The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-21
CAPITAL NOTES.
Vote for Clark,burg.

interests on the It'll Of August.
VIII you vote to put tho Capital %
Or $50 miles away?
New York City is much more Access
siblc to this section than is the "city"
of Charleston.
Two thousand majority for CIarks.
burg in Preston county is the lowest
estimate get reported.
Not that we love Harrison county
less, but that We love Lewis county
more, is Wig wc shall vote for ,ClaFks-
burg.
Weston was cut out OF place in the
August race by the votes OF the Char
lesion delegates. Doa't forget that
When sou vote.
Tho Capital developed and enriched
the Kanawha Valley. Isn't 1t reason.
able to suppose that it would have the
same effect in the valley Of the ;West
Fork.
A man in Putnam county who
would vote for C!arksburg would be
"rivcrCd" instantOr and got the Charles
ton orators ask Lewis county voters
to cast their ballots for Charleston
Men in business FIRST consider their
own interests. II this plain, common.
sense rule is adhered to in the coming
election. the rotc Of Lewis county ,yill
be unanimous for CIarksburg
We have heard it remarked hereto
fore that tue eight takes tho seven.
That's the way it will DO in August
and ClgrksbuFg will bold the eight
spot.
Judge Ferguson said in his speech
ut Weston that tho location Of the CAPT.
tai at Charleston enrichcd tho whole
Third District. Wouldn't like
cause produce ike effect in tho Frst
| District!
We want 70 - t~r- - -. .
that's "Did" BailOy's favorito bet
that Charleston will get moro votes in
tho Third District than her assessors
report CapitatiOus. They vOtc carly
and often down there,
Barbour, Randolph and Tucker arc
striving Which shall DO tho banner
county in tho August election. Ii
will be draw game between them. fO'
their people propose to vote uuauimcus'
y for Clnrksburg.
Tom Scott and John Carrot. were
formerly considered as the fathers Of
railroad enterprises in America; but
} they faint patchin'" 10 ferguson
Walker, Kcnna, Frccr, c! il Omn'
genus
Ben ByrnO and Romeo Frccr a!
teachers Of geography arc ubou! like
the Kentucky Congressman Of whom
! it was sail that ian entire absence o
knowledge was liberal education fol
him."
"Trvm this time forth dates the pros
perity of Charleston. That's VIVA
they said when the Capital EcmOvO
bill passed aud now thcy ask US II
take away their prosperity by, voting
Tor their auIiquatci town fer the CAPT
tai!
TlME.-Dcccmbcr. January, Fcbru
ary, June, July or August.-"Al
aboard for Charleston, by way o
Cumberland, Maryland; ETarpcr's Fer
ry, West Virginia; Washington. Dis
trict Of Columbia and Stauntou, Nir
GINA. Distance only 1850 miles"
There's music in tho air. Down il
the Third District Clarksburg maj
is spotted as a traitor; but the Char
lesion missionaries say man in thi
District who is opposed to ClarksburG
is "pasriOt." Maybe so, but if 81
the word should DO spelled "pay
triot."
: Charleston says she will carry Brax
ton. We don't believe it; but if SD
does, it will DO tho first instance il
which men kissed the hand that smot
them. Braxlon has suffered too mucI
already from CharlestOn's pet schcm
of the Elk River Lock and Dam Com
pany.
When tho Capital was at Charleston
the people demanded its removal to III
accessible point, and so strong was thi
demand that the members Of the Leg
stature could not resist it, and not
outstanding CharlestOn's efforts,
vas removed to Wheeling Now til,
question is not the choice between th