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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06

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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14
CLEANED FROM TIE MALLS.

Gen. William Terry Of Wytheville was re-
turning from Grsyson county court, about
o'clock on the night of September 9th, in q
buggy, in company with J. W. Caldwell, and
they attempted to cross Reeds creek, near
Wytheville, which was high. The buggy was
swept down the stream and Gen. Terry was
drowned. His body was found last Saturday
a mile below the ford. He was during the war
Colonel OF the 4th Va. infantry and afterwards
General of the Stonewall Brigade, and receiv-
ed many wounds. After the war he was elected
to Congress in 1870 and again in 1874. He had
also represented his county in the legislature.
He was sixty-four years of age, and native of
Amherst. He was brave and skilful soldier,
a faithful and able representative, and true
and honorable man.
The Virginia Midland Railway Co. has paid
the following damages to those injured at the
''Fat Nancy trestle" disaster-Prof. E. l..
Barber of Lexington, $4,000; W. N. Parrott,
j. S. Walthall and Jno. @. West, railway
postal clerks, $4,000 each; Wishart Hunter,
5000. The damages of ]. Langlow of Canada
cannot be agreed on and he will bring suit.
Gen. Horace S. Eldridge, Superintendent of
lions cooperative store at Salt Lake City,
and who was appointed Brigadier- General of
Brigham Young's militia, died last week, hay
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14
TOTTERING TO ITS FALL.

All signs point to the complete surren-
der of the Republican party. 1t has no
policy which it can call its own, save high
taxes-no policy that will float.
The past week has shown that Cleveland
stands head and shoulders above 1t, and
it bows to his mandates with many a
grim aces, but down to the earth for all
that.
Cleveland sent in his message demand
ing law giving him authority to reta-
late on Great Britain, by cutting off Can
adam transportation through U. S. terri
tory, by rail and canal. The Republican
members of the House spent hours in
abusing him and denouncing his demand,
and then to q man roted TO qive him the au
thorsty he demanded. The vote stood ia
to 4.
1t being reported that China had reject
ed the treaty ratified by the United States.
the Democrats of the House introduced a
bill to rigidly exclude all Chinese from the
United States. The Republicans to man
had to support it. La the Senate they made
feeble remonstrance, but in the end had
to vote for it, almost to man.
James e.. Blaine announced that Trusts
swere private concerns" that cannot be
interfered with. Cleveland came out in
his letter of acceptance, saying they should
be interfered with. Whereupon Senator
Sherman instantly reported bill in tn 9
Senate providing for interfering with
them, and furnishing those who operate
them.
The Republican party has become sort
of football for Cleveland to kick aboat,
and it's weight is so light that he picks it
up and deliberately places it In the direc-
ton he wants to kick it.
The Democratic party of the country
seems not only to have coffined the remains
of the G. o. P, but TO have screwed down
the lid and sat On it..
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14

ington convention resembled the StauntO1
convention that nominated Mr.. Yost in
1885, Self preservation is as potent in
politics as in other affairs of life, and
Blaine cannot afford to let Malone and
his friends live politically, much less live
and smack their lips over the luscious
fruits of victory.
While the Old Guard have very little to
thank the Yost majority for, the Demo
Gratis of the 10th district owe them some
thing. They have given us clean candi-
date; candidate who is fully able to
present his side of the Tariff question IN
respectable discussion. ard a candidate
who conscientiously believes in and will
I advocate the highest tariff taxation Of the
| people. If any men want not only the
present High Tariff taxation, but an in
| crease, and enough of them will vote for
Mr.. Yost to elect him, they can get it, and
enough of it to blister their financial
| backs. There is one thing about Mr..
Yost that recommends him-you know
where to find him; he believes in high
tariff taxation as beneficial and is not
afraid to say So. If the farmers and work
! ingmen want to be taxed more than they
are now, for the benefit of certain other
men and interests that Mr.. Yost will
name as he goes along, then he is their
man. If they want lower taxation on
! everything they wear and use, for the ben.
eft of themselves and their wives and
children, which Mr. Tucker will explain as
he goes along then Mr.. IL. st. Geo. Tucker
| is their man.
And now let the race begin-though we
shall miss the familiar faces of the 'Old
| Guard" in the melee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14
MR.. CtETELAND'S LETTER OF
ACCEPTA NOE.


