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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
A WORD OR TWO ABOUT BEING IN
READINESS.

hEADINESC.
In little more than three weeks the
election Of Tuesday, November 9th, Will
he here.
The Precinct chairmen should commence
looking over their precincts and preparing
to get the Democratic vote out.
The County chairmen of the counties
composing the 10th district should he hold
ing their conferences with the precincl
chairmen.
Let no Democrat lie lulled into depending
on the Walton law to give our COMPRESSION
al candidate a majority. The denunciatiol
of it by the Republican press is so exag
gerated that it has much the appearance OF
a purpose to delude the Democrats into The
belief that work is useless. aid that they
can stay at home and let the Walton law
do the work. Tie Walton law will not dc
any more "work" for the Democrats THAI.
it does for their opponents. 1t is unGues-
tionable that a large number OF Ignorant
black voters will attempt to vote without
the assistance of the cOnstable-they are
being trained to do that now by being
taught to spell the name of the Republican
cand cate in tbs distliet-and in the at
tempt, like any other ignorant men, they
will lose their votes. But the Democrats
will, just as unquestionably, lose per cen
tage of theirs. Even under the old election
law q large per centage OF white men wfie.
can read ard write lost their votes where
scrat ching had to be done, and befogged al
they will be by a new system, a still larg
Ell per centage will lose their votes undel
the Walt on law. 1t was to famiiiariZe ouI
party with the operation of the new law
that the VINDICATOR SO earnestly urge
its use at Democratic primary last Spring.
The Democrats must turn out a larger
number of voters than usual next month.
in order to poll the usual number Of correct
ballots.
We think all Democrats will agree that
three weeks is not too long a canvass, mol
OEe that will call upon them for too much
time. That being the case, the active Dem
ocrats of the county should begin now t.
put in their work. A very large number
Of such Democrats are readers of the Vim
DICTATOR. and to them we make the personal
suggestion that it is time the active, work
ing campaign had commenced. Speeches
and literature are excellent. but they must
he supplemented with individual activity
The great factor in trimming an election
is to be ready for 1t.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12

Episcopal church, on the charge of being en-
gagged, at one aud the same time to be mar
ried to two separate and distinct young ladies.
The Louisa News says: 'sMr. j. Frank
Bckers received Judgment against the G. &
O. railroad at last Circuit Court for s106 as
damages for the failure of the company to
provide a cattle ear after proper notice had
been given to their agent
Many poorer couple are far happier than
the two millionaire couples-J Coleman
Drayton and wife, (Mrs. Drayton was a
Miss AstoT), and VIM. Il. Vanderbilt and
wife-who are seeking divorces.
At the la of the Masons, in Clifton Forge,
last week, the Masonic Daughters Degree
was conferred on six ladies of Clifton Forgs
one from Low Moor, and one from Fort
Spring
At ii marriage in Albemarle county last
week, the name OF the bride was Miss Louisa
Belle Georgianna Il. Agnes Caroline Colun-
bia Jane Frances Ann Sarah Elizabeth Ora W.
| ford.
At the burial Of Mr. G. K. Macon at Man
chester, Va, last week, the pail bearers
adopted the pretty custom of wearing rose
buds in their lappels, instead of the usual dis
NAL Grape
| The Richmond State learns that the gross
business of the Norfolk 4 Western road for
| August was more than 5000, 900, the largest
single months receipts in the history Of the
road.
Philo Norton McGilin, the Annapolis
graduate who is commander of the Chinese
warship Chen Yuen, is a native of Washing
ton, Pa, and is only 80 year Of age.
The Philadelphia Association OF Baptist
preachers, for the first time in an existence of
1877 years, elected a coloyed preacher as mod
orator of their anniversary meeting last week
The Columbia Liberty Iron Works near
Ednburg Shenandoah, were bought last week
by Alexander Baltour OF Philadelphia for
| So, 900, at commissioners sale.
| A. ID. Beck last week bought of Hugh Ca
perton, in Monroe Co., W. Va, one hundred
4-year-old cattle which averaged 1850 pounds
weight. They are for export.
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood Of Washington
city, qualified in the Ilenrico Go. circuit court
at Richmond last week to practice law--the
first woman lawyer in Virginia.
| Mrs Hearst, the widow Of Senator lleaT st
Of California, is said to be the most heavily
Insured woman in this country. She has poll
cies amounting to $780, 600 on her life.
The Odd Fellows in Virginia increased 1906
last year, greater increase than was made
| in Ohio
Up to last Friday 52s students had matricu-
lated at the University of Virginia.
There will not be a total eclipse of the sun
until the twenty first century.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
WHAT BRINGS THE VOTERS OUT
NOVEMBER 9Th.


