Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-05-28

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venable, Of Virginia, and Elliott, Of South
Carolina.
Senator Stanford has introduced bin the
object of which is to lend farmers money
on their land at two per cent. We wonder
how many dollars Of his own millions he
invests at two per cent? He has enough Il
relieve the distress of many.
Mr.. o. 5 Mckinney has leased the inter
est of Secretary Of State Ohley in the Fair
mont Lsdcr, and in conjunction with Clar
ence L. Smith. the owner of the other part
will jointly edit and manage the paper. II
is an assurance Of news, and plenty Of it
and orthodox Democracy.
A superintendent of the Reform Schoo
at Pruntytown was recently elected and il
turns out that he is a Republican. Som'
Of the Democratic papers are condemning
it. The selection may be all right after all
To get a Republican that near to reforma
tory institution is a good thing Of itself.
In Washington there is a cable railway
aud the cars are particularly known as the
Grip" cars. From the number Of persons
crowding them there must be a goodly num-
Der of afflicted people people who have the
grippe and can't lei 20 their awkardness, TO
put it mildly, in the legs We rode to the
terminus and back.
The Wheeling Ltsl'igmcer is very euer-
getic in defending Mr. Campbell, the gas
blower, against the charge of perjury. Isn't
it about time for the Igts1'igmcer TO reach
Mr.. Bayne's conclusion, to-wit that if he
had informed himself as Co the real facts
Mr.. Campbell would have had 70 look else
where for a defender
Mr. Niedringhaus, Representative from
st. Louis, buys borax and sells granite ware.
He is in favor Of reducing the duty on
borax and increasing the duty on granite
ware That summaries The entire gospel
Of the protectionists, but a man handicap
ped by such a name ought 20 be allowed to
sit on both sides of fence at once-if he
can.
AGA. r. Post in Brooklyn has declar-
ed the Confederate Flag hostile to the
Union" If the Union should need defend
ers the men who, as q matter of sentiment"
on occasion pay homage TO the Confederate
Flag can be trusted more implicitly for eff
fective work than those blatant fellows who
tremble at the sight of even frazzled edge
Of it.
The TOwsou Maryland Jail isn't q cheer
ful place for visitors. Several gentlemen
went there a few days ago and one of them
thoughtlessly expectorated outside the GUS
pidore, whereupou a prisoner informed him
he must pay a penalty Of ten cents or be
spanked. He wouldn't pay and was set
upon by the inmates aud was spanked and
otherwise rudely treated.
What absurd expressions are these:
Judge Jackson will be 'yiudicated' by
denomination - SIT is due to Hon Jno. o.
Pendleton that he should be re-uominated
and vindicated Why, il is the other
follows that need yindication-Smith and
Atkinson, who are sitting in seats that they
have no title TO except that which came by
revolutionary rulings and partizau iudg-
ment
The Republican party seems inclined TO
60 little too far, nationally. tO keep itself
IN power. The Gazette, If it had q voice
strong enough To- reach the leaders would
convey the warning that this is not the way
70 remain In power, but as 10 would not be
heard, Will keep si.ent-Ricb's Gazette
Rep
Silence gives consent, Brother Morris
Ysu should speak out. with clarion voice.
against the impurities Of your party.
The name Of VIM. L. Wilson TO the Re
publicans, and especially to the Republican
press, is as a red rag TO the bull in the ring
Men who are willing that bris,les from the
back Of the 'razor-back" of the Austrian
forest shall come in free and compete with
hair Of the American hog, call Wilson a
free trader because he would reduce the
duty on wool that breeches and blankets
might be obtained at moderate prices
During a debate ON the silver Bill i'm the
Senate on Wednesday it trauspired that
Senator Stewart Of Nevada and Senator
Farwell Of Illinois were both authors of
the silver plank in the Republican plat
form. Senator Stewart ayerred that he had
drawn that plank" Senator Farwell said:
4" drew the resolution, as the Senator well
knows, and it was perfectly honest aud fair
They interpret it differently Such dual
paternity Of an elastic party platform is
convenient, isntu?
Polly Croul Carlisle, was born in New I
York in 1872, died in Detroit, Mich. Mon
day. She remembered very distinctly Gen.
Lafayette's visit 20 this country, aud when
a baby was kissed By and ;rotted on the
knee Of Gen. Washington George hadn't
any children If his own bnt had "a rood