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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
The PeopIe Not Fools.

1t is stated by the gold bug press that
silver is fast losing friends, and that in
the next election it will not carry in
any Western State unless it be Colora-
do. This is windy talk, very much in
line with good deal which has ema-
mated from the same source. Before
the election of 1900 the people will
know why silver cannot be eliminated
from the currency of the country and
the country prosper. There is a pre-
judice against silver that does not
arise from the people, the prejudice is
found with those who have a corner
on gold, The prejudice does not grow
out of the fact that silver as money
does not perform every function for
which money is used, but grows only
out of the fact that the banker cannot
corner II with the ease he desires. Ii
too interferes with his gold, and for
this reason he has made war on it with
the determination to break it down.
He has broken 1t down in the United
States and the results of its demoneti-
cation are known throughout the
length and breadth of the land. They
are written poverty" distress
and bankruptcy" in letters of fire
from one end of this country to the
other. No such panic as we have
passed through would have been posi-
BILE bad silver, the money of the people
been carried by the government as it
should have been, and had not Cleve
land succeeded in driving home the
finishing thrust by causing the repeal
of the Sherman act. The last effort
of Wall Street to take the money bust
ness entirely out of the hands of the
| government by the international bank
| ing system, and the destruction of the
greenbacks has alarmed the people
and the administration flany and pos
itively refused their behests in refus
ing to enter upon any reform of the
currency" The people are not al
together fools, and they know thai
when blood is to be sucked there mus
be victim on which the vampire is
to fed, they know who the vampire is
! and they know who the victim mus
be, so they will hardly lie down quietly
and let the sucking process go on
They know that there is some deeper
and more cogent reason for killing
silver than to give to the country
honest money" and they know thai
the war on silver is made not out o.
philanthropy to the nation generally
but that Wall Street may have a mo-
nOpoly of the coin, and thus throttle
and suck the life blood out of the
nation. 1t is therefore only question
of whether the people will protect
themselves, or aid in their own des.
truction. They will hardly furnish
the knife with which to cut their own
Threats.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
European Statesmen.

A writer in the Washington Post
touches up European statesmen after
the following fashion, showing that ali
the bad men, and especially all the
disreputable statesmen do not live in
the United States:
| 1t is an old age and infirmity that
alone keep Signor Crspi from the head
of affairs in Italy. On both of the last
occasions that he was invested with the
Office of Italian Premier it was known
to the whole world that he was biga
mist, that his present wife was a wo
man of the unsavory antecedents, and
that his exactions, and, above all, those
J of his wife, had wrecked several of the
principal banks in the country, in.
volving thousands OF people in ruin.
His son, moreover, is an ex-convict,
and fugitive from justice, anG Signor
Crispi himself, in his younger days,
occupied his time by designing and
manufacturing bombs for the assassi-
nation of royal personages. This,
however, did not prevent him from
being considered in the light of the
greatest statesman that Italy has pro-
duced in the present century, the only
one, indeed, worthy to be spoken of in
| the same breath with Bismarck.
The name of old Prince Gortchekoff
was very by-word and reproach by
reason of his almost incredible probiga
| cy and absolute lack of all sense of
honor, and even of common honesty.
Yet for more than a quarter Of GEN.
fury he was the most trusted adviser
of his sovereign, and regarded as a
power In Europe
Bismarck himself admits in his
memoirs, and likewise admitted in his
conversation with his Boswell, DIR,
Busch, having rendered himself guilty
of hundreds of things that had he been
d parsonage of less Importance, would
not only have won for him universal
reprobation, but which might even
have entailed more serious consequent
ces, as for instance, when he falsified
the memorable dispatch from Ems in
1870 for the express purpose of provok-
ing the French into war.
The late Duke of Morny is regarded
as having been the cleverest statesman
of the reign of Napoleon Ill, while
Prince Talleyrand, the most conspic-
uous figure in France in the early part
of the century, is never spoken of
otherwise than as THE Great" vet
both were as openly dissolute as they
were dishonest, neither their thefts,
their immOralities, nor the ignoble
sources of their wealth ever appearing,
however. to diminish the admiration
with which they were regarded both
at home and abroad.
The writer then gives history of M
Constans who has just gone to Con-
stantinople to represent the French
nation at that court, which is rich
rare and racey in the extreme.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
Virginia and West Virginia.
j. D. Fry, prominent citizen of
Berkeley county, died Wednesday.

