Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17

grounds IN the vehicles. Ii is ex-
pected that the automobiles WILDE
engaged like hotel rooms, in ad-
vance. For instance. a chauffeur
IN an automobile viii meet party
of ladies at Union Station upon
their arrival, taking them frs, to
their hotel or stopping place and
then TO the exposition grounds.
entering without leaving the vehi-
Gle and viewing the beauties of the
exposition without leaving il.
Tins Is convenience that the peo-
pie of the country should know.
Another item of interest Ia peo-
pie Is that an order for the first Is
sue of the new Louisiana Purchase
Exposition postage stamps. which
are to be placed on sale at all post
offices in the United States. MAY 1.
has been sent To the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing by Third As
SlStant Postmaster General Mad
den. 1t calls for the printing of
9O.0O0.00O OF the 1-cent stamps.
bearing the portrait of Robert X.
Livingston; 25,OO0.OOO of the =
cent stamps. bearing the portrait
of Thomas jefferson; 1900. 900 of
the Scent stamps, with Monroe's
portrait; 9.5O0.O0O of the scent
stamps, with McKinley's portrait:
and 100000 of the 1O-cent
stamps, with a miniature map of
the United States. showing the ter
riiory acquired by the Louisiana
Purchase.
The great Baltimore calamity
has about knocked all talk of poll
tics out of both houses here in Con-
greSS this week and almost the sole
topic Of conversation Is the big fire
that has Quilted the business section
of the fair city of Baltimore.
One political topic, however.
that has been discussed here this
week Is the editorial in recent edi-
tlon of the New York Evening
Journal and the many favorable
comments thereon. Aswell known.
the Evening Journal and Morning
American, Mr.. HearSt's papers.
were the only ones in the city of
Greater New York that supported
the Democratic ticket in the late
mayorality contest. thereby win
ming a signal victory for that ticket.
IL was some surprise, then. that
the readers of Mr., Hearst's papers
here in the political maelstrom of
the nation, noted the editorial in
question which was red hot roast
on the new Mayor Mcclellan be-
cause he said he had no authority
To get after the vicious gas trusts
OF that city. 1t was not a surprise.
however, to the friends of Mr..
Hearst who know his love for the
plain people of the country and
how jealousy he safeguards their
interests and how he will get back
at any one who shoots at those in
'eSeetS. no matter whether the
shooter wears the Democratic or
Republican uniform.
They recall his fight on Mayor
Van Wyck and the ice trust of New
York and what happensd to Van
Nyck. They know that although
he was Instrumental in putting Nc
Clellan in the Mayors seat. he
viii not hesitate to knock him out
of 1t unless he takes up the cudgel
for the people and gets after the
trusts who are robbing them when
1t comes within the purview of his
power to do so. The leaders of
the party here are saying that
while Mr. Hearst is a true blue
Democrat, and always supports the
ticket and does much to elect it.
his action in this case, as in the
case of the Ice trust, proves that
he will not stand by the Democrat
after he is elected unless he re-
mains Democratic and stands
for the people who elected
him. 1t is taken here as an ear
nest of what he would do if he
were elected President of the
United States and that his fight
on trusts Is not hot air nor dress
parade. 1t is making friends for
him among the real Democrats in
Congress.