The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-07-20

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welcome to great representative
Protestant convention. After such a
welcome the singing of "God Save the
Queen and america" by the same au.
dience ceased to astonish anybody. One
of the most encouraging signs of the
times is the disposition of all protesting
Christians to ignore the non essential
differences which are the root of all sec~
tarianism and recognize that the essen
tials of Christianity are professed and
accepted by SINCERE adherents of all de-
nominations.
Senator Chandler, who, and not lack,
as is generally supposed, sent that famous
dispatch to Mr.. Hayes, "You have 1856
votes and are elected, "says the true cause
of the existing financial condition is the
dread of reduction in the tariff. Mr..
Chandler and the other prominent men
of his party talk and act upon the idea
that the vast majority of the people of
this country are no better than the
veriest simpletons and, unfortunately
for the latter, that idea has too good
foundation as is manifested in more
ways than one. Certainly no man who
believes that his fellow citizens have
good sense, would tell them they had
been thrown into financial panic by
the bare possibility that some time in
the indefinite future the tax on their
necessaries of life might be removed
AzeGG7adri0 Gazette.
An Atlanta editor is making war on
the dictionaries. "The growth of the
dictionary nuisance" he writes, ''has
blighted our literature. The specialized
noodles who spend their days and nights
huntingd efinitions ,enlarging their voca-
bularies and studying synonyms will
never write anything that will live"
This sounds heretical, but we believe
that Shakespeare had no recourse to a
dictionary, and certainly Chaucer, that
we'll of English pure and undefled, had
no book of synonyms at his elbow. DR..
William Everett, the Massachusetts,
schoolmaster, who has recently been
sent to Congress, used to say that every
and from some of the writing that is
done it would appear that a good many
ignoramuses had followed his advice.
Mr.. Egan, ex>U. S. Minister to Chilli
the people of Valparaiso, that, as mat
ter of precaution, he had to be escorted
to the steamer, on which he sailed for
this country, by detachment of police.
No other nation on the face of the globe
would have retained for so long time
as it's representative in foreign country,
man so personally offensive to the peo-
pie thereof as Mr.. Egan is to those of
Chill, nor would the United States have
| done so if Chill had been a first-class
power.
The New York Sata1 don't forget things
1t remembers that a Republican who
said: IF / should so far forget my man
hood as to serve for one hour under a
Democratic administration, I would want
my friends to put me in a lunatic asylum"
is still Collector of the Port of Boston
under a Democratic administration, and
has been for no less than 1920 hours.
The worst of this is, that there are hun
dreds of good and efficient Democrats in
Boston who would like to have the place.
Republican newspapers throughout
the country are again at their old tricks.
They paint a frightful picture of the
widespread business depression, and
then in utter disregard of truth, say that
the Democratic party is to blame. Such
a charge is not only groundless, but a
willful misrepresentation. The Demo
cratic party has not yet enacted law
since the government passed under its
control, a fact known to the merest
scEool-bOy.
The Reoue DIES DewD Mondes is the
foremost magazine in the world and is
well known to be highly profitable; but
even its resources would hardly stand |
drain of three and half million dol
lars in blackmail, and it is probable that |
the story about NJ. Buloz is slightly ex-
aggerated. 1t is to his credit at least |
that he was ready to pay SO handsomely
to conceal an extra official intimacy with
some of his lady contributors. Not ev-
cry Partisan editor would consider that
worth while.
Judge Roger A. Pryor of New York
has recently made several rulings that
stir up the old fogy lawyers from the
factithat these. rulings are in direct line
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instead of with musty antiquated prece-
dents. For one thing he ruled that
jurymen should read newspapers as
much as they liked. "a jury" said
Judge Pryor, lis composed of intelligent
men,"
Hon. James L. Gordon, who recently
from Charlottesville to New
York City, has become member of the
Tammany Hall general committee. Mr..
Gordon will shortly make his debut be-
fore the New York courts in the Fayer-
weather will case in which Mr. Gordon's
firm represents Union College, claiming
a legacy of 100000.
Tyler delegates were elected in Win
chester Thursday night The delega-
ton is headed by w. r. Alexander, who
recently had the controversy with Col
OFerrall. During the balloting OFFER
RAILS friends motioned to adjourn until
Saturday. Being declared out of order.
they bolted.
Some of the scoundrels who confessed
TO poisoning morkmen at Homestead
now confess that their former confession
was lie. One statement or the other
S a lie, beyond question. The present
confession is not more improbable than
he former one, but neither seems EMIT
ed to implicit confidence.
The Countess of Clancarty, somewhat
Vldely-known as Belle Billion, may have
o 60 back to the stage to make a livino
The English courts have decided that
he dowager countess, mother of tho
resent earl has absolute con+rol