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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-25
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-20

d majority so great that no disputa-
ton can grow out Of the result.
Our ownlittle Mountain State Of
West Virginia, stands up amid the
wreck, undismayed, aud full Of hope.
She gives centre Democratic State
ticket an increased majority, being
not less than 1900. We carry the
Legislature by more than a two.
thirds majority Only one Republic
can and one OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES been
elected to the State Senate, as far as
we have heard, and only two Green
hackers, and ten Republicans have
been elected to the Lower House.
The rest are all Democrats West
Virginia has done nobly, and viii do
better in November. Sq tJ9
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Sold Onf.

The Greenback party was most
ignominiously sold out on election
day by its leaders, andthe Radicals
were the purchasers BY this sale
Messrs. Newman and Timms we're
badly sold and traded away, to secure
votes for Redmondand Menager and
Reynolds. And while 1t reduced the
vote Of Newman and Timnls, 1t did
no good to the Republicans, further
than to elect Menager, and to secure
a majority in this county for DR.. Bar
bee, for State Senator. Republicans
made their brags on the day Of cleo
tion, chat all the Republican Green
hackers would vote with their party,
leaving the Democratic Greenback.
ers to vote the Greenback ticket. 1t
is time now for Democrats who are
in the Greenback party, to see to
what base purposes they have been
used by Republicans. II is time. for
them to come back home, and re.un-
lite themselves with the victorious
Democracy; and we believe they will
be there in November, voting and
battling for the success Of Hancock.
This election has demonstrated one
thing, and that is, this county is
Democratic byover 500 majority, in
a square fight between the Republi-
can and Democratic parties.
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a RINGING ADDRESS.
BY The National Democratic Ex-
ecutiye COMMITTEE tSThc Voters
ng Erpn 6Hrxe,fu

ecutiye COMMITTEE t<sThc Voters
OF The Cars8tys g igs
New YORK, October 15.-The Ma
ltional Democratic Executive Com
mittee has issued the followings
TO tue Democratic and Conservative Tot
ers Of The coaat,T
The election of President and
Vice President is now before you
State and local dissensions are elm.
mated from the issues of the day
Phe magnitude of victory or defeat
can only, be remedied BY the forces
and means employed in securing it.
BY fraud and corruption the PEG.
pie of the country were defeated in
their purpose in 1876, and the right.
full elected President was kept from
office. With the combined capital
of the Republican party, aided by
repeated assessments upon an army
of otficeholders; with the power Of
the Federal Government represented
by United States Marshals at the
polls; with intimidation, fraud and
resort TO every corrupt appliance
known to Republican methods, con-
centrated 1.-TWO States, our adverse!
ries have succeeded in procuring The
probable return of their local eandi.
dates.
Can it be possible that in every
State throughout this broad land, the
same methods can be brought to Bear
that were used by the Republican
managers in Indiana and Ohio? Can
the great States of New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, California, Col.
orado, Nevada and New Hampshire
be bought, inundated and frauded?
Even without the vote of Indiana,
which we believe will be redeemed
in November, with New York and
New Jersey and the States that are
conceded US, including Maine, the
election Of our candidate is assured.
The Republican party have put in
nomination for President and Vice
President two men who, by admission
of their own party and press, are I'M
worthy Of your consideration and
your suffrages. 1t is impossible,that
fifty millions ofintellligent and pa.
triotic people viii consent to place
themselves upon the humiliating
level thus prepared for them by tho
Republican managers.
Fellow-citizcns, tho first days re.
pulse at Gettysburg ended on the
third with Hancock in front in a Clio.
rious victory. That victory secured
us our Union, The question is not
now The preservation Of The Union,
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The Result.

Mason county elects the entire
Democratic ticket, with the excep.
tions Of Prosecuting Attorney, Pres
ident Of the County Court, and one
Commissioner; notwithstanding The
hard and bitter fight made against
Mr.. HanIy for Sheriff, he beat the
most popular man in the Republican
party by a majority Of $40. Both
the Democratic candidates for the
House of Delegates are elected by
good majorities, and Rowleyand Tip.
petit are their names.
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Sealed Proposals.