j. D. Fry, prominent citizen of
Berkeley county, died Wednesday.
Mr.. James M. Rose, one of the Oldest
citizens of Abingdon, is dead.
Mr.. Fletcher G. Scott, a we'll known
citizens of Ferncastle, died last week.
John T. Guerrant. formerly a WELL
known merchant of Danville, died
Tuesday, in Sedalla, Mo.
Rev. Donald Guthrie Was Installed
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church, Richmond. as the successor of
the late Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hoge.
Congressman Bailey, Burke, and
Rhea, and Col, William F. Beasley, of
Baltimore, willspeak at the celebration
OF General r. E. Lees birthday in
Alexandria.
Rev. E. A. Temple has resigned the
rectorship of Cavalry Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Front Royal, because of
protracted sickness.
At Radford, Va, Mrs A. V. NOEL
| filed bill for absolute divorce from
her husband. She charges him with
adultery and with having another wife
living,
At Charleston, w. Va, Friday, w
r. Chiffon, Secretary of State under
Governor McCorkle, paid into the State
Treasury $S.0S0, the balance of thu
shortage incurred while Chiffon was
in office.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
Sale Of Very Desirable Rea.
Estate.
RG3a1 |

By virtue of authority given to me by
James Hurry and Mamie Dolan, the own
ems of the property hereinafter described
l will proceed in front of the court house
| in the city of Staunton, on
Saturday, the 21st day of January, 1879.
at IL o'clock NJ, to sell at public auction
that valuable House and Lot situated on
the q. & o. Railroad near the New Hope
road. near the Federal Cemetery, being the
property upon which Patrick Finn lately
deceased, resided in his lifetime, and con-
tanning one acre and seventy one thou
sandths of an acre. This property contains
fairly good frame dwelling.
l will also sell at the same time and
place, that lot containing 16-1OO of an
acre. situated on the New Hope road be-
tween the Federal Cemetery and the c. &
o Railroad.
TERMS-One- third cash, and the remain
der on credit of Six, Twelve and Eigh-
teen months from the date, with interest
from the date of sale, and the title re-
tanned as ultimate security.
ian12 ct MICHAEL McALEAR,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
Commissioners Sale
OF A:
Valuable Farm in
AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

The undersigned, Sale Commissioners, ap-
pointed as such by decree of date November
Both, 1898, in the chancery cause of Bertha A.
Koiner vs.. Arthur Koiner, Receiver, &c :,
ty, Va, will proceed to sell in front of the
court house in the city of Staunton, Va.
about II O'Clock M, on
Saturday, The 18th day Of January, 1899,
that certain tract of land near Fish
eTsville. In the county of Augusta
ADJOINING the lands of AbSalOm
koiner, Benton Koiner, ct ais, and contain
ing Two Hundred and Fifty acres more or
less and known as the Cyrus Koiner home
place. This farm is well watered has on it a
dwelling house and all necessaryoutbulidings
and Is one of the most desirable farms in the
county of Augusta.
TERMS OF SALE.-On any sale made her :.
De necessary to pay the costs of the aforesaid
suit and OF this sale, and the residue will be
divided into three instruments at one, two
and three years respectively from the day of
sale, with interest from that day payable
seml-annually, for which deferred install.
ments the purchaser will be required to exc
cute ponds with approved personal security
and the title will be withheld as ultimate Sc.
cur1ty until all the purchase money is paid
FITZHUGH ELDER,
HARRY H. BLEASE,
Sale Commissioners.
Clerks Office Of the Circuit Court of Augusts
County, to-wit:
aforesaid do certify that II, Fl. Blease
mas executed the bond required by decree of
sale In the chancery cause OF BerthaA KOiner
VS.. Arthur koiner, Receiver, &C., now pend
ing in said Court.
Given under my hand this 2sth day of De-
JOS. b. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
moral Only in Spots. "

