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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-10-11
SiheranHn Lama

Rep ,rted for the VIRGINIAN.
Your rrespoudent is sill alive yet although
have kept pretty quiet for some time. | was
aroused 10 a serse of action by the marriage of
Mr.. VIM NJ. Lockrldge, and Miss Carry Hen
sley, daughter OF Mr.. RI bit. d. Hensley, OF Beth
lehem. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
d. w. Hill, of the Methodist Church. in very
impression manner.
The walters were Mr. e. l.. Bal ley, and Miss
Rachael BalsIey. NJ. Dock Basley and Miss
Jane Balsley, Mr.. j. s. Bridge, and Miss Kate
Balsley, Mr.. l.. O. Davis, and Bette ID. Shaw
After the ceremony at the ohur h the par ty
repaired to the resider of Mrs. Lockridge
mother of tie groom, where awaiting them a
freshments, every one enjoyed themselves
hugely.
wish Mr.. end Mrs L., a pleasant voyage
the matrimonial sea. May bright and
shining flowers be strewn in their pathways
They were given blg serenade, it being a
fun, they did not fail to make a racket, with
pans. horns, bells and circular saws They
surely kept up tremendous racket. Toward 3
the last they introduced d large goods box car
ried by four and pounded on BY two others and
l am here to tell you it made a racket,
Our little town is quiet at present, Messrs.
Hall and Sweeney have commenced saving in
the mountains 1T would be we'll for those
pecting to build to call anu see them. rs the y
are saving the incest poplar ever saw.
GEWlILERkENS.
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The Senate Tariff Bill.

The Senate Tariff Bill differs from the
Mills House Bill, in that it was framed
with reference to American interests, and
not in behalf of foreign interests, 1t takes
in view the policy of making the articles
necessary for human life by our own labor
and not by foreign labor, and whether the
wages of American laborers shall depend
upon the wages of European laborers. 1t
contemplates the protection of all forms
of American labor and prodution While
it reduces the revenue about $773 .669.000,
it preserves the principle of protection,
and sy stematiZe and equalZes the schedules
so as to operate in the interest of the PEG
pie. it takes 100000 from the duty
half, and cheapeDing it to that degree; it
repeats the entire tax on manufactured
tobacco, leaving duty on cigars and
cigarettes making a reduction of duties
$24. sc. 900 1t repeats the duty on alcohol
used in the arts, which will reduce the
revenue about $1,000 900. 1t adds to the
free list such articles as cannot be pro-
duced in this country, making further
reduction of S8,428 900 in the revenues and
there are changes of rates of duty, the re-
duction of duties on other articles, rednc
ing the revenue $500. 000-aggregatl.sg
the total above stated.
1t retains the duty on wool and thns
prot+ cts this important farm industry.
1t reduces the duty on rice from 100 to
so per cent.
These four provisions: the reduction of
the duty on sugar and rice, articles of
daily consumption in every family, the
repeal of the internal revenue tax on man
ufactlred tobacco, and the retention of
the duty on wool, ought to commend the
Senate bill to the approval of every voter
in the land. 1t deals with all sections and
all interests impartiallv, and addresses
itself to the common sense and common
fairness of every American citizen. 1t was
framed after hearing the representatives
of all the great manufacturing interests
of the country. The purpose was to arrange
measure as nearly perfect IS possible.
having in view the protection OF the wage
earrers and the products of our own
country against the underpaid labor of
other countries.
Ii presents striking contrast to the
Mills bill. The two are pred!cated upon diff
ferent ideas. and consequently must radi
cally differ in the policy involved in arrang-
ing the schedules The Mills bill is based
upon the idea of eventual free trade. The
Senate bill is based on the idea of protect
ing American labor and productions, and
only admitting such articles free as we
cannot produce ourselves. On these lines
the two measures are framed, and upon
them they are submitted to the judgment
of the people.
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"rhe Tariff as a Tax

