The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-09-07
Hon. VIM. III. TOmIinsOn-Te De-
ellnes the nomination for AttOr-
ney-General OH the Peter Coop
or Ticket.

eIlnes the nomination for AttOr-
ney.Generll OH the Peter Coop
or Ticket.
Mr.. Editor:
Permit me through the columns of
your paper TO return my sincere
thanks to the Cooper and Cary men
of West Virginia for the honor con-
ferrcd upon me by placing my name
upon their ticket for the important
office of Attorney General of this
State. Feeling it to be an honor to
be associated with the distinguished
gentlemen upon the ticket, and be-
licying as they do, that the volume
of currency ought to be increased
that we ought to have more money
at lower rate of interest, that the
business of tho country may be re-
yived, and that the present rate Of in
tercst proves there is too little mon
cy in the country. The want of pub
lie confidence, the stagnation of trade,
the numerous failures in business,
all prove to my mind that the prin-
ciplcs of the Cooper and Garry party
are correct, and this, it seems to me,
no man can deny unless he is a bond
holder or Banker. Admitting Qll
this to be true, | feelit my duty at
this time, to respectfully decline the
high and honorable position assign
cd me upon the ticket, believing
that we can accomplish more, at
present, for the good of our country
by advocating the election of the
Democratic ticket this Fall.
In the success of the Democratic
party is the only hope we have Of
restoring the country to peace and
prosperity. The only thing the In
dependent party could accomplish
at the coming election would be to
draw enough votes from the Demo
cratic ranks to carry the several
States for Hayes and Wheeler and
continue in power the most corrupt
party the nation ever knew The
Republican party endorses Grants
administration and all its corruption.
Let us compare the expenditures dur
ing the four years of President Lin
coins administration with the first
four years of President Grants and
see if it is now policy to run the risk
by clinging too closely to our own
ideas, of continuing in power the
party that has endorsed his every
act. The cost of the civil list, as il
is called, was forty-ninc millions
greater under Grant than under
Lincoln for the same length of time.
The miscellaneous expenditures un-
der four years of Grant were twelve
millions greater than under Lincoln,
the Indian expenditures during fouI
years of Grant were twenty-siX mil.
lions, while under Lincoln they were
only fourteen millions. ,Our'6oreign
intercourse cost fourteen hundred
thousand more under four years Of
Grant than during the same period
of time under Lincoln, making in
those four items of expenditures an
excess by Grant over Lincoln Of
scventy-four millions of dollars.
The people have been plundercd by
the party in power in every depart,
ment of the Government. The bus.
mess of the country is stagnant, in
dustry paralyzed, thousands and
thousands of men are out of employ,
ment, their families out Of bread and
crying for the neccssaries of life,
with the cold, pitilcss winter coming
on with rapid strides to add some,
thing more to the suffering of oui
people. With all these facts staring
us in the face | can never lend what
little ability | have,or do one act, that
may have Il tendency to continue the
Republican party in power. What
care the leaders and manipulators Of
that party whether tens and tens Of
thousands are out of employment
and bread, SO long as they can line
their own pockets with fat layers OF
ill gotten gains by legislating in ia.
vor of bondholdcrs and bankers?-
By their acts we must Judge them.
they have madethe five-twenty bonds
payable in gold when by the law ere.
ating them they were payable in
grocnbacks. They have passed the
resumption act They have fraudu,