Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-05
LocAL CORRESPONDENCE.
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ifOief avenue
Success to the Republican party. 1t
deserves Il. Don't choke progress
+ like a Moler avenue girl did her
thumb
L. ). G. Pitzer, who has the nomi.
nation tor State Legislature. of course
viii be elected. For besides being a
/ good solid Republican he has many
friends in the Democratic ranks who
win vote for him Irrespective Of party
asiliation
A dimiuutive Republican called at
Mrs Dola Wolford 5 Thursday night.
and so pleased was he at his reception
thai be has concluded TO make a
permanent home there. aud insists
that he be named for the most popular
man 10 the county.
( Choked her thumb Did you ever
hear the ike Went to bed with a
string tied around il tightly and DR..
I Wolfe had hard work to save it from
amputation Her soul had flown with
her mind 90 her absent lover and hei
thumb was forgotten in the flight
Saturday last. DR.. McCorinic. OF
Gaithersburg, Nd. made a flying
visit to our city aud houored lot
and a few others with a call. Those
who had the pleasure Of meeting him
conceded that the Dr. is one Of the
most brilliant and wide awake men
they ever met.
Monday night last, Mr. Bradshaw
took especial pains to make big fire
in Ridenour school house, remarking
as he did so II want to warm the Re.
publicans up--they need it, aud
sure enough long before the hour of
address arrived we were literally bak-
ing. ard Hallowe'e en- corn kept
whistling about our ears Now we
like fun, but peltiug people with corn
seems to me a very silly way of hav-
ing fun and those who talk in an as
semblage to interrupt speaker better
remain at home till taught the ele-
ments of good manners OF which they
sadly stand in need. At last the
clock pointed 10 s. and our favorite,
~. S. G.. Pitzer. entered the room,
looking none the worse for tae strain
and exposure he has endured stump
ing our own and other counties in the
interest of the citizens of our State
and nation, expounding the princi.
plies and picturing the prowess Of our
grand old Republican party. He had
taken just as much care of his splen-
did physical being as if he had been a
pupil of Prof. Fuckers. His voice
was not raspy, but still deep and mu-
steal He spoke slowly and distinct
ly, calmly and dispassionately in that
cool. clear, logical, earnest way so
characteristic of the man. He carried
his listeners back to earliest times,
and led them through the ages and
countries, where Christianity hand
in hand with progress and civiliza-
ton, had forced way, tracing the
divine favor of Almighty God in it
all, even up to the present, teeming
with mighty issues, showing still the
divine hand working at the problem
while placing Mckinley at the head OF
our government 10 lead the Republi-
can party in carrying out plans
heaven designed, which have resulted
in freedom from the shackles of a
dead past fossilized Democratic party,
which in four years had spread ruin,
want and misery broadcast. and
heaped upon this decaying mass, a
nation honor. Ii was the Republic.
can party that liberated suffering
Cuba and humbled a proud but cruel
people, while enlarging our territory
till its mighty arms almost clasp
around the globe by achievements in
military and naval glory, seldom
equaled and never eclipsed; but who
is so blind as not to see the directing
hand of God in it all, and what think
ing, reasoning man would cast his
vote to men who will hamper the
government and retard the wave OF
prosperity already bathing our shores?
1t is true there are some grand men
who are Democrats but they stand for
principles that would undo this ma
ton if carried out Better cling TO
the party which you can trust, which
has tided you over the slums of want
! and dishonor. and which has the APP
proval of high heaven in its broad
liberty loving bosom. For the board
of Opequon District have no censure,
but feel big sense Of gratitude forthe
extreme courtesy and Difference paid
to me, and l respect and honor them
for doing their duty faithfully and
devotedly and honestly to the best OF
their ability. Changes are dangerous.
and |, at least, would be very happy
to have none made in our present
Board of Education in Opequon.
LOT