Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-10-27
A CAUsTIc CAsTIGATION.
A Mountaineer Takes Mr.. Billy W.T.
son to Task.

A M0untaineer Takes Mr.. Billy WI
son to Task.
To the editor OF the Herald.
Never in the history of the Demo
cratic party was there suci, stupidity
manifested at the National Capital
Two sessions of Congress have been
held and the question may be asked.
What has been done That is, to what.
extent has the countr- or nation been
benefited ? One would natu ially sup
pose that after such loud and vigorous
promises as were made during tn,
Presidential campaign thar something
would have come out of all that storm
of political entllus iasm which spread
over the country. But, alas! the peo-
pie who expected SO much are doomed
to disappointment and shame. and to-
day declare they are done with the
Democratic party. Some of those
once delr lee ones will vote With the
party Of Protection. and 9th n will go
with the Populists In fact. we don't
see how any honest, coun ~ loving
citizen. of these United Stat 5. can in
dorse the present Admi ustrai or.
There is no doubt England lid much
to placT. Mr.. Cleveland and his pa ety
at the head of This Government and
today the people of this country are
paying for their folly in voting for a
Free-Trade Administration in6orsed
by English capital Why did Mr..
Wilson meet with such a warm ecep-
tion2 Why was he received with so
much CONTAMINATION over there? Is
it because he is irie I'D to Amer IAN
interests Oh. no; not bit of that.
but because he instituted a measure
that must cripple his own country.
while it fosters the interests of En-
glish capital! Mr.. Wilson is a traitor
to his own countryl Mi. Wilson
would starve his own countsymen i'll
order to enrich the lords and barons OF
England and Scotland. He proved
beyond shadow of a ioubt when, in
sin and in iniquity, he brought forth
a measure TO cripple e,lerv industry in
West Virginia. How can any work
ingman ,ote to return Wilson to Con-
gress Would it not be suicidal III
the extreme to do so? In all the long
years of official service. what has Mr..
Wilson done for the Stat of West Viz
ginia Practically not ing. and yet
his friends are trying to make thepeo-
pie believe he is ma tyr. Do the
thousands of hungry CHI ldren and des-
titute mothers, whose "a theirs and hus-
bands have been idle an summer, call
him martyr? No. mo- Do the coal
diggers Of West Virginia call him a
martyr, Will the woosgrowers OF
this State build NOM nent to his
memory, IL so, what hall we iu-
scribe on that shaft . S n.,ething like
the following wonld be :.p Hopriate:
Here lies Billy Wilson. v. ssal If Gro
YER
He's been ,,ocd servant, Int now he's
laid over;
Like a sheep KILN. dog. he iarghtered
our sheep.
And divil bit for iill-y wei. weep.
His body lies here ut his spi. n..D, where
Has it gomez u TO heaven. o. no.
its not therr
Then where has ii L:oncs Can any one
tell ?
For he blighted the country we all loved
SO we'll
Like sheep killing dog he slau entered
our sleep.
And diyii bit for BILLY we'll weep.
Let every intelligent voter of West
Virginia. who h; 5 the good Of his State
at heart, rally , the standard of Pro-
lection, determined not to quit the
field until the last gun IS fired on the
9th of November Victory will crown
our efforts. and 1fr. Wilson will have
to take up his res dence over the
sea. STEEL SQUARE.
Little Monntailr-