Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-11-12

When the Republican party monkeys
with the manhood of the American people
il invites itself to a Waterloo.
Knock the giraffe on the head.-Nlr'ins-
burg Herald
Do it. if you can reach It.
The Republicans viii hardly have enough
members in the next House to get uumer-
ically decent representation on the Com
mittees.
Delaware. Michigan, Massachusetts, Ne
braska. Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Ten
nessee. Texas, Wisconsin and Kansas elect
ed Democratic governors last week.
Hon. Cabot Lodge author of the Force
Bill. saws: eve have been badly and
souarelv defeated That's so, and it is
strong argument against your pet measure.
s
Taxes will come down now-like in JEFF
ferson.-Sl.H or the Sl0O.-WartiRs5Tg
Herald
Can't YOU be fair? The taxes in Jefferson
are 81 2l-not S14.
The pur Acation of politics is an irrides-
cent dream John J. ingalls,.
But the State of Kansas, under the gui-
dance Of the Farmers Alliance, has taken
long step toward its realization.
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III. c,l..,-l,-+o,., Fprr Pnrss and Shirt
editors should act as god-fathers and god
mother for their colored editorial fraternity
raise.-Nwtins5Wg Herald
Our mind is too obtuse 70 take in the
above. Please explain.
The Democracy has intellectual leaders
Carlisle. Wilson, end Others.-Richn'0nd
STATE.
And the people have indorsed their lead
ership in the late contest of intelligence aud
patriotism against fraud and force
In the Fifty-second Congress the demo-
Gratis will sit in front aud on either side of
the Speaker; and 0Ir Reed will not occu-
py the Speakers chair nor count a quorum.
Mr.. Reed will sit in the republican corner.
There will be no such thing as a republican
side Of the House
The Chicago meat packers have deter
mined 10 advance prices on canned goods
because Of the increased price Of tin under
the Mckinley law, and the Kansas City
packers will follow suit And vet the Re !
publicans contend that the Mckinley law
will reduce prices
The lesson taught by the result Of the late
election in Jefferson county-that the key
to success Is united purpose and hearty co.
operation. need not be limited in its appli- |
cation to politics Here Is revealed the
cause of many of our failures in the past
the ground Of our hope in every enterprise,
for the future.
The only bic of consolation republican
papers offer their republican constituency
is that the recent elections were those of an
"of year" Why, bless your souls, didn't
you think of that before2 The republicans
talk of it as an "ofr year just as if the
democrats had no part nor lot in it and yO-
ted smother year. '92 will be an off %
year to the republicans, too,-they'll be
off for Salt River
Secretary Blaine, speaking to the Phi,a-
delphia Republicans the Saturday night be
fore the election, said 81 give YOU fair
warning that as Pennsylvania votes on next
Tuesday the nation Sill vote two years
hence" Mr.. Blaine wasn't laying much
stress on the idea that it was only ana colt
year and didn't amount % anything. Sixty
thousand Republican posimasters will pom
der Mr. Blaiue's prophetic speech.
A Democratic Congress means Rspubh-
can victory I'm -Uutnsjrg Herald.
The Herald is daft We had q Demo
cratic Congress in "a. and it WAS followed
by a Democratic victory ia 76-bu the
Presidency was stolen. We had Demo
cratic Congress iu 81, and Democratic
President was chosen 10 So. A Democratic
Congress in the "of' year means Demo
cratic victory in the following Presidential
year
AtMasillon. Ohio. ia McEiuley's district,
the working men in Russell q Co.'S agricul-
tural machinery shops had their wages re-
duced one-thirj because they exercised their
right Of choice az the election last week by
voting the Democratic ticket Rather than
submit ~ the cutting Of their wages they
quit work. The wages of those who voted
for McKiuley remain unchanged. Russell
& Co. sell their machinery south and West.
Will they DO So hereafter
The Jefferson county Democracy found
out last week what can be done even in an
"of year. by united effort Why shouldn't
Il be always Why no. always settle our
differences aud disagrsements-ior We had
differences this ume-at tLo primary cleo
lions aud then face the enemy without
break i'm our ranks? If the Democrats in
each locality viii work together harmon
iously. the second district need never 90 be
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