Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-10-10
MOLEg AVENUE.
Lott Again Talks polit cs Some
Other Interesting Notes.

were entertained Of its recovery, but
immediate and prompt attention
was given, and the little one is now
considered out Of danger.
THE NEW CHURCH.
The foundation of Holiness Church
is completed. 'Tis a little remarka-
Bile that Rev. Hyatt has muscle as
well as mind. and is not afraid of
work, as he helped to haul the rock
to lay the wall. This is rather an
unpropitlous time for new enter
prises, even though il be for the
good of souls, and the loudest howl.
ers, too. for the building, have done
the least in furnishing means for its
completion.
APOLOGY ACCEPTED.
Lot accepts The apology for not
printing her account of Dayton 3
speech, as the local editors was
terse, crisp and good. However,
just four weeks from election time,
Republican paper, with political
aspirations, ought not to be econom-
ical with its space, nor think that
too much can be said or repeated to
enlighten people about the principles
and views of the men they intend to
elect. Then, too, with enough of
other business crowding for time to
exclude politics a correspondent
does not like to know that her sac
ritice of rest, time and labor was in
vain.
BAPTIZING, SUNDAY, 4TH.
A cool. raw air, with decided
hint of snow, making winter wraps a
comfort to many, was felt, but the
day was fair, when over 200 loaded
vehicles started for Burns Ford,
crossed, and driving in large field,
hitched their horses, assembled along
the banks of the Opequon, several
rods below the ford, under the spread
ing branches of an immense oak.
Here Rev. Stealey, Of the Frat Bap-
tist Church, of this city, delivered
an excellent sermon, after which Is
persons were baptized in the murky
waters, whose swollen surface and
muddy banks gave evidence that
here, too, the storm OF last week had
left its trail.
RIDICULED.
She was so grieved that the cor
ners of her sensitive mouth took a
decided droop downward, and one
tear after another stole from under
the long dark lashes, and flowed
down her flushed cheeks. as she re-
lated how such horrid man had
ridiculed her when she was baptized,
and accused the preacher Of hugging
her, when he was only trying to
steady her step TO keep her from fall
ing. "He accused me- she said, "of
trying to catch him, and said | was
made happier by the entolding arm
than by the belief / was saved and
sanctified, when never had thought
OF anything but my Saviour, and fol-
lowing in his footprints. never
loved a man in my life aid never
had a desire to entrap," and here
convulsive sobs shook her whole
frame. 1t is too bad, that even our
holiest moods and most devoted acts
are sometimes ridiculed and miscon-
strued, but when we have done our
duty there ought to be satisfaction,
peace and resignation to the inevita.
BILE that will defy all outward assail-
ants, to break the tranquility and
peace flowing from sense of inward
satisfaction. In short, if we are good
and true, we ought to be happy, too,
in spite Of scandal-mongers' clash.
1t is foolish TO brood over such tribes
till they poison our cup of happi
ness. She saw the point and emil
ing through tears went her way com.
forted.
NOTHING IN THEM.
| wonder what there is about
Bryan's speeches that attracts, |
am constrained to exclaim after read
ing a score, the last of which is the
Statesman's abstracts Of his utter
ances in Martinsburg. There is no
depth, no reasoning, no sentiment to
inspire patriotism, but there are
seeds of class hatred-plenty, tool
In Bryan's eyes it is crime to be q
rich man. Has he forgotten that
not few noble patriots with i'm
mensc fortunes, massed by honest
toll and superior ability, laid their
all upon the altar to save the inan-
cial crisis threatening our country /?
Bryan is free trader, and the scare
OF free trade has produced the sus
pense, disquietudc and lack of conf
dence that produced The bard times
of the past four years. Bryan's voice
that melodsous organ--was excus-
ably ont Of tune, but he might have
whistled or whispered some sound
sense, instead of -fiinging covert
threats at sound money Democrats,
who represent about al the brain,
patriotism and backbone lett IN a
once fourishing party. Wandering
Billy says, in sentiment "When /
am President you shan't lick the SUI
gar off my candy monkey, and need
MT cone begging for favor, unless
you repent in ssck-cloth and ashes"
Wandering Billy never was a Demo.
erat. He believes, too, IN Matching
up state rights. He would destroy
the Supreme Court and give its pow
ers to the states. He would take
away from the President the power
to interfere in any state matter even
if the general government work is
stopped by armed moba, and life and
property threatened, and the state
governor is either too cowardly, or
too much of an anarchist himself to
Interfere in behalf of law and order,
and vet he would take unto himself,
If elected, the omnipotent power to
create value and make all the world {
silver bullion UP into silver dollars,
and make each one worth a dollar in
gold, in spite of any protest made
by any other nations that have carv-
ed their way into civilization and
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