Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
THE LAST SHOT.

"OuAN Ooii TIC dLLculiUtl vi SOUIt !
political christians, who take their
hats off on the street when the bell
rings, TO some falsehoods they have
deliberately circulated. They argu.
ed around town that Emile Martin
returned to France because he could
get better wages there, when be
admitted that all he could get was
IL cents an hour, and that meat and
butter were not within the use OF
the poor there as they are here.
Much has been boosted OF how Sena-
tor Faulkner got away with Capt.
Dovener in Braxton Co. Here is a
report from Sutton, w. Va, and is
corroborated by reliable authority
present at the discussion
Capt. Doyener was received with
warm, generous applause in the start.
and had hardly fairly opened his
speech until he had the audience
under complete control and in sym
patty with him, from the manner
with which he put his pointed argu-
ments. Never did poor human
suffer in the house of his friends and
receive punishment more severe than
did Faulkner in this stronghold of
Democracy. Dovener challenged
the admiration of even the Demo.
Gratis with the clear, defiant and
convincing arguments on the subject
Of the tariff as levied by the Nc
Kinley bill, which he had with him
and exhibited, and brought down the
audience with loag applause as be
turned to the Senator and said
Ono Democratic campaign orator
carries the bill with him. The Sena
tor has even himself penetrated the
interior and gone over the State
without copy. What fine cam
| paign document it would make, if it
is iniquitous and not in the interest
of all classes of the farmer, the labor.
ing and manufacturing industries OF
this great country. / have it here
exhibiting it, and l also have a
copy of the speech you just delivered
to this audience, and | mention 1t in
no offensive sense, bound with the
bill. 1t smells of midnight oil and
first broke the stiffness and quiet of
the United States Senate on Au
gust 81 last, but it has had hard
usage since. If you had a copy of
the bill you would not have made
the assertion here that playing cards
were admitted free and every time
a farmer reads his Bible he reads a
taxed book. Here | find and exhibit
to you that the shoddy you speak of
and tell these farmers enters free
has a duty placed upon it of thirty
cents a pound and any foreign rag
picker will hardly find it to his al.
vantage to ship shoddy here, as you
fear, and pay thirty cents a pound
for the privilege of selling in our
markets. All these farmers have to
avoid this great calamity you so
much dread for them is to buy cloth
ing made from the wool grown on
American sheep, sheared by an
American farmer, hand spun on
whirling American spindles, woven
on American looms by manufacturers
who pay taxes to Uncle Sam, owe
allegiance to Uncle Sam and have
no interest in the flag of the Lion
and the Unicorn. Who ever heard
of farmer in Braxton county, the
State of West Virginia, here in free
America, reading Bible made,
printed and bound in England, since
we have protected books, paper and
printed matterf American civil
cation and philanthropy have add
vanced, and protection has made it
possible to sell books cheaper than
ever. Year by year Bibles printed
in America are sold at cost and given
away by the American Bible Socie
ty, which is spreading Christianity
and civilization to the uttermost
parts OF the earth, to the isles of the
sea, wherever the sun shines. And
yet you come into Braxton to cap.
ture votes for your party by such in
suls to the intelligence of the voters.
You told the farmer that he is tax.
ed. How does he lay taxes to the
government The law of supply
and demand fixes the price of wheat,
oats, rye and corn in Chicago, Balti
more and wherever American far.
mers sell them. He can send 1T
abroad without let or hindrance if
he desires. If the price of wheat is
81 per bushel 10 our market and he
sells 100 bushels, he carries home to
his wife and children from that