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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03
JONES SPRING.

The Wheeler and Everhart families
are still ailing.
Cholera is still doing its work
among the hogs.
Rabbits, squirrels and birds seem
to be plentiful.
The chestuuts were not only plenti-
full in the valley this season, but are
like the Republican party-very few
of them WOrmy.
-Four yearg ago some of the intelli-
gent Democrats of Martinsburg were
here and told us that we were paying
three cents a pound more for sugar
than we would have to pay if Cleve-
land was elected. To-day our mer-
chants here are charging from two to
three cents per pound more for sugar
than they did for the same grade four
years ago. Coffee is nearly double
the price it was then, and this is the
way the Democrats have made goods
cheaper. wages higher, and times
better.
How do you expect to vote on the
Prohibition Amendment, for or
against?
Is there no principles involved?
Can any father who has sons or
daughters still abiding under the pa
rental roof afford to take the risk.
Without ignoring other great ques-
lions, with true love to God and man
and answering devotion the highest
interests of the future generation, let
every citizen, with an honest heart,
and clear head, decide his duty and
do it, unswerved by denunciations,
undeceived by Establishments, not
having in view transient personal in
terests, but permanent self respect and
rational consistency.
Oct. 30, 1888. HUMANE.
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Horace's Gap.--Jefferson Co.

The family of Mr.. Thomas Davis
near Leetown, have been sorely af-
fiicted. Last winter they lost little
boy of four ar five years. Three
weeks ago the eldest sob, within a
few days of his majority, died after a
few days illness. Last Saturday Mr..
Davis died, after several weeks ill
ness. We tender to the family our
sympathy and recommend the widow
and the fatherless children to the God
of the widow, who has promised to
be father to the fatherless. The in
terment took place at Mt. Zion, on
Monday; Rev. Strother, of the M. E.
Church, South, conducting the funer-
al services.
The meeting at Mt. Zion will be
continued for three nights this week.
Miss Annie Custer, of Martinsburg,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends here,
Mrs. Jas. Chapman has returned
home, after spending a week with
Mrs. John Davis, near Darkesville.
Mrs. Mary Turner and Mary j.
Lashhorn, spent last week with Mrs.
S. A. J. Morningstar, near Charles
town.
Mr.. Tom. Jenkins, after trying jeff
erson for some three years, pulled up
his stakes last Monday, and removed
his goods and chattels to the vicinity
of Bunker Hill, where he expects to
get work on the new railroad.
At this writing, little Nellie, daugh-
ter or III. G. Evans, is lying very i'll -;
with but little prospect of her recov-
cry.
Mrs. Joseph H. Wageley spent a
day ar two at Darkesville last week,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Chas. B.
Lewis. TEMPLAR.
Nov. |. 1888.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03
ELECTION LAW.

Following is an extract from the
law governing elections. 1t is impor-
tant that all voters read it carefully
so that they may not violate its pro-
visions:
"14. No person shall, on the day of
election, within sixty feet of the
voting place, request another person
to exhibit or disclose the contents of
any ticket or ballot which such person
intends to use in voting.
GA. Any person who, on the day
of election, having inspected the bal
lot of a voter or having furnished a
voter with ballot, accompanies such
voter within sixty feet of the voting
place whilst such voter is on his way
to the polls for the purpose of voting,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor or
any person acting in conjunction with
any other who, has, on the day of
election, inspected the ballot of vot-
or or furnished voter with ballot,
who accompanies such voter within
sixty feet of the voting place whilst
such voter is on his way to the polls
for the purpose of voting, or any per-
son who shall call a voter back after
such voter has approached within six
ty feet ofany voting place for the pur-
pose of casting a vote and shall in
spect or change the ballot of such
or shall give or offer to give such vot-
err another or different ballot shall be
guilty of misdemeanOr.
"l5. No ticket or ballot shall, on
the day Of election, be given or deliv-
cred by any person within sixty feet
of the voting place, except he be one
of the commissioners of election, who
shall receive the same only at the bal
LOT box and in his official capacity"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03
READ HISTORY AND STUDY MEN

