The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-06-25
"PoIiticaI States,

Under the above caption corre-
spondent Of the Wheeling Register
gives an account of an interview, at
Morgantown, W. Va, had with sew
eral prominent men of the Demo
cratic, Republican and Greenback
parties. Among these was Henry S.
Walker. Esq, of Charleston. If the
correspondent has quoted Mr.. Wal
ker correctly, he has certainly given
expression to some remarkable opin.
ions in rslation to political affairs in
this Congressional District. To the
portion Of his utterances quoted
below we desire TO call especial at
tention. The correspondent asks:
=, Have you ., any politics in the
"0h, no, there is nothing to make
political contest in the Third Dis
trici. its all one way"
(which way?"
"There is very little left Of any
political party outside of the Green.
back organization. Nearly all the
leading men Of the Democratic party
in that District will 60 with the
Grcenbackers in the next campaign.
They may not call themselves Green.
hackers, but they are in full sympa.
thy with us, and will vote that
ticket
"Then you think your organization
not likely to be affected by political
results between this time and the
general election?"
"Not at all, Our people have made
up their minds on the issues of the
State campaign and nothing will
change them. They never will vote
with any party that is led by or will
ing to be represented by the men
who are now so.called representatives
of the State at Washington. They
will have a new deal. They will
have fresh blood. The State can no
longer be carried in the pockets Of
these men,"
His first answer is a candid admis.
sion that there is nothing to make a
political contest in the Third Dis
trict. 1t is hopelessly Democratic,
as Mr.. Walker knows to his sorrow.
But his second answer is strangely
at variance with his first. He says
"there is little left outside of the
Greenback organization" There has
been no expression of opinion by the
people Of this District since the last
Congressional election. At that cleo.
ton Mr.. Walker was the Greenback
candidate for Congress, and was de-
feated by very handsome majority,
and that upon a light vote. His as
sertion that nearly all the leading
Democrats in this District viii 20
with the Greenbackers is an imagin.
alton of his own brain. We do not
know how it is in other portions of
the District, but we do know that
there is not a leading Democrat in
this part Of the District who will
go with the Greenbackers."
But his most remarkable utterance
is in his last answer. He says the
people of this District will never
vote with "any party that is led by,
or willing to be represented by the
men who are now the sO.cdlLei repre-
sentatives Of the State at Washing
ton" This is most remarkable. The
people chose those men, and in this
District they had the "Demosthenes"
Of the State as the Greenback candi-
date. Yet, with all his powers of
cloquence, he was unable to make
the soyereigns believe that he was
the proper man to represent them at
Washington. In this county, aud it
is fair specimen Of the District as
to Congressman, Owe have not the
vote Of the District before us,l the
vote for Mr. Kenua was 1929, aud