The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27

far as the Register is concerned. 1t
says not word against our cotempo-
raries, although they seem to have
conspired together to say bitter and
untruthful things against US in each
issue Of their papers. 1t is kind
Of mutual admiration society on
their part. We are often asked why
we do not take notice of the attacks
made upon US weekly BY the Visitor
and the Radical. We now answer
the Gazette and our friends in the
county, in the language Of Brick
Pomeroy, who says: a
"The man who is right can afford
to belied about. The one who is hurt
is the one who does the lying. The
God Of truth will care for all his
children in time. If a man does a
wrong act and it is told of, he may
be injured, but if he has done no
wrong acts time will prove his integ.
rity, and he will rise higher and
higher, as his libeler will fade away
and sink lower and lower, till none
can be found SO poor as to do him rev.
erence. 3i 4tis -
Assertion is one thing-proof is
another. A lie is the weapon of de-.
pravity, that goes out as flower, to
return as plague. We have no
time 10 waste in mud singing, no
regard for a hypocrite, nothing to
fear from any person on Gods foot
stool. Therefore we are not hurt in
the least to see q sneak, libeler, a
traducer, a nasty, fawning sycophant
and hypocrite commit harri-karri."
The Philadelphia Press says "the
Democratic party never learns any.
thing" Now, coming from a Repub.
lican source, this is decidedly COOL
1t learned all it knows, however, be.
fore the party the Press represents
came into existence. We confess,
with shame, that since the late war,
the Democratic party has been slow
to take advantage of their opponents
whenever they exhibit a decided
weakness in political matters. We
also acknowledge that the Democrat.
ic party is slow in putting its hands
into the public treasury and taking
out what does not legitimately belong
to it. In all this they are not near
such apt scholars as their Republican
opponents have proved themselves
10 be.
Secretary of State Stalnaker last
Friday issued a certificate of incor-
poration to corporation to be known
as the Energetic Coal Company,
which is formed for the purpose Of
mining, shipping, and vending coal,
and buying and selling lumber, and
doing a general merchandise bus.
mess.
The corporation keeps its general
office at Minersville, Putnam county,
and the corporation expires on June
1, 1900.
The capital stock shares are held
at 500, and are owned as follows:
John B. Archibald, D. L. Anderson,
D. II. Massey, Thos. ]. Stevens, Pat.
rick Gray, 0. Miller and Thos. Sharp,
all of Putnam county, twenty-five
shares each.
Inc Hhlladelphla Times has but
little confidence that the Star.rou,e
thieves will ever be brought to pun.
ishment-frst, on account of the dis
inclination Of the republicans to foul
their own nest; and secondly, on &C.
count of the spirit and money pos
sessed by the criminals.
The Republicans are afraid that
Bookwalter the Democratic nominee
for Governor Of Ohio, is going to use
portion of his immense wealth to
secure his election. How such
thing must shock republican mana
gers, who had rather be defeated than
resort to such base appliances! Vide,
the Indiana election of 1880.
Hon. Laban T. Moore, who has
many warm friends in this county,
is the Democratic candidate for the
State Senate, in the Catlettsburg
District. lie is an able man and we
hope he may be elected.
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