Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-04-18

W.W.B. GALLAHER, Editor.
narIssIoSsT, Jefferson County, WsssT0.
April IS, 1894.
Senator PETER wants a COxey standing
committee
The Coxey army bears aloft peace ban
ners." but it travels from Cumberland to
WilliamspOrt on the raging canal"
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Coxey's army has 4 grand opportunity,
'tWixt Cumberland and Williamsport for
bashing-but it may be death to the fish IN
the canal.
PETER as a prospective POpulist candidate
for the presidency had better bestir himself.
COxey has an eye on that goal-as well as
on the $500, 600, 900 for public roads.
The cane-sugar crop Of louisiana has
been harvested, amounting to over six hun
dred million pounds, and the bounty to be
paid by the federal government IS SILL
6S4,46l.
Mr.R.L. Moler has retired from the Mar
tinsburg Statesman and viii engage in jour
nslistic work in old Virginia. Mr.. c. W.
Boyer is now sole editor and proprietor OF
the Statesman.
Senator Quay wanted the Senate to allow
a committee Of one hundred COxeyites to
appear upon the Senate aoar and plead tor
millions Of money. Senator Harris and the
Senate sat down upon the proposition.
Admiral De MellO with what remains Of
the Brazilian instruction wants to surren-
der 10 the authorities of Uruguay under a
pledge that he will not be surrendered to
the Brazilian government. The pledge can
not be given, and the Admiral and his
forces have put to sea.
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And Mr.. David Bennett Hill will stand
back and view with pride and pleasure the
results Of his mischievOus and malicious
effort Providence Journal
Not with pleasure we reckon; for Mr..
Hills timely speech is having the effect of
uniting real Democrats in support Of party
measures.
Asa side show to Forepaugh's great ag-
gregatiou at HagerstOwn on the 10TH Cox
sy's army will be an unprecedented attrac-
ton. The elephant viii have the advantage
of Coxey in one particular-it will have Its
trunk along; but the camel will have to
hump itself to vie with the Commonweal
general in cOnspicuOsity.
The Farmers Adr0cqtc on Friday morning
characterized the Wilson tariff bill as a
miserable makeshift, and in the afternoon
of the same day the Democrats Of Jefferson
in mass.meeting assembled endorsed 1t as
IAN honest effort" to put the principle Of
tariff reform into practice aud thus fulfill
the pledge of the Democratic party.
In an interview a few days ago Genl j.
W. St. Clair, of Fayette county, Is reported
to have said "Mr. Camden seeks, above
everything else, the good Of The Democratic
party in this State as a whole. He is anx-
ious that Congress shall take no action that
would even seem not to be in the interest Of
the people and the Democratic party.
Senator'S Harris and Aldrich, represent
inc the Democratic and Republican sides,
respectively, of the Senate have agreed that
general debate on the tariff bill shall con-
tinue each day from l to 5, until Monday
when the bill will he taken up by para
gIaphs for amendment and discussion. It
is supposed the agreement will he ratified
by the Senate.
Senator Hill says sit is to be regretted
that the President should not have been
able to find in his own party some safe and
hOuored statesman in whom he and his party
could have placed confdence-one of DEM
Ocratic instincts and training" for Secretary
Of State. A good many people are thinking
it's a pity the New York legislature didn't
at least make an effort 70 find man Of that
kind to send to the Senate.
Coxey's army presents the spectacle Of
twenty-five tons Of humanity shipped as
freight from Cumberland by canal-toll Sl3
en- route to the doors Of the Capitol at
Washington to demand Of Congress the
issue Of hundreds Of millions Of dollars for
public roads Their mission accomplished
henceforth these tramps would turn up their
noses at water transportation and tramp
tramp, tramp to the ends Of the earth over
the McAdams.
Maj-Gen. Henry W. Slocum, one Of the
most notable survivors of the late war, died
at his home in Brooklyn Saturday, aged g.
years Gen. Slocum, who was a West Point
graduate, served with distinction throughout
the war he was particularly conspicuous
at Charlottesville, at Fredericksburg, and
at Gettysburg where he commanded the
right wing that turned the tide Of battle,
and commanded one wing of Shermans
army in the march 20 the sea After the
war he was a member Of Congress, was talk |