Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-10-12

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liza low tariff would lower the wages
of the workingmen the rich manufac-
turers would be the first to favor 1t.
SO much fat is being fried out OF the
protected manufacturers that there
is great danger of a slip-up on the 9th
of November.
THE Republicans of this district
have decided not TO hold Il Senatorial
convention, but will run Mr.. Higin-
botham as an independent candi-
date.
The young Emperor of China is to
be married next year, and the happy
event will cost the government $4,000,
OOO It's lucky the Emperor does not
live in Utah.
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THE editor of the Martinsburg hide
pendent will be very likely TO discover
after November 9th that Jefferson
county has very acceptable candi-
date for Judge.
No one ever heard of a man picking
his own pockets, but that's just what
the Republicans want whan they ask
a laboring man or farmer to vote
for the high tariff.
PARTISAN speakers and partisan
newspapers are liable TO make many
mistakes-which are perhaps excusa-
BILE. But there is no excuse for the
willful, deliberate falsitier.
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ALL in favor of high taxes on the
necessaries of life will vote the Repub-
lican ticket. Those in favor of low
taxes will vote the Democratic ticket
It's a plain question before you.
THE Joint debate at Martinsburg on
Saturday between Congressman Will
son and Goff of this State will be
attended by an immense crowd. Let
the best of good feeling and good con
duct prevail.
If Mr.. J. y. Wisner is banking very
heavily on disaffection among Jefter-
son Democrats to aid him in his can
vas we fear he will be badly left. JEFF
ferson Democrats are not built that
way.
THE Republicans say that the Mills
bill places about 100 articles on the
free list, consequently the Democrats
are free traders. They obstinately
close their eyes to the fact that there
are thousands of articles that the Mills
bill amply protects.
GENERAL GoFF is fairly flooding
the postoffices in this county with Re
publican campaign literature-send-
ing it to Democrats as well as Repub-
Icans. We say to all, beware of the
fallacious arguments and false doc
trine that are so cunningly set forth.
OUR esteemed contemporary, the
Harper's Ferry Sentinel, is making a
sorry exhibition of itself by continuing
to publish the lie that Congressman
Wilson has so vigorously denounced
We will charitably presume that the
editor doesn't know Mr.. Wilson and Is
not acquainted with his character
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THE Republicans of this neighbor-
hood are secretly handing around
circulars accusing Hon. VIM. l.. Will
son of saying that So a month was
enough wages for a workingman'
The falsehood has been completely
exploded, but INSCRIPTIONS politicians
are still making use of it in the dark.
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MCOUADE. the New York "boodler"
who was convicted and placed in the
penitentiary after several long and
costly trials, has been released from
prison by order of the Supreme Court,
who found some technicalities as a
ground for their action. Hair-spllt-
ting judges are getting to be serious
enemies of society.
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WE find it necessary to mall an
other lie in the Martinsburg Herald.
1t saws in its last issue: Potatoes are
free ON the Mills bill" This is flat
falsehood, for the Mills bill imposes
protective duty of 10 cents bushel on
Dotatoes. The editor of the Herald
will do we'll to get a pen that doesn t
slip so often.
WE do not believe decrease or in
crease of the tariff will have the slight
est effect in lowering or raising the
wages of the American workingman'
The high tariff of to-day is simply
adding enormously to the wealth OF
manufactures, and if it shall be low
cred the only effect will be to bring
his profits down to a reasonable fig
ure
If Mr.. Knott will make fight
against the schemes to plumber TINS
poor State, he will find us with him
and for him in the thickest OF the bat
tie Charlesto,cn Democrat
Now don't you worry on this subject,
Mr.. Mason. You will find Mr.. Knott
on the alert all the time to keep the
State from being plundered. And he
will be especially watchful of that lit
tie debt scheme of you and your wall
street friends.
THE sugar trust is shutting down a
number Of the refneries it controls
incidentally throwing thousands OF
persons out of employment-in order