Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-03-27
RICHMOND LETTER.
RICHMOND, March %. 1895

RICHMOND, March %. l-y5
As said in my previous letter politics
are already working and By the time the
elections tor the city council and UUnlci-
pal officers draw uear. as well as the
election tor delegates to our State Con-
yeution, thugs will be red hot. The
sign Of the tunes n0S points t. a severe
contest in our party here. That there il
strong feeling OF Dissatisfaction and
justl, so. there i no dOnbt and seriOu.
e.fur. will bs made at the next election to
have body of representative business
men aud x-payers to represent ns Bur
there is sOue danger Ot going too fast
aud saying TOO much. II these many
political cluUs IN this CRY did Assume
rather too much of kind ut political
dIetal Orship, and presumed 81 Iun the
machine, il was the fault OF our demo
cratic citizens and newspapers, f'r in
stead of calling them to halt IN the be
CHING, they we're encouraged aud now II
wont do 10 Kick them out of your way
A little more OntspOkeD Independence on
DALI IF Onr press general would keep
DO iIic- C eanrr. and cause meddling aud
scboming pOlricians, who as gen .ral
thing have No. III sight only aud all the
tune, TO keep their hands off and lot Il e
voters have free expression of their will
IL isnoe already being whispered about.
that certain wires are being laid by some
vi the prominent democrats Ia tue State
and that certain combinations b ave al
ready been perfected A few more papers
like The HERALD should be welcomed by
the people rhis thing party right ur
wrong" is fas, pay ing ont AMI party lash
has not tbs terrOTs ii once had. Good
true honest sober men Is what the people
want 10 represent them. II the Board ~
the Stanton ID. d. & Blind Institute
,iurs not meet pnblIc expectation, ana
tails to clean things and men our, The
peorls will be heard from. GENERALLY
every body hert expects great thugs from
Nr Massie ~ member of the Board AMI
express perfect conf irnce ia bis desire 10
do his full duty urd nchingly without
regard TO persons. There /, soma tals
again about another invitation tn the
Confrd Veterans for 4 reunion 10 WASH
ingtUu in sept. next. This time by the
Philadelphia Brigade OF Northern Vrter-
aus and Pen-i,ners. Tnr same Loyal"
gentlemen who we're here rs our guests d
few years ago refused to march with
because We carried Confederate htttl-
dag. M, no, 50 long as We have Il x a.
mementD and relic OF tie four years war.
We don't propose 10 lower ourselves MOI
disgrace Ourselves IN the estimation ell
all honorable men, by craven an sh7ak
iug conduct. Pad f or Ocetnr q, wh
fought.agaiust u think h. pleasant. right
and proper to perpetuaie comradeship auu
,s,ocistlun4 then fOrsIrd, way sh)ud no.
We 30 the same thing here, where W
have nothing bat the pure principle OF
the causs for which we thea fought f.
hold - gether aud rot the motive g.
make a compact Political mas, IN ogder t.
he A power in polite. an thereby b.
bis 10 Influence Legislation IN Congress
nd make the annual big aud higg-.
h1uis out Of tue L. ). Treasury fer Pea
,ions. for this thu Grand army of the
Rep. and yet you lind here aud there an
Did grann'e # a man, VITO Wbisi ers,
t,as rs must not d. 80 thi ~, tbs wal
/. over g.. yes, toe war is over nth Il
long ago but we don't propose TO eat
dirt is some few do However such are
mighty few aud far between here Oar
REUNION is gbiog to be grand atfIir
and hope aud trust Shenan loan VIII
send her "Old Guard in full strength.
Our State Board Of Pharmacy 50 calleJ
met the other day, With IL candidates
for examln atom before them, these at
per head hrin = the Board about 20J dol
lars, six months ago, when thew met tn
had about tue same number lXing 40
dollars. then the yeallS fee imposed on
aud collected from every druggist and
clerk in the State about 600 dollars more,
10 all about 1909 dollars q year The
question is what becomes of this money
40 other class of professional men Womb
submit to such an outrageous exaction
THINK of lawyer or doctor after be has
passed his examination, received bis
liceuse aud h. n submit to a yearly tax
OF one dollar For what and for vi hose
benefit Certainly nos for the benefit OF
the public and surely not fox the hard
worked druggist Is this dollar year
drawn ont OF their pockets llstruci
vonr Representative 10 the Legislature
explain IL to HIM ana It would not be but
a short time before this unjust and exact
ing class would be strlckan out. The
HERALD's endorsement of President
Cleveland is but a just tribute to the
great democratic leader and Statesman
and the more some Of the democtatic ADD
republican polIicaus try to bslittle bim
the higher he towers above them. The
pitifnl exhibition some OF the democrats
10 Washington made Of themselves in
venting their small spite wonld make a.
be ieve that if ibe chaplain 10 bott
Houses would occasionally give them
good wholesome temperance prayer OF
sermon and lecture on private morality
and decency, the country might br
bent fitted. hokENExT.