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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16


The Dependent Pension Bill has
passed the Senate. This is the
same bill, in substance, which Pres
ident Cleveland vetoed last year. 1t
was then voted for by the Represent
atives, and Senators Of West Vir-
ginia. Why? Because they did
not have the courage and manhood
to do what their own eOnsciences
must have informed them was right,
and what their immediate constit-
uencies would approve.
We now publish what no other
paper in this State has given to the
public-the rete on this Public
Robbery Pension Bill. 1t will be
seen that both of our Senators voted
for it. Should it, under the in
Auence of cowardice, and demagOgy
pass the lower House, the President
will veto it, and then these same
Democrats who voted for the bill
will come forward and praise the
President for his veto. Such is hui
man nature, AS reflected in modern
political life!
The following is the vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison,
Blair, BlOdgett, Bowen, Brown, Cam
eron, Chace, Chandler, CullOm, Da-
Wis, Dawes. Dolph, Farewell, Faux
ner, Frye, George, German, Hale,
Hampton, Hawley, Hiscock, Hoar,
Ingalls,, Kenna, Mcpherson, Man
derson, Mitchell, Paddock, Palmer,
Payne, Platt, Pugh, Riddleberger,
Sawyer. Sherman, Spooner, Stewart
Stockbridge, Teller, Turpie, VoOr-
bees. Walthall, Wilson of Iowa-44
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Beck, Berry
Blackburn, Cockrell, Coke, Coquitt
Daniel, Eustis, Gibson, Harris, Pas
co, Reagan, salisbury, Vance, vii
son of Maryland-16.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16
Death of Gen. D. H. Strother.

General David Hunter Strother
("Porte Crayon'' died in this place
last Thursday afternoon Of pneumO.
MIA, after an illness Of five days. A
Baltimore Sun special gives the fol-
lowing sketch of his life:
Gen. Strother was born in Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, Sept. 16, 1916,
being n son of Col. John Strother,
who was for many years proprietor
of the Berkeley Springs wv. Va.
hotel. He entered Washington Col
lege at Cannonsburg, Pa, where he
graduated with distinction. Shortly
atterward he went to Europe and
spent two years in Rome as an art
student. Returning to the United
States he continued the study OF
drawing and painting in New York
in 1S45-49, and in 1853 began to
contribute to Harper's Magazine,
under the signature of 'Porte Cray
on" a series of illustrated papers,
mostly on the South, the drawings
being on wood by himself, which
have been continued at intervals to
the present time. Some of these
papers were collected into volume,
"Virginia Illustrated" He was also
a painter of some reputation. Dur
ing the civil war he entered the ma
tional service as captain and assist
ant adjutant general, and served on
the stats of Major-General David
Hunter and Major General n. p.
Banks. He afterwards became col
onel of the Third West Virginia
Cavalry, and resigned September,
1864. In 1867 he was breveted
brigadier-g general for meritorious
services. Early in the Hayes admin
istration General Strother was APP
pointed United States consul at the
City of Mexico, where he remained
until some months after President
Cleveland was inaugurated. Gen.
Strother Vas twice married. His
first wife was Miss Wolfe, of Mar.
tinsburg, and his second wife was
Miss Mary E Hunter, of Charles
town, a sister of the wife of the Hon.
VIM. H. Travers, and a niece of the
Hon. Andrew Hunter. He leaves
by the former marriage daughter,
now Mrs. j. Brisben Walker, of Den
yer, Colorado, and by the last mar
riage son, who is yet under age,
and is living in Chicago. Col. Jas.
L. Randolph, chef engineer OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, mar
ried sister of Gen. STROLLER. While
in Mexico Gen. Strother gathered
the material for an essay on the
"Life and Customs of the Next
cans" to appear in Hdrper's, and
was engaged in its compilation at
the time of his death.
The remains of General Strother
were taken to Martinsburg on Sat-
urday for interment.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16
JUST A LITTLE COMMON SENSE