In 1860, under Democratic free trade or
revenue only" policy, a foot of plate
glass sold at 81 SO. In 1888, under IS
per cent. protection, it sells at 81. In
1860 The foreign manufacturers controlled
cur markets, in this respect. In 1888 the
ton, and the result is as stated.
In 1860 salt was free; the price at Chi
cago> was 81 per barrel. In 1851 a duty
of cents hundred was laid-later on "a
cents hundred and in 1880 it was selling
in Chicago at IS cents "a barrel and now
in Michigan at 60 cents.
In 1860 there were three mills in the
country for the manufac nre Of worsted
cloths; wages low, business poor, produc-
ton small. We encouraged it with a
heavy duty, and in 1883 we were running
5000 looms, employing is 900 workmen,
consuming so 600, 600 pounds of WOOL pro
dusing Is 900 900 yards annually, with a
capital of 800 900, 900. During this time
worsted cloths declined from 30 to 40 per
cent, LII 1888 the duty was reduced; by a
ruinons construction of the law greater
reduction still was made: now one-third
of our looms are idle In 1883 we imported
a little less than $500 600 worth of these
goods; last year nearly $5 100000 Give
us free wool, as the President recon-
NEEDED. and the Mills bill provides, and
Mr.. Harry Tucker advocates. and all of
our looms will stop, and our markets be
under the control of foreign manufactu-
rers who will fix he price to suit them
selyes yheu competition is broken down,
These are sipRly illpqstrat ions Of the
actual working of the two policies Of free
trade and protection. The one operates
for the benefit of other countries: the 9th
er for our own, The one builds up for.
eign industries and employs foreign labor,
and the other builds ~ American indus
tries and employs American laDor. Ard
vet the free traders howl the tariff is a
tax. - added to the cost OF the article and
maid nv the cor sumner,
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The Drift.

A glance at the recent past will give the
obseryant reader a pretty correct idea OF
the drift of public sentiment on the tariff
question. To be brief Since the intro
duction of the Morrison horizontal bill,
Mr. Morrison, it's putative author, and
Mr. Frank Hurd its ablest advocate, have
been repudiated by their constituents by
large majolities. Mr.. Jno. G, Carlisle,
speaker of the House, and clean-c cut free
trader, if not defeated last fall, came so
near it, that it required eight days to fix
up the ballots of the back counties to save
him. MT j Randolph Tucker. an hon
est straight forward free trader. had to
retire from the ii Id to prevent defeat.
He recognized that his ideas were not in
accord with the predominant sentiment in
his district. and he refused to become a
candidate in 1856 He found a district
2. 700 Democratic. and left it 900 Repub-
lean in Ii large degree attributable to h S
tariff views. The Democratic m tJority in
Congress of 40, when the Morrison bill was
incubated aud presented, is reduced to Is.
The election in Ore gou last June show ed
an increase of the Republican majority of
100 per cent, with the Mills Till aid its
free trade tendency, the Greet issue.
In Vermont and Maine. n largely in
creased proportionate vote for TIE Repub'
licans with the tariff the centra. issue,
evidences the feeling in those States. Sim
liar in Hutnc+S and similar results were
recorded in Rhode Island aid Z onnecticut
in recent eltcLOns.
These are all object less Ons. They are
practical results convictions, mot the
cries. ''''mal k-ts, " not "maxlms.
While this is the favorable showing for
the cause Of protectio n, there is not sin
gle incident Or event, result or condition,
chat EVIDENCES popular approval of the
Morrison bill. the presidents's free trade
message or the Mil is bill. The whole trei
OF public sentiment is against them, al d
the ruinous principle involved.
If we take these manifestations of pub
lie sediment AS a guide, supplemented by
the break irom the Democratic party in
the industrial districts Of the country,
where the wage-earners are more numer-
oas, we are forced to the CONCLUSION that
the result in November will be but an
enlargement of the verdict that has al
ready been recorded. and that HarrscD
and Morton will be triumphantly elected.
with Republic III Congress to back them.
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Obituary.
THE ID ARK rs.

There he's been great activity in the markets
within the past ten days. The extraordinary
Jump in wheat has affected ali trade urients
and the conditions OF business have been I'M
der pressure OF high excitement. In this
market Saturday last wheat went up to
is, and fell to LILO on Monday in sympathy
with the New York and Chicago prices Yes
terday flour sold here, family, at s. 90; extra,
40 There was no superfine offered. Wheat
10 to l u. Oats rs to 81. Corn. so to 81. Hay
timothy, l3 SO; mixed, 10 90 10 u 90; Glover
%. Glover seed, so to 90.
In Baltimore spot wheat was quoted 81 091a
December delivery, 81 1919 to 81 Is. Chicago
October delivery, l 1215; November, 81 1917
December, 81 l435.
LIVE STOCK.-Baitimore October Sth
beeves 81 l2 to 81 rs rated fist quality. So So:
to IS s715. Sheep, "a to Al, Lambs, SO to "a.
NeW York.-Oct. Sth,-Prime Beeves 5 IS te
IS per 100 lbs. Sheep, rs to IS per 100 lbs
Lambs. 5 25 to So
STAUNFON MARK EES.
III r.rR nv n Z
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Oct. Sd, at Mt. Horeb Church, by the Rsv. A.
F. Laird, Mr.. Root A. Patterson to Miss Emma
u. Byers, both or Augusta county, Va.
Oct 81 at The residence of X. b. Brown by
Rev. Alfred Jones, Mr.. Charles w Rubusu and
Miss Emma N. Brown, both OF Rock bridge.
At the residence of the brides father, neal
Brownsburg, on Wednesday, Sept. 26. leS3 by
DR.. G. K. Vaughan, Mr.. j. B. Harris. OF North
carolina. To Miss Heita Motfett, daughter of W.
b. Moffett, Esq.
Near Steele's Tavern. Oct. g. 1888, Thos. L..
Ramsey and Miss annette - ii user.
At Kalorana oct / 1885 W. Wayt King end
Miss Fannie Bayiy, ( Idest daughter OF Mis-. II.
3. Bay,y.
At Sheraudo, Augusta county, Oct. |. IS.
WDi. Il. Lock ridge and Miss Irene tarle NJ E.
Hensley, daughter of Robt. ID, Hensley.
Oct 4, 1883. at the Virginia f4otel, this city, by
DR. Hswes, John P LnLg, f Way neshoru. and
Draft
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cit Is a War Tax.a