In law one honest mans word OF
oath is as good as another's.- a
laborer as good as a college profes
sor. We believe that is the public
sentiment of this country.
1t is not so in other countries
where the nobility and the aristocra
cy rule in civil and social life. There
a poor man or working man must
give way before his superiors.
Several weeks ago we published the
charge Of labor man against Con.
gresham Wilson, of t" S15 MONTH
being good enough wages. It's sworn
to. Mr.. Wilson says over his sigma
ture that it is not true. When Mr..
Wilson makes affidavit that he never
said it, it will be question of verac.
lty between men whose reputation
is unchallenged. We have given
both sides of the question and take
neither side as against the other.
We do not ask the laboring men
TO vote the Republican ticket, and
have no desire to influence them one
way or the other. Let them read
the history of their cause and study
the actions of men ON the labor issue.
Every reading and thinking man
knows that the free trade (cheau
school of politics regards the de.
mands of labor as g too exacting.n
and the indirect tendency is that
wages must come down and the COM
mon people mustliye cheaper. Cheap
goods and high wages will never
work together. Politicians and leg.
islators reason together that the
people must be educated up to free
trade like they were educated to re.
celve and accept the results ofeman.
cipation aud the laborer must be
educated up Tor DOWN to lower
wages and cheaper living. That's
the secret truth of the whole matter.
1t is a foreign idea and the basis
upon which free traders build their
PRINCIPLES,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03

The principles the old line Wings
maintained for quarter of a centu.
~, and upon which this country
prospered, were the principles Of
Protection. The names of parties
may have changed, but principles
never change. The fight they made
is the fight we are making today.
Before you give up life's battle for
the promised reward, strike one
more blow against a common foe for
the political heritage you would leave
your childreU,--vote for Harrison
and Morton, Golf and Protection
and Wing or Democrat, you will be
in line with the past, for history is
but repeating itself, building the
American future upon the old found.
alton, and hurting back the rising
sun of British possession over labor
and industry in the land that gave
you birth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03

The letter of the British minister
has created a political sensation in
this country and in England, and
The press of both countries condemns
his interference in American politics
1t is the talk in the cities everywhere
and proves conclusively that Eng
land is heart and soul for free trade
in America, and for Cleveland's
election for that purpose. The ad
ministration is severely censured fol-
not at once showing disapproval Of
such unwarranted intrusion in Amer
lean affairs. The Presidents action
in letting England take its own
course in recalling an obnoxious
representative, demonstrates Brit
ish sympathy, contrary to his pre-.
tensions in the fisheries treaty. Put
ting this and that together the peo.
pie can judge Of the administrators
attitude towards free trade coun.
try that has no use for America un.
der protective system:
" simultaneously with the trans
mission of the Presidents recent
Retaliation message to Congress a
private communication was trans.
mitted bv the Government of the
United States to the British Govern
ment, at London, assuring it that
it need have no anxiety as to any
official action that would be TAX.
en- under the authority that the
President had asked OF Congress
if it should be granted"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03
NEARING THE END.

The campaign is aD0ut over anu
the final work of casting the vote
will decide the contest Tuesday.
That it may be calm, peaceable,
and fair election, for the best inter.
est of the whole country, is the wish
of every good citizen.
THE HERALD has done its duty
earnestly, to the satisfaction OF the
friends of Protection, ind without Of
fence to those who do not believe in
that system, believing in every man
holding and voting his own c0nvic'
tions and personally abusing no one.
Four years ago the issue was fought
on the necessity of ga CHANGE" to
see the books, and examine the ac-
counts. 1t was done to the credit of
the Republican party. The people
had change.
This year the issue was Free Trade
or Protection. 1t is an issue as old
as the country and party lines will
be drawn on it for century to come.
A protective tariff paid the National
debt after the revolution, after the
war of 1912, after the panics of the
thirties, forties and fifties, and after
the great war of the sixties. PrOtec-
ton found it's stronghold in the more
prosperous manufacturing and agri.
cultural sections, and Free trade was
the dream OF the South from the
first. In this campaign the Mills
bill was the of work majority OF
Southern members, and it approves
of u high tariff for sugar, rice, and
whatever manufacture engaged in
industries in the South, and makes
West Virginia industries and raw
materials free. The curses that were
heaped on the Protective system in
the early days of Southern history,
it has retained as blessings, and
heaped curses new on industries I'M
der the same system outside of its
boundaries of interest or sympathy
The people will now decide.
In the fight for Free Trade Eng
land was ever on the side of its
friends in this country, and the af.
fronts and injuries heaped upon
America by English commercial
greed and national selfishness histo-
ry records with the ink undried on
the last hated act of a meddlesome
British ministry.
The Republican principles in this
campaign were open, clear, sustain.
ed by argument, fact, and expert.
ence, in an appeal to the intelligence
of the American people. The ticket
is made up of men who have passed
through the campaign trial with
records unassailed,-American men
of American ideas and principles.
In the State a favorite son of West
Virginia, soldier, statesman and
citizen,-GOFF,- has shown him.
self worthy of election, has spoken
to The people at every point and on
every questiOn,-where he is and
what he stands for and will do,-
to day at Martinsburg, tomorrow at
Wheeling,-then to Coal Valley,
Observation-Disclosures to by thons.
ands everywhere and able to meet
his opponents at every turn,-where
was and is the Democratic candidate
for Governor,-you have neither
seen nor heard him.
The Republican candidates are
men You know,-your own citizens,
Bowers, Mason, Flick, Higgin.
botham, and the county and district
tickets,-nothing remains but to
vote and elect them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03