We give in supplement this morning
President Cleveland's letter accepting the
Democratic nomination. 1t is full of that
high, practical common sense that charac-
terizes him. He has way of putting in
words the thoughts of the common sense
minds of the country. For instance these
words of his have been passing through the
minds of the workingmen of the land ever
since the exposition of the system of high
ly protected employers importing Hunga-
rian, Polish, Russian and Austrian cheap
labor was exposed by the Investigations of
the Congressional Committee last month:
Il am constrained to express the opinion
that while the interests of labor should be al
ways sedulously regarded in any modification
of our tariff laws, additional and more direct
and efficient protection to these interests
would be afforded by the restriction and pro-
hibition of immigration Or the Importation of
laborers from other countries, who swarm up
on our shores, having no purpose or intent of
becoming our fellow citizens, or of acquiring
any permanent interest in our country. but
who crowd every field of employment with IN
intelligent labor at wages which ought not to
satisfy those who make claim to American
citizenship.
How true this description of that impor-
ted cheap labor which has no skill; is used
as makeshift by the manufacturers, and
which works for wages which sought not
to satisfy those who make claim to Anne
rican citizenship" Cleveland may not
wear the workineman's cap on his head,
hy,f Sra1 ,E khak h. rlr.x
man IS thoughts. No high tariff can help
American labor as long as cheaper labor
can be imported.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14
PAUPER LABOR AND AMERE
CAN LABOR.

If we can keep the Pauper Labor Of Eu-
rope at it's home, the American working
man can beat it on its own dung hill
every time.
Give him untaxed raw material and he
can fight the world The United States has
the biggest cotton mills in the world with
more operatives, and sells to China 49,
900, 900 yards of cotton cloth annually,
though she completes with the ''pauper
labor'' of England in the Chinese markets.
Besides this we export 204 100000 yards
of cotton cloth to foreign countries which
England completes for.
Raw hides are admitted to the United
States free of tax. The United States ha 9
the biggest shoe factories IN the world
whole towns, like Lynn, Mass. making
shoes-and sells shoes in Europe, China,
and 10 South America, though she there
completes with the ':pauper labor" of Eng
land, France and Germany.
The United States sells plows, machine.
~, furniture, cotton cloth, farming imple-
ments, &C., all through Mexico, South
America and Russia in full competition
with "pauper labor" Make wool free an
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14
4 CYCLONE THAT BLEW THE
WRONG WAY.

When Mr.. Chauncey M. Depew of New
York, the railroad magnate of national
fame, was candidate for the Republican
nomination at Chicago last June, he, in an
interview with reporter before the con-
vention met, gave his views of his own
availability. In it he said:
The tariff may prove cyclone this year. I
am naturally brought into close relations with
the workingmen of New York, Connecticut,
and New Jersey, and it looks as if they were
likely to be stampeded with fear of free trade
and a consequent reduction of their wages. If
that cyclone blows, it blows in my favor, but
of course the Democrats may be able to ex-
plain away all fears before the November cleo
ton. You can do good deal in four months,
but if the cyclone of fear is stronger than the
hurricane of Democratic eloquence, I can
carry every State hitherto Republican by a
good majority.
That was the programme; the fears of
the workingmen were to be worked upon
and stampede produced by the Cry of
''free trade" It was based on the old
Bourbon, aristocratic idea that work.
ingman is mere machine. which
moves all day and goes to sleep at
night; that he never reads anything and
never knows anything but what he is told.
Unhappily for this programme. the work
ingman of this day is not that sort of man;
he has his newspapers, his organs of the
union or order to which he belongs. and
at the meetings of those orders he dis
cusses matters as thoroughly as the
politician does. He has his own opinions,
and the cry Of ''free trade" no more
frightens him than does the claim that
High Tariff Taxation makes high wages,
deceive him. A very good illustration of
this was given at the annual session Of the
Michigan State Assembly of Knights of
Labor. held at Detroit, the other day.
Circulars had been sent out preparatory
to the session. requesting an expression of
views from the Local Assemblies consti-
tuting it, on the tariff. Replies were re-
ceived from A Local Assemblies. of which
20 favored tariff reform as proposed in the
Mills Bill, s favored the present High
Tariff, and favored free trade-about
three to one in favor of the Mills Bill over
either High Tariff or Free Trade. So 1t
appears that Mr.. Depew's cyclone is blow
ing out at the breech with mortal injury
to the High Tariff platform of the party
to which he offered himself. but by which
he was declined in favor Of Wong LIE
Harrison of Indiana.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14
The dwelling Day.

