The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-09-20

amount spent each year by the Re.
publican party exceeded the amount
spent by the Democratic party per
year, by s23,8869l. Whilst the
Democratic party is spending less
money per year than did the Repub-
licans, they have also adorned your
state with several magnificent public
buildings.
Wherein have we been false to
free schools. With increased popu-
lation and increased enumeration of
school children, we have more than
thribbled the number of school hou-
ses, yet with a less rate Of taxation.
We have distributed annually $685.
1886 more per year than the Re-
publican party, to the schools Of this
State.
These are facts, he said, that no
Republican dared to deny.
The Republican party claim to be
the temperance party and yet they
have lodged the question in their
platform, aud the Democratic party
alone is pledged to placing the pro-
hibition amendment before the peo-
pie. He said upon that platform he
stood and would advocate its submiss,
ion to the people.
The Republican party say that we
have no National issues. We have
great and most important one. Is
not the honest administration of the
government of enough Importance to
make it an issue. Is it not time
when corruption has crept into every
department Of government, when the
lust Of office has been stained by the
blood of q President to have a change
Of administration, and have one that
will be pure and honest. What means
the national assessment of the office
holders. What do the Republicans
want with S2,000,000. Is it not for
the purpose of bribing, degrading
debasing and felonizing the voters Of
this land? He said it should be the
boast of an American that he is
equal to Sovereign, and yet these
men with shameless chuckle would
barter for your honor, little money
Let it be said that pestilence, famine
and war, may destroy your homes
and your bodies, but that you are
honest. These men, would destroy
the soul and leave you criminal and
debauched slaves. They would chain
you, and then mock your degre,
dation. II is time we were hurting
from power, party that has to re-
sort to such means for its maintain,
ance. He said that when the Repub.
lican party came into power we had
one Of the finest merchant navies in
the world, that our goods were car.
ried abroad in our own ships, and we
were benefited, now our flag is. a
stranger on the seas, and if we seek
a market for our goods we must take
u foreign vessel and go to the market
they dictate to US.
At night, Mr.. Gibson again ad.
dressed the people devoting the
most of the time to discussion
Of the financial and tariff questions.
He said he was in favor Of u protect.
i've tariff, but thought our tariff laws
as now constituted, unjust and work,
ed hardships. He said, if elected,
he would favor u revision of the tar.
if laws and assist in SO framing them
that they would cause no hardShips.
He devoted a few minutes to refu-
ting the vile ISLANDERS circulated by
the Republican speakers and press,
about him. He said he had hoped
to carry on this canvass in discuss.
ion of the issues, but his opponents
had chosen TO deal in personalities
and abuse Of him, and he had let
them learn "that if a man struck
him in the face, he would strike him
back"
We have not the space to review
MIR. Gibsons's speech further. 1t was
acknowledged by all to be one of the
ablest speeches ever delivered in our
Court House. The plain manner in
which he presented his facts, and
backed them up by proof, made every
Republican who heard him, get to
thinking and investigating if these
things were so. His speech made a