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Wichita eagle., 1888-08-05

Reports from all parts of the state
indicate that the rains of the past two or
three days, while not unbroken, have
been pretty generally distributed through
out the state. The benefits will be meal
culable. The extremely hot and dry
season of the past two or three weeks
materially injured part of the corn crop
in some localities, but these late rains
will make good part Of the damage done
to corn; while the meadow and all root
crops and pasture will be brought out in
good shape. These reviyifying effects
Will likewise be ieIt in all branches of
trade; everybody feels better in body and
likewise in spirit.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-05

of the thirty-eight states. At the same
time it would prevent the Republican
party from electing a president in
case the election should be
thrown into the house. The result
would be that if the house failed to eject
a president by the 4th of March, 1899,
then the man chosen by the senate after
that date for vice-president would act as
president. On the 4th of March Rid
dleberger of Virginia will be succeeded
by a Democrat and the senate will then
be also tie.
The theory then is that by unseating
FELTON, neither party would be able to
elect either president or vice-president
and that Cleveland would hold Office
until his successor was elected and quail
flied.
1t is highly improbable that the cleo
ton Of president will be referred to con-
gress, yet it is possible, and the Demo
Gratis propose to take no chances of los
ing the election by leaving the Repubh-
cans in the majority on the call of states.
To guard against such a possibility they
stand ready to unseat fairly elected
representative of the people of sure
Republican state and thereby deprive
that state Of its constitutional vote.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-05

The enthusiasm for Cleveland in the
east is pretty We'll confined to the post
offices. 1t is official rather than spon-
taneous, and is inspired by lively
sense of favors to come. Whether it
will gain a wider scope by fall, through
the usual campaign methods, can not be
told. but the total absence of anything
magnetic, or even admirable, about the
president, makes an inference to the
contrary. Hydraulic enthusiasm is the
most that can be looked for.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-05

The Democratic simplicity in the COM
ing chief Justices manners in smoking
his cigar and talking to folks made a
favorable impression on the Washington
Posts reporter, and he also liked Mr..
Fuller's looks. His face" he says, lis
expressive to degree. His smile is
fascinating, his eyes are blue as the har-
Dor of Cork, and his mustache is poetic.
a long Yankee nose shoots down a
broad, full brow as smooth and fair as
woman's. A high light hat surmounts
head that phrenologist would go into
raptures over"
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-05
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

The Republican county convention for the pur
nose of nominating candidates for the following
once 10 be filled by election this fall, to-wit
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

The Democrats will nominate Cleve-
land, because they have no other man
with whom they'd have the ghost Of a
show journal
We were not prepared for this adj
mission Of Cleveland strength by the
journal We naturally supposed that
Cleveland was the weakest man the
Democrats could nominate, on account
Of his free trade o. ideas But the
Journal is honest enough to admit that
Cleveland is The strongest man now in
bis party Will the journal be equally
frank 10 telling its readers the cause of
Cleveland Strength and popularity
with the American people? If, a. the
journal takes pride 10 itoratiug and re-
iterating Cleveland is free trader
and an enemy Of the laboring man
Why are they IN favor Of his re-elccton9
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

WILL any sane man deny that if a
tax reduction was against the common
laborer, and would be the means Of
furnishing manufacturers, corporations
and monopoly with cheap labor that
they would oppose it for one second ?
Can the high protective Republican
organs point to one instance where mo-
nopoly has advocated better wages for
the American laborer? Is it not the
reverse Search history from time inn
memorial and you cannot find it. Still
Republican papers, in their eagcrness
to serve their masters--the monopolis-
tic leeches-will toll the laboring man
that monopoly is their true friend and
wants to protect them. Away with
such hypocrisy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

Mr.. James A. Brown and ex-Judgc
Hoke are known as candidates for
Judge in this Circuit, which is now
Republican. We earnestly desire to
see Preston, the most influential of the
FIVE counties comprising the district, get
the Judgeship. -[Kingwood Journal
A. G. Dayton, of Philippi, is also
spoken Of. 1t is an important Office and
no mistake should be made in selecting
u candidate. The district is Republi-
can and the party should nominate its
best man.-[Eaglc.
Docs the Eagle mean to insinuate
that Hoke and Brown don't come un-
der the heading of best man'l We
imagine this is a thrust at our esteemed
townsman. James A. Brown.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