GEAlED Proposals will be received, b.
y the undersigned Committee OF the Poor
House OF Mason county, West Virginia, at
the Office Of John L. Tiinms, in the town
OF Point Pleasant, until 8 o'clock, P. NJ, %
the Both day OF October, 1880, for the cree
ton Of u house on the Poor Farm; for the
occupancy Of the panpers. Said house to
be two stories high, fifty feet long, by
twenty-five feet wide, hall to run in centru
of building from end to end, to be covered
with iron roofing, foundation 10 be Of stone
pillars, every eight feet. Plans and speci-
tications can be seen at the office of John
Il. fimms, in Point Pleasant. The Com
mittee reserve the right to reject any oralT.
bids. G. b. tAYBuRN,
TH0S. A. LEAfASTETs,
JACOB R0UsH.
Committee, &c.
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In this County the Greenbackers
formerly belonged to the Republican
party returned to it and left the
Democratic Greenbackers to keep a
little life in the party. Thisis made
plain by the size of the Republican
vote in Democratic and Greenback
precincts.
Itisno longer a question Of doubt
that the iGreenback party of this
county was betrayed and sold and
the goods delivered. Although in
some instances the number Of votes
passed over was not sufficient to ac-
complish the desired dirty purpose
after all.-Parkersbwg Sentinel.
The same thing was done here in
Mason county, but then it availed
the Republican party butlittle. All
they have to show for their purchase,
is the Prosecuting Attorney and one
County Commissioner. -
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but Of Constitutional Government
Hancock is now, as then, III the front.
The repulsc is now, as then, the eve
of q victory, which will secure 10
coming generations the inestinable
blessings Of civil liberty.
By order of the national Democrat.
ic Committee, W.sH. BARNuN
Chairman.
IIancock.s Luck.
Hancock is undoubtedly a lucky
man. His friends claim that he is u
man Of destiny. AT the time llewas
administering q department in the
South, there was u feeling in influ.
ential quarters that he was not a
safam an TO intrust with reconstnc.
ton measures. 1t was determined
70 find Legal way Of getting rid Of
him by Congressional faction. + Andy
johnson was in Office and therefore
the Presidential authority could not
be used for that purpose. In 1865,
when Grant came in, Garfield brought
in q bill to drop tie Junior Major.
General. This was Hancock. 1t
passed both Houses and was signed
by the President; but before il could
be carried into effect, George II.
Thomas, tho senior Major.G General,
died, and Hancock, going up one
grado. was no longer the hInior Mai.
or-general, and SO The law could not
reach him. Then the Republicans.
still led by Garfield pissed an act
reducing the Major, Generals tothrec.
This was signed by the President
but before it could be carried into
effect Meade died, and the Major.
Generals were reduced to three ,by
God Almighty, Finally d law was
passed authorizing the President to
crop one Of the Major Generals. Be.
foreit could be carried out and Han!
cock dropped, Halleck died, and Han
cock becoming the senior MajorGen.
eral, he could not be dropped. The
man who survived all these attempts
to retire him, can not be considered
other than lucky, That these un.
successful efforts were directed BY
Garfield, his present opponent, is Il
curious fact Of history. We IRE not
believers In omens, but there are
some. superstitious people who will
think the circumstances ofhinous.--
To our mind,a majority in Indiana
in October will be much more sug-
gestive.
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no dareenhncIsers.

