The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-12-22

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Camden for our next United
States Senator.
Mr.. Editor. The next Legislature Of
West Virginia will have much i'm
portant and responsible work before
it to be done, and upon its proper
performance will largely, or at least
In msasufcsdepend, the content
ment and happiness of our citizens
so far as state legislation can have a
bearing upon their material interests
andprosperity. Among other things
which this body Of men will find to
do is the election of a United States
Senator, than which there cannot
well be conceived q more dignifed
and responsible Office, representing,
as it does, the sovereignty Of the State
in the assembly of the wise and able
men Of our country. This is a work
that shonld not be done rashly, but
coolly, dispassionately and patrioti-
cally, with an eye single to the best
interests Of our State. And now re.
alizing all this l wish to bring for
ward the name of man whose merits
for this high Office may be weighed
and considered at the ireside Of every
representatives. home, before he
throws around him the toga vi,Tlts of
the legislator, and see whether in
point Of true manliness, soundness of
morals, decision ofcharacter, business
Judgment and foresight, capability
and broadness of views, ]. N. Camden
of Wood county does not come up to
our best and highest standard. Then
first, the very nature and character
of Mr.. Camden, as those who know
him we'll can attest, is averse to any
thing like dishonesty, falsehood, fraud
and corruption in any form, and in
strict keeping with candor, truth and
fair dealing, so that in this good man.
we should secure an honest man, the
first essential requisite Of true rep.
resentatiye.
Then Mr.. Camden is a man of men
tai resources, one who can plan and
execute, whose scope of intelligence
takes in all the wants and necessities
of our State and by securing his SER
vices we send as a Senator an intelli.
gent man-one whose breadth of in
tellect will reflect credit upon r
people and enable him 10 do honor to
himself.
This gentleman is also a!!man of in
dustry and ehterprlze whose labors
will be steadily and vigorously di-
rected under the guidance Of honesty
and intelligence. toward securing
national recognition and assistance
for our State, thereby enabling us to
assume that rank in the scale of dig
nifty and importance in the great
sisterhood of States to which our peo-
ple'and our unbounded resources en-
title us. He is also thorough bust
ness man which will commend his
opinion to Congress on all those great
questions and measure whose proper
adjustment does SO much to promote
the welfare and happiness of our
people. 1t will thus be seen that if
we should send Mr.. Camden to the
Senate we should have q man there
who would be factor in that body
whose usefulness and Importance
would always be felt. We have said
this only in justice to the gentleman
from Wood County, and with no in
tention to detract from the worth Of
other names that may BIO presented
to the Legislature for this high Office.
Yours &C., MASON.
Leading Democrats in many cities
of the country are forming social
clubs, not allied to local or individu:-
al politics, but who believe the Dem.