Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-10-13
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A correspondent or tEe 1tEalJ
Journal writes from Coeymans, n.
Y: "There is much dissatisfaction
among the Democrats here shout
Cleveland. There are twelve Demo
Gratis IN this town who will vote for
Harrison and i've Republicans who
voted for Cleveland in 1884 who viii
vote this year for Harrison, and be-
fore election day there will be more
Democrats that will vote for protec-
ton. had talk with IN engineer
of the Wes5 Shore Railroad the 9th
err day and he says that he has had q
good many Of the engineers sno oel-
er employees on the road tell him that
they were going TO vote this fsll for
Harrison. They have always been
Democrats, but can't 60 free trade. !"
A log cabin one hundred and two
years old has been presented to the
Harrison and Morton Clue Of Birds
boro', Pa, by George Brooke, Birds
boro's only millionaire. IL vas asea
as a rendezvous by the supporters OF
the elder Harrison, and stood two
miles below the present borough
In st. Clair county, Illinois, quite
q number Of Democrats have come
out for Harrison. Among them ere
Henry Bevirt and his brother Heze-
kiah, old soldiers and lifelong DEM
ocrats. Both are opposed to Cieve-
land on account of his pension We
toes. J. w. Sefirt, liveryman, and
his two sons, always Democrats, will
vote for Harrison on the tariff issue.
Secretary Whitney's threatened
donation Of 100000 to the campaign
fund is alleged to have been "provi-
sional." Well, the gubernatorial
nomination has slipped by bin.
Now, what are the other provisions,
and viii they be fulfilled?
While Mr.. Cleveland. to make way
for party hacks, is removing efficient
railway clerks for offensive partisan
ship" he is not making any remov-
ais IOr lDcoinpeOehcy'
The are assessing the carriers and
other postoffice officials in Pittsburg
four per cent. ON their salaries. The
postmaster says the carriers have a
right to give if they care to.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says
there are fifteen thousand travelling
men living in Chicago and vicinity,
and that fourteen thousand of them
will vote the Republican ticket pro-
ided'they can get up to the polls.
James Swift, prominent farmer
near Bloomingvil,e, Ind, and his son,
John Swift, have forsaken the Demo
cratic party and viii vote for Harri-
son. Mr.. Swift thinks there are
more than enough with him to make
Indiana safe.
John s. Defarges, late Democratic
chairman of King William county,
Virginia, has come out boldly for
Harrison and protection.
The Hon. r. III. Ives, editor Of the
Democratic Pierce County p,cin
dealer, Prescott, Wis, voted for
Grover in 1884, but will not repeat
the dose.
The Hon. j. Brant, for years the
leading Democrat of Greenfield town
ship, Ohio, viii vote for Harrison.
Mr.. Brant is an extensive wool-grow-
err, and has recently removed to
Kansas.
The leading spirits and earnest
workers in the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union in Iowa are OPP
posed to The third party movement.
They oppose partisan prohibition
first, last and all the time.
Joseph Wagner, Of Clean, N. Y,
a lifelong Democrat, celebrated his
political regeneration by having an
enthusiastic Republican pole-raising
on his farm the other evening.
Mr.. Blaine was literally overrun
with requests from prominent men
who saw him in New York on Satur-
day and Sunday, asking him to in
clude their districts in his tour out
West.
Mr.. Harry Anderson, who is con-
nected with the largest pottery man
ufactory in Trenton, N. j., is among
the last converts to announce him
self for Harrison and protection.
Governor Foraker says the Repub-
lican majority in Ohio will be sixty
thousand, TIC largest Since the wal.
at will be tidal wave," says Gov
ernor Foraker.
1t is worthy of note that Col. La
mont and the cold wave arrived at
the same time, and that when the as
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