What are the motives that will bring tue
voters out in Virginia on the 9th Of No
vember next?
The Democrat will go to the polls to vote
against restoring the high taxation of the
Mckinley bill, which bill his party has re-
pealed.
The Democrat will go to the polls to vote
against the restoration Of the Federal SUI
pervision of the elections, which his l:arty
has repealed.
The Democrat will go to the polls to vote
against the repeal of the Income tax which
his party has laid OH all large incomes.
The Democrat will go to the polls TO vote
against the extravaganza in government
which his party has just reduced somt
Thirty Millions OF dollars yearly.
The Democrat will go to the polls to vo:e
against the restoration Of the high protec.
ton of the Sugar trust which his party has
just reduced.
The Republican will go to the polls t.
undo everything that the Democratic party
has done-restOre higher taxation, restoI
Federal interference with elections, repeal
the income tax, and restore the extrava
gance in government-in short to undo al
the legislation in the interest of the masses
OF the people that has been done in the last
year.
Does any Democrat feel like staying at
home and letting the Republicans dc this
j 1t isn't like any real Democrat to do it
| Suppose you. are dissatisfie now; do you
think you will he any less dissatisfied whei
you have let the Republicans undo all the
work of your party, and reflect that you
helped them to do it by staying away from
| the polls !?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
A HEAVY AND UNPROFITABLE TAX
ON COUNTY FAIRS.

Surprise is often expressed that in Vir-
ginia, an agricultural State. there is hard
ly one OF her numerous county fairs that is
financially prosperous. The exhibits are
good, the attendance is fair, and yet the
finances with hardly an exception-certa
ly with very few exceptions-run behind.
With all the enterprise they display and the
work that they eXpend, they are, as regards
money, in one continual struggle. 1t
seems to us that tine leak is in the great
efforts they make to entertain the public
with racing. They thereby eXpend in large
purses, paid out to professional horse mel
who make the tour of the fairs, a sum
often exceeding their gate receipts. 1t is
not pretended that this class of exhibitions
is any Improvement to the stock of a couh-
ty, it is simply an exhibition mistakenly
adopted to draw crowd"
AS a matter Of fact the people Of Virgin
ia are not racing people, and hare nevtr
been, though of course there have been fill.
''stables' here and there in the State and
with them certain amount of racing; bu'
the people are not given to racing nor fohd
of il as a sport. Here and there in cities
there may be found little knots Of enthusl
asts about horses. but the county peeps
have not horses on the brain. TuiS is eS
peciaIly true among the solid. practical
people of this Valley. They are interested
in draft horses and the improvement OF
them, and they like good saddle horses, bu'
their liking has never grown into enthusi
asm about ''breaking the record This
was accented at the Bald win Fair laSi
week, when the crowd turned away from a
race in which the record was being brok. n
and thronged about the military who We re
drilling. Those county owners OF horses
who want to acquire fame for them, Cali
easily make up purses and have their trials
at the fairs without cost to the Associa-
ton s treasury, and this would be far mere
practical mode of improving the stock i'll
{. county than by gathering around rail
OF in grand stand and witnessing the
races of horses owned by professionals OIL
semi-professionals.
II putting forth drawing card for large
attendance is wanted, we believe there are
variety which would far exceed the run
ming of horses in drawing power Myrtle
Peake, Pawnee Bill-all those things that
the county people cannot see every day ii
what the people want. Owners of good
saddle horses in the country can have race
anv dav in the week if thew want and the
mass Of the people who are not at all inter
ested in ''breaking records find little t.
amuse them in standing around ahd seeing
brief and never, to them, exciting strng
gle between horses of more or less speed.
If the Virginia fairs would discard the
professional racing and let home contes-
tants make up their own purses, they would
have better financial success.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12

