Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-11-11


Baltimore to cast their votes for the pest
men. aud about 1900 voted the straight
Democratic ticket
If Republican State and city officials are
to keep on robbirg the people OF Penn'y'-
vania. where will the money come from 70
carry the doubtful States for Harrison and
a protective tariff in '92?
Hon. j. Sloat Fasse,t, Of Elmira \. ,
il resting at Fortress Monroe Possibly II
he had rested a little more before the cleo
ton the adverse majority might have been
slightly smaller.
IfNew York. New Jersey. Massachusetts,
and Iowa, will go in '92 as they went last
week President Harrison's successor Will be
a Democrat. Aud if the two States last
named should return to their ancient poli'i-
cal faith. we'll get there just the same The
political horizon is decidedly bright.
Internal Revenue Commissioner John W.
Mason goes Enthusiastically to inspect
the sugar plantations and factories in Louis
lana and Texas, but actually to get the rev
epue officers in line for HarrisOn's renomI'
nation. The Internal Revenue department
has reached high degree Of political EN-
cheney under the present administration.
New Workers. without regard to political
or religious faith, are to meet tomorrow
night for the purpose OF encouraging the
citizens Of Louisiana in their night against
the lottery-tbe meeting to be presided over
BY Bishop Potter and addressed by Chaun'
cey Depew and others. Rev. Lyman Alb
bott. ex-Secretary Fairchild and DR.. Deems
are among those who signed the call for the
meeting.
With Frank Hiscock as Secretary of War
the L. 5 troops would be at once Withdrawn
from the Indian frontier and massed at
Washington for defense against the Conted-
crate flag that has threatened the peace OF
the country for the past week or two. But
the President will not appoint Hiscock TO
the cabine. and leave a vacancy in the U.
s. Senate to be filed by Democratic legis-
lature Of New York
Gov James f Campbell of Ohio, We are
sorry for your failure of reelection, but we
don't think the less Of you tor it. We like
YOU all the more, sir, because the Cincln-
natl toughs knitted you aud the tariff barons
supplied money 70 compass your defeat
You made a splendid canvass and-better
yet-gave the people Of Ohio a splendid adj
ministratiou. and it is to their discredit that
they did not appreciate you.
No chain is stronger than its weakest
link. If no political platform is stonger
than its weakest plank, no wonder the
Campbell campaign eliminated in catastro-
phe Eighty cents worth of silver may Pur.
chase a dollars worth Of vote, if handled by
an experienced Republican politician, but
its value to a Democratic candidate in a
campaign Of principles may be represented
by very attenuated fraction.
On the whole the election was Republi-
can success Pioneer Press.
The Pioneer Press seems To be thankful
for small favors-one Governor out Of five !;
four States out Of eleven. The above Is a
neat way the p. p has of expressing its
thanks that things are not worse. "A Re
publican SUGGEST Why, for the first time
since the war, not an Afro American elect
ed TO the Virginia legislature.
Republicans are gleefully Proclaiming
that Mai. McKinley's election is an endorse
ment of his tariff ideas, and "a national vic
tory in its import aud influences. They
are committed. then, to McKinleyism, pure
and unadulterated, for the national contest
next year. This is an the encouragement
needed by the Democracy. The present
tariff may suit the Ohioan' but it doesn't
suit the United States of America.
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The advance guard OF a party Of Russian
coionisrs seeking homes in Kansas arrived
in New York recently They were com
PEELED to leave their home because of what
they termed unjust tribute levied upon them
BY the Russian government With the
larger opportunities open TO them IN this
country they may prosper TO some extent IN
spite Of the unjust tribute which will be
levied upon them by the United States gov
eminent
Maybe il is true, as alleged by the Phia-
delphis Press in explanation OF the large
Republican majority in Pennsylvania, that
Senator Quay was snubbed by the Stste con-
vention aud was lett out Of the canvass eu-
tirelv: or maybe the voters merely thought
he was out Of it snd voted accordingly. We
don't pretend 20 be an authority on Key
stone politics. aud can't tell the wherefore
of Tuesday election but We suspect that
Quay is sometimes interesting himself IN
politics when he appears Co be fishing.
Friday last was West Virginia day az the
Southern Interstate Exposition at Raleigh,
North Carolina. aud Governor Fleming
made an address wherein he presented the
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