The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21
cI1ouEs AND RINGS,

people, naVe OecOWe buuuculJ ImPleesVu
with tac idea that The two great political
parties Of the country-aDd particularly
the Democratic. Conservative party-arc
loo corrupt; that II tho Republican
party cannot gain ascendeucy in West
Virginia, the people must not trust the
Democratic party.
This is their position Now, look or.
ouDd you and sec who these men are thai
trying to create schism in the Democrat
icparty. Look at them, and see if they
are no! prominent members Of the Radical
parlyl Arc they not the very same mcu
Sbo woaH have spotted and denounced
aoy Republican as "rcbel" and "traitor'
who would have dared to become candi'
date for any Office, no matter how great or
small The Office was, at the time when the
Radical party, with the aid ofIbo rcgistra.
ton law, held and controlled this State?
No time in The palmy days Of the Radi-
calrarty in Yves! Virginia, did these men
cry "clquo' or ring" No, not them
SO completely were The members Of the
Republican party under the party lash,
that not member was permitted or even
dared to run for Office without ir8t rcCciv.
iug the nomination. Conventions we're
held 10 make nominations from Oyerscer Of
tho poor to tba! Of Governor
But uow, that their party ore out Of
power, with little hope Of ever re gaining
ascendcncy, these men cry no party"
"oliqucs," rings" &C., with the hope Of
prevailing upon some Tcak-kuccd Demo,
Graf to aDuouoco himself as an indcpond-
cnt candidate for this or that Office, so as
to divide, il possible, the Democratic vote,
thereby insuring the defeat Of the regular
nominee Of the Democratic party.
There is 10 principle With them, save
oud except the defeat Of the Democratic
Conservative party. We do not believe
any considerable number Of our organisa.
tion eau be drawn from the path Of duty
BY this iucessant cry Of clique aud
rings ty demagogucs, to support any
''trickster" whom they may prevail upon
20 run for Congress or the Legislature, By
promise Of receiving the Radical vote.
The cry Of corruption comes with bad
grace from such men, when it is known
that the Radical party is responsible for
The test.oaths, registration laws, and all
the infami:s aud iuiquitiCs with which this
State was cursed but year or two since
Its the Radical party that has degraded
aud impoverished the people Of the South
ern States. It's the Radical party which
by its Credit Mobilier, Suubourn contracts,
F+eedmen's Bureau and other jobs, has
stolen thousands and handrods Of thous-
ands Of dollars fpCm the government. 1t
is the same party that is now having on
its passage in Congress, Supplemental
ciVilrights bill" to force upon the country
mixed schools and mixed churches, where
.wbitc and black must sit together,
II is the members Of such party that
are continually harpiug mo party" aud
"riugs" aud "Oliques," You fud no
Democrat or Conservative engaged in this
work. We say, to all, beware Of these
demsgogues and political trickstcrs who
go about the land, lamcntiug tue con.
aition Of the country, and asking, begging,
and implOriug you to desert your party
and abandon your political principles :
What for?-to help divide, distract and
disrupt the Democratic party, and thereby
eventually place the Radical party 10 pow.
or iu West Virginia.
Democrats are you ready, by dissonsion
ia your own ranks, to vote the Radical
party in power? We think not. Do no:
listen to their stories, for they will deceive
you il they can, they do not hestate 10 lie,
misrepresent and maligu on all occasions
The TRUTHS not 10 them.
lisa sound military maxim never to
underrate an enemy. We commend it to
the consideration Of the Democracy of Ma.
son county, in this crisis Of the canvass. -
The enemy have organized for the coming
battle, and we cannot disguise the fact that
they are leaving no stone unturned to in-
sure success Enough has trauspired in
the last month 10 give US to understand
that they mean business. This should in.