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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-10
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-10
'THEAPPEAL
FOR
1888.

THE APPEAL is a Democratic paper.
Hhdche Democratic doctrines.
H@pporfs Democratic men.
Iisuppors Democratic mcosucs
lis Influence is dcrotoi 10 de maintenance Of
he supremacy Of he Democratic pary--iocai.
STATE and National
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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS IN
WEST VIRGINIA.

Mr.. Hutchinson. private Secretary
to Senator Kenna, arrived here yes
terday from long jaunt through
West Virginia, where the senator
has been making Il series OF cam
paiyn speeches. Mr.. Hutchinson
saws the outlook IN that State is as
bright as can he, form Democratic
standpoint. Senator kenna has
travelled over almost every foot Of
ground in the State, and addressed
the people on the great issue of the
day. The people are all ciamoring
for a reduction oil 1.-THE tax. rs they
call it, and they promise TO give
Cleveland and Thurman n majority
of from G,000 tn 5000. Mr.. Kenna
has made speech in almost every
legislative district in the State. and
he has conferred with every Demo
cratic candidate for the Legislature,
and estimates the Democrats Will
have a majority on joint ballot in
that body of from sixteen to twenty
one.-Wdshington Correspondent o.
Sun.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

Long before Cleveland tthe man
Hest man the Democracy has had in
front since Andrew Jackson) forced
our timid, trucking politicians to
make a fight against the swIndle of
protection, this paper advocated pre-
cisely the views in his message and
offered the very arguments now so
popular with our public speakers.
At that time Kenna, Camden and
Davis, echoed by their henchmen
and newspapers, said that protection
was right and, it was Il common re.
mark, that West Virginia would 90
Republican it the issue was raised.
So far as we are advised, Mr.. Davis
has not spoken in this campaign,
but Camden and Kenna, with their
strikers. are now vociferOus for the
stand Cleveland has taken. In other
words, they have changed front and
come to the views OF the DEMOCRAT.
This paper has done more than all
the other papers in the State to make
the people understand that protec-
tia,, l. a stv;pIlo
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02
THE OUTLOOK.
party?

1t is with much qualification that
we note an improvement, steadily
progressive in its char acter, now
going on in the political outlook OF
West Virginia. 1t seems now reas-
onably certain that the Democratic
National AMI State tickets will carry
the State by the usual majority OF
four or five thousand. The State IS
and always has been right in her
principles, but our so-called leaders
have misled her until Il certain de-
gree of timility on the question OF
Tariff Reform had been engendered
which has required long and earn
est effort to remove. The task, how
ever has been ACCOMPLISHED. The
intelligence Of the people, once
aroused into action, and brought to
bear upon the question. has solved
the problem, and in our opinion on
the 9Th of November next West Nir-
ginia will have taken her stand de.
fnitely and for all time against q
High Protective Tariff. The next
time the Hon. Nathan Golf runs for
Governor it will be upon some other
hobby than War Tariff.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02
A SAMPLE OF THE TREATMENT
WHEELING REPUBLICANS.
GIVE AN OPPONENT.

A special dispatch to the New
York World says: Thejoint debate
between Congressman Wilson and
Gen. Golf in Wheeling on the 2Sth
was attended by about 5000 people.
The Republicans packed the skating
rink, and whenever Golf arose every
Republican yelled while Wilson was
received with silence. The intoler-
ant majority drowned every attept
to cheer by the Democrat. When
Wilson made good point, the crowd
cried out rats" "pshaw," catcalls
and the like. lie was constantly
interrupted with sneers and COM
ments ofan uncomplimentry charac-
ter.
1t was easy for the money power
to excite "a tehugatless crowd. Jay
Gould can, and often has, stampeded
whole community;-his money
can set TO work an army OF emissa-
ries. A few shred, active men can
for brief period stir rp II whole
city and silence the voice of reason.
A !renzied mob in Jerusalem cried
out Cruelty him." The circum-
stance that the managers OF Repub-
lican politics are afraid to have 4
calm discussion of the taritfquestion
in Wheeling is proof conclusive OF
the weakness oi their cause. 1t
really seems as ifthe protected man
ufacturers in that city had succeed
ed in fooling Labor. After the cleo
ton is over, these manufacturers
will meet together and regulate
wages.
The money power is making ia
tai mistake The labor power in
France fooled Labor for long time,
and then came the Revolution. La
Dor cut the kings head OF. The
millionaire manufa cturers should
profit by the lessons of history.
The Wheeling papers publish the
speeches OF Wilson and Golf. We
cannot believe that any sane man
whose judgment is not bliuded by
some selfish motive, will fail to see
that IKE arguments of Wilson were
not only unanswered by Golf but
are unanswerable.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02
course.

