Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-01-30

be heard from later.
A GREAT many persons THINK snat
Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison would
make good Dem.vratic candidate for
President. There are plenty who
wodid make worse ones.
SENATOR CHANDLER wants the gov
eminent to spend $lOO,oo0,oO on sea-
coast defenses. We should like also
to hear of some method of protection
from lingo Senators.
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THERE'S great scramble among the
Maryland Republicans who want Office,
There's one thing to be noted about
Republican scramble, however-the
party workers don't get left.
The Hon. Geo. L. Wellington, OF
Maryland, is rather nicely fixed. Con-
gresham for two years, and then Sen
ator for six years more. He will make
his mark if he can keep his head from
swelling.
The pension attorneys and agents
mot the deserving pensioners, be 1t
uoted-are moving on Congress for
more Doodle. And it looks as if Con-
gress will do anything the pension
sharks want it to do.
A RESOLUTION has been introduced
in the Senate calling for an investiga-
ton of the arrest Of Eugene V. Debs,
the labor leader, last year. We are
of the opinion that the Judge who I'M
prisoned Debs deserves good raking
over.
The Kentucky Legislature has not
yet elected Senator to succeed Mr..
Blackburn: The Republicans are con-
sidering a plan for the unseating OF
sufficient Democrats to give them
majority. when they will elect Con-
gresham Hunter.
THE West Virginia Republicans IN
Washington-and there seems to be a
big lot of them-gave complimentary
dinner to Senator Elkins and our Con-
gressmen the other day. When Sena-
tor Elkins was referred to as the next
President he smiled willy smile.
SENATOR TILLMAN, the noted Pop
ulist product from South Carolina,
made his first speech in the Senate yes
t teerrdasyy It indicates that he is bit of
demagogue, but a bold and vigorous
one-an improvement, we think, on
many of the sleek and oily Senators
who use choicer language.
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HAVING absorbed all the available
knowledge itself, it is unkind in the
Charlestown Advocate to twit others
for knowing nothing of the silver ques-
ton. The editor of the Advocate, like
a sponge, has become SO full of his one
theory that if you touch silver he
spurts free coinage. But, unlike a
sponge, unfortunately, there is no hope
of ever squeezing him dry.
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IT has been clearly demonstrat ed
that a majority of the members of the
Senate are in favor of the free coinage
of silver, and they are pushing for a
vote on free-coinage bill now before
that body. The sound money Sena-
tors are staving off vote by various
methods of delay, whereat the silver
men are very angry. Take a vote,
say we, and let the majority prevail.
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The directors of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad last week elected Mr..
John K. Cowen to be president of the
company in place of Mr.. Charles F.
Mayer. Mr.. Cowen has been gener-
al counsel of the B. & o. for some
years, and is regarded as shrewd and
brainy man. The B. & o. needs an
able, clear-headed man to control its
affairs. 1t is splendid property, but
it has been woefully mismanaged until
it is now in tight place, The stock
that was worth 225 when John W. Gar
rett was president of the road, recent
" sold at 40, and there are heavy
debts besides. The rolling stock Of
the road is in bad condition, and great
improvements in this respect are I'M
peratively necessary. Mr.. Cowen has
tremendous task before him, but we
believe be will be able, if he exercises
economy and good sound sense, tc
bring the property up to its real value
The B. & o. has sunk enormous sum;
of money in securing costly city ter
minals and making fancy improve
ments. These lessons in extravaganza
ought to be well needed by the new
president, for whom we wish great sue