The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-11-03

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where upon It, by all who had been cnga'
ged in or sympathised with tue rebellion.
Well understanding the weapons they han.
died. the Democratic party made most
stirring appeals to your passions and pref,
udicc,, and many Of you, We are sorry TO
say, listened TO them, and you have been
deceived.
Constant attention was called to tho
enormous act Of emancipation. and war
Of races was predicted. aud in every way
tho Democracy stroye to bring it about. =
The fact that debt Of three thousand
millions Of dollars hung over the country,
was referred to, and the doctrine Of rcpu-
diation was boldly proclaimed. Demo.
cratic leaders everywhere asserted that tho
payment Of this debt was impossible, and
that tho 'bloatcd bond-holdcrs' of tho
North should be made TO suffer They
could point to tho fact that under John
son's administration tho decrease Of tho
debt was uniinportant.
AT tho same time throughout the land
was heard a constant appeal for protection,
and thousands of lives wcrc destroyed by
frcnzicd assassins under tho influence OF
Democratic appeals to the lowest and ba-
scst passions.
When President Grant was inaugurated
tho nation felt new confidence, and from
that time to the present, tho policy of the
Republican party has bncn glOriOusly vim
DEBATING itself Peace exists throughout
tho land; tho doctrine ofrepuaiation gain
cd no friends outside Of tho Democratic
party. Tho people were too honest to vi
Olatc their obligations, and they gave
their support to- tue Republican party
Nc Gnd to-day that tho public debt has
been reduced many millions Of dollars,
while millions of dollars per annum Of tax
alton have been removed; the rcvcnue has
bocn faithfully collected, gCld aud green
backs moro nearly on a par, than at any
timc since tho war, and the whole govern
mental machinery working safely aud
economically. Let every voter now ask
himself whether tho past history of tue
Democratic party was sufficient induce
mont to lead him to believe that that par
ty would do better than tho Republican
party-or as we'll. Tho Democratic party
is notorious for their reckless extravaganza
Of the public money; heavy taxation and
corruption, Everywhere that tho Demo
cratic party is in power, this rule holds
good, without exception.
You have said by your votes. poor man,
that you are willing that tic rich mans
shall DO exempt from taxation
for road purposes IN this county, while you
arc compelled to work three days in tho
year on tho roads, to keep them up for
benefit Of the rich. You have voted with
a party that has always oppressed you, and
will still further Cypress you for your fol-
ly aud prejudice.
The Republican party is the true friend
Of tho working-man. It's doctrines OK
clude mono, and its policy has been to pro-
tcct home industry, and to educate and
elevate all classes. Notwithstanding this,
VIC found many on Thursday who had
been up to that day in full sympathy with
the Republican party, on account Of a
blind prejudice, voting with tho Demo
cratic party. Now, we ask those mer
what they expect to gain by putting thcil
enemies in power? Nothing. They risk
almost their very existence as mcn, and
gain nothing. We osk them to consider
we'll. these matters. and drive away thcil
hprejudiccs, retrace their steps, and rc-unitt
themselves again with the party from
which they so suddenly cut loose. Gro it il
too late.
And while Mason county and our State
has been carried by the Democracy by thc
aid of your votes, yet our national Lcgisla
ture is largely Republican, and also two
thirds oftho States of this Union. YOU
prejudice against tho colOrcd man. caused
you to vote as you did, in the belief thai
tho Democracy would repeal the Fifteenth
Amendment. This they can mover do as long
as tue world stands, except by open and
armed rebellion. This Fifteenth article is as
much part Of tho Constitution of the