Mr.. Randall, as representing the
Republican or Protection wing OF
the Democratic party, has brought
forward his bill for the reduction of
the surplus. He proposes to re-
lieve the consumers of tobacco and
whiskey Of $75,O 100000 of taxation,
and the consumers of the necessar-
les of life of only $25,OO0,OOO. He
proposes to abolish the Government
license to retail whiskey. We think
this wrong. We would prefer to
make the law more stringent, by re-
quiring every applicant for a Unit
ed States license to have license
from the State.
This would incidentally protect"
the police regulations of the State,
and also the cause of temperance,
and humanity. Whiskey is a lux
ury, and should be taxed. Tobacco
is also a luxury, and should be so
taxed as that the burden should fall
equally upon the producer and man
ufacturer.
The Randall Democrats are allies
of the Republicans, and the True
Democracy should resolve never to
vote for one of them, no matter how
many conventions may endorse
them.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16
The Storm.

The severest storm ever witness
ed in the Eastern States during the
month of March, began last Sunday
and lasted 4 days. The signal ser
vice bereau says:
The most remarkable feature of
the storm was the distance it trav-
eled and its Zig-zag course. 1t
gathered in the Pacific ocean, burst
upon the cost of California, some
miles to the south of San Francisco,
at midnight on the 9Th instant.
1t DETECTED to the north, swept over
San Francisco, and, after traversing
nearly the entire breadth of Califor-
MIA again, detected to the south.
1t gained strength and fury as it
careered along, and midway through
Colorado it broke by the force of its
own weight, and the two sections
parted company almost at right
angles. One-half, with its burden
of snow and rain, dropped from its
ample bosom deluges over Colorado,
Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan, shot
across the broad waters of Ontario
into Canada, where its track was lost
sight of far up in the north at three
o'clock on Sunday afternoon, almost
at the same moment that Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York were beginning to feel the
full force of the blows OF the other
half.
This latter half, starting from
Colorado Springs, for time travel
ed due south, moistened the fields
of New Mexico, touched with its
breath the borders of Texas, beat
fiercely over Arkansas and Tennes
see, crossed into Georgia at mid
night of Saturday, sped toward the
coast and upward with terrible veloc-
ity, shadowing with it's darkness
and overwhelming with its torrent
four great cities at one and the same
moment. Swiftly Fastening, but
leaving it imprint on State after
State, it too, passed into the British
dominions, and then, by way of No
va Scotia, it bid final adieu to lsnd,
and late yesterday afternoon rushed
into the Atlantic, to be at last swal
lowed up, perhaps thousand miles
away. Thus these clouds of storm,
which were born in the Pacific,
probably in their cratic course trav-
eled ten thousand miles before
meeting their grave in the Atlantic.
The rapidity and the course of that
section of the storm which struck
the Southern Atlantic coast pro-
duced those disturbances and dis
arrangements in the atmospheric
currents which resulted in so mark
ed lowering of the temperature.
Great bodies of cold air which were
moving down from the north were
sucked in as through funnel.
This admixture turned rain into
snow, and set the seal of winter
once more where the first touch Of
spring had been gently felt. Fierce
as was the storm the direct damages
it caused do not compare with the
loss which has frequently resulted
from summer rains and winds. The
interruption of railway commnnica-
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16
REPORT ON STATE DEVELOP
MENT.
BY the Tax Commission.

Continued from last issue.)
LEGISLATION APT TO BE THwARTED.
But those expecting to suddenly
accumulate enormous private for
tunes by an exercise of illegal pow
er over a highway can well afford
any expense to prevent intelligent
legislation :; and not only so, but
they will be able to prevent such
legislation 50 long as the great body
of the people are mislead and de-
ceived and they will be able to keep
the masses in ignorance so long as
the politicians are inundated and
the press is silent.
Be it remembered, the managers
of highway are able to exercise
tremendous influence. Some Off
Gals are silenced by free pass.
We have often heard it remarked
and the remark seems verified by
our personal observation, that when
the schemes of a corporation con-
fict with the public welfare, persons
with free pass are never aggress
i've on the side of the people, but in
variably find some excuse for aiding
the company.
Again, secret special rates, al
| though illegal, are often given to
shippers who are effective in con-
trolling local politics and candidates
willing to break up these illegal
practices are always antagonized by
such favored shippers. If man
makes money cut of an illegal prac-
tice he is apt to sacrifice the public
welfare in order to continue such
practice.
The average newspaper is con-
Quoted to make money; it is pri-
vate property and its chief value
consists in the fact that ii is the
main avenue to the public ear. TO
subsidize the press is to barricade
the chief highway to the public ear.
But an editor has right to print
what is profitable and to exclude
matter which some private interest
will pay him, directly or indirectly,
for not publishing. 1t is a mistake
to think that the average newspa-
per is conducted as a philantrhopic
enterprise and has no motive except
unselfish patriotism. A considera
BILE part of the Press is a machine
which grinds out public opinion in
favor of those who pay and grinds
against those who refuse to pay.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16
PRIVATE AFFAIRS NOT TO BE EXAMINED