Ex.Gov. VIM. T. Hamilton died at
Hagerstown, Friday, Oct. 2G. He
was born at Hagerstown, Sept. 8,
1920. Educated mainly in home
schools, be studied law, and was ad-
mitted to the bar at Hagerstown in
lS43. He was elected to the Legis.
latute in 1871 elected to Congress in
1876; also re elected in 1851 and
1853. In 1856 Judge Hoffman de
feated him for Congress. Defeated
for Governor in 1867 by Gov. Bowie;
United States Senator in 1868; elect
ed Governor in 1869. Mr.. Hamilton
was the most prominent statesman
in Western Maryland,--a friend Of
clean politics and good government,
IA practical farmer and business
man, and an enterprising citizen.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-President
Cleveland, after a week of delay, has
finally yielded to the pressure OF
public sentiment and taken action IN
Lord SackviIle's case. Shortly after
A o'clock to day, at the conclusion OF
long Cabinet couacil, a messenger
was sent from the White House to
the British Legation bearing an ON
inouslooking envelope containing
che dismissal papers Of Lord Sack
vile as the accredited representative
of Great Britain 70 this country.
The message was brief and pointed,
and simply stated that for reasons
set forth in the official correspond
ence between the State Department
and the President-his Lordship's
official presence here was " objeetion-
able and prejudicial to the friendly
relations which should exist between
friendly powers" and that oar Gov
eminent would no longer recognize
Lord Sackville as the representative
of Great Britain.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03


The publication of the letter Of
Lord Sackville, the British minister,
has had an important influence upon
the Irish voters Of New York, and
the Irlsh.American Republican clubs
are receiving accessions daily.
1t is learned from an authoritive
source that Lord Saekville will be
"let down easily" He is to be
granted a leave of absence and will
in the course of a few weeks sail for
home. His diplomatic career, how
ever, is regarded as ended.
The five cents per ton advance in
the wages of the railroad miners
took effect Thursday. All operators,
excepting w. i. Scott, have consent.
ec.
Mr.. Scott is a great free trade
leader, and Democratic manager.
His refusal to raise the wages Of
labor is consistent. But his profes-
sions OF interest for labor are deceit.
fnl
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GOFF AT PARKERSAURCI

