The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10
Extract from Speech Of Eor. q. G
Davis

Extract from q Speech o: HOE. Z. e.
Davis.
A Ccrnty Conveation was held at New
Creek, IN Mineral county. lately, for
the purpose of nominating delegates 10 the
Congressional Convention to be held at
Piedmont. on the 20lh ul.. The meeting
was one Of the largest ever held in the
county.
Senator H. G. Davis vi, present by
invitation and addressed the Convention.
Owing to the length of the speech it will
be impossible for me to give it more than
. brief resume at this tine. He FRS.
took up National politics and exposed the
corrup,ions Of the Republican party in an
uuspariug mauuer. lie handled the
Civil Rights bill without gloTes, and
shoaed how its passage would ultimate 10
the destruction Of the free school system;
he then took up Eoar's mized school bill,
and commented on its dangerous tenden-
cies. He made brief reference to the
Credit-Msbilic. fraud, San5orrc-jayue
robbery, and gaze facts aut figures there
on, showing the manner in which high
Republican officials had DECEASED their Off
ccs, and helped ros the people. Hc de-
picted the sad state Of Affairs in Louisiana,
South Carolina aud other Southern States
under Republican rule, and showed how
they had been merci!essly robbed and
pluudcred. until they are nearly every one
h,pelessly baDkrup,ed. He showed, By
official figures. that the expenses of tie
Government had enormously increased
under Republican rule, and that tie list Of
civil Office holders had ulrsDifed. nearly
one hundred per cent. since 1860, He
also adver,ed to the uisnarcged affairs Of
the District Of Columbia Boss Shepherd
4 Co.; to the robbery Of the Freedman's
Bureau by Gen. Howard. and his suisse
queus appointment to an important posi-
ton BY Gen. Grarr; to the immense num-
Der Of defaulting holders and nsnacr
10 which they lad fbeca let 20 ''scot free, :"
aud closed this branch Of his speech By
pointing GU: the dangerous tendency Of
Grants administration to ,ha. NOS: dan
gerous Of all evils ,ccatra'nstiou; aud by cx-
posing Crafts ucpo:;siug, ard leaning
towards third term.
The SensIortbcn took up State politics,
sud proved the economical administration
Of State affairs since 1871. Under Demo-
cratic rule in the years preceding. By olI-
cial facts and figures He shaved thu,
although the republicans lef; legacy Of
some 500 600, deficiency, aud ether
amounts appropriated, cud not paid,
which would swell the sum total TO ucar
$50, 600 yet tho Democracy had paid all
these debts; bad Dow full treasury, and
the taxes had not been Increased, nay. in
many counties, largely decreased. he
compared our taxes with four representa-.
tive States from the North. aud like num-
Der from the Eas. aud West, ard proved
that on On average they were more than
80 per cent. less in our State. lie show,
ed tina! all the public institutions Of the
State were in good working order, and The
expenses drumming tho samc largely re-
duced under Democratic rule. he Prov
ed that our printing aud legislative cSpeu-
SEES we're much less in proportion than
St.tes under Republican rule He told
what the democracy had done for this
State in Congress. since 1871. and advert
ed to the james River ard kanawha Ca
nal, aud It's prospects for completion BY
the Government. which be said were very
asttering. BE closed his speech with an
appeal 10 the party to organize aud elect
good men to Office. aud to frogn down all
attempts to distintegrate the party by run,
ming boilers, Independent candidates &c
His speech wss one Of marked eject, ard
was we'll received by the large crowd pcs
ent.