Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-03-20
FRIDAY. MAR. 20. 1885.

people indignant at their conduct
defeated the party which they re
presented and sent TO Congress
men VITO were supposed to be IL
accord with the public sentiment
and public interests.
The conduct of the present Con
gress has been worse than that oil
the one which preceded 1t. ln'
stead of Iabo ing TOR the interests
OF the people and endeavoriDg BY
their.nfuencet 10 giyepermanence to
the renew II of general prosperity,
they haye yielded TO a spirit oil
iiugoism and have kept the country
constantly excited by pretended
foreign complications aud threats
ofwar. The sturdy working people
ofthe country want no war. The
men who would defend the honor
of the nation, when patriotism
would Gall them to the front, are
not the men who are now clamor-
Gus for war. Those whose patriot
ism is DOW at fever heat and can
not be satisfied without insulting
some foreign power, would become
Quite submissive at the sound OF
the first gun or would seek some
Somb-proof position where they
could make themselves wealthy at
the expense of the government.
President Cleveland, whose pa.
tn tlsm and sound common sense
has steered the country safely
through the most difficult and
threatening rapids, and to whom
we are indebted, to greater ex-
tent than many Of his own party
are willing TO acknowledge, we
think. would not send to Congress
the same message upon the Nene'
zuela question, If he had 1t TO do
again, While be was so warmly
supported By both parties, at the
time, it Is now apparent that his
message had a most depressing
effect upon the business OF the
country, aud that the country
would be today, IN much better
condition, if be bad presented a
more conservative policy. That be
sent that kind Of message with the
view of advancing his personal
political interests, We do not be-
lleve. There is nothing OF the small
POLITICIAN about him. he is states.
man, and one whose reputation
will 90 down the corridors of sue.
ceedlng generations with that OF
the most lllustriOus presidents Of
the United States. As to future
political aspirations, We believe,
Tat time will show that he has
none: With the end Of bis present
term, he can we'll afford to retire
10 private lite, and his record will
show that the American people
made no mistake when they took
the selection of a President out OF
,ue hands of the politicians and
made Grover Cleveland President
Of the United States.
II our government were 50 or
ganized that We could get along
without another session of Congress
for five years, we would be sure of
business prosperity. 1t is the blum
ders OF Congress that the business
interests of the country most fear.
Our only remedy, and that Is a
slow one, Is for EACH district to
select good, honest, practical men
as their representatives. Throw
aside the low grade politicians and
have representatives whom the
people can trust, under all cir
cumstances. If We can secure
gooI Congress, it Will be well; if
it were possible to have none for
some years, it woall be better.
Men who know nothing about
finances, a1j think 1t possible to
make monay out OF nothing. are
always ready to press their silly
aud dangerous financial OPTIONS
upon the public. Lit were posi-.
ble to have his question settled
By the honest business men Of the
country, Sbere would be no danger.
Tie laws of a rance and OF trade
are as immutlble as are those of
nature. aud if we could recognize
them as easily as philosophers
recognize the laws of n lture, there
.o0'd L. nd have
the grsndssl Country uPOn the
face OF the zoe, and there is 10
natural rezsn why is should not
be the Dast prosperous.
Tor Gnn0raaG