Boston, Mass, Jan. 13.-Prof. Sedg.
wick, of the Institute of Technology,
spoke before the Massachusetts, Moral
Education Association this afternoon
on 1.-The Moral Training of College
and Institute Life.''
''The University of Virginia. he
said, has long been famed for its
honor system in the examinations, and
it would seem. Oh the face of it, that
the Southern students are more honor
able than their Northern brothers,
who, in general, are subject to the
strict supervision of instructors in the
examination halls. But what do we
find? The University of Virginia ia
also famed for its immortality and licen-
tiousness, and so we must conclude
that they are moral only in spots"
In his opinion the Virginians were
copying German methods.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
Judge Mackey's Case.

Martinsburg, w. Va, Jan. 13.-Ex-
Judge Thomos J. Mackey, who stands
indicted for bigamy in the circuit court
of Jefferson county, W. Va , came here
this morning and made application to
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner to be released
from confinement in Jail by giving bond
for his appearance at court. Judge
Faulkner considered his application
and issued an order to the clerk of the
circuit court of Jefferson to accept his
bond in penalty fixed by court. Mr.
Mackey, ill charge of Sheriff Baker,
Immediately returned to Charlestown,
where he executed the required bond.
Wife number one secured divorce
from Judge Mackey in New York sew
eral months ago. This information
was received in CharlestOwn yester-
day. AssoOn as Judge Mackey was
released. new license was issued and
Mackey and wife number two, who was
Miss katherine Porterfeld, of Charles
town, were remarked. This will prob
ably end the prosecution.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
Show Your Sincerity.

The soldiers of the Confederate
States of America fought for a cause
they thought was right, and, whether,
right or wrong, they will never be
made to believe differently. Now that
the people of this community, as well
as those throughout the South, have
made manifest their unwilllngness to
have the dependent Confederate yete-
rams receive aid from the general COY
eminent, it becomes doubly incum-
bent upon them to use all their efforts
to give help to the needy old soldiers.
There should not be one man, woman
or child who holds the "lost cause
dear to be absent from the entertain
ment to be given under the auspices of
the Daughters of the Confederacy, on
the evening of January Goth, or the
address by DIR. Hunter Mcclure, and
probably one by Gen, Joe Wheeler, and
dinner the following day.
Turn out and show that you are sim
cere in your objection to the general
governments giving aid to the "Old
Confed" by aiding this noble under.
% ling.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
Greed Of the Flag.

At the jackson Day banquet given
last Saturday night by the William J.
Bryan League of Chicago the following |
poem was read by DIR. II: S. Taylor, of |
Chicago 1t is his own composition.
1t was forwarded TO the Baltimore
Sun by the Hon. William Jennings
Bryan, with a personal note calling
attention to it.:
"Who will haul down the flag?" quoth
he.
And no man an answer gave.
But who will haul up the flag, ask we,
Where the flag ought never wave?
Over an arrogant mission of spoil
That takes, as a matter of course,
A subject race and a conquered soil
And a government based on force!
Answer us!-answer us. true and fair
Who will haul up Old Glory there?
"Who will haul down the fag?" quoth
he.
Nay, think how it first went up
When War astride of the land and sea
Poured wrath from his brimming
cup;
When brave men died and LETT in be-
quest
One pledge for the great and the
| small;
Not stars for few and stripes for the
| rest.
But the flag of our country for ALL
Answer us, truly and plaluly, we pray,
Was that not its meaning in Washing
tons day?
From Washington's day to Jackson's
| time,
From Yorktown to New Orleans,
Did any man follow that flag sublime
And doubt what the symbol means?
Free, self-ruled States, each one as a
Fixed fast in field of blue
Fenced in by the blood-red stripes of
war
To preserve them for ME and you
Answer us, now, do you dare to drag
The old faith out of our fathers flag?
"Who will haul down the flag ?"quoth
he,
Why, no hand of flesh and bone
Can lower that flag. on land or sea,
Till the faith of the flag is gone!
Till a few shall rule and cunningly
| keep
The bunting TO garnish their greed;
Till dollars are dear and humanity
cheap
By the force of a tory creed!
Then will it fall but answer us,
| clear,
| Do you fancy that hour is drawing
near?
Did our Liberty Bell ring in vain?
| Was our declaration lie?
Must we turn to the old world again
| With the penitent prodigal's cry?
Must we arm us and march in the van
Of EurOpe's barbaric parade
And boom out q gunpowder gospel to
To open pathway for trade?
Shall we strut through the world and
buster and brag
With the dollar-mark stamped on the
brave old flag?
Nay, haul up the flag-raise it high
Not yet is its spirit spent!
Let it sing in the wind and the sky
The truth that it always meant
Let 1t sing of the birthright of man,
| Of progress that never can lag;
Let it sing that trade may 60 where it
! can,
| But liberty follows the flag
Yea, hanl up Old Glory-but, comrades
| take heed
That no man shall part the old flag
| from the creed
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
The University of Yirqinia.


