The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-07-07

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Iliiical intelligence and sagacity no
one can excel the twenty Thousand
government employees who are paid
from the public treasury for what
they have done aud what they can
dofor the Republican party. These
men study every movement on the
political chess-board with the insight
Of experience and with peculiarin
terest that can only be felt by those
whose bread and butter depend on
the result. Many Of them are wri-
ters of no mean ability and some Of
the best editorials Of the radical
press are paid for by the general gov.
eminent as salaries to those who do
not do six hours of legitimate clerical
work per week. Such gloom and de-
spondency has not been shown by
them since the days now nearly four
years ago, when they knew that Til
den was elected President Of the
United States, and before it was
dreamed that the Republican party
would crown its long listof crimes by
stealing the Presidency.
Your correspondent is better &c.
lquainted With Mr.. Garfield than with
1.-The Democratic nominee. The only
time he ever saw the latter was he
sat in full uniform in the Senate
Chamber on the occasion Of the in
auguration Of the only usurper of the
Presidency
1t is conceded on all sides that the
| Democrats have been eminently wise
in their choice, They have nomi-
mated the man, whom, Of all others,
the enemy would not have had them
nominate. At least one million cut
and dried Republican campaign
speechesare made worthless by the
choice Of Gen. Hancock. On the
morning of battle the enemy have
not only to reorganize their plans,
but are actually without ammuni-
ton. Conkling, Blaine, Logan, and
all that innumerable host of small
orators and political lay-teachers who
get their ideas and rhetoric from
them, will have to revise, yes, reyo.
Ilutionize their little bloodcurdling
recitations. Does anyone believe
this will be easy to do2 Think of the
accumulation Of campaign thunder
metaphors, tropes, anecdotes, lies
that have been their stock in trade.
Does anyone doubt, when these are
gone, the Republican party will be
helpless, bankrupt
The party that crucifed Greeley
and Sumner and made a demi-god Of
Grant, that has lived through two
Presidential terms on dead issues,
and through one by assassination Of
popular government and theft of the
Executive Office, has existed at least
twelve years too,long.
If anything can be judged from ap.
pearances the radical workers are
demoralized in the start, and that
solid assistance from twenty thous.
and government clerks, that has been
given 50 freely in the past, will, !
think, be wanting in the present
campaign. John Sherman is pre-
eminently selfish, he will not do for
Garfield what he would do for him
self, or what he did for Hayes, who
was peculiarly his bantling. The
clerks here were strong for Blaine
and Grant, with majority in favor
Of the former. They seemed pretty
well pleased with Garfield until after
Hancock was nominated. Now their
dependency cannot be concealed.
c. AS.
The Republicans are in sad way.
They can think of nothing to say
against Gen, Hancock. Some bigo.
ted Rev. gentleman has started the
report that the Gen. is a Catholic.
Well, what if he were? Does that
hurt MANI 1t happens, however,
that Gen. Hancock is not Catholic.
He is a communicate of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church. Now, docs
this satisfy the Rev. bigot? If not,