The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-07-01
Gro, ". TIPPETT
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
POINT PLEASANT. w. W..
THURSDAY, Justly /, 1913.
SUFFRAGE


We desire to have it understood by
ghose who ore 50 onxious about the
natter, that no one but oursclr Is a! all
responsible for the clitoriaI articles that
appear ia our papar Mr. ore we in
sny way responsible for what any cor.
respondent, journal, or leader Of any
patty may say or do, unless We specially
elect SO to be. N!ithcr are we, las
some ofthe R'ppbicau4 10 this county,
'havo intimaci u u in latters,) dictated
to md under the control Of Judge Pols-
ley. lie has never attempted in any
manner 10 dictate to Us the course we
should pursue in m,LIcrs Of any kind,
nor has he ever shown any disposition TO
control the RcgistcJJ and if he attempted
such thing we would trca! him os we
would any other man. We think and
OcI for ourselves on all questions and
Issues pertaining to and bearing upon
The present policy Of Acknowledgement in
IVES, Virginia. We are for the removal
Of every restriction as TO voting, from
every citizen of the Stole without regard
to trace, nationality, color or previous
condition." This the Fifteenth Amend.
men, provides for. In taking our pres.
ent position on this question, we ora but
following tho grea. Republican party of
the nation. We desire to carry uirully
the platform adopted at Chicago On this
platform the great political battle wO9
fought and wen. We go haRd'in.hDud
with our chosen champion, the President
an endorse his declarations. We Iol.
low the voice Of leading Republican pa
pers Of every part oil our broad land
We follow the earnest dssirs Of the great
m,j2rily Of Republicans Of this State,
and OF the country, who long to SEQ per
fOct and pe,manen' peace restored, aud
all causes OF continued strife removed,
We do this not because we believe it is
the legitimlte right Of the parties involv,
cd, but because as a great party controls
Ing The country, VIC con afford to be as
mognanimous as we are great
This we shall, from this time on, labor
to bring about in the speediOst possible
manner, We hope to see resolution
embodying 'Unryersal Suffrage and Uni,
iversal Amnesty epgrO(ted into our
county platform this ial!, and The issue
DO nude upon this question only. We
believe it is all that is required - bring
about a lasting settlement of the diff
ferences growing out Of the la'e war;
Strife, bitter feeling and contention has
been Kept up long enough aud it ought
now cease. This position we have taken
This we will stand or fall by.
Because some prominent leader in the
party we adhere to. says so and so, and
we happen 10 dilT.r with him in opinion
or policy, docs i! necessarily follow that
we arc obligated 10 surrender our indi'
viduaIity md allow him 10 absorb so
much Of our conscientious convictiors?
No, gentlemen, we shall never do i'll
WO will advocate doing justice TO our
conquered enemies, (and no one but a
coward would do Otherwise though We
lose every subscriber on cur books. We
have already lost quite number Of good
Subscribers. At one post,o flee in
ueighboring county, the entire package
was sent back 10 US with the remark,
ave do not patronize Copperhcad pa.
pew. Please discontinue our papers,
and send bill" If our course in This
matter is "COpPerheOdism," then we
;lave failed to understand tho progress
i've spirit Of our party, We do not object
10 men ctopping their papers, but When
they do SO, we expect them to oct tho
part OF gentlemen, and not attempt to
insult us. Wo are os far from being
"COpperhead' as they are, There is
no danger of our going over to the De.
mocracy. We claim to be liberal,
progressive Republican, while they arc
not We are for doing Justice TO all
men, without regard to their previous
copdiiOn-- doing unto otbcra o5 SO
would hove lhom do unto US