beliebe in the Republican party because 4.
has done more for my fellow citizens than s,i ~
yet organized. 1t is the party of liberty =,
progress, of intelligence, and above all it Is tba
party that has always aimed to do r!eht nc IL
has always dared to do right. II has heyVs,l ~
the line regardless OF the lodging place Of tb 10
chips.
The man who is stirring up these dead emher,
of the past is not one of our best friends. liz
never smelt the powder of battle or heard fbe
whistle of the death dealing bullet
What interest have we in Europe Do tb.,
love your country? Do they protect vo,9r
flag? Do they help you pay your taxes, buiid
your public buildings, build your bridges {.
Wr. Wilson says we have more miles of mil
road, more free schools, better times since tba
Democratic party took charge of West Virgin
la. Give me the book, the page Of law the
Democratic party has passed. ] pause fo r"e
reply, and III get none. The great govern
ment at Washington gave us the law thu,
gave us the impetus of young giant
Where where any roads built in this stale M
der q tariff for revenue only. / wish yop
would tell me of some railroad that was bniIt
under revenue tariff only.
have been over all this State. l nave seen
the schools on the mountain top, in the val.
ley. on the hillside and never saw the happy
children but thanked Sod the Republican
party had passed the law to give them these
schools.
My Democratic friends say the tariff is a tax
How much was salt here in Parkersburp in
1860? l,' $50 a barrel said an old granger
What is it now {" About Is cents" said Inc
old man, IL is cheaper here than in Europe
- / asked YOU Mr.. Wilson, to tell me of a mar.
ket of the world said Gen. Goff, turning la
4 Mr.. Wilson. = and you did not give me one
did you, sir ?"
Then hold your peace and let me hear OF no
more market Numbered Gon.
\ Talk about Doodle when your own Grover
Cleveland sent his $4,000 check TO your COM
| mittee.
/ In referring TO the claim about free schools In
] jefferson county, Gen. GOT asked the audi.
euce ii they had. at the time Wilson referred
! IN fra Gahn m NJ. d..
| no sir but you had them IN jefferson
county Mr.. Wflson 81 ..Ies SIR " Well
would be ashamed to belong To a party thai
kent a school In one county aud not In anotb.
| err over In jefferson county to go toa free
| school before the war a poor boy had To be-
registered as an INDECENT pnpil, and had TO sin
in the school house on the pauper bench
| where the children Of rich parents pointed
| the finger of scorn at him. Did you have any
| free schools for colored children In Jefferson
county before the war Z? No. not one, Oh, Ii
was great system ~
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03

Hon. Geo. w. Sturgiss spoke al
Falling Waters last night.
We have been compelled for want
of space to shorten communications.
Mr.. Thurman spoke in Wheeling
Tuesday and reviewefa Democratic
procession.
Thursday was All-Saints and yester.
day All-Souls Day on the church cal
endar.
Robert Hunsicker, aged 20 years,
of Charlestown, was found dead in
bed Wednesday morning.
Mr.. G. III. Bowers returned from
the city with one of the largest stocks
of goods he ever handled. His an
nouncement came too late for inser-
ton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03
ENGLISH
INTERFERENCE !!
IN AMERICAN POLITICS !!
THE AMERICAN CITIZENS
| LETTER.
ASKING THE BRITISH MINISTER TO
TELL HIM HOW TO VOTE FOR
PRESIDENT.
POMONA, CAL, Sept. 4, 1888.


TO the British Minister, Washington,
ID. c.
Sir: The gravity of the political
situation here, and the duties of
those voters who are of English birth,
but still consider England the moth
er land, constitute the apology l
hereby offer for intruding for infor-
nation.
Many English citizens have for
years refrained from being naturaliz
ed, as they thought no good would
accrue from the act, but Mr.. Cleve-
lands Administration has been so
favorable and friendly toward Eng
land, so kind in not enforcing the Re.
taliatory act passed by Congress, so
sound on the Free trade question
and so hostile to the dynamite school
of Ireland, that by the hundreds
yes thousands-they have become
naturalized for the express purpose
of helping to elect him over again.
The one above all other politicians
they consider their own and their
country's best friend.
| am one of these unfortunates
with right to vote for President in
November. L am unable to under.
stand for whom / shall cast my bal
lot, when but one month ago l was
sure Mr.. Cleveland was the man IF
CLEVELAND WAS PURSUING
A NEW POLICY TOWARD CAN.
ADA, TEMPORARILY ONLY
AND FOR THE SAKE OF OBJ
FLAMING POPULARITY AND
CONTINUATION OF HIS OF.
FICE FOUR YEARS MORE, BUT
INTENDS TO CEASE IF HIS RE
ELECTION is SECURED IN NO
MEMBER AND AGAIN FAVOR
ENGLAND'S INTERESTS, THEN
L SHOULD HAVE NO FURTHER
DOUBTS, BUT GO FORWARD
AND VOTE FOR HIM.
| know of no one better able to
direct me, sir, and l most respect
fully ask your advice III the matter
/ will further add that the two men,
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Harrison
are evenly matched and few voters
may elect either one. Mr.. Harrison
is high tariff man, believer on the
American side of all questions and
undoubtedly an enemy to British in
terests generally. This State is
equally divided between the parties,
aud mere handful of our naturaliz.
ed countrymen can turn it either
way. When it is remembered that
a small State (Colorado) defeated
Mr.. Tilden in 1876 and elected
Hayes, the Republican, the impor.
tance of California is at once appar'
ent to all.
AS you are at the fountain head
of knowledge on the question, and
KNOW WHETHER MIR. CLEVE
LANDS PRESENT POLICY is
TEMPORARY ONLY, AND
WHETHER HE WILL AS SOON
AS HE SECURES ANOTHER
TERM OF FOUR YEARS IN THE
PRESIDENCY, SUSPEND IT FOR
ONE OF FRIENDSHIP AND
FREE TRADE, apply to you pri-
vately and confidentially for infor
nation, which shall in turn be treat
ed as entirely secret. Such infor'
nation would put me at rest myself,
and if favorable to Mr.. Cleveland
enable me, on my own responsibility,
to assure many of our countrymen
that THEY WOULD DO ENG
LAND A SERVICE BY VOTING
FOR CLEVELAND AND
AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN
SYSTEM OF TARIFF.
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03
NOTICE PROPERTY HOLDERS.