Allegheny county, the iron ore mining bust
ness has always been poor one i'll this sec
ton. Has generally been taken up by some
fellow out u steady job, or some enthusiast
led away b., ..l!se opinion OF our mineral
wealth. who has always come to grief Save
at Longdale, Low Moor and Princess furna-
cas, which enjoy exceptional management
and exceptionally good ore combined, the
iron business Of this section has been during
the thiity years of "Unexampled Prosperity
given us by the Republican party lamenta-
Bile failure in spite of high protection.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12

A CHANCE FOR WOOL GROWERS.
1t has been quite puzzle to wool grow
ers, who have Leen taught to fear
a Democratic tariff admitting foreign wool
free, to see the price of their wool jncreas.
ing under that bill instead of falling Off.
The Republicans have insisted on the fall
ing off simply because it seems impossible
for them to get the idea out Of their heads
that Protection is the only thing to keep
W prices. They somehow cannot I'M
derstand that freer trade increases indus
tries, increases the demand for material
and the Increased demand gives healthy
and solid stimulation to prices. The night
before the free wool bill passed, Republi-
Can member Of the House from Massachll-
sets, who is interested in the manufacture
of wooden goods. said to Mr.. Tucker
This free wool is going to pass. | have
expected it, and have bought two hundred
thousand pounds of wool ahead Of it. for it
is going to increase the price of wool. y
The increase is permanent one, and if any
one wants to put its permanency to the
test the VINDICAToR will give him an op-
portunity. The price Of wool under the
Mckinley bill has run down in the Staun-
ton market to about fifteen cents. 1t has
advanced ever since the passage Of the free
wool bill. We are authorized by respon-
sible wholesale firm of this city to say that
it will gladly make a contract nou to take
10000 pounds Of wool delivered next Spring
at nineteen cents, an advance of about
twenty-five per cent on its price under
the Mckinley bill. This is a business
offer by firm, neither of the partners Of
which has any direct Or indirect connection
with politics further than to go up and
cast his ballot. The name of the firm can
he obtained by any party able to contract
for delivering tie wool, by apply ing at the
tINDICAToR Office.
We see from Dunn's Review of last Sat.
urday that the sales of wool for the five
weeks ending October I'd were q, Pts. 300
pounds against II, l3s, l75 during the same
period last year.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
ONE BY ONE THE ROSES FALL.

The scar and yellow leaf of November we
think will find Mr.. Y ost almost absolutely
alone in his advocacy of the Mckinley bill.
The men Of National prominence in his
party are rapidly getting from ,lnderit. The
famous Col. GARRISON, the ':headsman" Of
the Post Office Department under Harri-
son s administration, and, we believe, the
Chairman OF the National Republican
Committee, is credited with the follow
ing statement in All interview
sit is recognized fact that the Republic
cans want man nominated for President in
| 1896 who can get the votes. I'm friendly to
both Mckinley and Reed; know them both
very we'll; yet in the next election we want
man who has lots of friends and very few
enemies There is no enmity felt toward AL
lison He is trusted on the tariff, and stands
! for lower tariff. This i'll be the issue be-
fore the people al the next election, and, in
my opinion, the Republican party will adyo-
cate lower tariff.
Like MI. Gear he L. S senat elect
from Iowa, W1n tho gh ore OF the trainers
of the MciIi,te hil. an ounced to I, con-
vention in his tate q few days ago, that
''they had keye It too nigh," Mr.. Clark
son favors Allison. Now let us see where
Mr.. Allison stands Oh the tariff. Here are
his own words: The tariff of 1873, al
though confessedly and professcdly tariff
for revenue, was, SO far as regards the
great interests of the country, as perfect a
tariff as any We have ever had" That is
the man that seems to be filling the tariff
measure Of the Republicans Of the West,
and yet in the East Mr.. Y ost is destroying
his own chances by standing by the Nc
Kiney bill. The people Of this county and
this district, of all political affiliations. have
had brief taste of cheaper goods, and to
advocate return to the higher prices OF
the Mckinley bill is simply throwing away
| every chance of election.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
FRIDAY MORNING. OCT. ~. 1894.
DEMOCRATIC .:FREE', SUGAR.

