Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-23

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n. L. SNYDER, Editor and Proprietor,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, w. VA.
THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1896.
TAKE NOTICE!
The REGISTER will be sent for one
wear from tbis date to any address for
70 cents, or from now until the first OF
next January for so cents. This will
be an interesting year politically, and
every voter in the county ought to
have this paper
Don't YOU want to subscribe?
Haven't you friend you would
like to send the paper to?
Now is the time to subscribe.
MAJOR MCKINLEY Is giving away a
good many offices he may never get,
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THE Democrats of Missouri have de-
clared for Free Silver with capital let
tiers.
THIS Congress will pass into history
without a record-but maybe that's
not a bad thing.
IT is not too early in the campaign
for every Democrat to make up ms
mind to stick to the nominee
THE free silver men will accomplish
more by reasonable efforts than by
threatening ruin to the party that re-
fuses to adopt their ideas
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The Republicans find it safest TO
talk about dead issues, like the tariff
and reciprocity. They mention silver
only to straddle the subject.
BARON HrRscH, one of the richest
men in the world, died in Germany
Tuesday. He was worth Sl,000000
and during his lifetime has given to
charity Sl5,O0000O.
As the REGISTER predicted, Presi-
dent Cleveland is acting with great
caution in the matter of interfering
between Spain and Cuba Mr. Cleve-
land has plenty of good sense.
THE Democratic party needs at its
head this year-in every district and
in the nation-men who will build up
the party, not those who are known
to be destructive Of majorities
SENATOR TELLER says he will with
draw from the Republican party if it
declares for the gold standard in the
St. Louis convention. But what will
he do if it straddles the subject?
THE Republicans are proceeding on
the theory that their candidate for
President has dead sure thing oft
It is well to remember, however, that
there Is deal Of uncertainty in poll
tics
We believe our friend Col. Clarence
/. Smith, Of Fairmont, would make a
better run for Congress than for Gov
ernor. He could carry this district
What's the matter with Congress, Col
onel2
THERE are good many Republi-
cans in West Virginia who do not
want the delegates from this State to
be instructed for Mckinley, They
think they can do better if their hands
are not tied.
THE best thing that the Chicago con-
vention can do is to nominate a genu-
Inc. uutcrrifed Democrat. This coun-
try is full Of Democrats, and all they
want is leader that can bring out
the enthusiasm.
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We are forced TO call attention to
the fact that the Lincoln Calse, Is
not coming up to the marks not
keeping the pace with which it set out
What's the matter with Jerome jog
trot Haddox2 He undoubtedly needs
stirring up, but we can't perambulate
over the country to prod pachyderma-
tous popuhsts.
The Democrats Of Massachusetts,
met in convention on Tuesday and
declared in favor Of their favorite son,
Ex-Governor John E. Russell, for Pres
ident. Next week the Democrats of
Pennsylvania will put up Ex-Governor
Robert Z. Pattison. Both of the
above-named gentlemen are good men
and sound Democrats-but there are