Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-08-06
kearneysviIle Letter.


Gratis in Charlestown will not support
Mr.. Wilson this time. They say his free
trade policy is dangerous and hurtful
to their big boom. Another gain that
we will make is from the old Wing ele-
ment who have heretofore voted with
the Democrats through policy or from as
sociations. These voters have stopped to
think and many of them will vote with
us in November. They call to mind the
doctrines and political creed of their old
apostle, Henry Clay, and say that the
free trade platform of the Democrats
will cripple our industries and lesson ouI
prosperity. At the Charlestown Con-
vention there were some OF these voters
present. They told me that they had
been voting with the Democrats ever
since the war but would do SO no longer.
asked the reason why; one man said,
=" 1t is the old Wing doctrine sticking in
u.s." Another said, 1t is our interest to
vote the Republican ticket" Another
gain we will make is from the dissatis-
faction in the Democratic ranks over the
Sheriffalty fight. If the new ticket wins,
many of the opposition will vote for the
Republican nominee, as they demand a
change. We have determined to put a
full county ticket in the field, and for
this purpose we hold a mass meeting at
Charlestown, Aug. 20. So look out for
fun. business and Republican gains in
this old hot-bad of Democracy. We have
assurances of large gains in Shepherds
town. Thu action of the Democratic
County Court in granting liquor license
to Harper's Ferry, Charlestown and 9TH
er points, and refusing the same privilege
to Shepherdstewn because they had a
Republican mayor, will cause number
of Democrats who denounce such act ion.
to desert their party and vote for their
friends.
The Democrats hold their primaries on
the 9th. Both sides in the Sheriff fight
expect to win. 1t looks however as if
the Old King will receive its death blow.
= So mote it be y for the sake of justice
and the best interest of the county,
The Democrats have organized a club
here but do not think they will accom-
pIish much in their efforts. AS there
are some opposing interests in the club,
and harmony is not perched very high on
the old tattered banner. They call them
selves the =" Cleveland and Stevenson
Anu Force Bill Club" They are seek
ing the colored vote earnestly, but so far
none have signed the roll. Our colored
vote here is solid and true for the party
that gave them all they have. They
know their friends. This Club is push
ing the Force Bill . Spook for all it is
worth. They misrepresent its language
and are trying to work on the ignorance
and prejudceS of all who have never
read it. One prominent Democrat went
so far as to say that it vas in the Repub-
can Platform-I defed him to show it to
me-O, yes, says he, it is there What
does it say, spake l. Why, after some
hesitation, he replied Your platform
calls for honest and fair elections. "
oh! said then the Force Bill means
honest and fair elections" Bosh
to think that you will talk such
stuff to an intelligent man. 1t is a
defeated measure, defeated by Republi-
can votes, is not in our platform, and is
not an issue in this campaign, and yet
you clam to be an honest man, and try
thus to work on the prejudices of the
people. Go on with your good work
and you will lose the very object you are
trying to gain. Three weeks ago this
club was holding a " love feast" A. S.
cambridge, of Shepherdtown, was pres
ent to address them also Mr.. Tom. Nc
Gruker. The Farmers Alliance, which
is composed of all the political parties,
a1journing early in order to hear Mr.
cambridge and others speak. Among
those present was Mr.. JanneY, of Van
clevesville. a member of the People S
Party Mr.. cambridge made the first
address. He started with the Force Bill
"Spook." After disappearing this,
and trying to convince the people that
their liberties were in danger from
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he went on to the pension racket. This
he denounced in bitter language. He
did not know that there were several
Democrats in his audience who were
drawing pensions and one or two try
ing to get them. Among other things
that he said, was that if ever a man
was damned before he died. it was
Reed, of Maine, for the authorship of the
Force Bill. That few Republicans ia
New York City who dealt in foreign
goods imported would support Cleve-
land, because the McKinly Bill protected
home manufactures He argued that
the country was going to the devil, that
this State was nearly in the Republican
column aud that if they wished to save
it, they must not only work but pray al
so. He closed by reference to the billion
bOlldia COhS anu % pClOL ibIOu OI bliC
character of Grover Cleveland. He did
not know that one of the gentlemen who
had been invited to address the club
but was not present, was an outspoken
Hill man, a former resident of New
York, and before and since the nomina-
ton does not hesitate to say that Cleve-
land cannot carry New York, and Meier
can, because the best element in the
Oapnnprotip M Of tI,at State will
support him. Mr.. cambridge was fol.
lowed by Mr.. McGruder who dealt ex.
clusively with the Force Bill, its dan
gers and infamy. 1t had apparently
been we'll written and committed to
memory, but was delivered painfully
the speaker would forget portions of it
and hence made a great many awkward
pauses in its rendering. He acknowl-
edged afterwards ID a Republican that
he had never read the Force Bill, and
now the fun began, some one called for
j. T. Janney. [ forgot to say that Mr..
cambridge stated in his speech, that he
was much gratified to know that the
Farmers Alliance, at Charlestown. as.
sembled several months ago and endors.
ed him Mr.. Dandridge) for office. and
he was also glad to find that the ALI
ance here aud throughout the South was
wheeling into the Democratic ranks.
! Well Mr. Janney being called upon re
piled. He began BY saying that he diff
| fered with Mr.. cambridge and was fore
ed by duty to himself and party The PEG
/ pies to say that the Farmers Alliance
was not wheeling into Democratic lines
/ that he was a member of said Alliance
and he was not wheeling in by any
means He said the talk on the Force
| Bill was waste of time and energy, but
would remind Mr.. cambridge thata mar
! by the name of Lodge was the author oil
the Force Bill and not Mr.. Thomas B
Reed, of Maine. That the Democratic
Congress had already spent over billion
dollars and the session not over yet
! That the talk on the tariff was also vast
ed energy, because we could not run
the government without money, anC
that the cry of taxation was a delusioI
there only being difference of pei
cent between the Mckinley and Mills
Bills. That luxuries were only taxed
and that the necessities of life were
cheaper than ever. One of you, he said
in drinking from the tin cup. referred
to the tariff on tin, = My God, it is al
cheap as ever" said Mr.. Janney, and Sc
the fun went on. l have not space tc
give you all, and close by saying tina
this is probably what the Shepherdstowr
Register meant when in referring to tht
matter said that Mr. Dandridpe wiDaf