PRIVATE AFFAIRS NOT TO BE EXAMINED.
No one who has the common vel
fare at heart will question the expe-
diency and propriety ofhaving these
subjects investigated by some agen-
CIV which win stand impartial be-
tween the public at large and the
managers of railroad corporation.
We do not contemplate to pry in
to affairs which any one has right
to keep secret. If the proposed
agency attempts unnecessary or IL
legal meddling with the private
matters of either individual or cor
poration the Court will give an in
junction to prevent such meddling.
And again, we have an assurance
that such agency would only pub
lish the truth, because if it distorts
the facts some private interest will
be certain to make counter publ
cation. Besides this, an officer Of
the State making such investiga-
ton, knowing that he will receive
commentator when he does right
and condemnation when he does
wrong, will be stimulated by his
pride of character to render the
State efficient service. This task
cannot be performed by committee
of the legislature. The members of
Legislature do not remain in Of
flee long enough to become qualified
for such work, which can only be
SUCCESSFULLY performed by person
who has in his mind a true picture
of the circumstances and conditions
to be dealt with, and it is evident
the character of information here
demanded does not come by intui-
ton. Besides this, experience
shows that legislative committees
are very apt to cater for political
success. 1t has been recently as
serted by an English statesman of
long experience and great observa-
ton that no reform has ever been
accomplished and no progress has
ever been made seither by Parlia-
ment, Congress or a State Legisla-
ture unless the subject had first
been studied and reported upon by
commission composed OF men un-
CONNECTED with a political body.
This remark is doubtless true and
the reason IS that Legislature will
not act intelligently about purely
public matters unless the members
feel themselves sustained by the
force of such a pre-existing public
sentiment as can only be created by
the report of a committee OF special
lists. The agency here suggested
will give the facts to the people and
the facts when published will soon
build up public opinion in the
right direction.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16
West Virgin Democrat.
DISTRICT OR STATE coNvEN.
TONS?

We hope the State Executive
Committee will recommend district
conventions to appoint three dele
gates each to the National Demo
cratic Convention. This plan will
supersede the necessity of State
convention, and. will insure local
representation, which is the equiva-
lent of local self government.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16

In reply to an inquiry, Mr. Camp
said: ION general principles ! think
trusts are detrimental to the inter-
ests of the country. and | believe
the freer the competition, the cheaper
the people get their sugar | can
conceive of trust. if not too anx-
ious to make money. being Il real
benefit in cheapening the cost OF an
article, but, if they are at AL selfish.
can conceive of their being very
dangerous. He did not know of
but one effectual way for congress
to prevent the formation Of sugar
trust. and that was to make sugars,
both raw and refined, free of duty
The trust would then GO to pieces.
The above extract, from the testi-
mony taken before a congressional
committee, empowered to investigate
trusts" shows conclusively that
protective duties alone render
trusts" possible. The moment
these duties are rescinded and re-
pealed, the trust robberies would
become impossible. When the mat
ter is brought to the last analysis,
it will be found that the war tariff
is the fruitful parent of all the
trusts which now Cypress and i'm
poverish the people. And yet the
Republican party, as a party, are in
favor of maintaining the war tariff!
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16

