Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-02-26

New York thought surely she would be
the site Of the Worlds Fair-but the trouble
vas-she had too much Plat.
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The democratic clubs Of Trenton, Ne"
Jersey. are to be addressed by Hon. VIM l..
Wilson-ballot reform to be the topic
The latest from Charleston is that the He-
cublicaps Yesterday defeated the Ballot Reform
bin in the senate and that the Legislature
viii adjourn to-day.
"The Broad Shield Of American Law
was good enough for Gen. COT, but Speaker
Reed preferred 70 do business under Gen
eral Parliamentary Law"
The Wayne Nslcs says The average
West Virgiuian does not want voting sys-
tenn that will give him the jim-jams every
time he exercises the highest privilege Of an
American citizen.
Those Montana Senators declare that they
will die with their boots On.-Erehange.
Maybe they win maybe they deserve to ;
maybe they had a revelation. They can es-
cape. however, by wearing shoes.
Tom Platt is execrated by New Workers
who wanted the Fair. Whether entitled to
it or not, he will have the credit Of being
the chief cause Of Gotham's failure 70 Sc
cure the great exposition. We reckon Chi
csgo would give Platt anything he might
ask just now.
The ignorance of the South is not all
packed away in the negrOs head.-Adrim
,Wich. Times.
That's true; and all the intelligence or
common sense of the age doesn't reside IN
the noodles Of men north Of Mason and
DiIon's line.
The enterprise Of st. Paul, Minnesota,
was somewhat retarded by Natural inAuen-
cas- It was intended that it should have
the graudest of all ice palaces, but the con-
gealiug qualities of an atmosphere necessa-
~ as a helper in that description Of archi-
lecture were absent
Rhode Island Prohibitionists have raised
A fund Of 800 and propose to wage a
vigorous campaign In that state. Consider
ing the size Of the state and the size OF the
party the Rhode Island Prohibitionists
ought TO be able to extract no small amount
of fun cur ofan Investment Of 800
The amount asked for Pensions for the
next fiscal year is only SOS, AZ, 46l Paying
high for patrio,ism-but the country, it
seems, -one half of it-must have t. EX-
Confederates by hundreds balance on one
leg and other hundreds stretch forth an on
ly arm as they pay their proportion Of this
enormous sum annually.
The Wheeling Lrtsiligeqca'ju stities Speak
er Reeds usurpation Of power on the ground
that the Speaker Of the British House Of
Commons counts quorum if he can see it.
Il IS also true that the British Parliament is
the supreme power, without constitutional
limitations like the American Congress and
has been, and still is, guilty Of acts Of tyranny
that call forth the Indignation Of Americans
Of all parties. The hteHgmesr doesn't
seem as ayerse 20 British ideas as for
merly.
BY a majority of three votes ON the Sth
ballot in the House of Representatives, on
Monday, Chicago got the Worlds Fair plum.
The lst ballot stood Chicago rs; New
York -; St. Louis 81; Washington 50
Cumberland Gap Necessary 10 a choice
l53. On the Sth ballot the vote was for the
same cities, respectively,-lj7, lo7, %, is,
Cumberland Gap l. On the final ballot the
West Virginia delegation voted as follows
For Chicago Anderson Psndleton, Smith.
For Washiugto Wilson Wilson always
votes as he speaks.
We made a statement Of fact, week or
two ago, to-wit: That Judge Fleming had
been seated by the votes of the Democrats
of the Legislature and the vote of a Repub-
lican, whereas republicans, onii, voted for
Gen. Goa. The Charleston Sqr quotes the
paragraph, and says
eve do not quote this with any intention
Of replying to IT, Our only object is to give
another sample of the stuff with which the
Democratic party hopes to deceive the peo-
pie"
If the S1r has a modicum Of the desire
it processes to befriend the peoples at all
sincere and capable, it will show them an
error Of statement, if there was one, in the
FREE Pass paragraph.
A. G.. Dayton republican Of Barbour
county, is spoken of as the candidate of his
party for congressional houors from this dis
trict-nominated by the Keyser EcLo The
Martinsburg Herald thinks IF the next
convention would see f, to give Hon $. b.
Elkins "a unanimous nomination, he would
put bis head, hear, and hand into the cam
paign and bury free-trade wool Wilson out
Of sight There's nothing stingy about the
Herald, so il is of the opinion that Geo. W.
Feidt, Esq, would make q hustler who could
rouse the boys In camp and cabin and