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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-06-02
From the Kanawha Gazette.
True Delnocracy-NYhatIsIte

Every true Democrat desires the
success of Democratic principles
But to insure success the party must
be properly and thoroughly organ
lied. Its conventions, when held
must represent the true voice of the
Democratic voters. When there are
several Democratic candidates for the
same Office before the people, the pri.
mary conventions, whether county
or district, should never instruct dele
gates in favor of any particular can
didate to the exclusion of rival can
didates. Delegates to conventions
should not be instructed. The most
intelligent men Of the party, men Of
the greatest experience, of enlarged
and liberal views, should be selected
and should go to conventions u,si1,-
Structed. "
When a convention composed of
such men is held, whether it be a
State, Congressional or Senatorial
convention, and makes a nomina.
ton, then the rank and file Of the
party, its various leaders, and the RI
val candidates will all cheerfully ad-
vocate and support the nominee Of
such convention. This is true De-
mocracy,
Why is it that at this time there
il so much inharmoniousness and
dissatisfaction existing among Dem
ocrats throughout the Third Con.
gressional district? 1t is because
many claiming to- be leaders Of the
party have violated the time-honored
customs and usages of the Democracy
by holding county conventions and
instructing delegates how and for
whom they shall vote. There are
now several candidates before the
people for the Office of Governor, At
torney,General and for Congress-
Each and all have their friends
When a county convention is held
and instructs solid for certain candi-
dates, then the friends of the other
candidates become dissatisfied and
complain of the injustice being done
them and of the rights of the minor
ity being ignored
Such action has already driven
many good Democrats to the Green
back party, and created much luke
warmness and indifference among
others who formerly were active and
Jealous Democrats.
Such action causes discord among
brother Democrats and weakens par.
ty ties and party obligations,
The old.fashioned way was for each
county to hold a mass-meeting in
which every Democrat in the county
had the right to participate. Of late
years, however, this has been entire.
ly changed by having district meet
ings-where delegates are selected
and instructed for the county con.
vention; and exclude the very best
and ablest men from participating
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PLATFORM.

WHEREAS, The coming election is siinp.
lya contest between the Democratic and
Republican parties for supremacy in the
country, and
WHEREAS, The Democratic party has ey-
'er sought to preserve the constitutional
rights and privileges OF the people, and has
legislated always Tor the best interests and
substantial prosperity ofall classes, there
fore HI
ResolUed, That the Democrats OF Mason
county, in convention assembled, declare
their faith in and adherence to the princi-
piles of their party, and believe it to be the
only organization possessing the power and
integrity TO rescue the general government
from fraud and oppression in high places
and to snatch our country from the threat
ening frowns of imperialism.
J ResOlued, That in our opinion there are
principles OF free government involved in
the approaching elections that override
in their Importance all questions ofintern-
al policy, and that to insure perpetuity
OF the blessings OF liberty and good gov
eminent, the highest duty devolving upon
American citizens, is the preservation Of
our republic, by means Of a peaceful and
unawed ballot.
Resolued, Alsoin the language ofthe Dem
ocratic party OF the eastern Pan Handle Of
this State, "That we are prepared to enter
the contest OF 1880, National and State, in
the full confidence OF victory, with the
principles-free elections; the supremacy
Of the civil over the military power; integ-
rity and ability in our public agents; a
sound but ample currency; the reserved
rights OF the State, and death to fraud, cor
ruption, subsidies, monopolies and imper.
ialism, proudly emblazoned upon our ban
ners."
Resolred, That we are in favor OF a thor.
ough and efficient law providing for the
State inspection of mines.
Resolted, That we cordially invite all
those who have been misled in leaving the
Democratic party, and all Republicans who
believe that their party has served its DAY
OF usefulness, to vote now with the old
and true Democratic party.
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The Way They .DidIt.