Prof Sedgwick, of the Institute o
Technology, addressed the Massachu
setts Moral Education Association las
Friday in Boston. His subject wa
''The Moral Training Of College ant
Institute Life" Among other thing
he said:
1.-The University of Virginia has Ions
been famed for its honor system in til,
examinations, and it would seem, OF
| the face of it, that the Southern stu
| dents are more honorable than thei
| Northern brothers, who, in general
are subject to the strict supervision O
instructors in the examination halls
But what do we find? The University
of Virginia is also famed for its i'm
morality and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and so We
must conclude that they are mora
only in spots"
just who this speaker on morals is
we have not the information at hant
with which to enlighten our readers
but we venture he belongs to that hide
bound, puritanical set up in New Eng
land who delight in saying things de-
rogatory of the South and its institu
tions just to give vent to their inborI
prejudice, the truth of which state.
ment, cuts no figure in the case. These
people usually never saw an acre of
Southern ground, and we assert with.
out the fear OF contradiction that this
Sedgwick meyer was at the University
of Virginia, and only makes the state
ment above from his own wish as to
what he would like that university to
be, regardless of what it is. 1t is true that
the students of the University of Vir-
ginia are not set of pious hypocrites,
who go about with their eyes walled
heavenward, their voices pitched in a
in a sarcedotal key, cutting their
garb and hair after priestly fashion,
psalm singing and praying to the ex-
clusion of their real duties. The school
itself is not theological seminary, and
has no portal, SO far as we have dis
covered, which leads directly into para
disc, as many in Massachusetts, and
especially the one with which Prof.
Sedgwick has condescended to align
himself, no doubt has. But when it
comes to the education Of young men
in all that fits them for successful
lives, high manhood, and good citizen
ship, the University of Virginia stands
the peer of any similar school in the
land, and as for the thoroughness of
its teaching and its standing in for
eign countries, we would remind Prof.
the spotted moralist re-
ferred to, that students from the Uni
versity of Virginia, who have taken
certain degrees, are admitted into
certain German universities without
examination, a distinc-
tlon and recognized testimonial of the
high scholarship of the students, ac-
corded to but few other universities in
The land. In the end we will put it's
morality up against the Institute of
Technology, of which this spot finder
forms part of the faculty, and where
he benignity of his moral sun, with
out the spots. warns and invigorates
'he atmosphere which is there breathed
by the youth entrusted to his care. It
s Clearly case of working on the
note in his brothers eye and neglect
ng the beam in his own eye. No baser
alsehood was ever uttered than when
his moral hypocrite asserted that the
University of Virginia was noted for
and licentiOnsness
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
No Doubt About the Issue.

