Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-10
1T is A STAMPEDE.


into the prOtectiOnist lines has be-
come a stampede. We give the
following list, which we compile
from our exchanges, as a sample Of
the drift of the political current.
Ex.Representative Henley, of
California, who was a Democratic
member of the Forty-eighth and
FOrty-ninth Congresses, and who
has always been a Democrat, has
written to Representative Morrow,
of his state, saying that he has
concluded to support the Republi-
can ticket. He gives as reason
that the Democracy has espoused
free trade; that its present policy
will prove ruinOus to the interests
of the Pacific Coast. He predicts
that California will go Republican
by a much more decided majority
than Oregon.
William @. Van Alstyne, Demo
cratic ex.mayor of Troy, n. Y,
says: "Shall not vote for Cleve'
land and Thurman. | do not like
the platform they stand on-the
free trade platform. / wrote to
Mr.. Morton, cOngratulating him on
the result of the Chicago conven-
ton, and assuring him that | shall
cast my first Republican cleo
toral vote for Harrison and Nor
TOM
Orville b. Terwilliger, of Amster.
dam, n. Y, a Democrat of high
character and honesty, announces
his intention to vote for Harrison,
and says: 81 don't propose to work
against my bread and butter" The
Amsterdam Democrat says the Fort
| PLAN "woods are full" of such Dem
Ocrats.
Hon. Henry Clay Condo, of st.
| Louis, a prominent and influential
Democrat, Will do his best to beat
Cleveland.
The Sun, a Democratic paper OF
Bradford, Pa, has come out for
Harrison and protection. 1t can
not go free trade.
James McMullen, secretary of
the Kings county, n. Y, Labor
committee, has resigned, and will
support Harrison and Morton.
The editor OF the Cambridge
| Mass NeCs, who has voted the
Democratic ticket for SO years, can
not stand free trade, and will vote
| for Harrison and Morton this year.
Gen. George w. Jones, of Du-
buque, Ia, ext. S. senator from
Missouri and Iowa, and one of the
strongest supporters ofthe Demo
cratic party In the northwest, has
announced his support Of Harrison.
In less than an hour after he was
nominated, twenty.three D em o.
Gratis of Huntington, Ind, by ac'
| tual count, we're wearing Harrison
badges. They, and others, still
wear them, and swear they will
stand by him to the end.
DR.. j. L. Farwood, mayor of
Chester, Pa, the leader Of the De.
mocracy of his county for the past
twenty years, has declared for the
Republican national ticket. Joseph
Messich and Peter Mundy, DEMO
cratic manufacturers OF the same
city, employing many hands, are
also for the protection candidates.
Congressman Brewer, of North
Carolina, declares the Democracy
of his state repudiate free trade
and that the manufacturers will
give HARRISON and Morton the cleo
loral vote by at least 10000 ma
iOrity.
William O. DeVay, president OF
the Indiana Paper company. at In
dianapOlis, and a lifelong Demo-
crat, declares for Harrison and
Morton and predicts 10000 ma
iority for the Republican ticket IN
the HoOsier state.
Richard w. English, of Buffalo,
the Democratic city auditor when
Cleveland was mayor, has declared
for Harrison and Morton. lie
predicts a big Republican MAORI
ty in New York.
CharlesJ. Bonaparte, who led the
mugwump element IN Maryland
for Cleveland four years ago,
has declared his intention to sup
port Harrison and Morton.
Andrew SiebOld, vice president
of the "Old Roman" club at COlum-
bus, foreman for Rilborn 4 Jacobs,
has declared for Harrison and pro
lection to American labor.
Jefferson county, o., reports the
formation of a Harrison and Nor
ton club composed exclusively of
former Democrats. The flock mas
tiers are going for Harrison by the
wholesale.
Henry L. Fish, a lifelong DEM
ocrat and former mayor Of ROches'
ter, n. Y, has dropped the heavy
load OF Cleveland and supports
Harrison.
The Philadelphia North American
says that in making up the account
of political chances this year the
balance is immense on the side OF
Harrison.
Hon, John &. DOwnoy, ex-goyern-
or of California, Is out for Harrison
and Morton. lie says Cleveland
is not fit to be governor OF an Aus
tralian colony.
Joseph Barblere, an ex.Confed-
crate colonel, Of Doylestown, Pa,
is out for Harrison, and will stump
for the Republican ticket.
A prominent Massachusetts, Dem
ocrat who had been visiting the IN
terror Of Now York state, says he
is astonished at the number of Dem.
ocrats who are deserving the Oleve'
land ticket. He thinks that it Is
due to Cleyelaud's unpopularity
where he Is we'll known rather than
to his free trade policy.
A citizen of ElizabethtOwn, n.
T., writes "Tms is not a manu-.
featuring town, but nearly every
man il a proteGtionist. Last week
many, farmers sold their wool I'M
washed for 90 cents. Last year
they received 40 and Al cents per
pound. a number of Democrats
are known who will change their
yDt3s this year"
Ir;ftoon nnmoornt4 of the town of