The observation-disclosures party Of this
State have peremptorily set down
upon the scheme Of amalgamation
put on foot by Wash Atkinson with
so much assurance. They don't pro-
pose to play second fiddle to the Re-
publican party, nor will they in any
way assist in the job to give this
State over to loaling office seekers
Because they are in a minority, they
are unwilling to sacrifice their prin-
ciples for the sake Of a few men whose
only object is to secure their votes
and then smile at them for their Gre
dulity They claim to be a party
founded upon great principle; that
they are an oppressed and wronged
class; that they seek redress of the
wrongs and burdens imposed upon
the laboring people and producing
clafs by the legislation of the Repub-
lican party; that, in short, their
party is the party of the people rep
resenting the elements that make
the greatness of our country, and
they seek relief from the methods
that have made them, in a measure,
no better than serfs and slaves.
They know well enough that the
Republican party has nothing in
common with them, nor does it seek
any political association except for
the purpose of imposing upon their
honesty and thereby furthering their
own designs. The Greenbackers may
not be wise, nor rich; nor shrewd,
but they are altogether too smart to
be hoodwinked by such political
nondescripts as Wash Atkinson, Black
Dovener, ct ID omne genus.
They may practice their sweetest
arts Of cajolery, but it will be time
and patience exhausted to no pur-
pose. The Observation-Disclosures party
will make a straight fight upon a
straight platform and with straight
candidates.-M.
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Call for Democratic Comgrcss,on
81 Conventions for tile Third Us
District.

A j ,nnetlpg ~ tho n,,,,o..,
az y n'ee'lns VI .pe democratic Congress.
sional Cofnmitte OF the Third ConvrcsSian
al District. held at Charleston NJ s',,'.'''
1850 The following resolntirvs ,.s s.aEen II,
ed viz "' were adopt
p...,,..i rh,. /. ,,.,.....,,
80 " M. ~ iv 9..n oil the Dem.
e w "s1,c ~ \. =, HiotesSional District
o 0o Wonesa"w '' I,,n .e sls 9, Huntington
delegates 10 the National pemoss ~ appoint m
yention to be held in Cincinnati and t ,Gn.
q Convention OF Democrats OF the THEA -s
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therein. And this has been done of
late years. At such mass meeting
the voting shsnld be by districts on
ly when called for, and by all pres
ent from the several districts. In
this way no Democrat in the county
is excluded from participating in the
county convention.
Furthermore certain Democratic
newspapers in this Congressional
district are not preserving the time.
honored Democratic plan that old
father Richie used to pursue in the
Richmond Engu;rer, which was where
there were several Democratic candi-
dotes for the same office, never to ad-
yocate in the editorial columns the
claims Of any one candidate over the
Others before the nominating conyen.
ton met and decided who should be
the standard bearer of the party
All candidates we're treated alike un-
til the nomination was made.
Only by q strict and faithful ad-
herence to those time.honored usages
of the Democracy can we Of this Sd
Congressional districtexpect to main.
tain thesupremacy of the Democratic
party in the State of West Virginia
for it is here that the strength of
the party lies. If the party ma
chinery in this portion Of the State
is allowed to run much longeIs it
has lately been run, Is 10,
calities is still beng run, me
is not distant whey defeat must Vol
low.
True Democracy requires (l) That
a county convention should be mass
meeting wherein every Democrat in
the county has the right to partici-
pate, and that the voting therein
should be by districts when called
for. a. That delegates sent to con
ventions should not be instructed to
vote for certain candidates. g. That
Democratic newspapers should not
advocate, before the nominating con-
vention meets, the qualifications of
any particular candidate to the ex-
clusion of rival candidates for the
same office.
Let every true Democrat consider
well his future action and endeavor
to restore the old-time usages of the
party, and thereby retain and con
tinue in power the Democratic party
of West Virginia; otherwise the seeds
of discord and dissatisfaction already
sown will bring defeat.
AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
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price Of pulp the people must be
amused. What would Congress, and
conventions, and Christiancy's be
lift were not for pulp
The bone Of contention between
the aged Minister to Peru and his
beautiful child wife appears now to
be the amount of the allowance that
shall be awarded her, pending the
divorce suit and the aIimony after
the suit has been decided. Mr..
Christiancy's counsel is willing to
concede sum based on her circum-
stances before marriage, but counsel
for defendant insists upon a larger
sum commensurate with the circum-
stances of the wife of a foreign min
lister with a salary Of $4,000 per
year 1t is expected that Mr.. Chris
tiancy's counsel will file supple
mental bill covering other alleged
infdelities not mentioned in the
original bill, and whichwere omitted
at the time in order to create as little
scandal as possible before the hearing
of the case. Should this supple
mental bill be filed some well known
names will appear as particeps crSmt-
inis.
The Morgan Resolution regulating
the manner of counting the vote at
the Presidential election, has been
passed in the Senate. The plan is
substantially that of the late Senator
Morton. 1t was opposed by the Re-
publicans on various grounds-such
as that such work ought to be done
by a constitutional amendment or
an act; that though it is true that
in the days of Republican control Of
Congress the vote was counted under
a joint rule, yet that rule was has
tily adopted expedient to meet some
objection of President Lincoln's
about signing bill relating to his
own reelection; that if the two
Houses are allowed to reject the vote
of a State it places the result at the
mercy of an unscrupulous party ma
jority when both Houses are in the
hands of the same party. Senator
Edmunds made the hardest fight
against il in favor of his own plan,
which takes away from Congress all
power of rejecting a State vote, and
obliges each State to provide a law
for the decision of contests before
sending the list to Washington.
Mr.. Terrell, U. S. Commercial
agent at Gloucester, England, in
dispatch to the Department of State,
reports that the cattle, sheep and
swine diseases still prevail in the
west of England. II is desired that
the regulation which requires cattle
from the United States to'be slaugh-
tered within 4S hours after their ar
rival in England, shouldbe extended
to ten days. The advantagesof ship
ments direct to Gloucester are set
forth. Livery stable keepers desire
hay from the United States. Cooper
alive societies wish to purchase
American provisions direct from the
exporters. Emigration to America
is constantly going forward and of
people Of the better class.
~ G. A. s.
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Our Candidates.

