Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-09-28
ORIGINAL AND BORROWED.


ORIGINAL AND BORROWED.
Sugar is 10 go up. The Trust
wants to even up on its big cam
paign subscription to ClevelandS
Doodle.
When you feel anxious about the
result of the November election
perhaps you can find some con fort
in remembering the result in little
Maine.
The Chicago drummers who Wis
tied General Harrison on Saturday
were greatly delighted with him.
We can assure them that he will
always come up to the sample.
There is a chance that Congres
may adjourn this week, but 1t Is
too remote to bet on. The man who
bets on what Congress may or may
not DO is a plunger Of the most reck
less description.
Vermonts Republican majority
was greater than any that state has
given since the Presidential cleo
ton of 1872, and it was not due to
a gain in population, but to a
change from free trade to prOtec-
ton.
The workingmen of England are
getting enough Of free trade. At a
meeting of labOring men at Brad
ford, England, on the Sd, the free
trade policy was denounced in the
strongest terms. They know how
il works over there.
Laboring men who work with
their hands and heads are mostly
going to the Republican ticket this
year, while the lOafers who work
only with their mouths are support
ing the free trade combination.
Gravitation is getting its work in
az usual.
An Indian medicine man who di-
agnoses the patients disease by
looking him in the eye, asking no
questions, Is coming money near
Bolton, S. G. His fame Is so great
that there frequently are 800 Deo-
pie around bis cabin waiting their
urn for treatment.
The Democrats find cold comfort
in the Arkansas election. This
year the state only gave 16,5O0
Democratic majority while in 1884
it gave $4,000. We suppose that
1t is some comfort to them to know
that 1t did not 90 Republican with
all their bulldozlng and ballot box
stufing.
The number Of farmers all over
the country who are declaring their
opposition TO Clevelandism and
free trade, upsets two Democratic
theorieS-)ue that farmers are dis
satisfied with the protective system
and the other that il is easy tC pull
the wool oyer their eyes. Farmers
are 600 wary to fall into Mr.. Mills
trap this year.
Democratic ECONOMY" under
President Cleveland in the last
year has created 100 new Offices,
Of VII ca G75 get annual salaries
making "A total of 1862, 2lG.J0,
while the per diem pay of the re
manning l2l is estimated at an ag-
pregate of 100000 per aunum
This does not include the army Of
additional employees under this
Administration in every depart
ment of the Government. All told
the Government is costing about
S2,000,0J0 more month than it
did under the last Republican Adj.
miuislratl0n. AS the Democrats
used to say, "refOrm is necessary"
Criticism Of the Administration
or opposition to 1t is the unpardon.
able political sin in Democratic
eye. This assertion is justified
by the treatment of Is. +. Hackman
a life long Democrat, who has been
employed in the Public Printing
Office. Last week be published
letter animadvertlng on Mr.. Cleve.
lands treatment Of the Democracy
OF the District OF Columbia, where,
by the way, the President has his
official residence. The answer came
promptly. On the very next day
lac received a notice that his serv.
ices would not be required longer.
Dissatisfied Democrats in the Gov.
erumenfs employ Will take notice
that the price of retention is to
keep their mouths closed.