ut is war tax is the parrotlike
iteration of Democratic speakers and
writer's. The farther a policy separates
from free trade, the more Justify the Dem
ocratic theorists bawl out. it is a war
tax" They ignore the only war tax that
exists-the internal revenue, for that fur
nishes offices and Doodle with which to run
campaigns, and whenever duty Is levied
TO protect American industries and Amer
lean labor, it is t'War tax" That means
the country must go back to the tail
policy Of 1860, or which would please the
Southern Democratic leaders better, TO
the free trade constitution of the Confed
eracy, to meet the views OF modern De-
mocracy. All legislation that tends to
encourage and bui.d up home industries,
give employment to labOi and enrich our
own land, is war tax, y and every proro-
sition made to cripple, if not destroy our
industrial system, to impoverish labor,
and arrest material Development, is pro-
claimed as reform" and relief to the
people from Oppressive war taxes
W neither tuey know it or not, the whole
trend of Democratic notions on the tariff
is TO the conditions which existed when
chattel slavery was the gnage of labor in
the South, aud Cotton was assumed to be
King. The possession and exercise of a
little common sense ought to convince the
great mass of tue people, and especially
the laboring class, that under the changed
conditions in the South. the economic leg
slation that was adapted to slavery is not
appropriate Or polite now. The marvellous
advancement of The South in industrial
enterprises under the protective policy.
ought to be reason sufficient to renounce
and repudiate free trade Democracy as a
relict of slave labor times, and accept and
enforce the protective policy as the need
of the laboring classes. The protective
policy and education go together. The
effect of the one is to give labor dignity
aud remuneration which Stimu ateS a
thirst for knoWledge. And With knowl-
edge. free trade and Democracy would be
rebuked and repudiated, as the greatest
curse that ever afflicted a free people. and
more especially the wage earners OF the
Nation.
The only war tax we have is the inter
mai revenue tax." Wipe it out, and with
it the horde of spies and ipformers, and
Democratic heelers and bummers which
flourish under it.
Give US. in its stead, wise system Of
laws, primarily looking to the employment
and elevation Of labor! the stimulation Of
invention; the development of material
resources, and the industrial independence
OF cur own country. We want no level
ing down of the working people of this
country, to the plane of the old slave sys'
en-, but a eveliDg up to an enlightened,
educated. progressive. American standard.
where freedom is the corner stone and the
peace and progress of the nation the re-
suit.
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The Republican platform declares that
"we are unalterably opposed to any reduc-
tion of the tariff The Republican Sen
ate comes forward with bill to reduce
the tariff. Here again is house divided
against itself Roanoke Times.
Will the Times please inform it's readers
where the words quoted above are
found in the Republican platform, and in
what connection? Let it be fair, and it
will do more for the cause it pleads than
by peryerting sentence to mean what it
was not intended to mean, The Republi-
cans are in favor of reducing the revenue,
but in arranging the schedule Of duties to
do so they will do it from a protection
standpoint and not a free trade. They
have prepared bill which shows that this
can be done. and that American interests
can be cared for while providing for a
healthy condition of the Treasury.
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The Democrats continue to harp on their
theories, and d07ggedly ignore facts. The reg
enue only policy brought its results in the con:
dtion of the country as it was in 1861, and the
protective policy has assured its results in the
cqpditon of the country as it is now. In the
one case we had an empty Treasury ruined
credit and Frustrated industries. In the otheF
an overlooking Treasury, unsurpassed credit, and
an industrial system unequaed on the globe. Do
the people want to so back to the former and dis
gard the latter? Theories are only useful as they
may result in practical benefits. When the lat
ter are wanting the former are false. Exper=
ence is the best test, and this we have. Protec=
ton in its results speaks for itself in the Won
drous growth and prosperity of the nation.
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The Senate Finance Committee have adopted
Mr.. Cleveland's maxims that unnecessary tax
alton is unjust taNation,'' and have Topped of
one-half of the duty on sugar, and one half that
on rice, articles of daily consumption, and taken
the internal tax off manufactured tobacco. That
is literally giving effect to the Idea. 1t is reliev-
ing our own people and leaving the duties inn
posed on foreign productions where they are.
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Our contemporary of the Columbia Bul-
5lat Hon. Thos. B. Reid, for whom Mr..
Yost voted for Speaker of the House, is
all enemy of the Rlair Bill. He is not
only friend of the bill, bnt favored it In
all the practical forms in which it WAS
brought before the House. Mr.. iost has
met this charge on the stump. notably at
Bath G. H., in discussion with Hon. R.
H. Cardwell, by reading from the Record
to show the vote. This charge against
Mr.. Reid is similar to that made against
Gen. Harrison by Mr.. Gordon at Palmyra,
which Mr.. Craig so effectively refutea by
appealing to Harrison's votes, as found in
the Record. Our Democratic friends de.
pend too much upon partizan newspapers
for their facts. In TIE case of MIR. Cor
don his authority for the charge against
Gen. Harrison was the Richmond DIS
patch. To refute it Mr. Craig produced
the official proceedings of the Senate when
Harrison was member of it, So in the
case of Mr.. Reid The official proceedings
of Congress as found in the Congressional
Recard of January 10, 1887, will show that
he favored the bill.
We know our Columbia contemporary
wants to be fair, and have no doubt that
he will cheerfully correct the error into
which be was led by badly informed
speakers and writer's.
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NOTICE To
TAX PAYERS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY.