A. A. Hanly, ESQ.,, nominee for
Sheriff, is q farmer and merchant, in
the lower end of the county. He is
a good-natured, pleasant but prompt
business man. His success and up.
Brightness in private life will insure
to the county a prompt, gentlemanly
and efficient officer.
]. R. McGuffin, Esq, nominee for
President of the County Court, al
though a graduate of one of the best
law institutionsofthe country, is now
engaged in farming. He has clear
head, aquick perception, and is as
sterling and upright man as can be
found in the county. He will fill
the bench honestly, faithfully and
with ability.
George Rowley, Esq, nominee for
the House of Delegates, is a merchant
at Leon, on the Kanawha river. He
is emphatically one of the people,
understanding their interests and
wants. He will be unhinchingly
true, Straightforward and honest in
the Legislature as he is in every day
life.
Geo. W. Tippett, the editor of this
paper, is the other candidate for the
House of Delegates. 1t becomes him
not now, to say much of himself, nor
is it necessary, for his daily life for
years has been spread out in public
form before the people. Having
labored faithfully in the ranks oft
people, battling for their rights, de.
tending the weak, and sympathising
with the oppressed he shall not be
found wanting when the harness of
public trust is donned.
G, p. Simpson, our nominee for
Prosecuting Attorney was re-nomin-
ated without opposition. He has
been faithful and prompt officer,
and SO impartial in the discharge
OF his official duties, that all, with.
out distinction of party, unite in
saying that he has done we'll. He
who has just finished an official term
with such concentrations from all,
needs no further guarantee as to his
conduct if reelected
Mr.. i, II. S. Whitehead, from below
Kanawha, and Mr.. Chas. V. Stewart,
of the "FLatts," are the nominees for
Assessors. They are men who are
qualified 10 do every bit Of the work
themselves, and Go it we'll. They
are, both of them, competent and
obliging
For County Commissioners, three
Of the very best men of the county
were nominated, viz: NIessrs. J. A.,
Roush, Gideon Brown and James
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S1OO Reward.