The Winchester Light Infantry, Capt.
Mutton in command, will leave on the Oath
for Staunton, arriving that evening. On
the same train will be the Anderson
Guard of Woodstock, Capt. J. G. Baker
commanding. Both companies will be
guests of the Staunton Artillery.
The Richmond l.. I. Blues and Rich
mond Howitzers will arrive Tuesday
morning, Sept. 25th. Both companies will
be the guests of the Jackson Rifles.
The Baltimore Light Artillery, Z. S. A,
R. j. Stinson, President, will arrive Mon
day night, Sept. oath.
Badges of satin ribbon, with Confed-
crate battle flag printed thereon, in colors.
and suitable inscription, are for sale at
the Staunton stores, at 25 cents each.
This morning at 10 O'Clock, eight of
Byers tremendous Clydesdale horses will
commence hauling the monument and
granite bases from the G. & y. Depot to
the cemetery, on regular stone carrier
brought from Baltimore for the purpose.
Messrs. Ed. I. Jones. T. J. Crowder. j.
Harvey Burdett, B. Frank Hughes and
John M. Hardy, have been appointed and
kindly consented to serve, as Committee
of Public Comfort, and will receive the
names of those willing to lodge guests as
boarders and the number they will take.
All willing to take guests, Sept. oath, should
report to one of these gentlemen at once.
A dinner will be in progress. daily, dur
ing the fair, given by the Ladies Auxili-
ary of the Monument Association.
Citizens who own lots in Thornrose
Cemetery are respectfully requested to
have them cleaned up before the dwelling
day.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14

Ing accumulated great wealth. He had ave
wives, three of whom survive him, and leaves
large family of children.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shee of Chester Co., Pa,
died three years ago. leaving a bequest of
81, $780, the interest of which was to be devoted
to keeping her favorite dog, for whose funeral
300 should be spent when he died, and the
balance of the fund be given to the Presby
terian chu oh. The dog died last week and
the wishes of the testator were carried out by
interring his body beside her grave. The
fund was given to the church.
Rev. Frank II. Gaines of Falling Spring. is
said to be critically ill.
John Hampden Chamberlayne Bagby, an
A. M. of the University of Va, has been ap-
pointed the first assistant of the University
School at Nashville. Tenn.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14
A POLITICAL CHARLATAN.

