Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-09-19


United States.
SOME of these beautiful political
combinations that are being manutac-
tured this year are liable to slip several
cogs by next year.
THE late Legislature gave 1t to the
American Book Company in the neck,
but it slugged the people of West Vlr-
einia from head to foot.
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A GREAT many persons who couldn't
run a fve.cept candy store are per-
fectlv sure that they could manage the
government if they had a chance.
Political kickers feel very good for
few months, but they are generally
sorry the balance of their lives. Mary
land Democrates will take warning.
IT is a fact that speaks volumes
that while our gold is being constant
ly shipped abroad there is very little
real demand for our silver at home or
elsewhere.
So far the regular Democrats IN
Maryland have allowed the kickers
and the Republicans to do most OF
the talking. But Hurst will be elect
ed Governor just the same.
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AT a church fair IN Georgia last
week big sum of money was raised
by a bevy of pretty girls, who sold
kisses to the boys at ten cents apiece.
We fear those kisses were too cheap to
be good.
We always like to see newspaper
keep right up to date. The Martins
burg Free Lance of last week con-
tanned a full account of the battle Of
Bunker Hill, which was fought on June
l6, l775.
THE wages of $4,000 iron and steel
workers were recently advanced 2 per
cent by an agreement at Pittsburg.
In this practical way the laboring men,
even in Republican states, are con-
WINGED that the Wilson tariff does not
Send the workingman to the poor
house.
ALTHOUGH there is an evident de-
sire to conceal it, there is considerable
apprehension at the continuous with
drawals of gold from the United States
Treasury for shipment to Europe.
Large sums were sent last week, and
the drain still goes on. Another issue
of bonds may become necessary.
In view of the fact that such great
statesmen as Senator Mills, of Texas,
and Vest, of Missouri, have returned
to sound reasoning and sound money
we would advise Editor Morrow to
forgive the Hon. Josiah Patterson for
his great speech at Morgan's Grove,
and come over to the right side before
it is everlastingly too late. However,
We suppose only wise men change their
minds.
ANOTHER former free silver man
has seen the error of his ways and
come out for sound money. Senator
Mills, of Texas, having been criticised
for his delay in expressing his views
on the financial question, now that the
Democratic party of his State is divid-
ing on the subject, has written a let
ter to Chairman Dudley of the Texas
State Democratic committee, giving his
financial views at length. The nota-
bic feature of the letter is the fact that
the Senator has abandoned his silver
views for sound-money position, At
the outset Senator Mills asserts his be-
lief in bimetalhsm, and states that he
honestly advocated the unlimited coin
age Of silver and gold at ratio of Is
to so long as he could see any pros
pect of keeping them both in circula-
ton. But the continued fall in silver,
he says, and its abandonment as a
standard OF value by other countries,
has convinced him that the United
States alone cannot bring the two
metals to par and keep them at par
throughout the world at that ratio.
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THE failure Of the American Book
Company to furnish school DOCKS al
the rates fixed by the last Legislature
means good deal to the people OF
West Virginia. The Legislature fixed
the prices at which the American Book
Company should sell its books, pro-
viding for commission to contract
with other companies in case the COM
pany named should fail to sell at those
rates. The company has declined tc
accept these rates, and consequently
the commission will have to buy else
where. This means that an entirely
new set of books will have to be pro-