Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-10-29

Mr. Hartman is represented by some Of
our Democratic contemporaries as pfocial'
ing on the hustings that he is "a high tariH
man, but that In stage whispers Toe tells the
Democratic farmer, shat he Is a tariu re
former This statement Is credited 10 the
FREE PRESS. We brand ID a. utterly false
Nr. Hartman talks o. the farmers IN private
lust as De does rom the platform. by the
way. that word ''hustings' Is not on Amer
lean term. The thing meant by It does not
exist In America Il Is exclusively Englsh.
-Kegsa Echo
Information from a reliable source IN
dueed o., 90 make the remark which the
usually courteous and Reverend editor OF
the Echo pronounces false The Echo de-
clares that Mr. Hartman talks to the farm
ers in private jus. as he does from the plat
form" That is. doubtless, true-so far as
Republican farmers are concerned. We
made no assertion TO the contrary, and it
was Dit crafty in the Echo TO try to create
the impression that We had done so. How
does the editor Of the Echo know what Mr..
Hartman saws 90 Democratic farmers that he
can So positively asscr. that Mr.. Il. talks IN
private as De does on the platform ? As TO
the word hastings. the editor Is a little ny
percritical. True, il Is am English term
but il has been in common use in Virginia
i'm the sense in which we employed it
There are many things used in this country
that are English-aud, probably, we should
credit Brother Thompson with the use OF
better English than We sometimes employ.
The Post notices that VIM. L. Wilson's
Free Trade home paper, the Charlestown
FREE Press, is greatly disturbed a, the IN
roads farmer George Hartman Is making In
the euemys camp-A0rqlat0ra Post.
Notatall disturbed as YOU affirm. So far
as we know farmer" Hartman has made no
iuroads lie made a raid upon Us, but did
Mt. So ar as we know, even have a first
victim as John Brown did.
Was farmer Harmau the choice of the
POST Ifyou had gotten your choice would
the nominee have been farmer? Would
it have been farmer" Eikins or farmer
Hagans, or Sturgi-, or Staggers, or Wisner,
or Dayton? Away with your denagogy.
We are ashamed Of The Post Il is blot
upon fair journalism.
The Post refers 20 the FREE PRESS as
"Wm. L. Wilson, Free Trade home paper.
The f. P. supported the Mills bill. Nc
Kiuley SAYS his bill puts one half Of the
foreign importatious on the free list; and
the Mills bill only 30 per cent Which
comes nearer TO free trade-supposiug his
statement TO be true? We refer the Pos. to
what John sherman SAYS, 20 wit: under
this the Mckinley bill we have free trade
10 a greater smount and proportion than
ever before In American history" Are Ne
Kinley aud sherman authorities?
"At this session Of Congress the Republi-
cans put tin on the free list aud advanced
the duty on tiu-plate so, that this industry
may be established in the United States, -
said Mr.. Elkins in his speech at Wheeling.
The Baltimore Sun reminds him that tin
was already on the free list, and that the
Mckinley act imposes duty of four cents
a pound after July !, 1898, TO continue if
5000 pounds shall have been produced in
this country in any one year prior to July
/, '95 proving that "the purpose the in
creased duty on iiu-pla,e WAS not TO secure
the creation of tiu-pIate industry in the
United States, but 20 prevent it, in the in
terest Of cerima Pittsburg roIling-mill own
ers, who want TO make the people use sheet
iron instead Of tin-pla.e for roofing pup
poses
The Republican who believes in uphold
ing the hands of VIM. Mckinley and
Thomas b Reed in Congress, will vote for
Republican for Congress.-S0te Journal
And the citizen, of either party, who votes
for a Republican for Congress, or who fails
TO vote at all, will help to uphold the hands
of VIM. Mckinley and Thomas b. Reed
Do you hear that. Col. Black and Mr. Butt
and Dr. BurrelI and every body that does
not endorse Reeds tyranny, and the inia.
nous Force bill, and protection run mad as
exempiifed in the Mckinley bill? Do you
hear tba:you Indifferent Democrats, if there
are any such II you have any opinions on
the issues Of the day, now Is your time to
express them by your votes
Tn anticipation of the high prices that
will be put upon clothing by reason of the
Mckinley tariff, Jay Gould-teuder- heart
ed man tba, he is-conso.e, the poor man
by telling him that be can NEE; the chang
ed condition by buying one suit of clothes
instead of two, It viii be fortunate poor
mau ,ha, can DO tina; and pay the enhanced
price Of everything his family needs Go keep
out .ae cold and the wolf from the door
How amy rOur man OF man even iu uDicr-