Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-11-25

tramp, anticipates Dau walking next
year. He is quite willing that WCS-
ley should enjoy the hOnors Of can
didaCy, pay tho freight and hold the
sack. Judge Golf did not read the
returns from the late elections in
vain. He is we'll aware that Demo.
cratic wave is rising. The mere hon.
ors of candidacy are nothing to him
he wants substance for Republic
cans in this State next year. Sena-
tor Faulkner's successor will be q
Democrat. kdud,Chd Gazette.
SILVER SENTIMENT.-ln his dag
nosis of the free coinage sentiment,
in his recent letter published in the
Washington Post, Senator Chandler,
of New Hampshire, says:
Greater New York city being in
the hands Of Tammany Hall, that
organization will unite with the ma
tional Democracy in the demand for
free silver coinage, and it is not
within the bounds of possibility that
the rural Republican bimctalists will
give votes enough upon single gold
standard platform to place the State
of New York back III the Republi-
can column. There may be infatu-
ated individuals who think, in view
Of the elections of last Tuesday in
Iowa, Ohio, Northumberland Nebraska,
that the western Republican States
can be kept in line if future party
platforms shall completely yield To
gold and give up the effort to remon-
etize silver, but the wiser and safer
view is To assume that with the issue
so framed the Republican party will
meet with overwhelming political
disaster inflicted by solid South
and IA West almost solid, aided bv
Tammany Hall and the free silver
Democracy of the Empire State
This comes very near being coun-
try Of free voters, and our elections
come very near being honest trans
actions, and an intelligent people,
with their votes freely cast and hon
estly counted, will never adopt or
submit to the permanent demoneti-
cation of silver and the fixed ascend
ancy prescribed by England"
ME-TOO" PLATT.-Says the y.
y. Evening Post:
Platt has saved his organiza-
ton at the most stupendous price
ever paid by political leader. He
has turned over Greater New York,
with its enormous patronage, a salary
list of a half million and So, 900, 600
Of annual expenditures to the Demo.
cratic party for four years. He has
lost the State irrevocably, convert
ing plurality Of 26S, 200 for McKin-
ley and one Of 2l3,000 for Black into
Democratic plurality of 10000
lie has nearly if not quite lost con-
troll of the Assembly, and hence of
the Legislature. What prospect is
there in view of these results that
the Republicans can elect IA Cover.
nor next year, or carry the State for
Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1900? Greater New York,
with It's $4,000 Of people and its
$4,000 voters, Will hencef0rth be
the most tremendous Democratic
stronghold this or any other State
has ever seen. TO secure this i'm.
valuable Democratic advantage the
Republican boss 'jammed' the new
charter through the Legislature and
then jammed' the enlarged city
into the possession of Tammany
Hall ny running Tracy for Mayor
To save the organizalion.'
-..s..S
The Mayors of all the cities and
towns OF West Virginia will meet at
the Courthouse in C!arksburg, Mon.
day and Tuesday, November 29lh
and 3Oth, 1897, to organize West
Virginia Mayors Association, and
TO discuss the following subjects
Street paving, sewerage, police regu.
lations, water works, corporations,
manufacturers, &c, and to exchange
ideas on all subjects pertaining to
municipalities.
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