DEMOCRATIC s'FREE" SUGAR.
The Democratic Congressional Commit
tee has put forth statement exploding the
claim that the Mckinley bill gave the peo-
pie cheaper sugar than they are getting
now. In matter like this we always like
to get home yeriication Of the fact where
it is possible-homc evidence which can be
tested by any man i'll a few minutes walk,
is always more effective than political
statements however accurate and sincere
the latter may be. On Saturday, October
9th, we called at wholesale grocery estab-
lishment here, one Of the largest in the
State, and asked one of the proprietors if
sugar was really cheaper now than it was
under the McKinley bill. He replied that
it was and bringing out his books showed the
entries made therein. The two kinds given
below are the kinds that the mass Of the
people use, and we give their price last year
nnder the Mckinley bill and this year I'M
der the Democratic tariff as copied from
the entries in his books
oct 9Th. 1899. Oct. 9Th, 1881
GTanulated, 5.633 4.89
No. II, Yellow, ASH $50
These are the prices at which this firm
now sell any amount of sugar.
Now how can sugar be cheaper under the
Democratic tariff Of two cents a pound
than under the Mckinley bill which ad-
mitted it free? Well. no man eats OF uses
raw sugar: it is not fit for any use. All
the raw sugar in the world might be ad-
mitted free and it would do the wholesaler
the retailer and the individual consumer &c
good: for they cannot handle it until it is
refined. 1t is the refiner who gets the sugar
into shape for consumption. II he can get
prohibitory tariff, such as the McKinlex
bill put on refined sugar, he keeps all othel
refined sugar out Of the country. If he can
get raw sugar in free, as under the McKin
ley bill. he is in cioyer-that is to say he
gets his raw product in free and he has a
tariff on the refined product which keeps
out competitors. The price of sugar
consumable sugar sold to the consumer
wholly in the hands of the refiner and whei
the refiners combine, as under the Sugar
trust, they could, as Mr.. Havemeyer of the
Sugar trust testified before the Congress
sional Committee, they control the price
of refined sugar throughout the country and
make, as he also testified, the people ''pay
three eigIlths of u cent a pound more fol
every pound they ate: as they did make
them do.
But when the Democrats in congress tack
led the Trust they changed this. The Trust
had had free raw sugar and a half cent {;
pound tariff Oh refined sugar. This kept
out European competition and gave them
as Mr.. Havemeyer testified, the control Of
the price of sugar. The Democratic Tariff
bin reduced this half cent to one eighth Of
u cent Il pound. This gave the European
sugar reiiner Il chance to come in. With
that low tariff OH refined sugar he could
come into this country in successful com
petition with the Sugar Trust. So to keeI
tile foreign refined sugar out, the Trust had
to lower their prices. And that is the true
history of higher sugar under the Mckinley
bill, and lower sugar under the Democratic
bill.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
Bright Hopes for the Future,

From the Clifton Forge Virgnian, Oct 9th. ]
The Longdalc furnaces are in full blast.
Nearly all their iron is gone and fresh orders
have come in to last for another year. The
people are all employed and the spirit of I'M
rest that l noticed there for the past six
months has disappeared, and very bright hopes
are entertained for the future.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12

Published every Friday. Price $l.50 per year
rs cents for six months, and 40 cents for months
Invariably in advance.
Transient advertisements l2H cents per line
each insertion and 81 cents each insertion there
AFTER Contracts for longer terms made at tn
counter.
Local circu !ation in Augusta. Rockbridse, Rockln
nan. Allegheny, Highland and Bath Counties.
Gives general and local news: stories and mis-
celany; reliable commercial reports.
II. c. TINSLEY,
A. S. MORTON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
The Result of Personally Seeing
the Effect of Protection
in Europe.
!I'rom the Speech of Hon. w. A. Croisutt at
sPhillippi, W. Va, Oct ID

from the speech OF Hon. w. a. Croi.utt at
sPhiilippi, w. Va, Oct. I'd.
"fhe last political speech / made was in
New York. ! then addressed a Republican
neeting. This is my first Democratic oeech
tire first tme | ever faced a Dem ocratic au-
dieuce in this capacity. | have changed my
faith. I or VIII wonder where | travelled.
went to England. ] found that in that coun-
try under free trade they had low wages. 1
then Thought the protection policy a good
thing. | visited Germany, and there, where
they have our policy Of protection / found
that wages we've lower than in England. ]
then went 10 France, where they have high
protective tariff even between different diyis-
ions of the country, and there | found wages
still loWor than Germany. | began TO think
then ! saw Chat tariff did not regulate wages.
[ saw that something was wrong. ! found it
was in the protective system, and that is one
Of the many reasons why changed my views
and nm now Democrat. That Is why / am
with that great leader and statesman, Hon.
w. l.. Wilson. ! want to sec bin elected
again that he may completes the work he has
50 nobly begun" The speaker dwelt al length
upon a the issues.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
IOMMISSIONE Frs OFFICE,
~ Staunton, Oct 10th, 1901.

