Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-09-12

GOVERNOR cambridge, Attorney
General Brown, Auditor Carr and
Senator VIM. /. Wilson were all at
Morgan's Grove last week. Congress
man Fleming was unable to be present.
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THE West Virginia Editorial Asso-
citation will be in session at Clarks-
burg next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The meeting, which promises to be an
unusually enjoyable one, will be large
" attended.
The annual encampment Of the
Grand Army of the Republic Is now
being held in Louisville, Ky, and the
boys who wore the blue are just as
safe as if they were in Massachusetts,
to say nothing of receiving far more
hospitable treatment.
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EDITOR Morrow seems to lay stress
on the fact that Congressman Patter-
son draws $4,000 year as member
of Congress and at the same time goes
about the country making sound mon
ey speeches. Well, what about the
Hon. Bill Bryan, who is prancing all
over the west making free silverspeech-
es at the same salary?
Is there free silver man in Jetier-
son county, even now, who would not,
if he had his choice, take $4,000 in
gold in preference to $4,000 in sill
yer? We believe not. And if gold
is more desirable now, how would 1t
be when silver should sustain the IN
evitable depreciation that would fol-
low free and unlimited coinage?
THERE'S no reason why men who
honestly differ on the silver question
should be intolerant of each other s
opinions. If the silver question Is to
be settled at all it will be settled by
mutual yielding of certain points, and
compromise is inevitable. The ex-
tremists on either side will do their
cause more harm than good.
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OUR esteemed Governor, the Hon,
VIM. A. MacCorkle, will be a candi-
date for the United States Senate to
succeed Senator Faulkner, and plans
for the accomplishment of this most
laudable ambition are now being form
ulated. Senator Faulkner doubtless
has some idea of his own about his sue
cessor that will cause him to make
things lively for the Governor, and
other senatorial lghtning-rods will be
hoisted in due time. Jefferson county
may furnish winner in the same con-
test-provided West Virginia is not
called upon to furnish the Democratic
nominee for President.
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COLONEL ROBERTS CARR, Of Kama
wha county, was in Shepherdstown last
week, and gracefully acknowledged to
the charge that he is a candidate fol
auditor on the Democratic ticket. Nc
one in the State can kiss more babies
in a stated length Of time than car
Col. Carr, and no man has to greater
degree the faculty Of making friends
Besides this, he has long had the rep
utation of getting what he goes for
and the man who beats him for the
nomination or at the election will have
to be mighty hustler. We under
stand that Col I. V. Johnson will no
be candidate for denomination.
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We are awfully glad that the editor
of the Charlestown Adrocate restrained
himself last Wednesday at Morgan
Grove while Hon. Josiah Patterson
was speaking, Mr.. Morrow was Oh
the point of rising and crushing Nh
Patterson, which he himself all bu
tells us he could easily have done, bu
by the exercise of great self-contrOl b
kept his seat. We say We are gla'
that Mr.. Patterson was not put to sue
confusion, for it would have been EN-
barrassing to have had all those mas
terly arguments and those efectiv
points perforated and demolished b,
the erudite editor Of the Advocat'
And then, too, the great crowd tina
heard Mr.. Patterson were under tn
impression that they were listening t
sound doctrine and good sense, and
really would have been a pity to III
deceive them. We thank Mr.. Moro
for his forbearance in not answerin
the questions that the speaker askec
And may Col. Patterson never kno
what a narrow escape he had from con
plete demolition at Morgan's Grove.