and pay me $2I0 for them. While
the farmers foreign customer says
to him, Out of every $4,000 worth
Of your product ! will take $500
worth, and Twill sci! you $500 worth
of nv goods without any bonus what
ever That is the way the home
market theory gives the farmer the
hot end of the poker.
The Ohio Idea.
One of the largest manufacturers
of agricultural implements in the
country is NJ. ID. Harter of Mans
field, Ohio. He spoke to the toast,
"Ohio and the Tariff" and he gave
his hearers the impression that the
good time which is always coming
would soon reach Ohio. In the
course of his response he said:
1.-The Ohio idea this season and
fol the years to come is to limit tax
alton to the smallest proportions
possible, and to demand that all the
money taken from the people shall
90 into the treasury. So long as she
supposed that in securing tax upon
wool she was able to lay tribute
upon her sister States, am sorry to
say, very large and otherwise re-
spectacle body of her citizens were
willing to reap the profits of such
robbery, but, gentlemen, whatever
you may say of the average Buckeye,
you cannot truthfully declare that he
willingly or for very long time
shuts his eye to the main chance,
and the people of Ohio are coming
to see very rapidly that for every
dollar the tariff can bring into Ohio
1t takes ten dollars away from us.
in the race for robbery, or, as Bas
that puts it, reciprocal rapine, we
have discovered that our brethren Of
New England and our neighbors in
Pennsylvania-the State which it is
an honor to come from and always
proper to move out of-are too
shrewd for us, and that we always
come out at the small end Of the
funnell, or, in other words, we are
fleeeed even when trying to protect
the feeces which grow upon our
sheep.
"But Ohio, gentlemen,is becoming
as rapidly as could be expected a
tariff reform State from principle.
and to-day, if the strength of party
discipline could be broken, and the
people uttered their sentiments and
.convinctions at the ballot box, the
majority for moderate tariff reduct-
ion, yes, for immediate reduction,
would be large enough to surprise
some of us who live in the State. 1
take it TO be a healthy sign of the
times that this very Winter in near
IL every schoolhouse in Ohio the
tariff question is being debated as
the leading vital issue before the
people, and while year ago scarce
ly Democratic newspaper in Ohio
published 10 lines a month upon
the tariff issue, now column after
column of facts and arguments in
favor of reduced tariff taxes are
poured out weekly in every one OF
our So counties. This change has
been brought about within one year,
and more than this, whilea year ago
it took courageous Democrat, If in
politics, to declare in broad day
light and above his breath that he
was upon the side Of the Lord and
the people ON the tariff question,
now every man of any influence or
reputation in this party in the State
is tariff reformer and wants every
body to know it, too.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16

In order to suppress the use of
Mrs. Cleveland's picture in adver-
tisements, Mr.. Thomas, (Rep.) of
Ohio, has introduced a bill fning
anyone heavily who shall thus ex-
hibit the likeness of any American
woman without her written consent.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16

ton has been mainly caused by
PROSTATE telegraph poles AMI wires.
But for them partial communication
at least would in all probability
have been restored in Il few hours.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16

The men who will do their duty
in Legislature are not those who,
plot, scheme, lie and make combi-
nations to obtain a nomination.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16

muum SEA WONDERS exist in thous-
npHU ands of forms, but are surpass-
lIIIIiT ed by the marvels ofinvention.
0Omo Those who are in need OF profit
able work that can be done
while living at home should at once send
their address to Hallett 4 Co., Portland,
MAR e, and receive free, full information
how either sex, ofall ages, can earn from
S to $25 per day and upwards wherever
thew live. You are started free. Capt.
tai not required. Some have made over
$50 in a single day at this work. All
succeed. febl7,'8e.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16
F. L. BELLER,
Contractor and Builder,

OFFERS his services and will vigoi-
" eusly prosecute his avocation as
Carpenter and Builder. and will take
orders and execute the same promptly
and satisfactorily. His experience is
such that he can guarantee perfect
workmanship, and his prices win COM
pare favorvbly with the most reasonable.
Those desiring To build or improve
should give him call.
jams, 'SS-y.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16

The managers of a highway can well
afford to pay better than any other
member of the community and ex-
perience teaches that they are not
unsuccessful in welding almost the
entire influence of our public jour-
nails.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16

and pay me $2I0 for them. While
the farmers foreign customer says
to him, Out of every $4,000 worth
Of your product / will take $500
worth, and will sci! you $500 worth
of my goods without any bonus what
ever That is the way the home
market theory gives the farmer the
hot end of the poker.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-03-08
A BRAKEMAK KILLED.

