The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-08-11
GOV. sFEYENsoN,s sPEEcu.
The Everlasting NGsro..Thc Disfran-
chisGd, etc.

The Everlasting NGEro..Thc Disfran.
Chised, etc.
We take tho following extracts from
speech delivered by Gov w. L. Steven
son, in Ilanawha County, July 3Oth. We
are sorry that We have not room for the Gu.
tire speech. However. our people will
have chance to hear him in various parts
Of the county, during this campaign:
FRow,C itizess--
/ have justreceiyed copycftho Wheel
ing Register Of the 23d inst, which gives
tho proceedings Of a Democratic Conyen-i
I'tion at NToore6eld, and containing the
speech delivered on that occasion by tho
| Hon. John j Jacob, Democratic candidate
for Governor. The editor announces it in
flaming head lines as the First gun for
Jacob / am much mistaken if It don't
uct like the ono mentioned in Hudibras
which clicked the owner over"
Tho Register says that in this speech Mr.
Jacob placed himself squarcly on tho
platform adopted at Charleston;' and
tho editor might as we'll have added,
that 10 doing SO secured his own
defeat aud drove the last nail into the
coffin Of the Denocraticparty in West Vir-
gtnia No candidate can put himself
"squarely" upon a platform which sins
against tho light Of day aud the progress Of
tho tunes aud hope S0r political salvation;
| a platform ropudiatcd alike by republicans
aud tho most active and advanced wing Of
1.-The Democracy. Tho Democratic candi.
date bewails the fate of 10000 disfranchis-
cd white men 10 West Virginia yet indors.
es platform which blasts all hope Of re-
lief for them so far at least, as his party is
concerned. for an indefinite time in the fu.
turc. Mr.. Jacob begins by announcing
himself as tue candidate Of tho grand old
Democratic party" This is uukiud,
to say tho least Of it, to the
old linc Wings and Conservatives who dc
the hard work and give the party respccta'
bility. Had not the Register better take
down its sign Democratic Conservative
State ticket" Tho speaker says he cannot
serve us as Governor without "a sacrifice
Of personal interest" Ho need have nc
fears upon that score; having become the
candidate Of the grand old Democratic
party" swallowed the Charleston platform,
aud repudiated the Flick Amendment, be
will not be troubled with sacrificing bis
valuable tine in tho Executive office. II
is evidently to 10 my fate to make these
sacrifices for another two years. The
MoorGeld speeches have settled that.
THE EVERLASTING NEGRO.
OF course no Democratic stump orator
could feel happy himself or make Demo.
cratic audience feel happy without dovoting
halfhis speech to negro suffrage and NO.
gro equality" Hence, We have tho usual
appeals to passion aud prejudice against this
peraecutcd and unfortunate class of our
citizens, and the same old raw.head-and.
bloody-boues brought out on exhibition fol
the last tipc. Mr.. Jacobs speech, as well
as tho others delivered OF MoorGeld
in regard to the adoption of the 18th
Amendment amounts to this..-uO more:--
that it is unconstitutional to amend tho
Constitution; their remedy qualification.
Arc these gentlemen really serious when
the propose to put the State of West Vir-
giuia in an attitude Of rebellion against tho
other thirty.six States Of the Union? Do
they propose that half u million Of people
.; - Gt.to Nall Enht N mn mn Ia H.