Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-07
I Written for THE HERALD.
JUMBLE'S LETTER.

sTORMED, HANNAH DAN
Giles, A NEWSLESs
woRsHIPFUI. SUN
DAY.
One of the reasons showing the abb
solute necessity of our public school
system is, thu danger without it in
some localities, and some of these
quite large, of colonizing many por
lions of this country with foreign tom
CUES not only the public school sys-
tenn but the English language parti-
cularly, and attendance at the public
schools by each child of the nation for
at least three months in year until
the child is fourteen years old, unless
a guarantee is given by the parents or
guardians that the child is being suffi-
GENTLY educated in English and in all
matters that are essential TO make a
loyal citizen of these United States !;
and such is seen to be necessary when
such men as Charles Thibault, prem
inent French Canadian, predicts THAT
the day is not far distant,-about fifty
years or so,-when the French Cana
dams will capture New England and
make it New France" Every locali-
ty, whether large or small, must be
made distinctly American. Loyalty
Union, intelligently ready, and CRATE
fully willing to support the Stars and
Stripes. And to this end they must
be educated under the direction of
loyalty and authoritatively commits
stoned officers, whose duty must be
to see that no child in this great land
shall be unlearned in matters neces-
sary to loyal citizenship. There is
room for the healthy agitation ofsuch
questions in all our local papers of
weekly issue as well as the daily
press throughout the country. If we
sleep now we will be on the rocks in
wreck farther on. Let Americans
awake and preserve America.
Evidently Mr.. Wanamaker has no
sinecure. The people are convenienced
at as little expense as possible to
them, and postal system as near per-
lection as he can make it on pure BUSH
ness principles, and all for the good of
the government is what he is laboring
for. Office is nothing with him, only
to receive the best service from the
best men, that can be gotten from
those who have given proof of their
ability by service rendered. He is
anticipating future needs and provid-
ing TO clear the obstacles from the
track of postal telegraphy. He is
wisely bringing in the supplies for
the demands in the growing needs of
the populace. The question of es-
tablishing postal savings banks too, IS
agitating his practical and fertile
brain. TO the economic and thrifty
youth of this country John Wanna
maker will be philantropic charac-
ter and a wealth distributor. One
that has saved the money, health and
morals of the next generation. John
is living in righteous antipathy to the
lottery gambling business. His eye
is far reaching and his plans compre-
hensive enough to clear out the ini-
guilty. If Congress will give him
power equal to his room it wont be
long before giants will fall, and the
acclaim will be that j. w. has slain
his 10000. Reform is not going back.
ward, we are on the uprOad. 1t may
be hard work to ascend, but pile on
the fuel, turn on the draft, with plenty
of steam and sand on the track we
shall move onward.
The newspapers of the town have
been dealing heavy blows in behalf
of better pavements in Martinsburg.
But where have the blows fallen ?
Have you really been fighting the
air? Your aims were at the town
council, we suppose. Is the council
made up of wind. water or sand? 1t
is certainly impressionless. l suggest,
sirs of the press, that you appoint a
committee to go in search of that
body, perhaps before election day you
can find it and get it to prove that it
has some stiffness of back left, by TAX
ing action and laying pavements that
shall insure the ladies at least, such
footing on the pavements that shall
not besmear their dresses at every
step. If a few of the town council
would resign in favor of some of the
live women of the city, there will be
some hope of not being buried before
our time. We are beginning to see
the need Of women. when we evident
ly have a poor supply of men. 1t Is
come to this, we must either favor
immigration to our city or emigra-
tion from it. DO not our wretched
pavements invite the people to leave?
A little expensive attraction will pay
far better than such repulsion. Citi
zens, ring the bells, the council has
4" fallen asleep" Wake them up be.
fore they die natural death.
History is repeating itself. Hannah
has been hanged in English politics.
The Times erected the gallows for
Parnell. and in the person of Pigott
the peuurer, who like Judas was
false for money, and like him has
committed suicide. Haman,-the
London Times.-alias, the British
Government under Salisbury is dang
ling in the air, and Parnell, the Nor
decai of our day is in favor with the
people, who are the modern Ashuer-
us, the governing element even of
Great Britain. 1t matters not which
way the decision by the commission
is given, public opinion from the true
testimony has rendered the verdict.
Parnell is loyal citizen, but the
Times is branded with treason against
equity and on neither side of the sea
is there to be found a covering for its
shame. Whether men agree or not.
for Home Rule in Ireland, intelli-
gence and justice.-the jury chosen by
an enlightened age has given judy
ment against high handed bribery.
Gladstone and Parnell with their lib-
eralism have the more popular ques-
ton before the English mind, who
with their sturdy force, generally
favor the oppressed and injured party.
In the Times prosecution, there has
been providential light brought be-
fore and on English conservatism.
Her blood is up, and she awaits but
an opportunity to gore the very life
out of the present government, when
Salisbury shall resign and Gladstone
shall form new cabinet, with Par.
nell prominent figure. The world
do move"
Are the Sunday news paper and its
sale on the streets, with the open post
office and delivery of mail matters all
"come to stay?" Do the needs of
man in our times, nullify the com
mands of God for all men in all ages |?
If we say that our fathers lived and
progressed with six days work and