Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

Smith is little out of his class. This
sort Of Journalism may be all right in
his native section, but it will not prove
popular in this part of the State.
! The most pronounced of Mr.. Wilson's
political opponents-speaking, of
course, of the decent element of the
party-give him the credit Of being
entirely conscientious and honest in
| his views. The editor Of the Herald
is the first to call his patriotic devo-
ton to his principles, for which he
almost gave up his life. 'hellish
work. ''-Shepllerdstown Register.
Again our friend fails to touch the
point at issue. but drifts off to the fact
that Mr.. Wilson had an attack OF ty-
phoid fever, which could scarcely be at
tributed to his free-trade proctivities
Will the Register attempt to deny
that 'the threat of free trade very ma
terially reduced wages? If he does,
why have not wages advanced since
The repeal of the Mckinley law?
Will he deny that the same cause
threw millions out of employment If
he does, will he tell us why there are
SO many idle men in the country to-
day?
Will he deny that increased impor-
tations of finished products means less
work here and more idleness
VIII he, dare he deny that idleness
produces poverty? If free trade leaves
our people idle, and idleness produces
poverty, which it does, is not free
| trade the companion of poverty?
Failing to disprove any or all Of the
above propositions, were we not JUS
tilted in using the strongest Language
at our command in condemning Mr..
Wilson and the course he has pursued?
And more. We proved in the last
issue Of the Herald that Mr. Wilson
voted for as we'll as advocated duty
/ of rs cents ton on coal when the
Morrison and Mills bills were before
Congress. 1t is also fact that in the
last campaign Mr.. Wilson pledged
himself on more than one occasion TO
do everything in his power to protect
the miners Of his district. Was he
sincere, or was it bid for their votes !?
When the Morrison bill was being
considered, Mr. Wilsol voted for an
increase of 10 per cent OIL the duty on
wool, giving as his reason il would
only be treating the woolgrowers fair
ly He also Endorsed the free silver
plank i'll the platform upon which he
was nominated in 1890, and in 1892
voted to table bill favoring the free
coinage of silver.
Talk of such a man being con
scientious and honest in his views"
He has no views except those
witch emanatc from the Stuffed
Pro ohet' in the White House. His
recoll shows that he has been tossed
about by every strange wind and doc
trine; that he has no fixed principles,
which is fully proven by the fact that
he moved the adoption of bill which
h had the day before denounced as
til elimination of atrocities.
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If is said that Senator German got
a c, oil million for his betrayal of the
PEG. lie to the Sugar Trust. Shepherd
town. Register.
How much Of that million went into
the Democratic campaign fund ?
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Hon. Steve Elkins has been very ILL.,
We think Mr.. Dayton will have
sinking spell next November.-Shep-
herdstown Register.
Taking their cue from the Wheeling
Register 1e rly every Democratic pa
per in the State has had fling at
Mr.. Elkins. Last winter when Mr..
Wilson was sick all Republican news
papers syupathized with him. yet it
is a fact that Mr.. likiis was in great
er danger during his recent illness
than was Mr.. Wilson.
*x*
We don't hear as much from the Re
publican papers about democratic
times" as we used to. What's the mat
ter? The Democrats are still in power.
Wheeling Register.
We are waiting to hear from the
Register about that alleged advance in
the price of domestic wool.
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The action of the Convention at Ell
kans will be heartily ratified by the Re-
Publ cans of the district with hardly an
exception. While with some of us
Mn Dayton was not the first choice,
he was with pretty much all the Sec
;'on2, and his nomination places him
| first And this is as it should be. Mr..
! Dayton is a man of excellent cbarac-
ter and upright life. and even i'll the
few years in which he mas been in the
practice of his profession has won for
himself high place i'll the esteem
and confide nee of those with whom he
has been associated lie is, we be-
lieve, the most popnlar man in all the
r. oion adjacent to the w. Va. c. & P.
railroad. The miners. sheep raisers,
and lumbermen. of that district, as
well rs the industrial classes in other
po,tions Of the district, recognize their
true friend and champion and we be-
lieve they will heartily unite to elect
him {, the position i'll which he can
best work for their interest. All pre-
vious preferences will be, as they
should be. forgotten, and the Republi-
cans of the district will go i'll to give
their candidate. if not Vermont or
Maine. at least a winning majority.
Hurrah for Daytor,-Keyser Echo.
We do not suppose there is a man
in the State who would question the
honesty or sincerity of Mr.. J. O.
Thompson editor of the Echo, there
fore we clip the above and most heart
lily indorse every word of it.