Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-27

If the newspapers don't stop work
ing up booms for various Republican
Presidential candidates there won'tbe
anybody left to act as dark horses.
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The Democrats of Louisiana rolled
up majority of 65, 900 last week. This
don't look much like they object to
the tariff reform policy of their party.
THERE don't seem TO be quite so
much enthusiasm about baseball since
the public finds that it costs twice as
much to see a game as it did last year.
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Miss JENNIE FLOOD has fortune of
$4,000, 900 and she manages it herself
But there are lots of self-sacriiicing
young fellows who would like to re
lieve her of the responsibility.
A RECENT Arkansas elopement had
the romance somewhat spoiled by the
fact that the clippers were obliged to
steal away riding double on mule.
But they got there just the same.
The Blaine managers think that by
keeping Dr. Burchard in solitary con
finement from the time the nominal
ing convention meets until after the
election they can carry New York.
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The amount of the stealings OF State
Treasurer Tate, of Kentucky, footS up
$50, 900. And the opposition newspa-
pers are going on about it just as if
no Republican ever went down on the
public funds.
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IN a nutshell: The Democrats want
to take the tariff tax off of such things
as clothing, salt, rice, sugar, etc. The
Republicans want to leave it on those
articles and take the tax from whisky,
tobacco and cigars.
THE pension bill passed by the
House last week appropriates the
enormous sum of 100000 for the
payment of the pensioners during the
next year. Great Scott-just think of
it! Eighty millions of dollars!
BALTIMORE is trying to raise $780,
600 for a permanent exposition, and
the American is doing good work in
helping the thing along. Such all ex-
position as is contemplated would be
"a mighty good thing for Baltimore.
THIS fall as always, it is probable
that the Democratic candidates in
Jefferson county will have walkover.
But when they get outside of the coun
~ they will have to run pretty lively
if they want to keep up with the pro-
cession.
THE various type foundries through
out the country announce big IN
crease in prices. They say that the
reason is because the prices of metal
have advanced, but we strongly sus-
pcct ii is the result of the combination
recently formed, which places the pub
fishers at the mercy of the type foun-
ders.
WHILE Gen. VIM. Il. Sherman is in
wiling ex-Confederate generals to help
celebrate the anniversary of General
Grants birth, his brother John Sher-
man is doing his utmost to keep alive
the sectionalism that would divide
yet longer the North and the South.
There's the difference between the
two men.
A GREAT deal of valuable time was
wasted in the Senate last week in dis
cussing the famous Hayes-Tilden cleo
ton contest-an issue nearly twelve
years old. Some of the Presidential
candidates wanted TO abuse the South,
though, so they seized the golden
opportunity to give us fits.
DON'T fail to attend the precinct
meetings throughout the county on
Saturday for the election of delegates
to the convention at Grafton on May
Sth, which will choose three delegates
to the National Convention. Shep-
herdstown precinct is entitled to four
delegates and Duffields to one.
THE Republicans and Democrats in
the House of Representatives are busy
making speeches on the tariff ques-
ton. The former are in a sort of
hole however, for they hardly know
what line TO argue on. The Demo
Gratis, being on the right side of the
question, find plenty to say and they
are saying it we'll
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THE Philadelphia Judges are play
ing the mischief with the saioon-keep-
ers under the new law About two
thirds of the applications for licenses
will be rejected, and the number of
saloons will be reduced in that proper
ton. 1t is feared that Philadelphia
folks may be compelled TO drink wa
ter unless the judges relax their sever
ity.
IN the death of Mr.. A. S. Abel, Of
the Baltimore Sun, a model journalist
passes away. Conservatism always
was strong point with him, and the
Sun has been distinguished for its re-
liability and correctness 1t is gener-
ally better to be little slow and a
little cautious than to be so extremely
sensational and reckless as seems to be
the fashion these days.