" VIC NUbOpSt cieVsluu1, NC ucclIb w
state the facts connected with the
GreeLback element Of the country.
Instead Of doing themselves much
good, they did the Democrats much
harm, instead Of casting at leastoyer
one,third Of the votes Of the State,
theysheye cast but little over one.
tenth 50s3s S,s y, sua
For this terrible characterization
aud mistake there must be some
cause, there must have been some
agency at work which the masses Of
the Greenback party were not in
formed of or trusted with.
Somebody's IA 1e GrssnbaokpartysoN,
and somebody an ths Republican parry
bought ;o a
We call attention to the statement
of the Secretary Of the National
iGreenback Party, showing that Gen.
Weaver had been furnished with
campaign funds by the Republicans,
and thatihe was working in their in
terest.
But let us come down to Mason
county. In tie canvass which has
just closed, the Democrats were con-
fident of success, because they had
substantially succeeded under the
same circumstances two years ago
The Greenbackers were confident of
victory because two years ago they
came near carrying the county, and
had since that time gained many &C,
cessions. A 55}a 30
The leaders Of thelRepublican par.
ty were remarkably confident also,
but no one knew the reason why,
fortwo years ago they were weak and
powerless. These leaders Of the Re-
publican party must haveehad some
tbingisubstantial to base their conf.
dence upon, which was not visible to
the common eye; they must have
made terms IN Tie dark.
On the night before the election in
this county, the three parties were
slumbering upon their arms in IAN
tieipation of . the battle on the NOR.
row. The Greenbackers rested quiet.
ly upon the assurancethatthey num-
bered "146S," the Republicans about
1929" and the Democrats something
more than one and less, than the
other. ib
About this time the Republican
leader, like Cyclopes of old, dispatch
ed messengers to whisper the, potent
thunderbolt in the ears Of the Repub-
lican Greenba hackers, "come home"
Silently they raked the dying en-
bers ofthe camp fires together, fold
ed their tents, took everything Of
value that belonged to their sleep.
ing Democratic comrads and went
over to the Republican party.
The game was a desperately dark
one and was well played by the Re
publicans and came near succeeding,
We don't believe that any of the
voters of Mason county can ever
again be deceiped andsoldby anybody.
Surely this development in the
October elections, will be of service
in the November elections. Repub-
lican Greenbackers will openly vote
the Republican ticket, but that par
ty will be no stronger, because this
vote they had before under cover;
Democratic Greenbacker. win vote
the Democratic ticket and the party
will be just that much stronger, be-
cause this element was not with
them in the October election.
What is true Of West Virginia, is
true of Indiana; Hancock will be the
next President.
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Through Coaches between Gallipolis and.
Columbus on all trains.

Connections made at Gallipolis with
Steamboats, and Stage Line for Nfiddlcport,
Pomeroy, and Ohio River points; at Nc.
Arthur Junction, for all points on NJ. & G..
R, R.; at Logan, for Athens, Parkersburg,
and Marietta; at Lancaster for GAINESVILLE
and Circlcville; and at Union Depot, Col
nmbus, for all points North, East and West.
oRLAND SMITH, Gen'l Superintendent.
g. D. NORRIS, Superintendent,
w. IL. HARRISON, Gen'l Ticket Agent.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Indiana Surprise -Vindiea-
ton OF Frand-The Coming IEa-
perialisni. yI
[Froln our Regular Correspondent.l

-
lFroin our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10th, 1880.
1t cannot be denied that we are
considerably surprised here, in che
Nations political centre, at the re-
suit in Indiana, but not more sur.
prised than we were when Maine
went Democratic, or than The Repnb.
licans will be when the'United States
gives a majority for Hancock
There's many slip twixt the cup
and the lip" and the political asso-
ciatesof Madison Wells Jos. Bradley
and Eliza Pinkston, who are sojubi-
liant now at an apparent endorse
ment of the most sicEening crimsiof
all the ages, may yet be reminded
that this crime is remembered. 1t is
quite evident that the Republican
party has fully condoned the Credit
Mobilier business;.it remains to be
seen if the American people will
condone the crime against the very
principles Of our national existence
made conspicuousin defrauding Sam
uel ]. Tilden Of the Presidency to
which every well informed, honest
man in the United States will admit
he was elected. ~
In engineering and GROWING this
crime, James a. Garfield bore CON
spicuous part, and is now heir ap.
parent Of the unspeakable fraud. If
The American people are SO fat-wit.
ted that they cannot see it, or SO NOR
ally obtuse that shey can pardon it,
then, in the name of consistency, let
US curse our revolutionary ancestors,
damn the Constitution Of The United
States smash all the repositories Of
the ballots Of fools, and return to the
government Of England, which is at
least honest and legitimate. In the
coming Imperialism |, forone, would
prefer the English Queen or the
Prince Of Wales, to Grant and his
vulgar progeny. We would, by Brit
ish absorption, become at once the
most powerful naval power on the
Globe, and our commercial marine
would more than recover all it has
lost. These, Of course, are "@ild and
Willing words" but, in some way,
the national conscience must be set
right about that business Of 1876
Somebody must be punished for
that, or rather everybody. So far
they have only been rewarded. |
well remember that the so-called in
dependent press, led by the New York
Nation and Herald, counseled sub
mission on the part of the Democrats
for the sake Of peace, and assured
them that submission then meant
triumphant vindication four years
. Hf-sr.
hence. The hcnceis here and the
besotted independent press is advo-
eating the election Of one who con
spired and manipulated in Louisi-
ana, and, afterwards, on the Elector-
al Commission, voted with the eight.
kE$S 9E 10. AS.
That Tarifi'Bec0rd. :
Garfield voted for Free Trade III
coal.
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Tint Tarin'R.ccord.

