Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-05-07
FRIDAY. MAY 2. 1897.


mont. ". Va, on Sunday
The Tyler county Grand Jury
ba. returned 1870 indictments
against speak easy proprietorS a,
sistersvilIe, W. yan for alleged
illegal liquor selling.
If to faithfully follow the long es
tablished principles of a party IN
stead of those ofan opposition party
he treason. then have the pOpulistic
democrats OF the present day the
right to demounce those whom they
cannot lead as traitors.
II we can Judge the truthiulnes'
of our histories Of the revolution by
that of the Northern histories Of
the late war. We will be sceptical
about many statements which we
have always believed to be true,
1t may be that the early histories
had not learned to adorA tale by
the sacrifice of facts.
1t is not only amusing but redic-
ulous to hear men who turned a
political summersault in less than
twenty four hours denounce those
who would not follow them in their
acrooatie feats as Geserters. In the
DAYS Of the war the men who kept
their faces to the front anc refused
to accept the proiferei alliance OF
formerenemies in order to gain a
temporary victory were not cen
sidcred traitors or deserters.
The proposition to place Wash
ington's remains in a mausoleum
beside the remains of Grant has
aroused violent opposition in Rich
mond and elsewhere in Virginia.
Governor O'Ferrall in letter to
the New York Herald is positive IN
his opposition to the mere suggestion
of such movement. He says Vir
GINA would oppose it by force Of
arms if necessary. New York is
said to be anxious to have the re
mains.
Jones of Nevada, who seems to
hold the whip hand in the ight
over the tarit bill, is making hay
while the sun shines. Nothing that
his $4,000 constituents interested
in it Is going to suffer from lack OF
protection if he can help 1t. 1T has
been suggested that it would be
cheaper for the country to pay the
board Of all Jones constituents at
frst.class hotels for the rest Of their
natural lives than it would be to
care for them by putting the duties
on hides, wool and aka les which
their Senator proposes. Baltimore
News.
Poor Greece, She was brave
but not discreet il the present
situation is indicative Of the final
issue. Turkey with ner superior
numbers seems to have the victory
within her grasp. The modern
Joan OF Arc, we fear, will not be
able to turn the tide which has set
IN with such terrible impetus
against her country. Patriotism is
a good thing but IN this age 1t does
not tell against sup 4rior nun
beers aud improved guns War at
best is a species OF barbariSm and
is antagOnistlc to the enlighten.
meut OF the present age. National
difficulties, like personal difficult
ties, should be peacefully adjusted.
It's only when we approximate
the brutes that we adopt other
means of adjustment.
Many OF the papers are urging
the nomination of Mr. Tyler for
governor, because he is a farmer
That is a very poor reason Mr..
Tyler NAV be well qualified to fill
the position of governor of the
State OF Virginia, but the TACT That
no is a farmer is not one Of the e.
sentual qualifications for that office.
There are hundreds Of good farmers
in this state every one Of whom
would lack the necessary qualifca.
tons Tor this position. Parties
should endeavor to nominate men
on account OF thair fitness for the
position an3 not because they be
long to a certain class. There are
many lawyers in Virginia who
would be no more fit for governor
than the most illiterate laborer, and
yet it is quite probable that there
are a number Of members of that
profession who are we'll qualified
for the place. No man should be
nominated because he is a lawyer
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