The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-04
The congresa!onal Convention.
G. P. SNYDER, Scc'y.

The Congressional Convention.
On the 9th day of August the Demo
Gratis and Conservatives Of tho Third Con.
gressional District will meet in Convention
OF Charleston 10 nominate o candidate for
Congress The indications are that oil Of
the counties will DO fully represented -
As for as we can gather from the Demo.
cratic papers, the feeling among our pco.
pie is the very best. The party is in good
trim, It's forces well united, and its pros
poets never better.
. II the Convention will only display com
mon wisdom in making nomination there
can be no doubt Of success. We want
some man for our standard. bearer Of abii.
ty, energy and integrity. Feeling the Ut
most confidence in the good sense and hon
esty Of the Democrats and Conservatives
who may have control Of this matter, we
have all the time thought that q discreet
nomination could be made without news.
paper interference, consequently NO have
deemed it bes! 10 express no preference for
anyone. We expect, however, to give to
the nominee our hearty support, and doubt
not that every good Democrat and COD
tsGyatiye and very many Liberal Republi-
cans, will cooperate with US. We say
Republicans because their Representatives
ia Congress are making record for the
party which very many will never endorse
Take for instance, the "Social Equality
Bill" 1t proposes to wipe out tue last of
the distinctions between the races. twill
be remembered that in 1868 tho Republi
cans denied any intention Of comforting
the right Of suffrage upon the cOlored man
but a measure of the kind was finally adopt.
ed. The most injurious feature Of the
Equality Bili' and the one which de-
mauds most special attention is that which
throws open the doors of our free schools
to all without regard to race or color
The poor white men Of our State should
bear in mind the danger that threatens
them. The rich can educate their child.
rem in select schools, but the poor man
must submit to this outrageous measure il
it should become q law, or let bis child.
rem go uueducated. Apart from tho un-
constitutionality Of the bill, it is one
Of miserable expcdiCucy. as it must
result in the entire abandonment Of the
free schools BY tho white children Of the
country. 1t is true this bill has mol
passed the House, but the Indications arc
that it will, asit has passed tho Senate by
vote Of 20 10 l6.
We want honest Republicans to think o.
this'natter. If it does not become q Law
this session, it will only be question O
time as to its passage, provided the Re
publican party should keep in the ascCu
deucy. 1t seems as il We have reached ,
period in our political history when tb'
States have become mere Dependence
and are no longer capable in the estima
'tion Of the Federal authorities, Of manag
ing their internal affairs in their own way
Then ia the language Of a contemporary
"Wo know our common enemy; be is til
same now as ever; he has neither change
his skin nor his nature"
Already the State Superintendent {
Free schools in Tennessee has issued hi
circular suggesting to County Supcriu
-tendeuts that no new contracts should
entered into with teachers by school d
rectors until it is ascertaned whether til
bill will become law, as it is not only
conflict with tho constitution but the Ia
under which the schools were organized