Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-24
ORIGINAL AND BORROWED.

November
There is one certain thing about
this Trust discussion. The cOun-
try does not trust the Democratic
party.
We publish some blood letting
extracts from the Toledo Blade. 1t
Is a splendid paper for the cam
paign.
If Old England had as much to
say about who shall be our next
President as New England has,
General Harrison might feel blue.
England is free trade country,
vet she has a trust which controls
the output and price of all the tin
mined in the country. Is the tar
in chargeable with trustsf
The London Times declares that
Englishmen are more interested in
the Presidential campaign in Amer
lea than in any of their home issues.
Why, if it is not a tree trade ISSUE
The Democratic campaign COM
mittee is composed of ten men,
beers, seven of which are officers OF
railway corporations, representing
thirty of the leading lines OF the
country.
If wool is higher in price when
it is on the free list, as the free
traders claim, why are they alleg-
ing that to take off the duty will
enable manufacturers to buy 1t
cheaper?
"Daniel, they say Civil Service
Reform under my administration is
a farce. is that truel p
dwell, sire, I don't think Mr..
Curtis regards it so. He assured
me that it was more of a tragedy,
and somehow OF other as literary
man think lie must know
Tn c Democratic situation in
North Carolina is becoming desPer-
ate. The chairman of the state
Democratic committee says there
exists "dsOrganizatiOn, indifer-
ence and discomfort IN the Demo
cratic party to an alarming extent"
and makes that the basis of a fran
tic appeal for money.
The Mills bill like all free trade
arguments, is fuIl OF discrepancies.
one of the greatest is that while 1t
pretends to reduce the revenue
from duties it will increase the rev.
enue by stimulating imports until
Americans get so pOverty-stncken
from want of work and reduced
wages that they wont be able to
import anything.
The Mills bill has not yet become
law, but these rampant tree trad
ers are threatening to enact legis-
Iation in future that will involve a
total repeal of the protective tariff.
The country should be warned in
time. The salvation Of its indus
trial interests can only be compass
ed by complete rout of the De-
mOcracy in November.
The attempt of our Democratic
friends to prove that the consumer
paws the duty or in plain English,
that the importer adds the duty to
the price in our market, is, to say
the least, transparent sophistry.
On the same principle the Western
farmers who send their produce to
an Eastern market make the buy
ers pay the cost of freight in addI-
ton to the market price.
Henry WattersOn said braggart-
~ aud insOlently short time be-
fore the st. Louis COnven tiOn:
'The Democrat who Is not a free
trader should 90 elsewhere" They
have taken him at his word and
are going by the thousands
into the Republican ranks. Henry
is astOnished and grleved at the
Cailure Of his little bluff. BY and
by he'll come over to the Republi-
can party himself. lie will be
welcomed and giyen-a back seat.
The Chicago Inter. ocean every
day gets some hard ticks on the
Democratic party. 1t cuts to the
bone, like the old slave holder
Democrats lash on nigger's back.
It says that the kick OF Cleveland's
free trade gun has shaken the
bones OF the entire Democratic par
ty. Even down in Tennessee the
orators are busy explaining to vO-
ters that Democracy believes in
protection to American industries,
and they point to sugar, and rice,
and marble, ETC., to prove their as
sertiOHs.
We wonder now whether Genl.
James A. Walker was really CON-
mander of the "Stonewall' brigade
made so famous by Jackson He
was heralded as such when can
wasting the state for Democracy.
lie received tremendous ovation
in our county court house some
years ago, and has been a regular
canvasser ever since. Now he says
he cannot stand Growers free trade
message: that Virginia interests
.kootsoo aud fhof no