This is our last issue before the
election, and the writer had intend
ell to lay before his readers some
carefully prepared editorials on the
situation, but the pressure Of bust
ness upon him forbids the task. For
nearly five years Git will be five
years next January he has given
his spare time to the work Of pro-
noting intelligent voting. He has
done what be could, with the limited
resources at his command, to induce
the people to protect themselves
against the Money Power; he has
done what he could to bring about
the reforms he believes Cleveland
and Thurman have at heart His
only regret is, that he was not able
to do more in this behalf
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

Our earnest advice is to vote for
Cleveland, Wilson, Chew, Gibson,
and the State ticket. This county
should be unanimous for Chew, be
cause he has made Il manly fight
against the railroad lobby; let us
show to the world that we will stand
by men who stand by us.
Our advice is to vote down the
Prohibition Amendment; doing so
will advance the cause OF temper
ance. Each county and each village
should regulate this matter for it.
self. If outsiders and strangers co
cree a community; if barroOms are
closed by foreign interference with
our local and domestic affairs; if the
saloons are shut up against the
wishes of majority in this county;
if they are closed in advance of pub
lie opinion, there will be clandestine
drinking, and this does ten times
the harm of open drinking. Again,
this Prohibition Amendment is ia
naticism run mad. The worst thing
that could happen to this State is
for it to become known as 4 State
controlled by fanatics Again, is
it not absurd to shut up the Mar
tinsburg distillery when not a gal
Ion Of it's product is sold in this
State?
Our advice is to vote against the
amendment to extend the session Of
the Legislature. To extend the Ses-
siOns is an additional and perma-
nent charge on taxpayers OF between
$4,000 and $4,000 for every legis-
lature, and will not be of the slight
est benefit. This money can be
either LETT in the pockets of taXpay-
ers or, if collected, can be spent to
better advantage in gathering up
information for the use of the Legs
lature.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

tue Scnatorsllip, but since a great
many republicans voted against the
railroad lobby in the last three leg
islatures. his vote will turn the scale
on the Free Pass Bribery and such
bills. II the clique who are run
ming Knott were honest they would
let him answer the questions. THIS
new dodge about the senatorship
will n 1t succeed. You cannot catch
old birds with chat. The people OF
this county have been fooled too of
ten, and it is time We we're learning
some sense. The same gang who
are running Knott beat Ike Strider
in Martinsburg two years ago, and
the same gang tried to defeat Beck
with after he was nominated; they
did defeat y. e. Butler who was the
regular nominee; they are the men
who nominated Duckwall, and it is
this same crowd that defeated
Judges johnson ana Woou.
do sincerely hope that the true
Democrats of this County will take
the bit in their teeth, and when they
90 to vote. fix their own tickets. and
give a cold shoulder to the strikers
who undertake to tell better men how
they shall vote. and how they shall
not vote. -
You have done good work, and the
people will endorse you by defeating
Knott even although the would be
great men are trying to run Jetier-
son County have not courage enough
to take your part when You are all
sent. A JAcKsoNIAN DEMOCRAT.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

The writer studied the tariff ques-
tion more than 4 quarter of a cen
fury ago; he knows that protection
is a swindle; he knows that if this
subject was understood by the body
of the people Cleveland would get
ali the votes except the few who, by
reason of protection, have an advan-
tage over their neighOors. Know
ing this, can the writer support q
protectionist for Congress? Sup
pose, after his nomination it be dis
covered that Il nominee is going TO
vote for protection; shall this paper
support him? If = man gets his
nomination by flying false flag; if
be gets the nomination by fraud, by
deception, by protesting himself one
way when he is the other way, shall
we advise our readers to elect him.
Shall we advise the people to elect
man who proposes to do exactly
what they do not want done? We
ask thoughtful men to answer this
question.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

This paper has had much to con-
tend with. There is a powerful
clique growing fat on secret prac-
tees which are fatal to the common
welfare. When it was found that
the DEMOCRAT could not he bull
dozed nor bribed, every striker for
the clique commenced to hound 1t
down; no falsehood was too absurd
to be echoed by busy tongues, and
no Islander was too vile to be pub
lished by the organs of the Ring.
There was 4 deep laid and cunning
" managed conspiracy, engineered
by shrewd and unscrupulSus men,
in every part of the State to per-
suade the unthinking multitude
that in some mysterious way, which
nobody pretended to explain, this
paper would force, compel, coerce
the people into voting against their
own interests. For the first time in
the history of the civilized world a
hue and cry was raised against one
man, without office, without per-
sonal power, without money and
without millionaire friends, be-
cause he proposed Il public discus
sion of public questions. For the
first time in history the masses were
told that Il journal was dangerous
because it proposed to publish what
other papers suppressed;-even al
though it opened its columns to any
one and every one who disagreed
with it. The CLIQUE bounding this
paper avoided discussion, but went
around whispering infamous sland-
ers, while the other papers ulu all
they could to misrepresnt us and
excite a popular prejudice against
this journal The result has been
that all the well meaning fools in
the State regard the DEMOCRAT as a
mysterious and dangerous machine,
while timid politicians stand aloof
and lack manliness to give public
endorsement to the only paper that
makes a bold, self-sacrificing fight
for the unorganized masses. One of
two things must happen: the PEG
pie, regardless of party lines, will
rally to the support of papers like
this, or else the people will surren-
der to the money power and lose the
spirit of resistance
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