We WILL venture the assertion with
out fear Of successful contradiction by
our esteemed contemporary, the Jour
nal, that there has been more pensions
granted to Union soldiers in Preston
county under the Cleveland admins
tration than under the last two Repub-
lican administrations, which is self
evident fact that Democrats are better
friends Of tho soldiers than the Repub-
licans are, who, with all their pomp
and balderdssh, claim they are the only
friend Of the soldier.
We would respectfully call the at
tention to our verbose friend, +. NJ.
Huffman, to this in answer to his Mar
guess letter in the Journal of last week
Can he deny it, and will he be fair
enough 70 give the Cleveland admins
tration credit for what it has done for
the soldier without insulting their
manhood by making a bid for their
votes like former Republican admins
trations have done
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03


shield for the formation of national
trusts and combinations 10 keep the
price TO the tariff limit. The working
man does not receive his share Of the
plumber, though. Quite the contrary.
ompetition being crushed out the
trust keeps up its prices by stopping
production when necessary, thus throw
ing their workingmen out of work at
certain intervals The trusts thus
make their millions Of the tariff, but
the workingman--well, to quote the
writer above, his wages are regulated
by the iron law ofsupply and demand.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

The American people have faith in the
honesty of Grover Cleveland, and they
further know, and so does the Journal,
that every act of his has been in the
interest of the people, and against mo-
nopoly and land-grabbing and fraud.
And further, the Journal knows there
is no man in the Republican party who
can defeat honest Grover Cleveland.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03
Trustees Sale.

By virtue Of a deed oi trust executed
Ivy NJ. Ashford linn and America Zinn,
To W m.G. Brown on the 10th day OF June
1888 and recorded IN trust deed book Nc.
80, in the Office of the clerk Of the COT nty
court OF Preston county. West Va, the
undersigned trustee will, at tho Dlaco
where the mill, &c, mentioned in said
deed Of trust, now stand near the town
OF Reedsville, Preston county, w, Va,
beginning at o'clock, p, M, on the
2ist DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1857,
se'l ut public auction to tho highest bid
der, the following described property con-
veyed 10y said deed of trust, to-wit:
A PORTABLE STEAM SAW MILL,
together with the engine, boiler, pumps,
saws belts, carriages, fixtures and APP
puIienances thereto belonging. Said ca "
mill is OF the A. b. Farquahr manu- fac
tures and Is now located noar the said
town Of ReedsVille.
Terms OF SALE.-Tho said proper ty
will be sold for onO-third cash, and the
remainder in two equal annual paymen ts
tho purchaser giving interest bearing
notes with approved per- email security
tor the deferred payments.
Oct Is, 1887, WIZ, G.. BRowN.
OH Trustee.
The above sale is continued until
May IL 1888.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

The question of free trade is abso-
lutely irrelevant, and the persistent
claim made in certain quarters that all
efforts to relieve the people from unjust
and unnecessary taxation are schemes
of so-called free traders is mischievous
and far removed from any considera-
ton for the public good. The simple
and plain duty that we owe the people
is to reduce taxation to the necessary
expenses of an economical operation Of
the government, and to restore to the
business of the country the money
which we hold in the treasury through
the perversion of governmental powers.
These things can and should be done,
with safety to all our industries, with
out danger to the opportunity for re-
munerative labor which our working
men need, and with benefit to them and
all our people, by cheapening the
means Of subsistence and increasing
the measure of their comforts. -Groyer
Cleveland.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03
TUE Philadelphia Record truthfullv

TIE Philadelphia Record truthfully
says: "As usual, the organs are rails
ing an outcry about election frauds in
Louisiana. But while the regular
Democratic State ticket had a majority
of 10000 in New Orleans, the Young
Mems Democratic ticket carried that
city by a majority of $500 votes.
This sufficiently demonstrates the char
acter of the fraud cry. The fact is,
there has been no Republican party in
Louisiana since the downfall of the
carpetbag regime"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

An ILLUSTRATION of the blessings of
high protective tariff for laboring men
can be found in the Leigh Valley coal
fields, at the Edgar Thomson Steel
Works and the c. b. g. Q. railroad.
The mOnopolists are protected with a
big p. while the laboring men are pro-
tccted by Pinkerton's detectives and
pauper labor. Yes, this high prOtec-
ton is glorious ahing-for American
capitalists.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

EpIroR s. P. Mccormick, Of the
Grafton Eagle-Sentinel, pays his week
~ visits to Grafton to edit his paper.
The question has been suggested to us
whether Mr.. Mccormick is not more of
a resident of Taylor county than of
Preston county. We don't propose to
discuss that question, for brother Nc
Cormick is big enough in the cstima-
ton Of himself and partizan followers
TO run the Republican party of both
counties. But can he do it2 Is the
other Barkis willin' that he should?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03
THE TARIFF AND WAGES.

