The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-02-10
-poINT PLEASANT. W. VA.
TnURsDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1910.
LIBERAHsH,


thiEpGper in counec Ion with others
throughout the State ia regard to reno.
viOg 81 disabilities from those who we're
engaged 10 The lsta rebellion, is fast
gainia5 friends everywhsro 10 the State.
And now ws see from tho proceedings
d the Legislature. that those Republi-
can, Who Vsrs the most bitter pFOscriP'
,ionisls atxhl lime Of The election last
ftll, are beginning to Opan wide their
eyes. and ssl The part Of wise men, snd
NWs give them credit fot il. So far IS they
have goue, they have acted right The
'.bandWti,ingi. upon ths walI.' Tho
18th Amendment has been ratified by
asuGieisut number Of States to make ii
the ,uprems law Of the land. This Law
or Amendment gives to avery colOred
man 10 every State Of this Uoion. the
right to vote. Very soon We will roVd
the official proclamation declaring this
Amendment part of tho Constitution
of the United States. Then, We ask, is
th.rO man, who Is so far bereft Of req.
sou. as not to bs willing 10 restore 10
4hoss who are now disfrsuchised in our
State. the right 10 vote at oil elections?
Has the time not come whom We should
act fhs naeuSninous Psa OaG open The
doors With the keys oinnwersaI suffrage
and Of equal and exact justice to all
nsnl We sag the time has suivsd-it
had nnlvddrtWo years ago. The time
Is ST hand. when the man or party that
opposes the enfranchissmsnt of the late
wsbsl. will be sunk 90 low 10 the scale Of
poliIiuol degradation that all efforts TO
raise then will be as "chaff before the
.Wind," and they viii sink TO their grave
"sssrsIic Of the dark ages, uOWsp', 10
known. and unsuug.
Bat reader, the skies are Frightening,
the star Of human liberty aud political
sqlsli,y is beginning to spread its rays
over this broad lsnl Of ours, ADD the
time vii soon b, hero, when all the citi-
:z.ns Of this great, powerful. free suJ
HAPPY country be they ever so humble,
will have voics in the government
Whieh they are compelled to support.
"A stride forward 10 this direction has
been made 10 our State. as will DO seen
by.2s proceedings Of our Legislature.
published elsewhere 10 this paper, that
.the slitors'. Lawyers aud TIE ,Shen'
Test 6Alhs. will undoubtedly be reno
we'd this winter. There is no question
about this. There has also been intro
.duced in the House joint resolution Io
amenI the STATE Constitution so as to
permit ali male persons over the age Of
4weuty-ous years to vote. This amend
msnt We hope. will be passed, and sub.
tniltsl 10 tho voters at the next October
election for their ratification. This is
what We want. It is all that We have
lever asked for. Ifitis Odopled it reiu
vests the late rebel with the ballot, and
snakes him freeman. We have With
held,9his privilege from him long en-
ough, God knows. Lat Us restore it &c
dim again, as soon as it can be consli
autionally done. Let it DO commence,
this winter. There is no sense OF just
ice IN putting it off another year. WI
call upon our liberal friends 10 boil
Houses to stand BY their pledges to IRE
move all disabilities from those who ar
now suffering from them, and to put ii
process Of repeal the DISTINGUISHING
clause Of our Constitution" You hav,
,thO power to fulfll your pledges mad
to The people last fall. and We expect yo'
20 use that power
The Rsgislra.iOn Law will no dOpb. b
-sO-amsnded as to have tho Boards o
Registration elected by the people, an
providing that there shall not be NOR
ahsa two Of one political party elected
eaad We think this lie right. We ere
therefore 'ibYOrabl0 10 the sRbstitut0 Of
zSFsd BY Mr.. Wells, WbiGhi, also pub
aished elsewhere. Tits substitute Il
s,iss .nJ iudi.iops, and preyidsS for al