We beseech the people to remem
Der that they themselves furnish all
the money railroad managers spend
to control politics.
We beseech the people to remem
Der that those who piunder them
hire men to raise hue and cry so
as to prevent intelligent voting.
There are many stimulated by re-
ward to talk against the truths we
publish and no one has personal
profit to talk in their favor
Many men make money by fool
ing the unorganized masses; no one
can gain penny by fighting their
battle.
We beseech thoughtful citizens
not to be misled by noise which is
made by the stool-pidgeons of de-
signing men, and made for the sole
purpose of preventing intelligent
voting.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02


The writer has studied certain
subjects ofpublic interest and knows
more about them than persons who
have not studied them. Is his pa
per to be silent? Shall he suppress
the truth? Shall he refuse TO pub
lish the facts for fear the people viii
become disgnsted, not with the Dem
ocratic party. but with a gang oil
scheming, unscrupulous, treacher-
Gus politicians who betray the mass
es to retain office, and who are false
to every principle protested by the
party? ahi tia
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

We do know that syndicate OF
railroad managers are plundering
the people Of this State. We do
know that they are determined to
prevent legislation which would give
the public some protection. A few
men are becoming fabulously rich
and the body of the people are grow
ing poorer Formerly wealth was
distributed; it is now being concen-
trated in a few hands. Having
studied this subject thoroughly, we
do know that the most important
measures to come before the next
Legislature will be the bill to pre-
vent the railroads from discrlmlna-
ting between local shippers and the
bill To prohibit the free pass bribery.
We have been arguing for this leg
islation ever since 1872. The body
of the people are virtually unani e
nous for it, and yet these bills are
defeated in every Legislature; the
railroad lobby is stronger than the
public will. 1t is known 10 MS that
the railroad lobby expect these bills
to pass the House, but they calcu-
late on defeating them in the Senate.
The body of voters are so anxious
to have these laws enacted that Il
majority of the men nominated by
both parties for the House of Dele
gates are likely TO vote on the side
of the people. 1t is different with
the Senate Senators, representing
three or more counties and holding
office four years, are farther removed
from popular pressure. The vote in
the Senate will be close 1t is Il
smaller body, and more easily con-
trolled. We understand the situa
ton as well, if not better than any
man in the State. We make it our
business to fud out what is going
ON, and friends in all parts of the
State write us the facts because they
wish to help the good work we are
doing. Knowing the situation as
we do; knowing now important it is
to our people that these laws should
be passed, 1--WE firmly believe they
will be worth at once $40, 0O0,O 900 to
West Virginia. shall we support a
man who will vote against them?
Shall we advise our readers to elect
q man whose vote will defeat these
laws? We ask thoughtful Demo
Gratis to answer this question.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

The public a;e accustomed to pa
pers edited by men who have no
opinions and less convictions. The
average village newspaper is a ma
chine to make money. and subordi-
mates everything to profit; 1t will
support millionaire politicians and,
for the paltry pay Of a free pass,
suppress what railroad managers
wish kept from the people; it the
editor has sister, brother or son
pensioned on the Federal Treasury,
he has no politics except to continue
in office the politician WHO has given
him an appointment; the average
village editor values his paper sim
Div as an instrument to levy toll on
whoever wishes to reach the public
ear. and it never occurs to him to
lead opinion with an eye single TO
the general welfare. Sometimes the
editor is narrow minded, ignorant.
Cand being ignorant-conceited) ma
lignant and gangrened with envy.
Such a man labOrs under the delus-
ion that the more intelligent and
respectable part of the community
is pleased with coarse vulgarity, and
that the popular judgment is affect
ell by his utilization of gentlemen
who refuse to pay blackmail A
community long accustomed to such
papers is slow to comprehend that
departure in journalism inaugurated
by the DEMOCRAT. The community
is slow to realize that they have, at
last, paper which understands
public questions fully as well as any
Senator or member of the House,
and is edited with no object except
to promote intelligent voting.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

