Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-07-14
THE MARTINsBURG HERALD, SATURDAY
POLITICAL NEWS.

In an interview at Pittsburg Sem,
ator Sherman said he would take
che stump in Ohio and Indiana for
Harrison and Morton.
Judge Handy, OF Lackawanna
County, Pa, who has always been a
Democrat, comes out in opposition
TO the party's Free-trade attitude.
Democrats joined Republicans in
decorating their establishments for
the grand ratification meeting at
Riverside, CAL, in honor Of the Chi.
cago nominees.
Hon. Orange Noble, Democratic
candidate for State treasurer of
Pennsylvania in 1882, explains that
as Protectionist he must support
the Republican national ticket.
Mr.. Clarkson, temporary chairman
of the National Republican Commit.
tee, was in consultation with Gener.
al Harrison on Saturday regarding
campaign affairs.
The Republican National Commit.
tee organized in New York by the
election of Senator Quay, of Penn.
sylvauia, for chairman and State
Senator j. Sloat Fassett, of New
York, secretary.
Editor Dana advises the Demo.
Gratis to keep an eye on West Vir.
ginia, where majoriGies have dwin.
died from $4,000 to less than 1000.
West Virginia ought to be safely
Republican this time.
vINCENNEs, IND, July S--One OF
the unique political events of the
summer transpired here last eve
ming. A club composed of Republi-
can young ladies drove out into the
country in carriages and cut down a
tree nearly 100 feet high, trimmed
off the limbs and dragged it to town
wit b horses and chains. Last eve
ming with appropriate ceremonies,
the ladies' raised the Republican
pole, aud from its masthead streams
a Harrison and Morton banner and
an American flag.
An old topper, comic paper or a
Kentucky politician cries ont that
the Republican party is for Stree
whiskey." Whereupon, even the ru
raj journals of Virginia and North
Carolina, whose editors clamor fol
repeal of internal revenue, take ur
the shout and repeat it as bit oil
smartness. The sober and well.in
formed Democratic papers remind
these clamorous persons that they
are making indecent exposure OF
their minds. The Republicans de-
sire that the government shall re-
lease the real war taxes, as far as
possible, and turn them over to the
states to do as they please with them
In other words, as has been well
said, the Republicans propose fol-
the government to "gO out of the
whiskey business"
Speaker Carlisle, Gov. Hill, May.
or Hewett, and the other distinguish.
ed dissemblers who are attempting
to make the people Of this state be.
lieve that Democracy has nothing to
do with free trade, are reminded OF
an interesting incident of the tariff
debate. Mr.. McComas, a Republi-
can speaker, paused for reply to
this incisive question: "Has any
friend of this bill in this debate ut.
tered one sentence in favor of the
American tariff system, which dis
eliminates in favor Of the home pro-
Queer and laborer 7" This question
contained the very core OF the con.
troversy between protectionists and
free traders. The Republicans for.
mally yielded the floor for a reply.
and Lis challenge was accepted
promptly. "No," cried Mr.. Hooker,
of Mississippi, one of the most influ.
entail Democratic members, " there
was no one, and you will not hear
any Democrat utter one."-Ne,c
York Tribune. ta