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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17
The Republican Candidate for
SInIe Senator.

StnIe Senator.
The Republican Executive Com.
mitteo of this Senatorial District,
have filed the vacancy upon their
ticket by nominating the Rev. Dr..
]. L. Hensley, of Now Haven, this
county, for State Senator, and his
letter Of acceptance appears in the
Ruvcnswood Mc,@ of September
10Th. We understand this same
letter was sent to the Republican
organ in this county, but they fail.
cd and refused to publish il last
week.
Mr.. Pickens had been nominated
for The Office of State Senator, be.
canso it was claimed that Mason
county was the only county in the
District that had any Groonback
votes. To catch these votes, it was
understood that Oshcll should de.
cline, and the Republicans should
endorse PiCkens, and he in turn
should come ont in letter dcclnr.
ing himself in favor of Blaine and
Logan and Maxwell and the whole
Republican ticket. This he did in
the last weeks Gazette. Mr.. Pick,
ems has carried out his part of the
contract; but the Republicans have
failed in theirs, aud on the contra.
ry have brought out Mr.. Hensley
to oppose him. The honest Green.
hacker can now SEQ that the Re.
publican8 are acting troacherously
with them, and only using them
fora purpose.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

The Republicans have been play.
ing bluff game as to West Vir.
GINA, says the Cincinnati CONNER.
cia!. Gazette, and have suddenly
awakened to the fact that the
Democrats are playing an earnest
game to win Ohio. Tho Republi.
cans have now abandoned all pre-.
tense of capturing West Virginia
with money, as they have use for
their last dollar in an effort to
save the Buckeye State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17


thefascalsopt. Why2 BE.
cause they arelesponsible for
Assassination,
Star route frauds,
81 Domingo jobs, AZ
Presidential thievings
Carpet bag rascalitieS,
Back pay salary grabs,
Robson navy ssindles,
Indian Bureau swindles,
Black Friday rascalities, I.
Sanborn contract frauds,
Railroadiland grabbings,
credi! Mobilier infamies,
Pension Bureau swildles,
freedman bank swindles,
Sales ofspeaker's rulings,
Belknap post trader steals,
Boss Shepherd ring frauds,
Harrington safe burglaries,
Election commission frauds,
Landaulet Williams scandals,
Babcock. Grant whiskey frauds,
Aud Little Rock and IT. Smith
JObbery.
Turn the rascals out and let no
more rascals in. We wanta Pres
ident who will "tell tho truth"
not one who willyiolate his official
trust and then lie about it. We
want q President who has made q
reputation for strict integrity, I'm.
firing industry and honest and
able administration Of the laws,
not one who has made reputation
for corrupt acts, false sayings,
tricky acts and contempt for every
good reform in the conduct Of gov.
ernmental affairs. We should pre-,
fer for President the man who has
the corrupt element of
his own party rather than The one
who has "magnetized" the corrupt
elements Of both parties and all
factions.-Er.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

The Democratic meetings in the
lower end Of the county, held last
week, were well attended. The
Democrats of Hannah are aroused
and you may look for one of the
largest majoritiOs from that Dis.
'rict ever given to the Democratic
ticket. .
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17
Interview with Col. Fellows.

Interview With Col. Fellows.
Col. John R. Fellows, Of New
York, the eloquent orator and post
ed politician, is able to predict
with great confidence the result in
New York in November. He is
thoroughly conyersant with the
condition Of the Democratic party
organization in the Empire State,
as well as with the detection among
the Independent Republicans.
He says the Democratic State Com.
mittee have every county, every
voting precinct, aud every school
district in the State outside of the
city of New York, thoroughly or.
ganized; that they have lists Of all
the voters in each school distict,
which lists are revised afresh every
week; that there is no detection in
the Democratic ranks, but there is
great detection in the ranks Of the
Republicans; that not less than
5000 Republicans will vote for
Cleveland; that 81. John will re.
coive from 10000 to 10000 votes,
principally Republicans that in
the city of New York, Gov. cleye.
land will receive the solid Demo.
cratic vote including the votes Of
Tammany; that Gen. Buffers vote
will be absolutely Insignificant.
Col. Fellows places Gov. Cleye-
lands majority in that state at not
less than $1,000, and it may go
much higher. He can see nothing
that can possibly lose the State TO
Cloveland-not even the loss of
West Virginia in October would
change the result except by posi-.
BILE reduction Of the majority, He
instanccd the fact that in 1868,
every one of the then long list Of
October States, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, all
went overwhelmingly agains!
Governor Seymour, state pride
kept the Empire State true to her
son in November, and he feels Ger.
tain that the same cause would
impel TO a like result this year in
the case of Governor Cleveland.
While Colonel Fellows was solioi.
tious for a Democratic victory IN
West Virginia in October, no felt
certain that the loss of this State
at that time would not be disast.
rous to the National cause.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

From this day on the woods will
be full Of aggressive Democratic
The campaign for the
remaining few weeks will be made
warm for the Republicans. This
connty Is going to elect the whole
Democratic ticket in October
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