U SthuntCh, CcL. iUtI1, IE5I.
Adam Pannell & ais,
FIN the circuit court OF Augusta co.
Shomo's admir- & ais
All parties to this suit and all creditors of
Martha A. Sho.no. decd, TAKE NOTICE, that
1894, TO tase an account CT the real and personal
estate of Martha y >hos.o, deed, and ofaii liens
and debts aga inst Der estate; an account OF the
transactions of u. c. Watts AZ admir- of said Mar
tina A. Shomo' decd; an account showing VINO
are the legal heils OF said Martha y. Shcmo,
decd and other accounts as req uIred by me Or
der of reference entered in the foregoing named
on the 18th September lS9f All persons
Shomo, dec ID, Gre required TO present and prove
the OR before the day above named for
taking these accounts jNO. NJ. KINNEY,
j. H. Crosier, pq Commissioner.
ont
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
Practical Proof of Lower Prices
Under the New Tariff.
(From the Union, Monroe county Waterman

(From the Union, Monroe county Waterman,
Oct. Sd,
valuable example of the good effects Of
the new Democratic tariff is found in the ex-
perience OF Mr.. r. II. Leach, one of the best
citizens Of this county, who resides at Rocky
Point. Mr. Leach Is covering his residence
with new tin roof and had occasion to write
for prices to the N. & G. Taylor Co. of Phila-
delphia the largest manufacturers of tin-plate
in the United States. He flied away their quo
tations sent him on June 2nd. and this week
secured their prices for October LIST. The one
date was two months before the repeal of the
Mckinley bill and the other two months
a!terward. For purposes of comparison we
make the following extract from these two
Dfice-lists;
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aNDMMiS5I0N Eits, SALE OF pE5iRABLE
" REAL E3faTE--rhe undersigned, rs
comm ssIoner5 appointed for the purpose, ~ ne
circuit court Of Augusta co1niy, Va, by decree
OF June ist 1881, in inc causes OF Carson, j. ".
Carson, j A. CT ais, a:id Hamilton. Il: v.
simmons CT ais and Dagsy, 5 II vs. Ctgsoa. j
a then heard together, VIII proceed to sell at
public auction in froat OF the court house in the
city Of stanton, Va, on
SATURDAY, the 10Th OF November, 1891,
about the hour OF noon, that certain tract PAL
Gel Of land situate in the county of Augusta
about II niles, in north westerly direction
FROM Tie city OF Staunton. and adjoining the
lands Cd ". sswinser, S. IL. Dagsy and Mrs.
Margaret Hanger. being the same property that
was conveyed by Josiah il. Carson and wife TO
ieuhalna V. Hamilton by deed of December 9Th,
1872. ct recEr6; in the Clerk s office of Augusta
county, Va, in iced Book lis. page A. This
tract OF land contains bout 10 acres, roods and
10 po:cS and has on it a substantial log house,
wei her5oarded, and containing six rooms, and
some outpuiidin2s.
Yi@lSAi5 OF i5ALE-Ten per cent. cash; the
residue in three equal ms ailments at 6, II and Is
months from the day OF sale with interest from
that Gay, Tor T-aich the purchaser viii be requir-
ed 10 execute bonds with approved personal
curiy, and the title will be with held as ultima te
security. THOS. Q. ELDER,
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These quotations speak for themselves. The
quality Of the tin is precisely the same in every
case To his surprise MI. Leach found that
the enactment of the Democratic tariff law
enabled him to save exactly four dollars per
box on the tin he had selected for his roof.
The reductions in prices are directly due to
the reduction of tariff duties under the new
law. The saving is large enough to make q
big item to every user and consumer of tin.
Mr.. Leach finds that he can now bring tin
here from Philadelphia, pay the freight and
have it put on, for what it cost him in Phila-
delphia in June.