A REWARD of one hundred dollars is
"a offered by the undersigned Sheriff Of
Mason county, West Virginia, for the APP
prehension and arrest OF one Adolphus
Ray, or Wray, who was indicted by the
Grand Jury OF the Circuit Court OF Mason
county, West Virginia, at the April term,
1880, for the murder OF Jesse Arthur, in
the county and State aforesaid, in March
last. The above reward will be paid for
his detention in any county jail until can
come for him.
DEscRlpTIoN.-Ray, or Wray, is some
thing over five feet high, and weighs about
$50 or 100 pounds, has black hair, cut
short, black eyes, dark skin, large nose,
thick lips and a scar over one eye, caused
by lick from slung shot, and is about %
years OF age. G. SEIiON,
Sheriff OF Mason county, West Virginia.
june2-4w
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The grain market has been greatly
exercised of late and wheat has gone
down several cents. Unfortunately
for consumers the wheat stock is al
most entirely controlled by specula-
tors, whose object is to raise and
lower the price at will, Just as the
needs Of the market will best stand
it, and out of these variators they
make their great money. The pros
poets of u large wheat crop this year
is now very good, and further favora-
BILE reports will probably reduce the
price to reasonable figures.
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For all Female Complaints

nothing equals DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. It's a most powerful
restorative tonic, also combining the
most valuable nervine properties, es-
.peeially adapting it to the wants of
debilitated ladies suffering from weak
back, inward fever, congestion, in
aammationr or liberation, or from
nervousness, or neuralgia pains. Mr..
G. w. Seymour, druggist. of Canton,
N. ". writes DIR. Pierce as follows:
"rhe demand for your Favorite Pre-
scription is wonderful, and one man
stated TO me Chat his wife had not
done. days work in FIVE months,
when she, commenced taking your
Favorite Prescription, took two bot
ties and is now on the third bottle
and is able to do herhousework alone,
and milk fourteen COWS twice day."
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
sold by I'LL dealers in medicines.
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STATE SENATOR.

We are authorized to announce d. w.
PoIsLEY, as a candidate for the office OF
State Senator, from this District, at the en-.
suing election, subject to the decision of
the Democratic Senatorial Convention.
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Meeting Of the Board of
0verseers OF the Poor, and Iii-
yitatiOn for Sealed Proposals
from RhysiciaDs.

NAtsttbUh kOf ESStsiSm EEOpUNstkE'
from Physicians.
H'HE annual meetingo the overseers of
/ Poor, for the County OF Mason, will be.
held ut the Court House OF said county, ON
the 9TH day OF July, 1850. All accounts
against said Board must be iteniixed and
accompanied by an order from the Over
seer OF district in which the pauper resides
and filed with the Clerk at least five days,
before the meeting OF said Board
On the same day sealed proposals. will
be received by the undersigned, Clerk Of
said Board, at his office in the town Of
Point Pleasant, upto u o'clock, noon, from
physicians for furnishing surgical and med
ical aid and medicines to the paupers of
the ten districts throughout the county,
and at the Poor House for the ensuing year
commencing on the 10Th day OF July, 1880.
Physicians can bid for one or more dis
tricts The bids wifi be opened ON the en-
suing evening OF the 9Th day of July, and
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
Parties will be requiredto enter into bond,
with seeurity.to be approved by the Board,
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. BY order OF the Board:
TH0s. FOWLER, President,
JN0. L. TIMAfS, Sec'y.
Monitor copy 8 weeks.
ilne2-3W
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Announcements.
Circuit Judge.

Editor RegiSlfr:-You will please an
nounce me as a candidate for the office OF
Judge of the 7th judicial Circuit, as at
present constituted, and us it will be under
the proposed Amendment, iindopted.
Yours, very respectfully,
JOHN W. ENGLISH.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
a Tropical NTay-The Congress-
iOn;,l Ifegirt-Mr. Christians
Matrimonial Unplcasantness-
The Presidential Electoral Bill
etc., etc.
[From our Regular Correspondent. /

WASHINGTON, May 18th, 1880.
Here we are in the last days Of
May, with melting August weather,
the thermometer up in the nineties,
members of Congress deserving the
Capitol and stealing off to Chicago,
with no prospect of an adjournment
before the 18th of June, with an EN-.
inent prospect of political cam
paign to be waged on the heels of
the Chicago Convention in the halls
Of Congress while the Christiancy
divorce suit will rage in the City
Hall. How can it be saidthat these
are dull times2 In spite Of the high
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SEALED PROPOsAIS.

