time Mr.
Tucker will be returned elected from tn
10th district. The T5rgmian will have
the opportunity probably to wrestle will
this prediction, watch will bloom out int
prophecy fulfilled two years hence.