South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-10-31
A Beauilf I Spectacle Presents
Itseif TO the People OF This
Congressional Dis.

trict.
HAMPSHIRE County, w. Va. Oct. "a.
1890.
When the II publiean' convention
At Piedmont failed after repeated
entreaties. 10 get 8tet hrn b EIkins
Ewho Is at the head OF mining and
railroad monopoly to consent to be
their standard bearer, then IL was that
the Republican Office holders In The
most b.see0biug accents plead with
that body TO give them George Har-
man the farmer of Grant county, as
their standard bearer in this district,
and George Harman was the nom.
inee. Not, however. until be had en-
dcreed the whole ,Repubi lean plat
r ru, including the 'niquitous McKin.
ley bill. the fesrful effects of which
will be visited upon tn. mcsses OF
this country for years TO come. And
too thatsame Republ can platform
endorsed in toto the damn, bic Fo-ce
b ]. ii e terrific effects OF viii, b can.
hardly be por ruyed, . measure piac.
ing the Whole election machinery in
the hands OF Federal DE pa y Marsballs
anil Supervisors 10. cling upon the
country Thousands Of Office holders,
requiring millions OF d,llars Of the
peoples money TO PAY them. Har-
msn. when he accepted the nomina.
ii en- from The convection. acccIt ted IL
with lie eyes wide open and stand.
ing uron that platform. For the past
few dsys he has been mesudeuing
through the hills aud valleys OF
Hampshire posing ss the farmers
friena. He cannot serve the farming
and laboriug people OF this dis riot
and the Republican party also-fo r
the two are es widely separated as
the Heavens are from the earth. Mr..
Hartman has dropped his Republican
| platform for the lime being, never
having alluded to it as lie paesed our
way, and he has fixed up one Of his
own. Understand he is not an Alli-
ance man, hut full fi"dged Protec-
tive Republican, hut nevertheless the
little platform tia; lie has made up for
himself :rd reads to our people very
strisiDg!y resembles the Alliance
plstioru. Why does he get up this
independent platform ? tinged with
the Alliance. The Democratic Alli-
ance people OF our county know why.
They have brushed the meal off the
rap and see IL badly tainted and per-
meatcd with Republicanism. Our
farmers have heard of the utterances
of the aforesaid Office holders who
nominated Haruan ard they used the
language akin to this Ia that conveu-
ii n, sad they: Give US Harman,
the farmer, as our candidate and he
will wa'ch tie farmer vote. Away
with such b1sh. Our people are
are not 80 easily taken in. Undcr-
stand me, If Hartman was a Democrat
and the nominee of a Democratic
convent on. NO the farmers of this
county would he'll his coming with
delight, and give him Cur cordial
support. Away with the man who
appears aworg US "a wolf in Sleeps
clothing. Away with a mar that is
everything to everybody. In Grant
county, where he comes in contact
with those noted Swamp d agocps'
Il am credih'y ipformed) he his
promised this class Of individuals
hat one of his first effcr;s, should h.
get 10 Congress will he TO SECURE a
pension for these brethren of his.
We prefer to take The Hon. w. L.
Wilson, one of the grandest expon-
eDts and representatives, OF the people
that this country has had.
We recall The fact too that Mr..
Parsons, the Repub lean candidate
for the State Senate has also been
around among us. He too has been
trying the ssme game upon our people
that Mr.. Herman 10 try ;ng, and he
too will find that our Demo cratic
Alliance people will give him the 90.
10y when election day comes. We
have now disposed of two of these
Republican asp:rsnts for Office. We
will trot out another horse. Gszs
upon him, my countrymep. What
att tude hes he assumed, or In other
words. what is he Why, q straight
out high Protective Republican. I'm.
fortunate fer the poor fellow he can,
play The farmer dodge on our good
people, for he is the editor Ct an ulta
Republican sheet published at Keys
ser. oh, yes. be has to admit that
he is a Republican straight out and
unauthorized. Let US remind you,
readers. that the very same Repu6li-
can convention that nominated
Thompson, nominated his brother in
politics, Parsons. Yes, all three,
Hartman, Parsons and Thompson are
tarred with The same stick. One
more rS fcctiCn and | am done. TIE
Democratic Sen RtOrial convention has
placed before the people Of this dis.
trtcs as their candidates two honest,
upright Democrats as their standard
bearers. One hsils from the county
Of PendieioD, Mr, Solomon Cunning.
ham, farmer and a fit represents.
tive Of our people. The other balls
from Hampshire, MF H B. Gilkeson.
Any one wishing to know bis record
and his attitude toward The fafmipe
and laboring people Of he country
can ind II as recorded. in the journal
Of The House Of Repre- sentaliyes Of
this State. His voice was ever raised
against the BOnOpolislic tendencies
and ideas which are so prevalent
through tae land, and he advocated
most vigorously ony and every meas.
arc locking to the interests of the
people DIR. Hartman doubtless remem.