The undersigned Special Commissioners
appointed to superintend the construction
of bridge or cnlyert over tile Two Mile
creek, in Clendinen District will receive
sealed proposals for the building OF stone
culvert, 5 feet in diameter or arch 3 feet
rise and 5 feet across Also for making
dirt fill, taking 1850 cubic yards Of dirt,
said fill, until Saturday, June IL, at l o.
clock, P. NJ. Specifications will be seen
at Mr.. A. R. Darst's. The Commission
ers reserve the right to reject any or all
OF the bids. Security for the completion
OF the work WILDE required to accompany
each bid.
Q. I. BEALE,
A. r. DARST, 81
may2e-td
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LAND FOR SALE.

Seventy Ave or one hundred acres Of
Ohio River bottom land, for sale, with or
without improvements. For further par
ticulars inquire at this office.
Z mayl9-tf.
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Instice or tlle Pence.

We are authorized to announce W..
as a candidate for the office
OF Justice OF the Peace, for Lewis District,
at the ensuing election in October next.
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The yoltaic Belt Co., Marshall.
Mich.

Win send their celebrated Electro
Voltaic Belts to heatiiicted upon 30
days trial. Speedycurcsguaranteed
They mean what they say, Write
TO them without delay.
nov 19.1Y
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sPNcIAL NOTICES.

Go to The Point Pheasant Ma
chime Company il you want Boiler,
Engine, Mill Castings, Bank Cars, Chilled
Cur Wheels, Gas and Water Pipes, Brass
Goods, Gum or Leather Betting, Gum and
Hemp Packing, Heating Stoves, Back
Walls, End Linings and Crates for Cooking
Stoves, and everything usually found in
foundry or Machine Shop. [sept. 24-tf.
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Legal Advertisements.
commissioners Sale OrFifty.flye
Acres Of land is Cologne Dis.
trict, Mason County. West ya.

DY virtue of a decretal order Of the Cir.
- cult Court of Mason county, West Viz
ginia, entered at the April term, 1850
thereof, wherein D.. s. Stevenson. admin
istrster, etc, is plaintiff, and A. W. Wi.
coxen, and others, are defendants, the un.
dersgned special commissioners, appoint.
ed for the purpose, shall proceed to sell nj
the front door OF the Court House Of Ma.
son county, West Virginia, at public auc.
ton, tothe highest bidder,
On Monday, June IL, 1850,
at II o'clock, A. NJ, tract Of land con.
tanning fifty-fiye acres, more or less, living
on the waters OF 10 Mile creek, in Cologne
district, Mason county, West Virginia, and
which is fully described in plaintiffs bill.
This is a desirable farm for any personle
string small tract OF improyedlsnd.
TERMS OF SALE. e
Cash as to one.third OF the purchase.
money, and credit Of six and twelve
months as to the residue, payable IN equal
installmentss the purchaser giving bond
with security for the deferred payments,
and the title OF the land to be retained as!
a further security, until sll OF the purchase
money isfully psid
&. P. SIMPSON,
ii. II. HOWARD,
may19-4w Spesial Commissioners
er-,szs -aasanr..EAan iaor.. lsu.lu----.,n
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capehart. All successful farmers
earnest and efficient men Of the times,
nothing save the plain positive in.
terests Of the people Of the whole
county could have the slightest in.
fluence with them.
Our nominee for Surveyor Geo. w.
Pullin, is so we'll known and SO often
filed this position, that nothing we
could say would add to his standing
or popularity.
The ticket throughout is composed
Of practical, every day business men,
whose privatcliyes will bear inspec.
ton, and their public actions will do
to trust.
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FOR SALEl

A GOOD secondhand combined Reaper
IA and Mower. Buckeye Table Rake
june 2-w2. J. q A'PEHART.
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To the Afflicted.
oFrIcE OF j. IL. BucKSER, NJ. D.,
N. w. Cor. 9th and Walnut SITS.

Cincinnati, o., May 9th, 1880.
To whomit may Concern:
Having had the opportunity OF becom-
ing acquainted with Mr.. John j. Baum, as
a nurse, cheerfully recommend him to
anyone needing his services in that capac-
ity, as faithful and competent man, well
suited by experience, to attend upon the
sick. j. II. BUCKNER, NJ. D.
june 2-2w.