The Democratic prospect in West
Virginia growsbrighter and bright.
or. Our Republican friends start.
ed in with a great flourish Of
trumpets and loudly proclaimed
that they would overthrow the
Democracy at tho 0ctober election
and hand the State over to Blaine
in November.
There his been, however, a very
preceptible decrease in Republican
pretensions. They are roosLing a
good deal lower than they were.-
They counted largely upon Dem.
ocratic dissension and division and
upon what they were pleased to
term the unpopllatity Of our can.
didato for Governor, Whatever
dissension there was is gone.-
There never was any real division,
aud the moro the people of tho
State sec Of Mr.. Wilson the better
they like him.
Thus are our skies bright and
frightening, and thus are Republi.
can hopes being in the deep ocean
buried. Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

We venture the assertion that
Blaine will never push his suit
against the indianapolis Ssnliael.
he had two such suits against two
Maine papers for the same libel,
aud he never prosecuted either one
Of them to a decision.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17
Wilson n Rat,ling Stumpcr.
Wilkesbarre Leader.

The Democratic campaign III
West Virginia is being prosccuttd
with great yigor. To use tho Ian
guage Of The Wheeling Register
"things will be red hlt in w t
Virginia for the next live wueksp
The Democrats arc fortunate in
their candidate for Governor Ao
lis young and rafting stump ora,
tor and is speaking once aud some.
times twice a day, and will Gun
tinue to do SO from now on until
tho night Of the election.
Senator Gorham, of Maryland,
one Of The National Committee,
is on the ground directing the cam.
paign.
There arc no longer any Ropub.
lican BOASTS of carrying Wcst Wiz.
ginia either in October or Noyem.
Der.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17
Republican ana Democratic
Rule.


Republican ana Democratic
Rule.
Ihe Republican party, when IN
power, levied ajax rate Of twenty.
Ave centson the one hundred dbl
lars they levied in addition TO this
a building tax 81 Eve cents on the
one hundred dollars. The Demo
cratic party has, with the excep.
ton Of two years only, levied d
tax rateof twenty cents on the one
hundred dollars.
The Democratic party has then
only levied twoLhirds Of the taxes
that the Republicans levied.
The population has increased
one-third; the expenses Of govern.
mens have increased accordingly,
YET the Auditors books show the
taxable property has not increased,
yet the Democratic party runs The
government with its expenses in,
creased one.third, for two-thirds
The sum that the Republicans
ran IT.
How do they do III By honest
and stric! economy,
What did the Republicans do
with the reyenue2 They wasted il
on prescription laws and registra;
ton boards.
What have tho Democrats done
with ~ They have paiditho $780,.
900 The Republicans pprloined
from The school fund. They paid
for the Constitutional Convention,
which abolished suilors' test oaths,
lawyers test oaths, teachers test
oatbs, which gave to 10000 free.
men the right to vote, and swept a
venal judiciary from the bench
They have paid all the expenses Of
the government. They have paid
the extraordinary sum of 1852, 291..
o. to complete the hospital for the
insane, the penitentiary, the cap
itol, the university, the institute
for the deaf,dumb and blind and
Normal schools.
The Democrats have done all
this with two.thirds Of the revenue
which the Republicans did moth
ing but sqnander.
Had the Democrats levied the
same tax rate which the Republi-
cans did, they would have had a
million dollars in the treasury
They preferred to lot the people
keep their money, and not to tax
them to death as the Republicans
did.
The Democrats have a small debt,
this was legally contracted, and on
it they have paid $4,000 Of prin.
cipal and interest and are fast
wiping it out.
The Republicans had a debt lille.
gally contracted on which they
paid no interest, and the principal
of which was paid by the Dem,
ocrats.
Under Republican rule the taxes
we're thirty cents on the one hun
dred dollars and nothing to show
for them. Under Democratic rule
the taxes were only twenty cents,
and the finest public buildings in
the South to show for them.
Who do the people want to man.
age their fnOnces2-Er.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

The mission of our party says
Mr.. Blaine, is 10 encourage more
intense patriotism. They want to
be kept in power SO as to protect
our citizens. But a few years ago
Mr.. Blaine was at the head Of our
foreign relations. And a man for
% years a citizen Of this country,
was left to rot and suffer in a
British dungeon. He had commit.
ted no crime, he had only returned
TO the home Of his fathers to die
Asa American citizen, he claimed
the protection Of this great cOun.
try; he calledupon Secretary Blaine
for release from thisoutrage against
America, And the while feather
knight, valiant in tho presence Of
the guano bird, but trembling and
abased before tho British lion, fear.
ed to speak in his Country's name,
and lett his cenntryman forsaken,
abandoned, to drag out life in the
prison DER the sea.
Twcnty.eight years ago, under
Democratic rule, a Hungarian not
q citizen, who had only declared
his intention to become a citizen,
was arrested in Austria. Six
hours he lay in prison; he appealed
10 America for aid. The comman
der Of the ship of war, 1--WE had a
navy in Democratic times) which
lay in the harbor, gave till dark to
return the adopted American or he
would lombard the town. And
when even came, free from Aus.
trials chains, the adopted Amori.
can was safe beneath the stars and
the stripes. Heaven knows we do
indeed need a more intense patriot.
ism. Would that The shadow Of
the past could hang DER the pres
emit arkCrsbuYg Sentinel,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

