The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-23
INC GreenbaeII Idea.

GINA, where II was supposed W nafe
more strength than in any other To-
cality, and the result has demonstra-
ted a lamentabIe weakness, such, in.
deed, as even its own friends did not
credit before the election. It is not
able to control legislation, or even to
assist materially to eoatrol it, in any
department Of the state or nation
At some points, by coalition with
the democrats, it has achieved par
tial success; but even these are not
enough to make it an element Of
strength in 1880 By its indepen-
dent action, it has succeeded in some
places in taking enough votes from
the regular democratic ticket to elect
republicans. Yet its leaders profess
to abhor the republican platforms
and people, believing, as they must
do, that the republican party has not
been faithful to the trust reposed in
them by the people, but that they
have betrayed that trust in q most
shameful and disgraceful manner
If such were not the case, the repub-
lican greenbackers would have re-
manned with their party, but they
were compelled to leave the radical
party in the hope of breaking down
the principles of radicalism. AS
greenbackers they do the very thing
calculated to continue them in pow
Grand maintain the supremacy Of
the identical governmental policy
tthey profess SO much to be opposed
to, Then, again, we find democrats
who have been the most inveterate
and uncompromising foes Of radical
ism, who have never lost an opportu-
nifty to denounce that party in the
most bitter words known to the Eng
lish language, the loudest and most
persistent in urging people to forsake
it and to unite with the democratic
party, the only party that has stood
up for the rights of the weak against
the strong since the foundation of the
government; men who have worked
steadily for the overthrow of that
party since its advent to power, now
Joined in a movement that is better
calculated to maintain the radical
party in power than any other, ex-
cept voting directly whit. In this
District, and even in our own town
and county, we find democrats join
ing hands with radicals and using all
their power, influence and energy to
bring about the defeat of Hon. John
E. Kenna, the regular democratic
nominee for Congress, but thanks to
Mr. Kenna is returned by nearly
5000 majority. Just ut time when
both houses of congress were within
the grasp of the party these demo.
Gratis deserted us, to find themselves
defeated and beaten at every point
by a victorious democracy. Right
in the face of victory, when in d
democratic congress measures for the
relief Of the country will be inaugu.
rated and carried out, when the long
looked for and often spoken of time
is at hand, when every department
of the government can be renovated
and corruption in high places prop
erly punished, and all that these
men have worked for, brought about
they suddenly desert their party,
and raise their traitorous flag and
cry, "down with republicanisml"-
".Down with democracy" without
giving other reason than simply that
"neither party has done what they
should have dono"-which is no rea
son at all, at least so far as the dem
ocratic party is concerned, it having
had no chance to demonstrate what
it could and would do under the new
order of things inaugurated since il
went out of power. Such plea fol
opposing the democratic party by
democrats at the late election wa;
the morost child's plays, and shows
to every true democrat, weakness
and want of principle that is simply
disgusting, especially as there is nc
prospect of the new party being able
to control enough power for many
years, if ever, to have any apprecia'
bic effect upon the legislation Of the
country, The greenbacRers who
have left the democratic party have
done the very worst thing for the ad.
vancement of their peculiar ideas
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