The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-04-02
TO CANDIDATES AND THEIR
FRIENDS.

lions IN The interest Of candidates, or IhoBt
who expects to be such; calls for primary
meetings. or conventions, or any sUlla
publications, will appear 10 tho ReJide
O1ccp, atrcgulnr rates for such publication
aud must be paid for at the time Of iosor
ton. THIS ruIo ill DO rigilly enforced
add nhcred to without regard topcrsons o.
politics 10 all that becomes legitimate
recognized Democratic organ, the ReylS'e'
will not fall short Of its duty, so far as the
party is concerned, but where mere l0dI'
vidual Interests are to be forwarded, our
terms will be iuyariaby cash, IN adGnco
sy,-ysua-ra ,r.rrru,ag-,l1
The deduction of the STATE Jo~Nat from
our article on the public printing IS that
there is yet some hope for the Register and
while he Is not 50 unreasonable as to cx.
pact one who is yet on the anxious bench
to accept at once lhc whole truth" he holds
bialscf in readiness to afford every facjIi.
ty 70; bringing aboutthot transition which
would in bis estimation rebound 50 greatly
to our political happiness, We arc iovi-
tod 10 read the Jounnl closely, which wo
shall most nssnrcdIy do, for tho rcason that
It'll managed by Az astute politician who
reeds watching, one whose fertile imasto'
alton coneasiy discover weak points where
none exist. When men change theirparIy
relations it 10 generally for some good
cause. such for instance, as existed at the
date Of the rapid disiOlegralion Of the lie,
publican party of this State when it per.
sisted 10 prosoriptivo policy 10 the face
Of a'ot.np sPjri! manifested BY the more
liberal Republicans disu'cgra'on which
continued until the State government fell
into other and better hands Your party
Mr.. Editor has become so weak we sup
roso i! would be very agreeable to you to
enter into another 'limitod partnership p"
Tho anxious bench, which you so facet
iously make mention Of, suggests the idea
Of a revival. but We apprebcnl thLt you
have dwiudled down 10 such small proper
tons, it would be difficult to end vitality
enough 10 your little fold for respectable
revival. Now, we ask in all seriousness
what could be the iulucemcrt for any sane
man to join you? Certainly there is moth
ing IL the record OF your party 10 this
State to recommend it, and to view it in a
national aspect, tho outlook is still worse
We bave been waiting long aud anSiously
to see if our present inefficient Congress
would be moved BY the pressure OF public
sentiment 10 devise some plan fer reIiGv'
ing the country Gifts pecuuiory cmbarrass'
ment, and while it has at last about decided
to increase The volume Of Uuitcd States notes
few millions, so long as the government
continues under the influence Of money
cd oligarchy there can be no permanent
relief. If this embarrassment was occa-
stoned BY an houcst effort to p'y of our
Indebtedness it might be endured with
some degree Of rortitudc, but when it !,
apparent that business Of every kind is
lauguishing for the necessary amount Of
currency to give it lie, while bond hold.
ers are luxuriatiug 10 the privileges they
enjoy, and every department Of the gov
erument is run upon the most extraVagant
scale, it is no wonder that 4 righteous IN
dpnatiou has been aroused This is a
subject which addresses itself to Us all, os,
pecjally the poor, as there is not a house,
hold amongst our. )aboring population IN
which the exclamation Of "hard tines
has not become perfectly familiar The
present is arch harvest for the money
lender, who can gotan cnormus rate Of in
terest for the use Of bis money, This
highly favored individual has no cause to
complain while the rich are becoming
richer and the poor poorer, but The special
object Of every good government should
be to protect the weak With this show
ing, we ask upon what Do you base your
claims to special guardianship over the in
terest Of The poor man when your whole
financial policy is calculated to cypress him
You have been given back seat 10 tb'
State government, in the United 6tate
your party is doomed, for the handwriting
hos long since appeared upon the wall
and it will not be long before this rovoIu
t;on.in nrblic sentiment which has so ans