Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-12-16
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"Tbe domination Of Hoa John Leteher,
Tor governor, will devolve upou our Congress.
sionsl District the necessity. u.1t Spring. of
el.''pg some one to supply bis place We
take this early occasion TO say, that we arc
IN favor Of allowing every s.pirant for the
honor of filing Mr.. Ls,eker, slipper. the
liberty 81 trying his luck without the inter.
veniion Of Convention
The Register i. oppose to Conventions,
except when i; 10 absolutely necessary to
hold them When tho party is seriously
threatened With the election Of . man Who
has TO sympathy with tho political sen,i.
meD's eta District be wishes to misrepre.
sent"
The Register also feels "persusded there
Is no prominent uiiy in the Dis,ric, Who
has so little principle a. to be willing to
mirepresent q District SO decidedly Demo.
cratic as ours Then Why did you hold .
Convection for Governor, when you bad DO
opposition outside Of your own party, and
not even Threatened With the election Of q
man who has no sympathy With your par
tyl
It pretty idea, ;Lat because ,Ceofgeo
Legislature should so Gerrymaud.r the
state ~ to make every District locof,co.
thus disfrsuehisiug nearly one half of th,
voters OF the Sta'e-thAt it Is considered +.
want Of "Priueiple" for Wing to wish TO
represen' the people 10 tho National coun.
chs The truth is, the Democracy ouly 90
for Convention. whom it suit. dhem. We
'ru'; tie Wing party will run candidate, in
every District in the State. A.,he Peters.
burg ln,silisencer very properly r,u,.k,
10 reference TO the Guberuatori.I contest
=, what !. al opposition party worth that
VIII not make any effort to enforce il, do,
uines aud contest the palm With il. adverse.
Df Ofuhat use is 1t for opposition ION,
nal. to labor day after day' month .f,.,
month and ye r after yesr, t. expose the
ahgerous doctrines and the monsrou,
abuses OF power which characterize the creed
aud the courses Of the Democracy. if ,bev
are no, sustained BY oorresppudiug exer,,ops
OF Their party 10 displace the uuworthy
rulersF And how can the latter ever be
Displaced unless they are boldly confronted
before ;tc people a, all ro,u,s a,d .y.,v
men OF ground CALAMITY disputed with
'hem We are firmly persuaded tha, the
cause "t The Opposition Ia thu, common.
"eaIth has been the very worst marar.d thar
ever was kuosn. With 40 600 y.,.. :,
1919 NEARLY bait that we're roil.d IN ,bc
Sta'e) they have dropped their ORGANIZATION
folded their arms. retired iugloriou.Iy from
Tue hs's aud ABANDONED every thug 10 thcrr
foes Ia Consequence Of this .xtr,ordip,,v
eoriuei ttey have become littl. better than
laughing stock for the Democracy. sud~s
believe tat hundreds AGd thousand, IN tL.
'As' three yeas have deserted ourrauk. and
gone over TO the other eide because Of the
"uer want OF energy and the universal, gross
ana shamefu! apathy which has sat Ike an
incubus upon Us. We would Dot give q
NJ ior Any party that haG not prize aud
sP'rt enough TO meet It's adversar,c. when.
ever 'no after took the field, before -. pco.
PIE We fear not and care not fora ,, ia,
ihe creeks went forth against the I'r-,ian
masses, hot counting the o is again. hem
but animated ry determination RI heir
country ct the spoilers. Sowe Won! ran.
PIE with tue Democracy aud # q ...,'i
rally again and sgain until not man "a.
lett TO defend our noble standard Mi. !,
Tue way TO conduct cur aflit-, /. Law.
principles Triumphant Re,istarr. boil.
fearless, perseyeriug resistance D,tIy
cIeTci'e OF all our energIcs-,he turning to
account all our resources -the.e ar. ,,, o,Iv
rei'anees for success Ii the oppo-,,Ion i.
10 be any hing more than the shs!,r Of
name eft 1t is iaspirei With an sml ~ n to
merit add TO win p pu.ar favor AMI conf
dence-if II a.pres to the accomp '.Bmeut
OF single epd worthy Of It's IL. -,ou-i,
Will at once 70 u EOJk aud put men "a
STATE OF tth'iency. Let Us .h.zo a the
iethsrgy into which We have sunk Let n.
awake from our slumbers collect on,
euergl"s, grid on our armour. re.b.i.t ou,
banoer-re form our columns and pren.,,
10 take the field IN the approaching campaign
Cas'lug behind u, all mi-giviug.. doub,.
Ahi Tears as 20 the issue. let W once NOR.
at lea't, dare 90 strike blow ia beL.Ir ~
our principles