NOTICE To
TAX PAYERS OF AUGUSTA County,.
Notice is hereby given that the taxes for 1855
will be ready for collection by October 18th
will meet the Taxpayers of the County at III.
following places, on the days mentioned pre-.
pared to receive all
GAPiTATION, LAND and PROPERTY ia ES
for State, County. District, and school pur-
poses :! ~
All taxes due from Beverly Manor District
will be received in my Office on New Court
house ST., next door to the County Jail on and
after that date. | will be at
CHURCHVHLE, October 22d.
DEERFIELD, october 23d
CRAiGSVlLEiG, Ootober 9th.
NEWPORT, october Goth.
MIHDLFBROOK, October 9th
SPOTS WOOn, October 30th.
GREENVILLE, October 3lst.
NEW HOPE, November % and Sd.
MT. SIDNE Ely, November, 5th.
PARNASSUS, November. Sth.
MT. SOLON, November, 9th
SPRING HILL, November 10th.
SHERANDO, November 18th.
FISHERSE November l4th.
WAYNESBOhU, November 18TH and 18th.
All persons failing to pay by December list,
will be charged
FIVE PER CENT ADDITIONAL.
Nv office will be open every day for the col
lection of taxes from al the districts of the
county-the books Of only one District being
absent at a time. and those only on the DAYS
mentioned above.
]. N. MCFARLAND,
Oct 1st, 1883. County Treasurer
oct1l-4t
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WIZ 2

Mr.. Tucker and the Vmdicdtor contend
that there is q ference of only 6 per
cent. IN ia schedule provided in the pres
ent tariff law and he MjllS bill, and ask
the people what lArm such meagre re-
ductinl. Of The tariff dniies can result TO
the duqtries of the country. While his
is far f on, thp real trnth of the case. if
theif assumption h.'true why do they OPP
pose Mr.. Yo5t Mr.. fucker and the YIN
dicofor say they favor the Blair Bin or
pubic education. Well it is known Mr..
Y o,6 is an earnest ami aggressive friend
Of the Blair Bill Then why do they make
war upon him? Has not Mr.. Yo,t's le-
cord in Congress been even beyond public
expectation +? Has he not been vigilant
and successful III attending 10 the various
demands of his coustit uents? Prominent
Democrats have told rs hat he is he only
representative he district has had in Con-
gress for the past twenty years. Other
Democrats have told us that he has done
more for the district than all the other
members of Congress since the close of
the war Surely they will not expect more
from Mr.. Tucker. and we are equally sure
they will not deny that Mr. Yost has made
AL efficient rPprescD tative.
. Then why is it be hole court house
brigade are Appealing to the people to de-
feat Mr.. Iost and 2 ect Mr. Thicker ? Is
it because Mr.. Yost does not belong to
the guild and Mr.. Tucker does? What
the people want is working. vigiant and
efficient representative to att end to the
business they may have AZ the seat of gov
efnment and when they get one they pre-
fer to keep him at least II reasonable time.
They have had trial of the other kind
had it for twelve years in succession
and have had enough of it, They will
not We h-l'eve. make another experiment
in the S ne line.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-10-11

