Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-09-12


For District Delegates
A. W. MCDONALD,
CHAS. L. STUCKEY.
For the House Of Delegates
A. S. CAMBRIDGE.
For Clerk Of the Circuit Court,
JOHN NJ. DANIEL.
For County Commissioner
T.B. MOORE
W. H. T. LEWIS,
S. /. RlSSLER
For County Superintendent Of Free schools,
AA.P. NEIL.
In 1898 there were ffty-three strikes in
Pennsylvania, in which the strikers lost in
every instance.
Il is proposed to have chorus of 10000
voices to sing plantation melodies at the
Atlanta Exposition.
Unless somebody has already said 1t, which
is likely, We wish to remark that it would
be a pity for the hopes Of the California
Democrats to be nipped in the Budd.
Senator Jones, the Nestor Of the silver
party in the United States Senate, has left
the Republican party, and follows the course
Of bis colleague, Senator Stewart, by pro-
claiming himself POpulist.
It's reported that Gen. Rosser has tired
of the Populists and will come back into
the Democratic ranks. The Populist party
is we'll nigh played out-COlOrsdo and Ne
vadO are, perhaps, the only States in which
they will hold their own.
The Martinsburg World has entered upon
its fourth year. It's publisher exhibits pluck
and enterprise. Capt. w. B. COlston, edi-
tor. performs excellent service for the read
or. The World is an "all-round" paper
"world without end, so to speak.
Valentine. the Richmond sculptor, has
completed a bust in marble Of Prot John
B. Minor. the distinguished head Of the law
department of the University Of Virginia,
to be presented to the university by for
mer students under Prof. Minor, and to be
placed in the university library.
A married woman in Washington City
accuses the white bearded, yer-tOngued
Senator Stewart of Nevada, Of having drug
ged her and taken advantage Of her. The
Senator says it is blackmailing scheme
and il looks like it. tits hazardous to have
money and incouvenient not 70 possess It.
The Register likes to speak of Mr.. Elkins
As Steve" If the Register had 1.-THE Of
the good breeding of Mr. Elkins it wouldn't
show its ears in this or any other way
Wheeling IateHgeReer. Mr.. Elkins had
brains enough not to show his tears in the
second Congressional District race, and it's
greatly to his credit.
What, no Free wool was to destroy the
American sheep, and yet the price Of wool
is already stifening, the wooden mills are
getting ready for largely increased bust
neis, and here is the Wool and Cotton Re-
porter asserting that our manufacturers are
going to make as cheap and good goods as
can be made anywhere else in the world.
Among the documents the Democratic
Congressional campaign committee Is send
ing out to-day is one stating that during the
last two months while there has been a de-
crease Of forty per cent. in the price Of for
eign wool, there has been an increase Of ten
per cent in the price Of that grown in the
United States. This certainly doesn't indi-
cate that the Senate bin has ruined the
country"
Governor Brown and Representative Ray
ner. rival candidates for the Democratic
nomination for governor Of Maryland, are
to visit the county fairs together. In guess
ing the weight Of hogs and discussing the
points of fue horses, the governor will sure
ly have the advantage, and we wouldn't be
surprisedif the brilliant Congressman should
get the second premium, though if they
were going to talk politics it might be diff
ferent.
2. W. Morris, editor Of the Richie Ga
zette, has been nominated for the House Of
Delegates BY the Republicans of Richie
county. Mr.. Morris was a Senator for a
term or two. OF course we congratulate
him on his nomination, but we would rather
he would stay at home and keep the Gazette
up to the notch as no one can do for him.
As member Of the legislature he is too
perniciously active against the interests Of
the people. As 4 politician he is bad
man.
The American Protective Tariff League
is soliciting signatures throughout the coun-
try to a document which pledges the signer
TO buy only American goods and TO use his
influence to have others do the same. If our
millionaire paupers, who have been priyi-
legged to write their demands in the statutes
Of the country, have changed their attitude
to that Of supplicants for charity, the differ
ence between Democratic and Republican
legislation is sufficiently marked 10 afford
the ground of a very hopeful campaign.