The Hon. James G.. Blaine is charla-
tan, and being now in very hard place is
resortlng to the tricks of q char]atan. In
1884, Names vote was-Blaine, 1920,
Cleveland ST. 40, and she gave Blaine a
majority of 2O,06 over Cleveland. Last
Monday she elected Republican Govern.
or by less than that majority, and MIR.
Blaine sends the following telegram to the
N. Y. Tribune:
4 ugusta, Me-, September TO- Whitelaao
Reid: At II o'clock 1 estimate Republican
majority at taoenty thousand. 1t is not simply
a great victory. 1t is almost a political revo-
luton. It recalls immense majorlties of the
war period. The question of protection was
the only one discussed. Many Democrats
turned against the Mills bill.
TSigned1 JAMES G.. BLAINE.
To better appreciate the humbuggery of
Blaine, it is we'll to recollect that Maine is
as hopelessly Republican, as Georgia is
Democratic, and that in its last legislature
there were in the Senate only four Demo
Gratis to twenty seven Republicans, and in
the House of Delegates only twenty-seven
Democrats to one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
Republicans When we remember that
this is Blaine's own State; that he is the
central figure of the Republican campaign
and not Harrison; that he has can
vassed his State thoroughly since his re-
turn from Europe; that according to his
own statement "the question of protection
was the only one discussed" and tina /
after all, this solid Republican State was
carried by less naojorstq than 1t was in 1884
(when also "the question of protection was
the only one discussed, " we may make up
our minds that Cleveland is the next Presi-
dent. If the Republicans couldn't recover
their lost ground of 1884 in such a high
tariff State as Maine, there is no other
quarter to which they can look with a
better prospect for help.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14

From these figures it will be seen that
the I'd and 4th districts may be set down
as certainly Republican; the 9Th, 9th, 18th
and Sth as certainly Democratic, while
the list, Sd, 9th and 10th furnish the fight
ing ground. On this fighting ground the
Democrats have the advantage of very
good majorities for Presidential year to
start with in the Sd, 9 b and 10th, and a
slight one in the LIST. A good stump can
vass in behalf of lower tariff taxes, supple
mented by thorough organization, would
give the Democrats with absolute certain
ty the Sd, oh and 10th, and more than an
even chance for the 1st. There isn't a
farm in Virginia on which the question
of low taxes is clear to the mind of the
man who tills its soil, that won't send out
a voter for Cleveland and Thurman on
election day. Once make it clear to the
farmer of Virginia, how he is being
sheared by the High Tariff taxes for the
benefit of select BODY of men and for an
OVERLOOKING surplus in the Treasury. and
nothing will keep him from the polls in
November,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14
THE LEXINGTON CONVENTION.

THE LEXINGTON CONVENTION.
The Republican Convention at Licking
ton, last Thursday, was as instructive
from a spectators point Of view, as it was
touching. The ''old guard" was conspic-
uous by it's absence. Asking what had
become of many prominent Augusta Re
publicans whom the Democracy were &C.
customed to seeing on the breastworks,
musket in hand. in the good old times that
first witnessed the advent of Republican,
ism to power in Virginia, we were told
that they had been lett at home by the
Yost primaries. Those of them that were
there, were so that they might be beheaded
on the Chinese plan of warning those who
sympathiZed with them. 1t was sight
''to point a moral and edorn tale," to
see some of the delegate from various
counties, whom one of the old guard in
formed US Would never have been heard
of, but foi Mahone," now super-heated in
their efforts for the Hon. jacob Ycst-a
sad comment on the instability of political
utilization, and on human nature.
The Hon. Jacob Yost himself, who is
not without the milk IF human kindness,
seemed to recognize the piteous phase of
the convention, and IN his speech of &C.
ceptance said that now all dissensions be-
tween factions we're over, and that all
Republicans should equally participate in
the glory and fruits Of the victory which
he proposed to win. Alas, with however
kindly and plying hand this crumb OF
comfort was thrown, this promise cannot
b9 realized. The Old Guard are as devot
ed adherents to Malone and his fortunes
to-day, as they were before Mr.. Yost
downed them with his cohorts OF the 10th
district, and they know that if Harrison
were by any chance elected it would be
Blalne's administration. And we'll they
know that there is to be no equal partic-
lpation in the fruits of victory, permitted
by Mr.. Blaine to any friend of General
Malone. No fruits, large nor small.
Why, if the Revenue office fell again into
the hands of the Republican administra-
ton, the faces at headquarters would no
more resemble those of our old friend Mr..
Craig and his subordinates, than the Lex
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14