Na4Heiu Noteu loF rTCe 1Fauc u!
coal.
Garfield voted, for Free Trade in
salt.
Garfield voted twice 10 impose a
heavy tax on tea and coffee, and also
for tax on knowledge, in support
ing prohibitory duties on paper and
printing material.
Garfield thus voted to tax the
miners cup Of tea or coffee and his
school books, but voted to let in Brit
ish mined coal free of duty.
Garfield voted to reduce the duty
on pig iron in 1870, from 80 tos7 per
ton, and 1922 for ftithsr reduction
of seventy cents per ton,
Garfield voted to reduce The duty
on railroad iron from eighty to sixty
cents per one hundred pounds.
Garfield voted to reduce the duty
on bar iron 1886. per ton.
Garfield voted to reduce the duty
on sheet iron from No. 20 TO No.25,
1897 per ton. 100 5. =
Garfield voted to reduce the duty
on steel valued at eleven cents per
pound, 5000 per ton. 4,
Garfield voted to reduce the duty
on window glass twenty cents per
100 pounds. ge6
Garfield voted to reduce the duty
on all manufactures of wool.
Garfield voted to reduce The duty
on all cotton manufactures.
Garfield voted against the interest
of every wool grower in West Virgin
il, by advocating and voting for the
reduction Of the duty on all woods.
Garfield voted for every reduction
of duty on iron, steel, wool, coal, glass,
and cotton and wooden manufactures
made the last sixteen years. Every
statement here made can be verified
by reference to the Congressional
Globc.-PittJuryh Post.
--s--
Capital. and labor have the same
interest in keeping the Democratic
party in control and in strengthening
its authority by the election of a
Democratic President. A Democrat
&c Congress has shown what it can do
in lifting the business of the country
out of the slough of despond in which
it was sunk by Republican misman-
agement and rascality. ADemocrat.
ic President will aid in continuing
the good work,
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The trick now being played ~

