Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-08-04

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n. [. SNYDER, Editor and Proprietor,
sHxpHERDsTowN, W. VA.
FRIDAY, AUGUST a, 1898.
SrLENCR is golden, as usual, but all
the talk now is of silver.
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THERE'S nothing better for this
country than honest money and good
credit.
THE political donkey who travels in
n lions skin can always be told by
his bray.
THE meeting of Congress next week
will not put firm foundation under
rotten business houses.
SOME would-be statesmen DO not
have TO rise very high 20 make
heavy thud when they fall.
THERE are some politicians who
could elect themselves 10 office 1t the
people would only let them.
SILVER legislation is badly needed,
hut tariff reform is one of the things
the people want worst of all.
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YOU can't tell how really small some
men are until You place them beside
a really big man. This rule applies
also TO statesmen.
FRANcE'S reputation for colossal
dishonesty gained in the Panama
canal swindles is not made any bright
or bv the way she has bullied little
Siam.
THE Worlds Fair was opened last
Sunday. an order Of court having
been obtained requiring the gates to
be- unlocked Only a handful OF peo-
Pile were there.
News from Washington indicates
that it is almost a certainty that Hon
VIM. l.. Wilson will be made chair
man OF the ways and means commit
tee of the next Congress.
THE West Virginia Democrats in
Washington are about to organize a
political aud social club. Wen bet
the West Virginia Republicans in
Washington could form a club that
would outnumber the Democrats five
TO one.
THERE has been a turn in the tide
and gold is now being shipped from
London TO the United States in con-
siderable quantities. The danger that
threatened the gold reserve has been
passed-thanhs TO a wise Democratic
administration.
\ PROMINENT Republican Of New
York resigned his membership IN a
Republican club Of that city because
it promulgated the very common par
tisan lie that the present financial
troubles were due to the election of
President Cleveland.
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British Parliament was the scene of
free fight last Friday, when some Of
the best-known men in it pummeled
each other. Heads were punched,
ewes were BACKED and faces were
bruised in a style that would have
been credtable to an Irish fair.
THE war between France and Siam
is over before it is begun, Siam real
ICES that she is utterly unable to cope
with France, and yields all that the
latter government demands. 1t is
probab however, that England will
interfere in the matter and prevent
France from becoming TOO rapaciOus.
OUR esteemed but cruel contempt
rarv. the Wheeling NeIsS, refers to a
rising-or risen Statesman of Berke-
lev county in this heartleSs fashion
The Hon. Stuart w. Walker is can
didate for Congress to succeed Hon.
Vim. l.. Wilson. There is no statute
to prevent him from being a candi-
date-but there ought to be.
THE people are not falling over
each other to go to Chicago at half
fare. The only thing to draw crowds
is a ten-dollar rate from this section,
with the privileges of sleepers and
parlor cars afforded any other passen-
gers The people are proving TO be n
trifle more independent about the
Chicago journey than are the rail
roads.
WEST VIRGINIA banks are all right.
Since the beginning of the existing
troubles in financial affairs not one of
them has shown any indication of
weakness, and the State bank exam
liner says that they are in excellent
shape. As long as the people keep
their senses and act fairly towards the
banks we believe that there need be
no cause for alarm.
SOME of our Republican exchanges
are tuning their harps to the key of
listen to my tale of Woe because
Secretary Hoke Smith is taking long
strides" in the direction of pension
reform, and has cut off the fat pen