Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-11-04
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Hon. J. F. Dezenderf has been en-
dorsed by the National Republican
Committee as the candidate for Cor
rress IN the Second district.
Cipt. C. C. Clarke, of Petersburg, has
been appointed United States Marshal
in place of Hon. R. R. Farr, deceased.
Mr.. Clarke has ualfed and entered
upon his duties,
When sensible men take to voting to
raduce their wages aud have themselves
paid ID deprecated currency the demo-
cratic party may regain control OF the
National government.
1t is said there were thirty Governors
at Chicago on Dedication day. The usual
remarks that the Governor of one state
makes to the Governor of another were
made frequently, and the time between
remarks did not seem long.
Every Republican should arrange bis
business so as to be able to spare the
time to be at the polls on the 9Th OF
November and cast one honest ballot for
the Republican ticket and Republican
policies.
Let every Republican in Shenandoah
county do his duty on Tuesday next. Not
one should stay away from the polls. The
contest II Virginia is exceedingly close,
and a few votes more or less in this coun-
ty may determine whether the electoral
vote of the State shall be cast for Har-
1ison or Cleyeland.
When the Democratic party awskens
next Wednesday morning to realization
that it has been beaten ont of its boots, 1t
will inyoluntarily exclaim that it was
al. due to the Mckinley law. And
for once in its life it will be telling the
truth about that wise and beneficient
measure.
The great battle between protection
and free trade must be decided on next
Tuesday. Republicans of Shenandoah
You must do your duty. Not single
voter must stay away from the polls.
Vote early and work faithfully all day for
the cause of honest government and pro-
lection for the American farmer and labor
ing man.
Scratch a bolter from the Republican
ticket and you will find tree trader
every time. lie may assign different
reasons for his desertion. but talk with
him, question him, pm him down to the
truth, and you will discover that be leaves
the Republican party because that party
fayors protection to American men and
interests. The Republican bolter is "a
tree trader, and there is no place for
him in the Republican party.
II is fun to see Wayne McVeigh wiggle,
He is today busy proclaiming his love
for the democratic party because of its
excessive virtues. and yet it was only a
few years ago that in a speech be said,
"notbing that good men cherish would
be safe 10 Democratic hands; not honest
money, or Civil Services reform, or the
National Treasury, or the National
banks, or reasonable protection to our
growing Industries, or the public debt,
or free and honest elections, or the
sovereignty of the Nation, or the con-
stitutioDal amendments, or even the
Supreme Court itself"
Extensive fires have been raging in the
mountains on both sides of us for some
days. aud in many cases the people have
had hard work to save fencing and other
property. We are informed that the
Columbia-Liberty Iron Company bad 25O
cords of wood destroyed, and that other
parties have bad considerable quantities
of bark consumed. The long drought
has caused everything to burn like finder,
while the extreme scarcity OF water at
almost every point where the fire has been
raging makes fighting it very discourag-
ing work. A heavy and general rain
would be of inestimable benefit at this
TINA