Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-01-02

'MoDg the nations what is done,
What stirring crowded epoch,
Was the year of Ninety-one.
Fleeing, passing like vision
Watch the weird and CHASTITY crew
Strange events and scenes and
seasons
Life and death are passing through.
Shall we note them while they're
moving ?
Yes, we'll pencil here few.
First is Chilli, torn with battle,
Closing up her civil strife.
The insurgents gain the victory,
Balmaceda takes his life.
Though the civil war is over,
Child better learn, "you know
How to treat our flag and people.
Or we'll have to teach her to.
All the world must learn the les
son,
Though we don't intend to brag,
That Americans are always
Safe beneath the Nations flag.
With John Bull we're in battle,
In diplomatic fight,
Bout the Behring Sea and seal
SKINS
Not quite certain who is right,
But we're certain In the ending,
Jonathan will get his share,
If he don't he'll make the far fly,
Till it fairly fills the air.
While we thus are fighting Albion,
Bout the fisheries, bout the seals.
Nature seems to favor Samuel.
In abundant harvest yields;
And from Europe, and from Asia,
And from every Eastern plain,
Comes the hungry pinch of famine,
And the scanty yield of grain.
While Columbia's well filed gamers,
Filled as never filed before,
Pour their golden currents Est
ward,
'Mong the Old Worlds starving
poor.
But we stop and for moment,
Here review the Nations tx,
OF our people and the parties,
In the field of politics.
All remember what a battle,
On the tariff through the land,
How the party chiefs and leaders,
Met in conflict, hand to hand;
How McKinley's bill enacted,
Long before it took effect,
Raised a panic 'nong the masses,
Seemed to cause them to reject;
How free traders swept the nation,
From the great lakes to the sea-
How elections all were carried,
On forebodings-not to be.
Yes, elections later told us,
Twas not certain as fact,
That the people had rejected,
Still untried, the tariff act.
Last November, in Ohio,
High the tide of battle ran,
In the contest Me. and Campbell,
Fought the issue man TO man,
All old England aided Campbell,
But November's setting sun,
Gave Republicans the victory,
And McKin!ey's banner won.
For time, too, the Alliance,
Like giant stalked abroad,
Westward cleaning up the country,
Fairly hopping up the sod.
But in Kansas both old parties
Joined against the giant there,
And the Knight of Squash and
Pumpkins
Has been vanquished everywhere.
So the last elections holden,
As an index seem to say,
That Republicans have equal,
Ifnot better chance to-day.
And the prophets all soretell us,
There's mighty fight in view,
When the people chose their rulers,
In the fall Of Ninety-two.
And we also make prediction
That our little mountain State,
Then will be the ground Of battle,
Then will seal one party's fate.
West Virginia has been lucky,
Uncle Ben has used her nice,
Gave our Nath splendid Judgeship,
Gave our sSteve" Fed'ral slice.
Both appointments are important,
Highest in the Nations GIFT,
And from Ben is somewhat limiting
That he'd like to have our lift;
Rather guess wen have to give it,
Though our heart runs out to
Maine,-
How we'd like to cast our ballot
For the statesman, james G..
Blaine.
Democrats are getting restless,
For the time is drawing nigh,
When again their lottery opens,
To determine .ielao and 1hy.r
There is Camden still ambitious,
Whom the kickers did kick down,
Has his eyes still on the toga,
And the senatorial gown,