The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-06-23
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The South.
The coming FIVE months will more
than likely, if we may judge the fu-
ture by the past, be a trying ordeal
to the poor South. 1t has become
the habit of political tricksters to
fight each other over its shoulders
Like a bad boy in a family, all the
done is laid TO its charge
From the smallest pop-gun organ, Of
certain political procliyities, to the
largest aspirant for presidential hon
ors, it is considered the best thing to
advise, reprove, taunt and threaten
the poor South. When speaker
finds the interest of his hearers flag
ging, or one-horse editor has moth
ing else to write, he halloos "rebel!"
and like the little boy after he had
made bis first speech feels that he
has "said it."
Reproof is good thing and the
good book says, faithful are the
wounds of a friend,o but that friend.
ship that exhibits nothing but
wounds becomes very unpleasant
To be whipped for an offense real or
imaginary, is not pleasant at best, as
every boy will testify, but to be
whipped Thousand times afterward,
at stated periods, will certainly never
make good boy nor increase filial
friendship. We trust the coming
campaign will not take this course,
and that the South will be let alone,
and that the political pandemonium
will not be turned loose on any part
of our country, that the coming can.
vas will be conducted on fair princi-
pies; that prejudices will not be APP
pealed to, but issues, however sharp,
will be made with fairness and put
plainly before the people.
There never was a time in the
history Of the Democratic party, if
we may judge from all the indica.
tions at our command, when the ad.
herents to this grand old party were
more united in purpose and action
than now. The expressed purpose
af the various representatives every.
where, now, is to abide by the decis-
ion of the Convention at Cincinnati,
whatever that may be, and to work
shoulder to shoulder for success in
November. The prospect for success
has not been as good for twenty years
as now, prov1ded our TICKET De ,lvaaeu
sSSe' -ases, sepmnnr- nanll h"-e
been elected on a wave Of triumph if
he had consented to run, but he has
positively declined. Tilden is also
out of the race. Thurman has no
show, and SO far as it is possible to
judge, Payne, Field and Jewett are
the prominent candidates; eitherone
Of these men is good and true man,
and could be triumphantly elected.
Whoever the standard bearer may be
he will be the best and most availa.
bic man, who will be occupying the
White House next year this time
Democracy has nothing to fear. 1t
is on the upward grade. Her adher-
ents are jubilant, working for and
expecting successin November; while
on the other hand the Republican
party is dispirited and disheartened.
1t is all broken up into factions.-
lchabod is written upon it; the evi.
dences of dissolution are plain; it
has held together marvclously for
nineteen years, but behold the first
rent in the column, which will be
overwhelmed at the approaching
election. Their ticket is weak one,
antagonized by some of their leading
men, and mixed with fraud and
Credit Mobilier speculation. Ten
months ago, when the "boom" was
blooming" all along the line, and
business was returning to our COM
mon country, and the wheels of in
dustry and trade beginning to move,
they cried out, "behold the result of
Republican logislation;" whereas it
was the result of an accidental state
of things which was bound to be of
short duration, and now that the
boom is "busted," and iron and nail
mills, with other great industries,
are either still or running on half
time, the people are still beholding
the result of Republican legislation.
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