The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-04-21
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TIE STATE CONTENTION.

THE STATE CONVENTION.
The time is approaching tOr the call.
ing Of,he snto.Co nvontoo ITO put for
ward thesnudsnl bearers oftbs IIepub
aiear party. And we would rsspOClful-
tlyqlggsst to tbc Rrpublicsn Executive
COMMITTEE. the ptopriety Of calling the
Convention at ,POin, Pleasant. The
tothcr distrios'havs several times been
lhonored By these Conversions, while no
HstalA Convention has been held 10 the
Third District since the formation Of
Nhe State. Ills due TO this end Of the
Estate, and there is no more suitable
7blaoe'in which 10. bold il, thun Point
1loasspt.
And now, il may not be out Of place
storus to have a few words in regard 10
sour Republican Convention, aud 10 mske
some suggestfOns We will soon be
called span-as freomeu 10 sssen our
rigbtsst,the .'bslIotbex. .AIrsudy We
,Gse signs ia tAsipoliticsI4hepvens of the
coming contest. Aspiring and disoeu>
Steuted politicians ara beginning to show
signs Of life, and like tbe Eogs in. the
ponds,iler loog and drOary winter, pop
s.heir beads periodically above the sur,
gfacs Of their watery homes that they may
,disccrnthe "sigus Of the times" Such a
one'We discover in Hoo, Dan, Farms
swofIli. OF Upshur, who has been making
speeches in order 10 clear his way to
the Rubernatorisl chair, and whom We
Ehope it vii! be the spscial pleasure Of
llhe Convention not to G,minaIe. If he
ais.nOmioOted, We cannot support him. :
Every oocein while Wo hear screeeh
ana cresEffom him and olherssto LEI US
know that they eSestill thetesad atyour
service, end threatening ,WiIh blood and
thunder. all and everyone. who dare dis
,puts their right or claims to the Bzeeu.
,'ivs's chair, Nor i, Il only 10 The Repab.
icsn party that we find these malcOu'
,tsGts sDh sore-hsads" who are trying
,tOtrample undss loot the rights of all
Others in order to force themselves on
1.-The tickets. The so called Democratic
1par.y is 4roubied in the sane Way. This
ahan bring 1be, ease, ilpmight 30 we'll
enough 10 discuss the status Of the TWO
great psrtiesin the State.
40 one who has.nade tia subject Of
thought. but will admit that the great 10.
esues that precipitatsd the war, and that
divided the country upon the policy Of
reconstruction are virtually settled, and
the records thereof will be locked up in
.Ahs. vaults Of the Capitol among the ar
chiyes Of the nation to sleep uudistctb,
eG.World without end. But where does
the grsaLRepublicau party that saved
,the country, and thar lead 10 the difficult
work Of instruction stand today
We susWer. itstands where ithas always
stood, In the forefront Of battle and
where the creates. danger IhreStened
1.-THE sgovtsnmont, IS immovsOls and
%Sangetess % Me. pillars Of the Universe
with bot one great grand idea Inscribed
upon it's banuerS-Ihe liberty OfAll, the
elevation ofthe dowu.Hoddeu, the re.
Hisf'of the distressed, The education Of
1.-THE masses. This Is the record Of the
great Republican party. The Republi.
.Oan, p,ry ofWest Virginia purposes the
fostering Offrss.sthOOls, aud by a low
protective tariff encourage the building
of railroads. iron mills, cotton MILE
~ and 70 short everything that