The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-06

the delinquencies Of the Conservative
party by charitable silence. We do
not intend TO gloss over a Conservative
lie because it may give offence to any
Of its sensitive adherents. The course
which has boon pursued by the journals
10 the interest Of the opposition patty
renders il impemiiyely necessary that
words aud facts, however much disrel.
ished by them, be used without disguise
and in all their native simplicity. These
papers must learn that there are blows to
give as we'll a9 blows to tNke. So long
as they use arguments in the dissemina-
ton Of their pernicious doctrines, how.
ever wrong Theoretically, they are easily
met, but experience has taught us that
mere personalities and vuIgarilies are
the staple commodities in which they
chiefly deal. These attacks must be
met and in meeting them we expect to
eight the devil with FIRE "
The opponents of the Republican
UqiOn party haye aSsailed the uucon.
didonal union men of the country in The
most unwOrrantable manner, They
have been denounced and rijiculed; they
have been prosecuted for Onisling their
sympnlhjes with those whose every effort
has been to uphold aud sustain tho gov.
erpmonl, the loyal man and the soldiers
who fought to sustain it against the as
slul!s Of rebels They have been called
extremists; they have boon denounced as
radical in their measures. II they have
been radical. they have never been edi
cal in the wrong direction. Their radi
calism has always been for the int rests
of the loyal men Of this government The
reason the so-caled Conservative party
hates "Radicalsm. is because it has
always refused to compromise with rob
oliSm, In other words, whenever a per-
son is SO strong Union man as not to
be willing to palate tho crime of treason,
to compromise with rebellion. to apollo
giso for dis|oyalty, he is guilty Of Rad
calism, Hence the Union party of the
country is nick.namod Radical" by this
so-caled Conservative party. 1t is this
Same party which is derisively called
"RndicaI" which has developed and
extended the prosperity Of the country to
its present elevated position among the
nationalites of the world. "Radical-
ISM gained our Grst national liberty
originated and established tho system Of
free schools-puahod tho war to a sue
cessfll termination at time when
"Couseryatism" was loudly calling for
an armistice, u cessation OF hostililies,-
and is to-day rapidly making free speech
as tolerant in South Carolina as in
Massachusetts. "Radcalism" has been
the great pioneer Of political progress,
advancing boldly TO meet all that dare
oppose its onward strides, while "Con-
seIvatism" has but lowered and lodged
at its heels, teaching mutiny in the hyp-
ocritical garb Of love for the Union
Let the enemies Of the Union party call
it "Radical' until their impotent fury is
exhausted and their vindiclvCness fully |
sa'iated. We do not grudge them the
small amount of comfort they can cx-
tract from this source. Radical 1t is
a mueh better name than Rebel.
Our platform of principles may be
thus briefly stated:
The support of Congress in its efforts
to place the power of the government
in the hands of loyal men.
No rebel leaders in Federal or Stale
Offices.
No population by tho general gov.
ernmenl Of the obligation it is under 10
pay every cent of the public debt.
Traitors to pay a just proportion of
the national debt incurred 10 crushing
the rebellion against tho IOyal.goFeEn-
ment.
Free speech, free schools, free men,
free press and free discussion from Maine
10 Georgia.
No right of suffrage TO those who
voluntarily made themselves fighting en-.