We trust our county friends will come
in IN large numbers next court-day. Few
men have given the cause of tariff-tax re-
duction more study than Richard F.
Beirne, the distinguished editor of the
Richmond State, and none is more able
to present the results of that study more
clearly and strikingly. He is one of the
few good speakers In the Democratic par
ty of Virginia the Augusta people have
never heard, nearly all the rest having
spoken here, and our readers must not let
this opportunity slip. Mr.. Beirne has
been prominent in the Democratic ranks
III every campaign in Virginia, both by
pen and voice, and We should like large
gathering to be the suitable recognition of
his presence among u.s.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

, The Republican State Convention of
| Minnesota. at st. Paul last Thursday,
/ adopted platform ''uncompromisingl in
favor of the American system of protec-
tion." and demanding revision of the
tariff which shall give protection against
| foreign competition, land as far as prac-
ticable place on the free list articles of
prime necessity which enter into the ordi-
nary consumption of the people," That
| convention ought to haYe endorsed Cleve-
land; he is the man they are looking for
| Two of the most immense mass meet
ings ever assembled in New Y ork city and
Jersey city, welcomed Allen e. Thurman
to those cities. The enthusiasm was great.
at both meetings Mr.. Thurman's strength
failed hin. and at the first he could only
utter few words. At the latter hOwev-
er, he had gotten far into his speech be-
F., fore sickness interrupted him. He is now
at his Columbus home, but will revisit
New York later.
The Democrats are running a real ag-
gressive campaign-they are about to open
a branch headquarters in the great North
west. probably at st. Paul.
While Gen, Ben. Butler was speaking
at fremont Temple, Boston, for High Tar
| if Ben. Harrison the other night, the
| Young Democratic Club were displaying
by means of stereopticon on the walls Of
a building near, his exactly opposite SEN
timents on the tariff. uttered in 1888.
Senator John W. Daniel expresses the
opinion that this year the Virginia Demo-
Gratis will carry ''at least eight Democratic
congressman.
1t will interest Virginians to know that
prominent in the reception given Gen.
Ben. Harrison in Ohio, Friday, was John
Brown, Jr., son of John Brown, who was
hung at Charlestown, Va, for murder
and melting to murder at Harper's Ferry.
Gen. Hovey, Republican nominee for
Governor of Indiana, has declined joint
discussions with Col. Matson, the Demo
cratic nominee, because they would tend to
"solidify" parties and prevent Republican
inroads on the Democratic ranks. He
wants to be undisturbed in his efforts to
| create Chauncey DepeW'S 'cyclone" and
panic the wcrkingmen by the cry of Stree
trade"
The Democrats of Hanover and Caro-
line have selected Henry T. Wickham, tC
fill the place of his lamented father in che
Virginia Senate.
A delegation of Virginia Malone Re-
publicans, headed by Col. Lamb of Nor
folk, and including ex-Auditor s. Brown
Allen, has gone to New York to consult
with the National Committee.
Charles T. O'Ferrall and Representative
Hatch of Missouri spoke in Shelby IS circus
tent at Woodstock. Monday, safe from the
rain. Senator Riddleberger and r. J.
| Walker spoke on the streets, to keep Re-
publicans from going in, but they went all
the same.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14

DR.. }. l.. M. Curry of Virginia. has re-
signed the position of Min lister to Spain,
and will sail for home Sept. 22d. His res
ignation will not be regretted when we say
that we have very goo authority for the
statement that he will soon resume his
position as agent of the Peabody Educa-
tional Fund-a place far more important
to this country than that of Minister to
to Spain. The average American can be
Minister to Madrid, but only an Ameri-
can like DIR. Curry can find the highest
usefulness in the place of which we speak.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-14

she will Sell hats and clothing In those
countries and give steady employment to
thousand more Of American workmen.
The only time our American working
men cannot beat European pauper labor
ers is when they are taken off their own
dung-hills and brought to this country by
makers, thread manufacturers, furniture
makers, &C., and put to work at cheap
wages by the side of our workingmen.
Then they lower the wages and run the
American out, as was shown in the recent
congressional committees Investigation
of labor in New York.