Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-26

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The farmers are not people according to
our neighbor We claim that they are tne
people" and that they are the very class tnat
IS raising so much disturbance because they
are dissatisfied bv reason of oppressive robbery.
We were not only literally, out lhleien'iaiis
corrcct-Adrooaic.
Literally correct when you substitute
Farmers" for "peoplel" Again he misreP-
resents THE FREE PRESS by saying the
farmers are not people according to our
neighbor." Whence comes your Inspiration
that conscience aud common sense are not
consulted when you iudite a paragraph?
We illustrate the absurdity Of the propo-
sition Of the Advocate that farmers are the
people by the following, substituting farm
ers for people:
Letters have been shown me from persons
engaged i'm relief work among the Armenlans
w5ic6 rive the following carefully prepared
statistics concerning the recent massacres oy
The Turks under the tolerance OF ChrisuaA
powers in the year of our Lord lo90.o
Farmers killed. S0,G0l farmers burned 70
death 436 died from Starvation z,4ol iarlh-
er. died UNPROTECTED in the fields 4.3iO farm
wounded OOC farmers houses bnrned .
SO. forcible conversions of farmers, l9,OOo
farmer women and girls abducted, o,04o IOrcl-
be marriage OF farmers, 1851; destitute ana
starving farmers. 81, $50.
We have more regard fox farmers than
the editor of the Advocate We respect
their intelligence whilst all the time he
treats them as uinkompoops. There isn't
an interest of the farmer that we would not
foster But we aEe not prepared to say they
are "the people"
Vow. dear flrmer-loving, sound money
"honest dollar FREE Pass tell us whether |
YOU are am endorser of bond issues. and now
| you excuse the stealage of eight million on
private contract % place siNty-two millions OIL
bonds lOc1ts.
Wecertaiuly do endorse the issue Of bonds
if il is necessary to maintain the credit OF
the government in which every man, WON
an and child is iaterested There is no hes
itaucy about the issue Of blood to preserve
the honor aud integrity Of the Nation.
We DO not recognize as fact that there
was "s,ealage of eight millions" when the
sixty-two millions of bonds were issued
Dir. Cleveland gave Congress an opportunity
to save millions %" 'na' co"''"'., o"' nv
silver men DISTRACTED the way. The editor
of the Advocate has a habit of talking about
stealage on the part Of public officials that
smacks somewhat of a discreditable famil-
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The much.talked-of prize fight between
Fitzsimmons and AIaher took place on Mex
lean soil. near the Texas border, on Friday
afternoon. The former Knocked the latter
out of breath and time in the first round
which occupied one minute and thirty-hve
seconds. That beats the record of some
fast horses. Il WAS entertainment of brief
duration 20 repay many men who travelled
thousands OF miles 70 ENJOY o. Tue success
OF Fi,z has opened the way Tor C'r'et TO
open hi' mouth and Tor " time 'ne'e VIII oe
much 'S.S '"e man, ia" stuart VINO
brought %" the nS"' m'"'gto Tue ",''''
affair. out generated '.e Unite" states Mex
/ icn and the GOVERNORS oft States. i> entitled
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| merce bMca-uR.ied Andrew Carnegie, his
name bscino been propos,I for honorary
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l's' j" me '''''. ''A' '''''' ''' '''0 was
taken 'ea'ns attorney "'"ue 'p'eo"
saying 'hal lie n"u oeen 'eu '' suspect VII,
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protection. and he also suspected from what
| he had read of the Homestead strike that he
wa, au oppres,or Of the poor. Unless some
body could convince him 60 the contrary he
would vote against admitting Mr. Carnegie
TO membership. And this. 700. ia the home
| state of Mr.. McKialey, the great apostle Of
protection
Gov lIocCorkle b,. been severely cri,i
,iss5 for exercise the hardening power.
T, srpsars upon Investigation that he has
bssc mara conservative alon,. these lines
,b,, his predecessor. 10 Wit.
cont of prison population of 800 Governor
Fleming pardoned 90.
Out OF PRISON population oil 'vo' Governor
ont of prison population OF 25', Governor
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