The recent speeches OF Mr.. Bryan
haye settled one question, and that is
that silver has not been abandoned.
The announcement has caused untold
delight to Democratic hearts, hopes
and aspirations, and corresponding
fright. worry and disgust to the money
power. In the last election this great
issue was defeated by fraud, lying and
deceit, and never will it be abandoned
until it has been honestly defeated.
One thing is certain, and that is that
the Democratic party will never cease
its fight on gold until it has brought
about an increase of currency. To be
told in one breath that there is plenty
of money and in the next that two
thirds Of the business of the country is
| transacted on credit, is a condition
they will never let exist so long as they
have any power to war upon it. MI.
Bryan further informs those whose
business it will be to try to defeat De
mocracy, that 16 to l will be the ratio.
| This is exactly what it ought to be, it
is exactly the standard of our present
silver dollar, and to change the ratio
would be robbery. 1t is not the ratio
however, which caused so much con-
Isternation among silver opponents
before, it was the unlimited coinage. ,
Silver had all along been coined at IL
to l, but when it was proposed to oper
the minis to it as they are open to
gold, the money power went into hys
terics, and the result is known. But
things have changed. The Chicago
platform is as clear before the people
today as it was in 1896. 1t is the only
political platform that was ever known
to live beyond the campaign for which
it was framed, and it has lost none OF
its advocates. Under its banner the
Democratic party will win or go down
again to defeat. This is as certain as
that the sun shines, and those who
think differently had just as we'll disa
buse their minds. Corporations have
throttled their employees for the last
time. Money may be plentiful, but it
| will neither subsidize the press nor in
fiuence public sentiment as before. Nc
| Palmer and Buckner side show will be
found at the entrance to the main
pavilion, the fight will be a clean
sharp and aggressive one, and if one
standard of money should be decided
on and the people are willing to be
slaves, and be robbed then they de.
serve to be; if, however, they wish to
retain some freedom and think fol
themselves instead of allowing Wall
Street to do their thinking, they will
have one chance more to bring about
this desirable end.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19

When Governor Tyler announced
some months ago that he would ap
point Geo. W. Koiner, of this county.
Commissioner of griculture, no small
amount of abuse was heaped upon the
Governor, but recent events have led
the people to believe that the Cover
nor acted wisely. Mr.. Koiner has
been in office now just two weeks and
already he has begun to arouse inter
est among the farmers by discussing
ways and means that will make farm
ing success. Besides, Mr.. Koiner is
a farmer and knows pretty much what
the lands of Virginia will produce. He
also desires the cooperation of the
real estate agents in attracting indus
trious farmers of other States to To-
cate in Virginia. Mr.. Koiner makes
good beginning. Let US hope he
will continue the good work.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
Cadets May BE Reinstated,

The cadets of the graduating class
who were dismissed from the Virginia
Military Institute, at Lexington, will
probably be reinstated, but reduced to
ranks for remainder of the session.
This will be the solution of the matter
If Superintendent Scott Ship shall r.
commend. and, it is said, he will do So.
General Ship is said to be willing to
advise that this course be parsued
provided the cadets will make ample
apology for their conduct. The yonng
men are represented as being willing
to apologize, but it will be bitter
punishment to some, at least. of them
to have freshmen as officers over them.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

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is blood or titutional disease
and in order to cure it you must take
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Halls Catarrh Cure is not Quack
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The perfect combination of the two
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Halls Fam ly Pills are the best.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19

Concerning the badge that was pinn-
ed on President Mckinley at Macon,
Ga, much has been said in the North
because it was a Confederate emblem.
AS the badge contained a picture of
the President, the colors of the Union
and part of the Atlanta speech of
Mr.. Mckinley, it seems to have been
more of a Mckinley badge than of
Confederate.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19

After repeated inquiries from Maj
or Mckinley as to who will haul it
DOWN." the desired information ap-
pears to be forthcoming The Honor
able Emilio Aguinaldo expresses mo.
dest willingness to undertake the jot
and is making the necessary prepare
ton, in manner which leaves nc
doubt of his earnestness and sincerity
Chicago Chronicle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-01-19
Attentiun C0nfederales,

Headquarter Stonewal Jackson Camp.
January Is, 80.
You are requested to assemble Satur-
day the 21st. 1880 a. nj at our Camp
Hall to escort the speaker, DR.. Hunter
MEG uire, to the opera house, where be
will address the camp and it's friends
1T II a. m. All ex-Confederates of the
city and county are invited to attend
and march with the camp. All who
have uniforms or only uniform hats are
expected to wear them. BY order
T. G. MORTON,
j. s. MCCORKLE. Commander.
Adintant.