All property holders, owners OF lots
on the North side of Race Street in the
Corporation of Martinsburg, between
College Street and Maple Avenue, are
hereby notified that the foot way IN
front of their lots requires filling up, to
be brought to proper grade, and pave
ment be made thereon. And you are
required to do and perform said work
on or before Saturday, November nth.
1888. And if not SO filled, graded and
paved by that time, the undersigned
street committee of said Corporation
will have the same done at the cost OF
such owner so failing to do the same.
G. WELILNGER,
NJ. w. MARTIN,
w. H. KAUFMAN, Com.
ANTHONY STAUBLY,
A. STEVENS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03
THE MARTINSBURG HERALD, SATURDAY, l

their bosom and the children OF their
love. And as | stood there, | rea-
liked what it was that made that
great section, inanimate and quiet
thirty years before and what it was
that caused it to spring forward like
"A young giant loosed from his bounds
1t was the Protective tariff that
the Republican party has given you.
Tremendous and long continued ap-
,NI,,noa
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03

Mr.. Ivy Shove. brakeman, was
killed at Sir Johns Run Wednesday
night. By the sudden reversing of
the engine, he was thrown under the
cars, and so badly hurt that he died
shortly after. His father, Mr.. Joseph
Shove, was the engineer, fast freight,
engine No. 361, b. & o. The young
man had been Waterman, and went
braking about four months ago. He
was aged 81, and single. His remains
were brought here and inferred yes
terday in Greenhill.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03
THE BRITISH MINISTER
TELLS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN HOW
TO VOTE IN THE COMING ELECTION.
(Prvate.)
BEVERLY, MASS,
Sept. ID, 1888.

Sept. Ii, 1888.
Sir: am in receipt of your letter
of the 4th inst, and beg to say that
1 fully appreciate the difficulty in
which you find yourself in casting
your vote. You are probably aware
that any political party which open
ly favored the mother country at the
present moment would lose popular
ity, and that the party in power is
fully aware of this fact. The party,
however, is, 1 believe, still DESTROYS
of maintaining friendly relations
with Great Britain, and still as de.
sirous of settling all questions with
Canada, which have been unfortu.
nately reopened since the retraction
of the treaty by the Republican ma
jority in the Senate, and by the
Presidents message, to which you
allude. All allowances must, there.
fore, be made for the political situa-
ton as regards the presidential cleo
ton thus created. 1t is, however,
impossible to predict the course
which President Cleveland may pur-
sue in the matter of retaliation should
he be elected; but there is every
reason to believe that, while uphold.
ing the position he has taken, he will
manifest spirit of Cancellation in
dealing with the question involved
in his message. enclose an article
from the New York "Times 7" of
August %, and remain yours faith.
fully,
l.. S. SACKVILLE-WEST.