The Register has frequently observ
ed that the rate of wages in no part of
the world is influenced by u tariff one
way or the other. We find the fol-
lowing communication on the subject
in the Philadelphia Record, which
states the case concisely:
The advocates of a protective tariff
arc fond of comparing the condition
of the workingman in free-trade En-
gland with that of the United States.
This is a false argument, because the
condition Of the English workingman
is not caused by free trade, but is de-
termined by many other causes. En-
gland is much more thickly populated
than the United States, and this So
called iron law of wages, the law of
supply and demand, prevails in that
country to its full extent. In Aus.
tralia and New Zealand, parts of the
British Empire, wages are quite as
high as in this country. If We con-
trast the workingmen of free-trade
England with those Of protected Ger
many, France and Italy, all of which
countries are about equally thickly
populated, we will find the former
quite as well of as the latter. In
deed, they get better wages.
The simple truth is workingmen' s
wages in Europe are not affected by
either free trade or a protective tariff
They are regulated solely by the iron
law of wages-the law Of supply and
demand-and the only effect Of our
protective tariff is to hasten the time
when this same law of wages will pre-
vail in this country.
If the workiugmon will pause a
moment and think on this subject they
will be convinced that they owe not
a cent Of their alleged high wages to
the tariff. For instance, say the
United States instead Of $4,000 600
or 10000, 600 Of population, had
200, 900, 900, with just as many more
men 70 every job, does any sane man
believe that even a prohibitory tariff
would keep tho rate Of wages from
falling in proportion to the increased
supply Of workmenY
The tariff is not a factor in deciding
the rate Of wages, nor did its original
projectors intend it 70 be. lie prov
ince, primarily, is 10 collect revenue
for the Government aud, sccondmily,
70 protect such home industries az are
not able 10 hold their own against
longer established foreign competitors.
Wages are not, nor can they be, taken
into account.
When the sum Of the tariff and the
foreign article upon which it il levied
exceeds tho price for which the home
made article can be made, the tariff
ceases 10 be protective and becomes
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

TnE Eagle is very much excited over
Senator John +. Kenna's letter to the
postmasters. 1t believes this is an in
fringement on Republican methods of
campaigning. The editor no doubt
has vivid recollection of how he used
to send out thousands of Republican
newspapers, notably the New York
Tribune and Philadelphia Press, to
Democrats in the back counties of this
State. Where did he obtain their
names? Through his cmisaries, Re-
publican postmasters. 1t makes some
difference to the Eagle, as to whose OK
is being gored. But it will get used
to it when the Democrats wipe the Re-
publican party off the face of the earth
at the next Presidential election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

My baby boy,
Would luck and JOY
For wishing crowd and crown thy way,
Life fairest flowers
Should fall in showers
Round thee on this thy first of May.
No leaf at all
Should ever fall
To mark the slowly dying year,
But time should bring
Eternal spring,
And I'll thy days with hope and cheer.
Thy breast should swell
With truths 10 tell, .. a..
In songs somehow failed to sing,
And every word
BE gladly heard
Around tho globe on lightning wing
And strong in might,
To fight for right,
Should grow those active little hands,
Till the oppressed
Should turn for rest
To thee, from all the troubled lands.
But, baby mine,
Come storm or shine,
And bloom or blight thy hopes attend ,
Each May shall bring
Thee flowers of spring,
And shall love thee to the end.
w. ScoTF GARNER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03
Be sure to go to Grafton on Tuesday
MR.. HYDE TELLS THE TRUTH

MIR. HYDE TELLS THE TRUTH.
EDIroR ARGUS Il was accused to-
day by the friends Of "wants-to-bc"
prominent politician, of the authorship
Of several editorials which have recent
ly appeared in the columns of your val
liable journal--and informed the re-
port has some currency among GER
tain class.
For the purpose Of disabusing the
minds of any who might believe the
report, will say that / have nothing
whatever to do with the management
Of your paper, and that have not
written a single line for its columns
unless by way of writing legal adver-
tisements, to which my name was at
tached--since you have had control of
the ANGUS
know, Mr.. Editor, that you can
bear testimony to the truthfulness of
this declaration. will add, however,
that if think proper to do so, during
the coming campaign, will write upon
such local political matters as l may
choose to adopt as subject. over my
own proper name, without fear, favor
or affection" shining worries" to the
contrary notwithstanding.
With highest regards,
HENRY CLAY HYDE.
Kingwood, May l.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