The Rchmond Whla is for sale. Che
present owners are not newspaper men,
and for that reason are DESTROYS of dispos-
ing of the property. If some good news
paper men with reasonable amount of
Cal ltal would buy it, a good thing could
be made out of it, Richmond needs and
would support first class morning daily,
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Free trade and opposition to popular
education 60 hand in hand. Th9 one is
the twin of the other. The one PR sup,
poses ignarsnce-the other insures it.
The BLAIR bill is opposed by free traders.
because free trade Gan only be fastened
upon the people when the masses are igno-
rant.
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WHOLESALE PRICES.


VALUABLE Mill PROB ERTY FOR SALE
The undersigned desires to sell his merchant
mill, situated near GAINESVILLE, Augusta Co..
va, on "a never failing stream, with constant
grinding the year round. accommodating
tel ms he had, Il. 5. CRAIG,
octll-3t Craigsville, Va.
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EARAi FOR RENT.

have for rent a farm of 3l5 res situated
about miles from Greenwood Depot. Abe
marie Co, Va The land is of good quality and
the farm is well watered and adapted to graz:
ing. There is on it q nsiderabe quantity OF
very fine meadow land. Terms $500 per year
For further information apply to-
THOMAS SEMMES
octll-3t Alexandra, Va.
VIRGINIA. In the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, October 10th, 1888.
Charles Curry, Receiver, &C ,......... Plaintiffs
Mary H. Miller formerly seawri sht & ais, Defls
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is settlement of the
accounts of the plaintiff. and the management
OF the estate of Mary IL. Miller under the orders
of this court.
1t appearing by affidavit filed that the chill
dren OF Mary S. Landes formerly Seawrl.ht
and David b. Landes, her husband, the names
number and ages OF whom are unknown are
| non residents Of this state, it is ordered thai
they do appear here within fifteen day. after due
publication OF this notice and do what is neces.
sary to protect their interests.
Teste, j. N. RYAN. Clerk.
W. E. Craig. p. q. octII
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SHILOH'6 VITALIZEI is what you need
for Const ipaiiou. L ,ss of Appetite, DiZzi-
ness, and all symptoms of Dyspepsia.
Price 10 and 10 cents per ottle,
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A RI STUDIO,

"A
Having severed my connection with the firm
OF Hovelle q Wegner, photographers anu Ar
lists I have opened a Studio in the suite OF
rooms formerly occupied by DR.. VIM. Chap
man, dentist, on East Main Street. Miss Mary
Walters, pupil under me, will assist me- and
l am prepared and DESTROYS of taking art pupils
at greatly reduced prices.
Octll HARRY WEGNER.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
FOR PRESIDENT,

Ii Il va ~ ~
FOR PRESIDENT.
Gen. BENJAMIN HARRIS0E
OF Indiana.
FOR yFCE-PEESEDENT.
Hon. LEVI P. MORTON,
of New York.
ELECTORS FOR VIRGINIA.
STATE AT LARGE.
wILLfAM IAMR, Norfolk CITY
FRANK IS BLAIR, 5the.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
LIST. ]. J. MCDONALD, northumberland.
I'd. GEO A. MARTIN, Norfolk.
I'd W F. GlDDIAGS. Chesterfield.
4th. R.B BERKELEY Prince Edward
eth. IR.J W. SIMMONS, Floyd.
9Th. ]. NJ MCLAUGHLIN, Lynchbuig
It'll. G. NJ. LoUrH An. Madison
Sth. r. X. FAIR. Fairfax
9th. j. SLEMP,-
I0A. W. !. FRANKLIN. Appomattoy.
FOR CONVERSATION DISTRICT,
JACOB YOST,
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A gentleman writing for the VIRGIN
IAN from Minnesota. says That State will
give Harrison and Morton 80 900 plurality.
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NEW ADVERTIS EMENTs.
NOR SALE PRIVATELY

A number of desirable Building lots In the
eastern part of the city at low prices and on
easy terms. If not sold privately by
SATURDAY. the 10th DAY of NOV'R. 1888.
they will be offered on that day, at public auc-
ton In front of the Court House
FOR price and terms ap iy to Elder & Nelson.
nfat OF the lots also be seen at their
office. j. W. MORRISON
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