tine honorable god ana m0railty party
is that of sending some scamp around
with q confederate flag in his hand
to stir up the loyal heart. Thisfurn,
ishes, also, subject matter for columns
of bl9odysshirt editorials, and they
imagine they have deceived the peo.
pie. Even supposing that the Dem
ocrats were all rebels and ID secret
revolt against the government, would
they be such COMPOUNDED idiotsa as to
parade the fact just before elecliong
It is too absurd to even merit contra
.dietion Is %g z
Amongthe prominent Rhode Island
Rebublicans'who have declared for
Hancock IRE ex.United States Sena,
tor Spragpe, ex.Lieutenant Governor
syssonand Colonel Samuel R Honey
of Newport. Colonel Honey writes
that Hancock,will the first Dems
ocrat he ever voted for, but that it is
time to fight against the sectional
ism ofthe Republican party.
: 4 Z W
Tie President Of the Golden Free
Trade club of London, England, in q
recent speech, said: "Free trade is
looking up. GaneralG Garfield, q can
didate for president Of the United
States, is pledged in the interest of
free trade. We must forward our
own interest by forwarding his
Gen. Walker has proved the cen
sus returns Of 1880 in South Carolina
to be correct. Could ninety-nine out
of every hundred Of tile charges
against the South be officially inves-
tigated they would be found to have
as slight a basiso truth as the charge
of fraudulent census returns in this
instance.
Congressman Mnrch is very pro.
nounced In his statements to theeffect
that the Greenback party has been
sold out, aud that the purchaser is
Mr.. Marshal Jewell in behalf Of the
Republican party. Gen, Plaisted is
reported to be of the same opinion.
West Virginia shows the political
drift. The Radical corruption fund
was little scarce on account Of the
great drain in behalf of Indiana. A
free election and full discussion Of
the issues gives an increased Demo.
craticmajority. And they alwaysdo.
The Democratic unity and enthus-
iasm which pervades all elements Of
the party in the Empire, State, in
sures National Democratic triumph
in advance. New York is Democrat.
ic, and especially is New York for
Hancock.
aPass it along the Republican line
for every paperito cry, ''the Presiden,
tial election is settled" says Jewell
Let theuf cry, Democrats; but lseep
your, powder dry and we'll show them
next month how it will be settled.
Indianais a Democratic State, as
reliably 50 as Ohio is Republican,
and it cannot fail to give an increas-
IedDcmocratic majorityin November.
The Amendments to the Constitu-
ton of this State are probably carried
BY 25,000 minority.
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Democrats come up smitingly after
every reverse and have done so for
more than half a century. They did
it when jackson was cheated in 1924,
when Tilden was cheated in 1876,
and they are doing it now. If we
did not gain all we expected on Tues
day, we are just in, as good fighting
trim as ever for tho November cleo
ton.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-20

Had the Republican vote IN Indi-
ana been legitimate one, the Dem
ocracy would, have been dismayed;
but they know it canot be held in
November, and that Hancock will
carry it. This is why they laugh at
the Republican growing.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-20

The Democrat who attempts to be-
little Hon. John E. Konna at this
juncturc, is false to his principles
and deserves rcbuke from every true
Democrat.
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The PresidentiaI Outlook.

The Democracy had not near the
chance in1S76 that they have in 1880
Then The Republicans had three
Southern States, Pacific coast and
every Northern State certainfor them
except Indiana, New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut, which were
classed by both parties as doubtful.
This year the Democracy may count
as certain the following:
The Southern States. 80.
New York"..".............,......... IS
New Jersey........... 8
Total.."... Observation-Disclosures. 500. 1872
The Democracy count Indiana as
certain next month, but the Repub-
licans put it in the doubtful column,
and to be liberal in this case we do
the same. Then the doubtful States
stand:
Indiana .....,........l5 California. ....... 6
Maine .......,....... Nevada ~. 5000. 81
Connecticut....... 6 Oregon .....,. ......... 3
New Hampshire. 5 Colorado -,,.....,. 8
1t will be necessary for the Repub-
licans to carry every one of the above
States while either one Of them will
be sufficient to elect Gen. Hancock.
We certainly count Oil Indiana as
Democratic. The concentrated eff.
forts Of the richest and most powerful
party this country ever knew, with
millions Of dollars at its disposal, has
succeeded in barely changing the
vote 5000. Now that their energies
must cover the whole country, who
can doubt Indiana being Democratic
in November.
The outlook for Hancockis glorious,
and this is why Democrats smile at
the Republican laugh to keep up the
party's courage.
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Collegiate Boarding School

Near the University OF Virginia, and pre-.
paratory thereto. Shopper half session.
Send for circular containing particulars.
Rev, EDGAR WOODS, Charlottesville, Va.
july2S-2mo.
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If the Democracy of Mason county
had nothing else to crow over, the
breaking up Of the Radical RING Of
Arbuckle District would bcsufiicient.
The men who have SO long ruled
that District, in their own interest,
and causing themselves to be elected
to fill all District offices, are defeated
and now Tho people breathe easier.
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&GG week IN your own town. Terms
NDUand s. outfit free. Address H.
HALlLir & Co, Portland, Maine.
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Notice to Trespassers.

NWtfCS 10 AEVsIHSSVEbs n 10
I HEREBY warn all persons not to tres.
i pass upon my lands, by hunting, fishing,
orin any otherimanner, without
my consent. All yiolators will be dealt
with TO the fullest extent OF the law.
J. d. McCUIL0CH