Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-26
REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS.

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In the elections of last fall, the result
was dog fall. Mckinley won in Ohio
Russell carried Massachusetts for Gov
ernor, while the Republicans made heavy
gainst in the legislature. Hills man
Flower swept New York and Hill him
self stole the legislature. Since then
the political horizon has cleared up and
the prospects for an old time Republican
victory were never better. The recent
great Republic an gains throughout New
York show that Hilllsm is dead-that
the honesty of the people is stronger than
their party affiliations, There is an &C
tivity in Republican circles that pressages
a victory. The lies about the Mckinley
bill have been dispelled and our increas-
ed Imports and exports confused the
Democratic party not little. Large
crops and good prices please the farmer,
and Republicans feel again common
desire to clutch Democracy by the throat
and strange it to death.
The record of the Democratic party in
Congress, is a woeful and miserable fail
ure. A pare.cheesing economy has in
iured improvements and stopped ad-
vances everywhere, except in the grant
ing of Southern War Claims, where
there is large increase. Wool, the
farmer chief staple, is to be put on the
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large protection. Public buildings can
not be erected because of cuts in appro-
priations. The worthy soldiers have had
millions of dollars struck from their al
lowances. Our naval and Indian acade-
mics are crippled and the poor man S
sons must be excluded. Four months
have passed and not bill has been en-
acted. On the silver question they are
at dagger-points. Wrangling is the or
der of the day. There is no statesman
in their ranks who can meet Dingely
who so wonderfully routed Mcmillan,
the champion of Free Trade, on Satur-
day, Reed is holy terror and Ray and
Kenna made playthipgs of the Demo-
cratic arguments.
All this has created a settled discon-
tent among the people vide spread
and strong. The Baltimore Sun. vim
dictive Democratic paper, has this to say
in its issue of March IS Whittier are
we drifting? The answer must come
from those who have assumed the lead
in Congress who thought it wiser not to
have any general plan of tariff revision
or even to attack the Mckinley bill as a
whole. but to skirmish gingerly on sub
iect of the free wool and binding Irvine
and who deemed it good policy to seek
to make friends with the unrighteous
mammon of silver in order to win votes
in the silver states and dazzle the far
mers with hopes of cheap money. Ii
the fourth month of the session the Dem
ocratic majority 10 the House of Repre-
sentatives is without policy and ha
done nothing to justify its existence.
Ia the meantime the principles of the Re
publican party are being taught. They
are seen in the manly decorum of tn
small minority in Congress. They ar
heard in that minoritys ringing word
in debate. They are endorsed by tn
farmer and laborer, for it is outside o
the great cities where Republicanism j
strong. It still fights for the cause o
la1nr in every field and fair ballot
In W. Va. the party is strong and cage
for the campaign. There is strong de
termination to make the majority TO
Governor so heavy this time that n
Windy Wilson, no band of legisativ
conspirators, can count US out again
The people of Berkeley, robbed of on
delegate, have something to avenge
Old Morgan stripped entirely of her re
presentation, will proudly roll up Re
publican majority. never given before
Throughout the State, wherever tn
thieving hand of Democracy has mos
ruthlessly set aside the right of the pee
pie, grim Nemesis awaits the issue
With Atkinson or Elkins, the Democrat
are even now defeated.
No Republican need feel apprehensiv
Of the election. Every one owes it to III
party to stand up now for its principles
Bear up the standard of Protection, as
sert the right of free ballot, proclaim
the fraud of the Democracy of Yves
Virginia and never rest until the grant
old patty shall sweep into the sea tn
treacherUus and un-American Demo
cratic party. Our star shines bright il
the clear blue heavens. G.