An Arm and Leg Crushed TO n Jelly
SALT LAKE, March S.-Robert Hewitt,
. brakeman on the Utah Central Rail.
way, while coupling cars this morning
caught his foot in frog and was unable
to sxtricate himself. He was thrown to
the track the wheels passing over him
and crushing his left leg and arm to
Jelly. He was removed to the hospital
where he died.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-03-08
RlnDLEnsse GER A aUsTLER.
And He IL Also Compared to a Fractions
Bull.
New York World

New York World)
The bull in the Senate china shop is
Riddlebergar, and he succeeds in mashing
the bric.a- brac at nearly every sitting.
Yesterday he worried the soul of John
Sherman. A short time ago he turned
Evarts blood cold by calling him par
rot, and the hundred white, fuzzy hairs
which lie on Edmunds' bald crown stand
straight on end every time he takes the
floor for fear he will break the rules be-
yond reparation. Riddleberger is Re-
publican, nominally, but in reality he is
legislative elephant tackled on to the
Republican party in the Senate, which
they want to get rid of and don't know
how.
They come by him rightly, too, and
the genesis Of Riddleberger is worthy of
consideration. He squeaked his first cry
in the cradle of national politics when
Malone, as Democratic Senator from
Virginia, sold out his party and his vote
to the Republicans, on the condition that
he should have the patronage Of Virginia,
! and that Riddleberger should be voted
for by the Republican Senators as can.
didats for sergeant alarms Of the Senate.
Malone during the Hancock campaign
had boasted of his Democracy. and had
written letters to the National Democrat
ic Committee stating that his party was
the Simon-pure Bourbon of the State,
and that it shonld have national support.
The committee, however, favored the
anti Malone party, and when the election
was over, Mahope, seeing that he was
getting nothing from the Democrats, and
the Senate, being tie, agreed, so say the
best authorities of Virginia, to vote with
! the Republicans on the above grounds.
| He delivered his vote, and the Republi-
cans gave him the offices. During the
| Presidency Of Arthur he controlled the
| Postoffices and Federal appointments of
Virginia, aud he put his own men in in
every case He did not succeed in the
election of Riddleberger as Sergeant-at-
Arms. but it must worry Sherman and
| Edmunds now to think bow they once
| supported Malone and the man who now
so often tramps upon their corns. He is
among them, but not of them, and, as
| one of the Democratic Senators expressed
| it to-day, "the contrarinsss of his nature
| will lead him in nine cases out of ten to
vote with the Democratic party for no
| other reason than that he is supposed to
vote with the Republicans.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-03-08

He Predicts n Conservative Home Rule
schene for Ireland.

LONDON, March S.-Lord Herschell
presided at the annual dinner OF the
National Liberal Club last night. In a
speech he predicted that the Conserva-
tives before long would propose home
rule scheme, representing probably more
advanced views than thoss of Gladstone.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-03-08
STAGE R0RBER SENTENCED.

He Gees 60 SAN Quentin for Life.
AUBURN, Gala, March s. S.-Yesterday
Judge Meyers sentenced John Sansome,
the Michigan Bluffs stage robber, to San
Quentin for life.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-03-08

DEER LODGE, Mont, March 3.-While
train was switching here last night
John Ganley, standing on the track, was
killed.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-03-08
A PRINTING OFFICE BURNED.

six Persons Perish in she Flames.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 8.-The
office of the Evening Union was destroyed
by FIRE to-day. Six persons were burned
to death and several fatally injured.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-03-08

This Bank transacts o general Banking Elk
hange, Collection and Fire Insurance Agency
business Bills OF Echange for sale on the princi-
,al cities in Europe. Current accounts with in
dividual firms and companies solicited. Loans
made on personal security.
Three and one-half (3D per cent interest per
annum paid on time deposits
PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS:
Crocker- Woolworth National Bank, San Fran
cisco, Gala; National Bank Of the Republic, New
York; First National Bank, Reno, Nevada; Ma
tional Bank of d o. Mills l. Co., Sacramento
Gala; First National Bank, Chicago.
Telegraphic transfers made through the above
correspondents. o26-tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-03-08
THE ENGINEERS STRIKE.

A Probability or IL Rec sming General
To-Day.