Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-09-14
A Letter From the Far West.
DARLINGTON, /. r.,

Shepherdstown Register.-With the
weekly visitations of the REGISTER,
the Statesman and the Spirit Of Jefferson,
and occasional glimpses of the Wheel
| ing papers, | have been enabled to
keep up with current events at home.
When speak of home, you and my
| friends of Jefferson know that your
county and your people are included,
| for nowhere has more kindness been
shown me than by the loyal, warm
hearted people of Berkeley's next door
neighbor. Our language though rich
and wild, is yet too poor to supply
words adequate to express my appre-
citation, nor does the vernacular of
our red brother contain a word which
would in any way furnish a proper
sound with regard to my feelings of
gratitude.
Now that our State, congressional
district and county (both Berkeley
and Jefferson's) ticket is completed,
| fail to note single name to which
exceptions may be taken, not candi-
| date but what should draw out the
full strength of our party vote. That
circling victory will eventually settle
upon the Democratic banner there
can be no doubt. Never since the old
days of Wings and Democrats have
party lines been more clearly drawn
on vital and living issues than they
are now; and never have the people
generally been so well informed and
so eager to be informed as they are
now. With cooperative societies on
every hand, assemblies of Knights of
Labor in every town, brotherhoods of
earnest workers all around us, oranges
in every hamlet, with all these engines
of strength of intellect and of COM
mon sense working, studying and
learning night and day, the time has
passed when few adroit manipula-
tors of politics could cajole the peo-
pie, and lead them by the nose. The
people now think and act for them
selves. and as a Democrat | rejoice
that this has come to pass.
1t means that the freemen Of this
land will continue to be free and no
longer permit 100000 of our people
to be bound and shackled for the ben
eft of 100000 monOpolists and their
henchmen 1t means that the labor
ING man will do all in his power to
promote trade with other people of
the globe, so that our factories VIII
not shut down on account OF over pro-
duction, but shall whirl on night and
day in supplying the South American
trade, the Mexican trade and even
the European trade. Then laborlng
men will be in demand, and the labor
ing man, the man of muscle and sinew,
be enabled to reap proper remunera-
ton for his services.
1t means that the farmer will no
longer be compelled to sell in the
cheapest markets and buy in the dear
est.
1t means that the manufacturer
when he can get his raw material as
cheap as the manufacturers of Europe
can, will seek wider market for his
products, and with American perse
verance and pluck, our manufactures
will find ready sale where now they
are unknown, our vessels will once
more chase competition from the
oceans, our flag will once more be
welcomed in every port, our people
will once more prosper and the home
of the laboring man will be home
sweet home" in the highest sense of
the word.
There is only one thing that may
prevent the full fruition of our hopes
| and that is OVER CONFIDENCE!
Cur enemy is strong, vigorous and
| determined and must be watched at
every point. Strong counties like
! jefferson should not become careless,
YOUR county ticket is safe, and know
! ing it to be so, some may carelessly
refrain from voting. Guard against
this-a few stay at homes" may
change the result in the State at large.
Aye! it may change the result with
regard to the electoral college. Let
every Democrat feel that not only
county, but that State and national
results depend upon his work and his
vote, then let him on the day of cleo
ton LAY down his shovel and his
hoe" desert his Office or shop and
vote the Democratic ticket. Acting
thus his voice will have better ring
of gladness in it as he joins in the
acclaim of victory, which will tell the
world that Democratic supremacy is
assured. Il. j. SIMPSON.