The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-11-06
dlIerk of the Honse oil DeIegates.

CLERK OF the HAOube u DcAeBdeSs'
We are glad to learn that II. r.,
Howard, Esq, Of this place, will be
candidate for Clerk ofthe House of
Delegates Of this State. There is no
gentleman who could be named in
the State better qualified or more de.
serving this position at the hands Of
a Democratic Legislature, than MIR,
Howard. He has always been q zeal
Gus and active worker in the Demo
cratic party, He is a gentleman Of
fine clerical abilities, quick and cor
rect, and if it should be the pleasure
of the House to elect him as their
Clerk, and thereby reward worthy
gentleman, we guarantee them des'
patch Of business never before wit
messed in the House.
The great want Of this country to:
dayis a revival Of industry and trade.
This is the sure cure for the evils
under which the laboring classes
groan and are burdened. II is not
so much an unlimited issue of paper
money that labor must look to for re-
lief, us in the revival Of our indust-
ries and the reopening of trade and
commerce. There must be work for
willing hands to do before labor can
receive any benefit from hard or soft
money. Indiscriminate war upon
capital will not produce work for the
laborer, nor induce work to embark
in business enterprises.
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The present system of building
county roads, by taxing the Districts
through which they run, works a
hardship to the people. Our idea is
that the tax for building county
roads, should be general. AS it is
now, some Districts pay Is to rs cts.
on the 500 valuation of property,
while other districts do not pay a
cent. Roads are a county matter,
and the whole county should be tax
cd to build them and keep them in
repair. We hope the Legislature
will consider this matter.
The "sunday Leader" Wheeling,
is urging the holding Of State Fair
in that city. We think the suggest
lou good one, and second the mo-
tion. Wheeling being the m6tropo-
lis 81 the State, is the proper place
to locate the State Fair. 1t will have
tendency to direct the trade of this
State to Wheeling, where it properly
belongs, and will do much to advance
the commercial and manufacturing
interests of that growing city, the
pride and boast of our State. Let US
have q State Fair at Wheeling.
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Let those interested in the build
ing of the telegraph line between
this place and Charleston agitate the
matter, A good deal of stock has al
ready been subscribed in this place.
Start your subscription papers in the
neighborhood, make up what you can
and Point Pleasant will do her share
towards it. The line will cost about
$4,000.
England is just now clustering
around Uncle Sam about the New
Foundland Fisheries. Secretary Ev-
arts has addressed a saucy letter to
the English Government, and if Eng
land don't back, We may have q lit
tie brush with her.
The Eastern Panhandle papers
are presenting and urging the name
of Hon. George w. LETTERS, of Wheel
ing, as the Democratic candidate for
Governor, in 1880 They say that
the counties in that section of the
State will be Il unit for him.
In Indiana the Democratic vote is
19l,49l, tho Republican 180,755, and
the National so, 44S, leaving the Dem.
ocratic State ticket u plurality of 49,
1876.
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At tho election for members Of the
first branch of the City Council Of
Baltimore, Wednesday, the Demo.
Gratis elected candidates in each of
the twenty Wards.
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Washington correspondents state
that the Republicans have made up
mind that the next House is TO have
Democratic majority of twenty to