Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-10-31

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tendance, 81.
FLAG RAISING.
At 2 o'clock. p. M, at Ridenours
School House, there will be Re.
publican rally and flag raising, with
speaking By some of our distinguish
ed leaders. Don't miss it.
FUNERAL OF MRS. PAuLDING.
The funeral ION 23d inst. J of Mrs.
Paulding. mother of our townsman.
Mr.. John Paulding. was preached at
her home, near Schappert's Ford,
from the text BE thou faithful I'M
to death and / will give thee
crown of life," found in Rev. q: 10.
She was a noble and exemplary
mother and wife, and, though she
had not lived many years in this
neighborhood, she had endeared her
self to all who came near her, and
large number of neighbors and
friends assembled with relatives to
pay the last sad tribute of respect,
feeling and believing that nothing
was ever uttered truer than the
words of her aged pastor, "She was
faithful until death and has received
her crown of life.'
THAT BOY ORATOR
Hon. Harvey Harmer, of Harri-
son county. who spoke out here on
last Saturday, created a sensation.
He locked beardless boy of TWEEN
ty-but when he opened up his ar
gument his rich flexible tones fun
like so many speakers) fell on our
ears like the music from q grand or
gan, now soft and melting in touch
ing pathos, now loud and full and
clarion, like when he warned the
people of the pitfalls open to catch
the unwary and credulous. There
was power and determination, fiery
patriotism and eloquence in every
GESTURE and look that accompanied
his deep and forceful words. His
language was correct, his illustra-
tions so clear that even children
present understood and applauded.
His anecdotes were received with
clamorous applause, and his wit,
fiashing out like colored light over
picture, enhanced the effect a
thousand fold. He carried the aud
fence with him, infused them with
the same feelings and purposes that
gave inspiration to his clear, con-
vincing, Republican doctrine. He
surprised, delighted, enchanted, but
was interrupted several times by
some creature who was too full tor
anything but maudlin, disjointed
grunts-and just here, overcome by
an intense desire to carry that fell
low out on two chips, a woman act
ually arose to her feet to execute the
self dIsctated order-and then, re-
membering from past experience,
there are some things woman bet
ter leave undone, she sank back and
again became absorbed 10 the impet-
uous and impassioned utterances of
this gifted orator from Harrison
county, W. Va. One by one the ar
guments of the silver party were
torn from their outside silver dress
and the filthy rags of their real aim
and principles exposed. That fear
full crime of 1873, about which there
has heen so much howl, was explain
ed to 'demonetize" means to aban-
don the use of as money. He proved
conclusively that the Republican
party is tie best friend silver ever
had. Up to 1878 We had coined but
$8,000,000, and since that time we
have coined $423,O00. 900 of it and
they are all in use and full legal
tender. The aim OF our great party
has been to restrict the coinage Of
silver so that it would be able to re-
deem every dollar issued. If we
adopt free coinage the Government
cannot do this, and the financial pam
ic of 1893 would be repeated and
produce cataclysm horrible to con-
template. 1t would dry mp the
springs of credit, restrict loans, par
alyze enterprise, cripple trade and
industry, halt investments and re-
peat the experiences, a thousand
fold worse than those of 1872. The in
terest Of every clsas in the country,
especially the wage earners, impera-
lively demand that every dollar in
circulation, whether coin or paper,
be equal IN purchasing power. Pa
triotism demands that the dollar
bearing the mint mark of the Unit
ed States be equal TO the dollar of
the most advanced nations and en-
titled to full faith aud credit all over
the world, ard to that end it must
be maintained free from all suspic-
iao OF d. basement or repudistioE. It
is the imperitive duty of every
American citizen TO cast his vote for
the alb, st, wisest ard best men Of
our country to strais hten out the
difficulties and push the enterprises
along, to restore confidence and scat.
ter the fogs and dangerous icebergs
Of finsncial ruin and national dis
honor, and these men are in the
grand old Republican party. Will
liam Mckinley seems to have been
divinely pointed out to be the grand
representative Of the (son) sun of
prosperity that is to rise over US on
the I'd of November, 1896. and the
whole number OF men on the Repub
licau ticket represent his system of
planets, making complete machin-
cry to carry forward the glorious
work. Let not one be cast from bis
place-from Mckinley down to our
county ticket, is The rayer Of "Lotp
and all who have the true interest of
our country at heart. LoT.
In recent letter to tie mannfac-
turers. Mr.. w. F. Benjamin. e1itor of