There is a clique of managing
politicians IN this county who eX
pect to bulldoze our people into vot-
ing for Knott simply because he is
a nominee. Actions speak louder
than words. Mr.. Knots refusal to
say how he will vote on the tree-pass
bribery and on the bill to prevent
railroad determinations, has notified
our people that he intends to side
with thevrailroad lobby. We know
whereof we speak when We say that
Mr.. Knott has been told that more
than 100 of the most intelligent and
truest Democrats in this county
have declared their purpose to
scratch his name off their ballots
unless he answers how he will vote
on the bills referred to. He refuses
to answer. The railroad lobby is
unit for him. We are bound to be-
lieve that he has an understanding
with the lobby that he viii vote as
be is told to vote. We firmly be-
lieve that, if his vote is necessary
to defeat the bills referred to, the
railroad lobby will get it. And,
under the circumstances, Mr.. Knott
will be justified in voting with the
railroad lobby because, if elected,
he will be elected by people who
have full notice Of how he intends
to vote.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02
We hare nropounded 10 Nd. Chas.

We have propounded to Mr.. Chas.
IL. Knott certain interrOgatories IN
the interest of the people, which he
has refused To answer. We now
publish a full exposure Of his treaeh-
ery to the Democratic party. Let
the Democracy Of the District read
and ponder the facts long known to
exist, but now for the first time
proved conelusively upon Mr. Knott.
The DEMOCRAT desires its patrons
To see that its course is not factious,
out conscientious and upright, and
that its opposition to Mr.. Knott is
based upon full knowledge Of his
treachery to the party. Although
reluctant TO expose him, his treaeh-
cry to the party has compelled this
course.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02
ONLY THREE DAYS BEFORE THE
ELECTION.

We verify believe that if Cleveland
is defeated, two years hence, there
will be an uprising of the people
against the swindle of protection,
which will compel both Houses Of
Congress to wipe out every vesti9e
of the swindle; or else there will be
Il revolution.
At this date, (Oct. 81 J New York,
Ind. and West Va. are safe for Cleye-
land, but we cannot tell what the
money power may accomplish with
in the next few days. The betting
in New York is $3.50 To 500 that
Cleveland will be elected. The best
opinion is that New York city will
give Il larger majority than ever,
and that the majority in the State
will be $4,000.
Our advicessindicate that Clcvo-
lands majority in West Virginia
will be 5000. If the people of JEFF
ferson are wise, Cleveland's majority
in this county will be 1000. So let
it be. We have done what we could
to persuade the people to vote
against the swindle of protection
We should give large vote so as to
preserve our influence in the State
Convention
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02
THOUGHTS OF JEFFERSON
Maxims Scattered Through His Works.

The people are the only censors
of their governors, and even their
errors will tend to keep these to the
true principles of their institutions.
The cement Of this Union is in the
heart-blood of every American. |
do not believe there is on earth q
government established on so i'm
movable basis.
Educate and inform the whole
mass of the people Enable them
to see that it is their interest to pre-
serve peace and order, and they will
preserve them.
/ profess so much Of the Roman
principle rs to deem it honorable
for the General of yesterday to act
rs corporal to day, if his services
can be useful to his country.
This formidable censor of the
public functionaries, by arraigning
them at the tribunal of public opin-
ion, produces reform peacably,
which must otherwise be done by
revolution.
Were it left to Inc to decide
whether we should have Govern
ment without newspapers, or news
papers without Il Government, |
should not hesitate moment u
prefer the latter.
He who is now against domestic
manufacture must he for reducing
us either to dependence on Eng
land or to be clothed in skins and
to live Ike wild beasts in dens and
caverns.
Whenever any one State in the
American Union refuses obedience to
the confederation by which they
have bound themselves, the rest
have Il natural right to compel them
to obedience.
The way to have good govern
ment and safe government is not to
trust it all to one, hut to divide it
among the many, distributing TO
every one exactly the functions he is
competent to.
Ny earnest wish is to see the re-
publican element of popular control
pushed TO the maximum of its prac
ticablc exercise. / shall then he
heve that our Government may be
pure and perpetual.
1t is our business to manufacture
for ourselves whatever we can, to
keep our markets open for what we
can spare or want, and the less we
have to do with the antilles or emf
ties of Europe the better.
believe this the strongest gov
eminent on earth; the only one where
every man at the call Of the laws
would fly to the standard Of the law.
and meet invasions OF the public or
der as his own personal concern.
The New England townships are
the vital principle of their Govern
ments and have proved themselves
the wisest invention ever devised by
man for the perfect exercise Of self
govcrnmentand for its preservation.
Nothing is so important as that
America shall separate herself from
the systems of Europe and establish
one of our own. Our circumstances,
our pursuits, our interests are dis
tinct; the principles of our policy
should be also.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

Millionaire manufacturers like
Carnegie had better accept the mod
crate reduction offered by the con-
sentative men ofthe Democratic par
ty.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-11-02

This paper was established TO
preach sound. Democratic doctrine.
Shall it support candidates who are
against that doctrines