Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-07


time. This enabled him to make
enough money to attend the Nationa
Normal University in 1886 from
which he graduated and took b. ;
degree in 1887. In September 1881
he went TO the Washington d Lee
University in this State and took and
completed a two years course in one
year, and in June 1890 graduated il
law with the honor and class stand
inc of a distinguished Proficient.
In June, 1890, he formed partner
ship with his former class-mate, Mr.
NJ J. Fulton. and located at Front
Royal whele he has ever since been
engaged in the practice of the law.
From the very beginning he took
high rank in his profession and the
firm of which he is n member is said
to have the largest practice at that
bar. He is an honored member OF
tn. Virginia Bar Association, and so
CONSPICUOUS were his abilities that
when that pure, beloved man, pat
riot and statesman, 5. 5. Turner,-a
man who, tho poor, declined to re-
ceive a denomination and reelection
to Congress rather than 60 upon the
stump and deceive his people and de-
lend principle which he believed to
be wrong, passed sway, the Bar As
sociation selected Mr.. O'Flaherty
from among his fellow lawyers to
prepare and read paper before the
Bar Association on the life and char
acter of Maj. Turner.
Mr.. O'Flaherty is popular At his
home, and has the goodwill and con-
fdence of his home people. He is
Mayor of Front Roval, and superin'
tcndent ofthe Sunday school in the
Baptist church of which he iS a MEM
Der and he has performed with
ability and satisfaction every position
he has ever held whether in church
or state. In 1895 he was appointed
a member of the Road Parliament
which met in Atlanta, Georgia, and
took an active and leading part in ITS
proceedings.
III addition to welding a facilc pen,
Mr.. O'Flaherty is an able speaker and
debater; he is fluent and ready; and
t here are few men OF his age who are
his equals as an extcmporaneous speak
er. Coming as lie does from the peo-
lie, working his way through life, he
is n siaunch friend of the laborcr and
farmer He knows their needs, and
they can rest assured, that if he ~
elected, he would vote to tighten
their burdens and bring to them that
relief from vicious legislation, which
they so much need, and that pros
perity which they have so dearly
bought. He would not vote to sad
die upon the already tax-ridden, over
burdened and impoverished farmer
and laborer over ten dollars to be paid
by every man, woman and child in
these United States rs war tax to
carry on a war, unless he believed
there was a just ana righteous cause
of war, and the honor Of his country
demanded it.
The expenses of the late war, which
is unpopular, are going to fall heavily
upon the farmers and laborers of this
district. There are over one hundred
and forty thousand people in this dis
trict, and it they pay their pro rate
share ofthis tax, every man, woman
and child in this district will have TO
pay over ten dollars and the district
over one million, four hundred thous-
and dollars to pay their part of the
war debt. Mr.. Hay in voting for this
war increased the taxes to be paid
by this district to that extent and in
stead ofgiving reliefto the farmers
and laborers Of this district has in
creased their burden, and the people
every where are censuring and hold
ing him responsible for his record on
this subject, and many free silver
democrats are going TO vote for Mr..
O'FIaherty because they feel that he
is an honest man and coming from the
people, would vote always to relieve
them from unjust and unnecessary
taxation instead Of voting to increase
their burden.
A FREE SILVER DEMocRAT