Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-12-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

OILiI IC<dA NCIE0
The State Grange of Michigan. at It's
session at Lansing, December 18th, took
It's stand against the National Grange Or
it's action endorsing Government loans Oh
land OF produce The State Grange adopt
ed the following:
1--WE regret that the National Grange tie
Farmers Alliance and the ether organizations
Of farmers have endorsed a proposition in one
form or the other to ma Ike loans by the Gov
eminent to the people. That the issuing Of
one billion dollars of Treasury notes and
| leaning it to the people, either directly or in
directly, at lower rate of interest," would
lead to wild rush for credit, every Intelligent
be devised CT its operation so guarded as to
prevent partially and favoritism in its dis
tributi0n, first to the personal friends OF the
loaning agent and next to his political assG-
ciates, every thoughtful man must fofesee
That it would create a feeling OF helpless de-
pendency upon the Government for aid by
those to whom it's designed to benefit, there
by relaxing their individual effort, destroying
their energy and self-reliance and rendering
them helpless mendicantS OF the Government
for charity, every observer of human nature
must know. That it would lead to an IMPROVE
dent relying upon the Government for aid OF
Government fOrbearance by those whom it
seeks to benefit, and prove curse instead OF
surprised that the National Grange should
allow itself to be carried away by the clamor
of those who hope for themselves public pre-
ferment, By holding out scheme SO enticing
to the ignorant, or improvident debtor and
scheming sDeculator.'
Nearly 10000 answers to circulars ad-
dressed By ail agricultural journal to farm
ers, asking their preference for the next
President, showed 7l,787 for Grover Cleye
land, 17.1l8 for David B. Hill, Il, 0s2 fol
WTm. II. Hatch OF Missouri, 80 ,209 for
James &. Blaine, 81 ,0l3 for Benjamin Har-
rison, 20,746 for jeremiah Rusk, 5.GG5
for Reed and 1929 for Mckinley. The
rest were scattering. Government aid to
agricultural education is Endorsed. Tie
sentiment is evenly divided as to Govern
ment ownership Of railroads.
Gen. Alfred c. Barnes the widely known
book publisher Of Brooklyn, n. Y, and one
OF the most active Republicans Of that city,
HIS had his name put on the roll of tie
First Ward Democratic Association Of
that city. He saysln effect that he des-
pairs Of the Republican party ever keeping
lis promise of 1888 to reduce the tariff
Of the effect Of the Mckinley bill Oh his
own business he says:
The Mckinley tariff bill increased the price
Of book cloth, which we are compelled to
supply at the old rates under contracts with
Years yet to rum
The Rockford (IH.) Register rep says
that 1.-THE Mckinley bill was above and
beyond all else the living ISSUE and thai
''the country has answered in unmistalzable
tones. The people do not approve of the
excuses Of the rev tariff. The mistake of
The Republican leaders in Congress was in
not redeeming the tariff pledge Of 1898, as
IL :derst0od by the people. A revision dou.a
Was what was expected by the country, and
tile increased tariff Oh many Of the neces-
saries Of life for which the Mckinley bill
provides, was totally unwarranted.
The Virginia Lancet, colored Republi-
can organ at Petersburg, complains that
Internal Revenue Collector Brady, is bounc-
ing LangSton S friends. AndrewJ. Smith,
a coored clerk in the office who was {. S.
Supervisor III the interest of Langston al
the November election, has been asked to
rosign, and G. Z. Clarke, a white clerk, wll0
voted for Langston, has been reduced to a
lower clerksIlip.
?. S. Murphy Dem who claims to have
evidence to support the charge, has had T.
S. Senator Stanford summoned before a
Superior Court Commission in California
to answer the charge Of throwing money
into his district and defeating him for the
legislature, in order to insure his own re-
election to the L. S. Senate.
The new constitution of Misssslppi re-
duces the negro vote from 189, 900 down to
$4,000 by it's clauses restricting the right Of
suffrage TO those who can read any section
Of the Constitution, or who Shall be able to
understand the same when it is read to
them, OF give a reasonable Interpretation
thereof.
1t is said a letter from eX-Congressman
Dezendorf protesting against the Force
Bill ard showing how it would not help the
Republicans III the South, was read by a
Republican Senator at their caucus the other
night.
The Republican clerk Of the New Hamp-
shire House Of Delegates has resolved to
put upon the rolls all the names Of the IF
elected members, though 10 census taken
mas yet shown that there was the required
number OF voters in their towns.
Chairman Aldrich OF the Senate Commit
tee on Rules, has been instructed by the
RpHubiicafl ca1r,lS 10 7.an0rt q nlottyra ,ula
to cut off debate in the Senate Oh the Force
Bill.
The President on Tuesday sent to the
Senate the name Of Henry B. Brown Of
Michigan, for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court.
Speaker Reed has appointed Langston Oh
the Committee On Education.