Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-11-26

Democratic congressman uAHc uVttSc 'ii"e
the republicans are relying upon democrat
ic blunders in congress for their future sue
cess
M Charles Stewart Parnell has notified
his colleagues that as long as he is supported
BY them and the Irish people he will re-
main at the helm in politics.
The Democratic pluraIities in the twanty-
nine States % the recent election foot up
73lO5O and the Republican pluralities in
the fifteen States 100, 5OO-a net Democratic
plurality Of 627, $50.
Mr. Ingalls,, who scouts Rev. Dr. Hoge's
assertion that, what is morally wrong can
not be politically right, Is living illus
tration Of the truth Of the remark Of the dis
tiuguished Virginian.
Prospectyely bad for the press ltisSaid
that in the event of the defeat Of Senator
Ingalls, for re election he will take a place
on the staff of the New YORK Sun. Dana is
conspicuous enough for badness.
The New York Tines says, referring to
the Speakership Of the SIND Congress, "the
man who would be the cleauest and most
like Carlisle in judicial fairness is VIM. L.
Wilson, Of West virginis. lie would be
an ideal Speaker"
There was another Democratic victory in
the editors household this week. The new
voter is an eleyen-pounder.-Sbsphera''0
Register.
Woman suffrage had something TO do
with that, friend Harry.
Even the moon was illuminated on Tues
day night-SicP. Register
When We jubilated in CharlestOwn there
we're shooting stars, and everything was full
but the moon-full Of enjoyment, we mean.
The moon wasn't here.
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An Atlantic racer of 10000 tons, going
q. twenty knots an hour, would strike an
obstruction with the energy of 40,O0O,OOO,-
900 foot pound The mule aod canal boat
possess some homely virtues still, but not
"going" qualities, relatively.
lit be true that Jay Gould has gobbled
up the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad we
fear that he has taken more into bis tinan-
cial stomach than be can digest Charles
tol Gazette.
That's nothing. suppose he had taken
in the Chesapeake * Ohio Canal
Republican Congressman arriving in
Washington profess TO rely on Democratic
plumbers" FOR future success. says the Bali-
more S,u,. Well, they couldn't very well
rely on Republican wisdom, or well mean
lug in behalf Of the MASSES Of the people
Of this great country.
The official vote Of W 50 Virginia shows
a Democratic majority for supreme judge of
9.546. The majority for congressman is
9,644 Pendlcton in the First district, has
5s4; Wilson, in the Second, has 2,065; Al
dersou, in the Third, has 5,i05, aud Cope
land, in the Fourth, 1874
In New York all candidates are required
by law TO file all itemized statements Of
their campaign expenses within ten days
after election Il is hard % decide whether
the law is an act for the encouragement Of
purity or perjury in politics. If it means
after their election a good many RePubli-
cans will escape the obligation 90 furnish
schedule
TAYLOR county never before IN her history
in an "of year, gave the Republican tick
ct anything like the maj9rities &c gave ~
the late election. GRAFTON Ssgtigei
It seems as if Taylor county Republicans
had encouragement to pray for "od years,
but there's some Encouragement in the
fact that "the prayers Of the righteous
svsiletb.'
Congressman O'FerrsH, of Virginia. is
urging Democrats 20 take firm stand
against the reapporiionment measures pro-
posed by the Republicans The Dunnell
biz be denounces as unfair TO several Dem
ocratic States, cutting down their represen-
tation, while it leaves undistur5ed Republi-
eau States whose population is no great
cr
Up 10 date there are about fourteen Dem
ocratic aspirauts for The Speakership-iiri-
cG Times.
That's nothing lat least nothing out of
rightful proportions TO a party that admires
symmetry. At the same breath We may re-
mark the Republican party can hardly AZ
ford more than oue-fourth of candi-
date, and that viii be Reed without a ghost
Of = chance for anything beyond mere mem
ton
The Pioneer Res thinks that Prof Langs-
ton, colored. canuo, make much history by
running for Congress SO long as the whites
can out coant him" Well, YOU are right
shout that-but Of course the editor of the
Pi0aesr Pres didn't mean TO insinuate that
the count was other than fair But the Pio-
a,sr P-,,s goes farther and encourages
Langstou to pick his flint and try it again
by telling him that one Marcus Morton ran
sixteen times FOR Governor Of Massachusetts,
and was defeated esch time and succeeded