The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-08-15
THE CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGN.
Progress in the Eastern Panhandle
Hon. D. B. Lucas on the Stump.
Hon. Daniel B. Lucas, Of Jefferson is
making a splendid canvass in the Eastern
Panhandle 10 behalf Of the new Coustltu'
ton aud State ticket. We clip from the
Morgan Mercury the following synopsis Of
bis speech at the Court House iu that
county, the other day:
TUE NEW CONSTITUTION.
He said there was demand for reform
1.-The existing Constitution had received
Judicial Interpretation from the highest tri.
I hpasEel .sha Ssais. =aad Nas te hs takap
saSJeSt TO such interpretation, aQ.tao,gp-
just aud oppressive Legislation BY vlOh
we suffered was sanctioned, By such in.
terpre,ation, Registration Boards ond test
oa,hs we're sanctioned and authorized. =
Under it the voice o. the majority could
be stiaed, and the State committed to the
hands Of an OIgarchy, with power to per.
petus,e their rule. The people demanded
reform. All the reform needed is embod-
led in the new Constitution now submitted,
which does not contain single new fen.
turc which uan be accounted m insupera.
Bile objection; and now. for those who de-.
mauded reform. to vote against it, is to
stultify themselves, md to impeach their
own capacity for self.goverument. Ex.
anime the exemption clause as au object.
ion This was deemed necessary to place
US on uu equality with the Western States,
aud to stop the hemorrhagc Of emigration
to the West, where always has existed au
exemption Of the widows dover, and land
IS never liable to levy under writ Of fcra
tucias or sale under execution. Our Ia.
porers will be encouraged to buy small
homes instead Of being migratory or no.
nadc. Again. aliens allowel to purchase
aud mold property aud encouraged to settle
among US, to build our iu,ernul improve.
men,s and develop our mineral wealth -
We have secured to US by our new Consii.
tution an independent aud pure Judiciary,
protected from intimidation by the lrsis.
la,ive branch Of the Government; pcrma.
men, security against the seizure of the
State Government by an oligarchy by
the prohibition Of all Boards Of Rrgis,ra.
ton, the abolition Of test olths, wh.'ber
religious or political, control and regula.
tiou Of corporations and on the travel aud
transportation by railroads free education
to white and black (but permanent sepi.
ration of The races in the public schools,
thus guarding us foreser from the dangers
Of ama!gnnla,iou;l limitation OF the
power Of local taxation for internal I'M
provemeuts; safe guards against corrupt
and private Legislation; and many other
sound aud salutary reforms, some Of walch
are not to be found in any written constl.
tuition 10 the world; and we should be
proud Of the opportunity and jealous of
the honor Of being the first State to adopt
them
There are no objections Of serious
character. The counties arc left free to
adapt whatever system of local self-sovern.
hen' they may choose This isa new
and important provision, aud may be call
ed The perfection Of self-govcrument. On
the other hand, the individual is left free
to vote by ballot or vipi coice. as he pre-
fers, which is the perfection Of individual
liberty in exercising the franchise Upon
the whole, while no human work is per.
feet, it is one Of the best written Const,u
tons in the Uuted States, being the last
and fullest embodiment Of American ex
perience Of self government.
THE STATE TICKET
To build up and preserve a party, re
quires loyalty to organization. Take the
example, for instance, OF Virginia and
Massachusetts,. Under tho old regime iu