South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-14
COMMUNICATED.
For the Ta,sll,renrsr.

Attct tde eiecuCn - over and the
results all made known it is GER
tainiy very gratifying TO be able to
gee. that the people are intelligent
and honest enough when the crisis
came to so far forget party lines
and boldly and Independently come
forward to the re- cue and save their
noble and free government from
the hands OF the destroyer. The
Republican party had go outraged
all precedent, and during the last
session OF congress so alarmed the
country by their outrageous parti..
san measures which were inten-
ded only TO strengthen their hold
upon the spoils, by encouraging the
monopolists and manufacturers
with the Mckinley entirely
disre garding the wants aud the in
terests OF the masses OF the people.
the farmer and the laboring class.
es, have SO aroused the patriotism
or the independent voters of this
great country that as one man they
have arisen in their strength so a.
to Astonish all parties, and sweep
almost from the face of the earth
their q. .. party leaving barely a
grease spot at the extremes of these
widespread states yea, they still
hold Maine and California. The
was not all the work of the Demo.
cratic party alone, but he thought.
fuf AID honest part of the Repub.
licans, forgetting party, they lad
seen the danger hanging over their
county end like patriots came to
the rescue and great victory for
the county is achieved. Oh! how
ought the people to rejoice and
thank God the great ruler of ma
tons who in his wisdom for the
good of mankind "setteth mp one
and pu teth down another" The
hand of mercitul providence is
surely TO lie acknowledged in this
election.
ln accomplishing these grand
results our old county of Hump.
shire true to her history in the past,
has borne noble part; she has
given our beloved aud esteemed
Wilson the largest majority ever
given him, and said with n loud
voice: "Well done good and faith.
full servant" enter again into the
seat prepared for You, where you
will be surrounded by your friends
to the tune OF one hundred and
forty-tive majority, where no REED
will be allowed to usurp the power
given to the SPEAKER or rule with
the tyrant's rod. Surely We are
proud OF our noble Wilson, so THE
whole End district is, and has a
right to be. The ripe scholar, the
perfect gentleman the faithful rep
resentative. We regret some things
that have occurred in our county
in the scramble for office, one only
will we mention, one OF our RE
VIEW Logs not satisfied to abide liir
time. has used undue means and
efforts TO turn out of Office one old
crippled confederate soldier, with
IA large family to support, aud one
who qualifications to fill the office
Is unequaIed in The county. aud
whose experience extends fromboy :
hood but the good people. of old
Hampshire could not and would
not allow the deed to be done, so
our people may rejoice, and the
old clerk may see the same good
hand ruling hero as everywhere
in tie universe.
We regret to mention one other
thing we have heard aud hope tits
not true, viz: that one Of the new
Review boys has threatened the old
Intefligencer aud saying when they
came in possession of the Review
they would force the Tnteliigt ncer
to sell out. We W nd say-go o
little slow, young friend-the IN
tellie encer was established many
years before you we're born into
this wor d and has not lived 10 the
woods 40 long as to be scared a.
the booting Of the owl and then tC
fight the IntelIigencer you will be
compelled to fight a little woman
left all alone in the world, one whC
has been aboring incessantly day
and night under very unfavorabIt
circumstances TO sustain the repu.
tation of the Intel!igencer in the
interest of the Democratic party
as well as TO TO try in an hores
way to earn for herself and family
''the bread that perishes" as vel
az the education of Der son left tC
her alone such a fight would Be'
yer have been thought very gallant
in old Hampshire, and in our judg,
ment she threat alone ought to adC
to her subscription list 500 sabscTi-
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