Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-10-24
To the Voters of Jefferson County.

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee has not called you from your
farms and your work to attend politi-
cal meetings this campaign. They
have felt that the political issues were
so great and appealed so strongly to
your own interests, feelings and pa
triotism, that you needed no urging
and instruction to make you eager to
do your whole duty. We have suf-
fered nearly two years of Republican
rule and have found it rule Of profit
gacy, corruption and extravaganza :;
rule Of sectionalism and proscrip-
ton. 1t has run up government ex-
penses nearly a hundred millions a
year turned surplus into deficit,
and made the burdens of taxation
greater than ever borne by Il free
people. Mckinley prices for what we
have to buy is making the struggle of
the farmer and the laborer harder
than ever before while the market
for our farm productsis narrowed and
lessened. The Mckinley bill is in ev-
cry item dictated by the monopolies
that control the Government, and
buy the privilege of taxing the peo-
pie, by contributions 70 the Republi-
can campaign fund. Mr. Blaine has
well said there is not in il a section or
line that will open a market for an
other bushel Of wheat or another bar
rel Of pork. 1t was passed solely with
the view of enriching the rich by
plundering the great masses Of the
people of their small means and rob-
bling the working man of the wages
of his employment.
y fit comparison for such a scheme
is the villainous Force Bill that
aims to disfranchise you and hand
over the vote of West Virginia to re
turning boards. The Republican
nominee for Congress in this District
is fit representative ofthese schemes.
He is soliciting personal votes under
the false pretenses of being a farmer,
while he stands upon a platform that
endorses the Mckinley bill and all the
sectional and unpatriotic legislation
of the past Congress. His brief rec
ord III public life shows that in every
vote he has sided with the monopo-
lists and against the people, with the
corporations and against the farmer
and the laboring man.
In 1870 when in the State Senate he
moved TO lay on the table a resolution
to investigate excessive railroad
charges, at the very time the people
of Jefferson We're levying new taxes
to build competing lines.
In 1888, when IA member of the
House of Delegates, he not only voted
against bill forbidding railroad
companies to give free passes TO pub
lie officials and delegates TO political
conventions, but he voted for a bill
doubling State taxes These votes
show how absurh and false are his
claims of sympathy with the farmer.
Equally absurd and false is his claim
of friendship for labor. On the only
bill in which the interests of labor
were at stake-the just and humane
law to protect the lives, health and
comfort Of our miners-Mr Harman'
as usual, voted against the bill and
with those who wished to deny them
this priceless boon. Such is the dam
ming record Of his votes. Against
him the Democratic party has nom
mated Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson, a man
who is an honor to his State whose
private life is above reprOach, and
whose public life has been a constant
struggle in favor of the people against
the encroachment upon their rights
by trusts, corporation and monopolies.
In Congress, on the bill abOlishing
free passes and forbidding unjust dis
ordinations by railroads, he voted
with the people, and OH all questions
affecting their interests he has ably
and manfully espoused their cause.
The monopolists and money barons
have decreed his defeat and are to-
day pouring in their gold 10 accom-
plish their object. Will you hold up
the hands of your champion and de-
fender in this the sorest battle ever
waged by free people for free and
equal chance for themselves and
their children in the race of life, or
will you by apathy and neglect let
them fall and the battle be losti
We urge you to come to the polls on
the 4th day Of November next.
Bring your neighbors with you and
work TO the going down of the sun,
and victory will crown your efforts.
Give this one day TO your country
and your children's chilren will rise
up and call you blessed.
ROBERT EARL.
Chairman Dem Elk. Com.