THE Tall Sycamore of the Wabash,
Senator Voorhees,, scalped Senator
ingalls, on Tuesday of last week. His
excoriation of Ingalls, as a traducer of
Gems. Nc lcllan and Hancock was a
masterpiece of invective, and when he
got through, Ingalls, felt as though he
had been monkeying with buzz saw.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

The Republican organ tako
delight in proclaiming high protective
tariff and dcnouncing Democrats as
free traders because they advocate tax
reduction, but we will donate our last
winters toboggan to some charitable
institution, say the Republican cam
paign funds, if the Republican party
fails to put a plank in their National
platform advocating a tax reduction, or
revision Of the present tariff. They
are afraid to go before the American
people on platform proclaiming high
protection. They will insert the usual
clap trap in favor of protecting Ameri-
can labor and American industries, but
when it comes to tariff reduction they
will have to insert that plank in their
platform or lose the greater part of
the Republican vote of the West and
Northwest, and we'll they know it.
Their cry of free trade is but the echo
Of the small boy whistling to keep his
courage up while passing through the
graveyard. The Republican grave
yard is not far off.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

WARS the use of using dynamite
in civilized warfare when seventy-two
hours of fierce fife blowing will cxter-
inmate the whole army Of the enemy
and decide, forever, grave questions
which have agitated the minds Of a
nation for generations? None : We
will venture the assertion that McCor-
mics fife did more toward demoralizing
the Confederacy, and striking terror
into the ranks of the enemy than all
the Federal cannons ever founded.
Samuel should apply for a pension
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

The May Magazine of American His
tory is filed with, good things. Its
frontispiece is an elegant and life-like
portrait of the late Alfred S. Barnes,
and its opening paper a sketch of his
interesting career by the editor, who
gives a graphic account of the way in
which he founded his great school-book
publishing-house in 1888 The usual
number of excellent articles follows.
Price, $500 year. Published at
743 Broadway, New York.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

The Richie Gazette objects to the
Intelligencer slugging S. p. Meteor
mick, and intimates that his Republi-
canism is of the stripe that can't be
slugged with IMMUNITY. How the
brethren do dwell in harmony
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

TBxAs will have to look to her lau-
rels. The latest returns from Louisi-
ana placed the Democratic majority at
80, 200. A kind of 1--WE are COM
ing, father Abraham, 1OO, 900 strong
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

The West Virginia Argus is the best
and consequently the cheapest weekly
paper in Preston county. It's news
can be relied n.-1Garner's Cleaner.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

The President has appointed Judge
Melville w. Fuller, of Illinois, Chief
Justice of tho United States Supreme
Court.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

Dir. Mccormick is supposed to be a
citizen Of Taylor county Register.
Why suppose anything about 50
important a question when the ruth
could be ascertaihed at 20 small cost 2
Down here where it IL known that Mr..
Mccormick has been living at King
wood with bic family for nearly two
years and whore he owns property.
there is no supposition whatever about
his citizenship. Eagle
Still many arc lead 20 believe If Mr.
Mccormick is not given political pre-
ferment in Preston county he will en-
migrate N Michican again
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

II Democracy could have few years
more Of power the government would
have neither surplus nor credit. [-Ea-
gle.
Has there been a falling Of Of the
surplus in the treasury since the Dem.
ocrats assumed control Of the National
Government? We trow not. Has its
credit been questioned by any nation
on the face Of the globe? Why these
allegations without evidence to sustain
themg Can't you be honest in your
declarations If you arc a partisan2
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

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THE Grafton Eagle finds comfort in
quoting the New York Sun, that it
regards Clevcland's administration as
a sure sign of Democratic defeat. Let
us see Wasn't it the New York Sun
that said leveland's tariff policy would
lose the State of Louisiana for the
Democrats? Cleveland carried Louis
lana by 10, 900 majority in 1884. In
1888, the Democrats carried that State
by $4,000 majority, which the Sun
said they would lose. The Sun went
on record in 1884 that Ben Butler
would poll more votes in the State of
New York than Grover leveland.
If our memory serves us right, James
g. Blaine failed to accomplish that
feat, much less Ben Butler. But like
the drowning man grasping at the
straw, the Eagle is willing to embrace
Dana if he can furnish it any conscla-
ton in its misrepresentation of Grover
Cleveland. The Eagle is welcome to
all such consolation. 1t needs it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

The Indiana Democratic delegation
is for Cleveland.
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