The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-15
WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY IS, 1888.
An nNInsT ATTAoK.

The Martinsburg Herald 81 SATURDAY
last contained two articles attacking
Del. S. w. Walker for tic introduce
ton Of 4 billin the W. va. Legislature
concerning bankrupt, assignee sales,
etc. One Of the articles was in the
shape Of ali editorial from the editor,
while the other appeared IN the form
Of correspondence and signed by an
ssObseryer.r OF course the writer was
merely an observer and the pub
Usher the preserverr Of his name.
This Is the 10Th century method Of
PLAYING midnight assassin. Why not
come out boldly and sign the real
namel If "0bseryer'' was sincere in
his criticisms, why is he not manly
enough to make such an attack over
his real name. Why stalk around In
darkness plunging Knife into Deles
gate Walkers back, when perhaps
"Obseryern confronts him with smile
and word Of encouragement for his
bill. Boshi Away with such prinei.
pie
But to take his valued contribution
BY piece-meal it contains nothing Of
importance merely i slopped-overw
grammaticaleffort. Therei nothing IN
it worth the answering. Evidently the
writer had been bordering over a pat
ent-medicine almanac, and told by
some one that 1t was Delegate Walk
er's BILL Surely, from his article, he
has not read the bill
For the benefit Of Bro. Rely, and
that he might have morsel to loll
around under his tongue, we desire to
reply to his editorial as far as is ma
terial. ANY attempts Id may make to
besmirch Mr.. Walkers good name
would hardly be countenanced BY the
humblest person in our community
He is too well known for the Herald s
criticism to add to his detriment. How
ever, we trust our Brother viii preserve
a copy Of this article and call the at
tention Of our business nep generally
to it. Evidently he has not read the
hill aud understood it, or he could not
help but endorse il under the argu-
ment he makes in last weeks issue.
We have in MartinsBurg NJ. 4. Dom,
D. We'll, Baker & Rearick, Thomson
& Tabler, and perhaps others, who are
among our best and strongest business
firms permanent residents Of this
community regular taxpayers CON
tributors to our enterprises, etc. Only
short while ago when-the fall sea-
son set.intw parties opened up in
the Wilen room on Queen street stock
Of goods Of various kinds, principally
clothing. They advertised it as q
bankrupt stock an 'assignees
stock, a damaged fire and water stock,
etc. They remained until the season
was over, until they had sold all they
could -then they pulled upand went to
another town. They sold very
cheap made big sales and big profits
and after they left the result was
our people foundthey had been pulled
inn
Now, for Bro. Reilly IS benefit we give
this as one Of the many Illustrations that
are constantly occurring in this city,
and ask him is it just to our clothing
men9 How much has the bankrupt
firm done for Martinsburgf What
benefit have we derived? This is the
direct object of Delegate Walkers bill
and it should be passed, His desire
is to protect his people from swindlers
who have no regulations, capital o.
interests at stake. Is he not right
Brother Rely should preach this doe
trine to all Of his patrons, and we fee
safe in saying not one would agre,
with him. His IDEAS too are good nut
for his advertisers To crack, consider
ling the fact that the peddlers ane
bankrupt statesmen support himt0 w,
agreee that many Of our prominen
men Of to-day have risen from ped
dlers and agents but Brother Rely
please point out one Of that sort tina
swindled the people when engaged a
a peddler or agent. Mr.. Walker
bill is intended 70 keep out the ras
calls, and under its construction, if /;
peddler or agents honest and sincere
he can sell the same AS our own PEG
PIE but he cannot defraud them.
Never has q more deserving bill,
more important matter, a more eqnita
BILE adjustment Of business dealings
Nbeen placed before our legislatiy
bodies. We say, passit Protect on
homes first, last, and all the time
Keep out Of our county the scum an
seourings Of all parts ofthe globe IN
less they can come here to compel
fairly and honestly.
Delegate Walker, according to iii
Herald's statement, must be forte
nate man, as he either contains az 81
yer Nspoon in his mouth, or size
dollar on his brow every time it mer
tions his name-but, notwithstanding
al this, lie il keeping up the march {
Jeitersonian Democracy and Clevelan
tariff reform by .sequalizing matte
alittle bit. Walker should be8 81
couraged, and especially by our me
chants Athat their interests might
protected.