The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05


ment may then terminate, it does not
follow that the paper will be discon-
tinued.
In the meantime, we hope none of the
friends of the VIRGINIAN will forget that
it is still published at the old stand,
where their wants in the printing line
will be cheerfully supplied And we de
sire to say to those who declared recent
ly that they had run the VIRGINIAN
out" that their patience will be sorely
tried before their wish is gratified. The
real owners OF this enterprise are men
not easily discouraged nor baffled
Thank goodness, the silver Senators
cannot talk the country to death.
There is lesson of mortality in the
autum leaf, but it is not always read.
An eye glass may mark Van Allen, but
some of his detractors are making spec
tacles of themselves
With Stewart and his kind taking
time by the forelock is conditional on
the forelock being silvery.
For that matter few care to open the
Congressional Record, but the Senate is
making one that won't shut up.
The monovle in Mr.. Van Aliens eye is
the smallest kind of a mote compared
to the beam in that of his detractors.
Mckinley is still running from one end
Of 10 p,,%f
thought he was going to have walk
over.
the day the better the deed, and as Sun
day is a day of rest, he just makes every
day Sunday.
The Peoples Party have some planks
in their platform broad enough formem
bers of all parties to stand upon. One is,
an income tax.
Wearing an ye-glass no more incapaci-
tates Van Allen as an envoy than having
no hair disqualifies Senator Hill from
legislating on Indian matters.
1t is now announced in the dispatches
from Washington that the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act will be re-
pealed by the Senate. Good news.
The United States Senate on Monday
confirmed the appointment of G. F. Jor-
dan as postmastes at Buena Vista, and
w. T. McCue as postmaster at Staun-
ton.
Hons. Jno. W. Daniel and Jno E. Mas
sey delivered able speeches in Charlottes-
vile on Monday last, on the issues in
volved in the approaching election. A
great crowd was in attendance.
The Catholic World says it is not i'm.
possible to imagine coming time when
a woman may be the President of the
United States. Not until the last sad
memory of the Board of Lady Managers
has gone laundering down the ages into
the realms of cultivation.
John E. RHssell was nominated for
Governor of Massachusetts by the dem
cratic State convention at Boston last
Wednesday week. Governor William
ing the convention on it's choice. A full
ticket was named. The Governor and
the nominee are not related.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter to the Governor
of Georgia puts the question of financial
legislation very plainly and it leaves no
reason to doubt that he will protect the
silver money of the country from disas-
trous depreciation. The Senate is in an
attitude of distrust toward the Pres
ident.
1t is very evident that unless the Con.
gressmen from Virginia succeed in hav-
ing Republican Postmasters removed,
there will he a big dropping off in the
Democratic vote in November A party
can't be kept together on promlses-and
no one understands this better than Mr..
Cleveland.
The very men who are making such
fuss about Mr.. Van Aliens alleged pur-
chase of the italian mission with a fifty
thousand dollar subscription to the
Cleveland election fund, are now openly
attempting to bride the Senatore from
the silver States with promises of sup
port if they will agree to oppose tariff
reform. But such men act upon the
idea that circumstances alter cases, and
that though bribery may be highly CEN
surable when committed by democrats,
it is highly commendable when commit
ted by republicans.
The attempt to lionize Mayor Trout
mond, was out Of place and should have
been promptly repealed by that gentle>
man. There is a class of people in every
community who merit contempt by shift
ing their opinions to suit every passing
breeze, as was manifested in this in
stance by the unseemly rush to take the
Mayor by the hand. While this ovation
was transpiring, it would have been we'll
for those participating to have remem-
bered the homes made desolate and the |
sufferings of the wounded who. were the |
innocent victims of that deplorable out
break.
Almost the whole northern republican
press has seized upon the late Roanoke
affair to adorn the tale of what they
term southern law breaking; and yet it
is well known that of the only two men |.
ever indicted for melting riot in Roa>
noke, one hailed from Massachusetts
and the other from New Hampshire,
and that to the teachings of another
northern man there is due much of the
disregard for law and order that mani
Tested itself in that city last week, but
which was quoted at the first evidence
IF real danger, and which only appeared
when that danger. unfortunately for the
equation of the place, had been entire
y removed.