Golf will not DO returned to Con.
gross from the First District.
Judge Brannon, a Democrat, will
represent that District. This time
the delegation from West Virginia
in Congress will DO solidly Dem.
ocratiC.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

Little Joe Holloway is just going
to run ahead Of the hounds. Tho
people know that he is a good
clerk, and a poor boy who needs
the Office. While hisopponont has
had no experience in the Office, and
is a wealthy man and does not
need the office to help him make a
living.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

The Gazette may coax and threat.
en- as it will, the fact remains the
same that Col. Smith will be the
County Clerk, and 7. N. Bog.
CESS the next Sheriff, Both will
be elected by handsome majorilics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

No use to lie about it. The Re.
publicaus carried Maine by a good
majority, aud at the same time
they carried Prohibition by a much
bigger majority, Tho Germans
will hardly vote for Blaine of
Maine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17
Lasa lnTrado.

twill hardly be denied That the
Commercial depression which is
nov being fell ia all the depart.
ments ofatfadeis the Logical result
Ipi Republican policy We have
but few foreign markets, and our
home markets are not only sup.
piled but glutted. Imports are
falling of and exports have almost.
ceased Commerce Is therefore
stagnsnl The oliicial figures Of
the bureauOf statistics show that
Tor the seven months Of The lust
fiscal year the value d imported
merchandise was over $685. 00,0 GOO
less shan4itwas for the correspond.
ing seven months Of the preceding
year, II Is estimated that for the
last nine months II has been $40.
100000 less lhaniiOr the same per.
iod last year.
The deOfease inimportatiODshas
occurred chiefly IN the glasses az
articles which largely enter into
the consumption ofpoor people. II,
y a principle Of uniyertal fecogni.
ton that people with whom We do
nuttfade will not trade With u.s.
If we do not sell we cannot buy,
That is a plain proposition, and Its
effect on tho country isillustrated
IN the terrible period Of depression
that is everywhere driving down
tho wages Of labor, producing com
mercial failures, andrendering en-
lefpFise and industry stagnant-
Yetta&ation is in noWise dInin.
ished. The surplus revenue for
llhe first nine months Of the fiscal
year 1882 was Si0T, 0O0, 600, and for
the corresponding period in 1881
was $50, 0OO, 900, or at the rate. Of
s9,OO0,09O. Since June 81, 1888,
this surplus has increased 5000,
eco. These are facts sufficiently
remarkable to claim the careful
consideration, not only of every
merchant and tradesman, but every
workingmap in the country.
No people can be prosperous un.
der such conditions. Corporations
and monOpolies may thrive, but
the working people will be Cypress.
ed by poverty and widespread DIES.
Iitution will prevail, as it is now
prevalent in the labor districts Of
Pennsylvania and Ohio.-Registr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17


We have always believed that
the Democratic party will come to
power from the west, as did the
Republican. The indications are
that Iowa is about to shake off the
tyrant. There Is a rebellion OF no
small dimensions in Illinois. Kan.
sas is shaken aud all over the great
west the people have become tired
Of sectional rule. The Republican
party is not a National Party and
tho sooner it is dpwncd the bottor
Tor the country. Democrat
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17
Bought with q rricc-ITow
Fusion was Accomplished.


A letter from Romeo II. Freer Ia
to Spencer W. sturm has been pub.
lished in the Chrksburg Ns,cs,
which throws considerable light on
the inside working of the Buck.
harmon Convention. The original
Of the letter is in the possession Of
reputable gentleman in Harrison
county and Gun be produced if its
genuineneas is doubted. Mr.
sturm evidently became impatient
at not having received the muneyed
consideration which was promised
him by the Republican Committee
for his services in bringing about
fusion, and wrote to Mr.. Freer, who
is the chief OF the fusion Green.
hackers, in regard to the matter,
Freer in his answer diSclaims any
knowledge that the Republican
Committee had promised sturm
the money-Sl,0 60-and insinua.
Les that the amount demanded is a
little steep for his services; but his
letter conclusively shows that
Spencer had given him the full de.
tails Of the bargain, an that the
Republicans, having accomplished
the fusion, arc now disposed to ig.
more the $1,000 claim.
This letter is only valuable as
showing how Groenback leaders
like Stlrm have sold out their ful
lowers and bartered away their
political principles for a moneyed
consideration, and makes manifest
that which has been generally DO.
lieved before, that the leaders in
this fusion business are men who
have no CONVICTION or principles
which stand in the way Of their
being bribed to betray their party.
Mr.. Sturm, as a candidate for a
high and responsible position-Ono
which involves the handling of
thousands Of the peoples money
is placed in a very unenviable po.
siiion by this exposure. A man
who would publicly demand $1,000
for betraying his party is hardly
the kind Of individual the people
will likely want as State Treasurer.
.-Fdirmont Index.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

Tho prohibition business in
Maine will lose to the Republicans
the States of Ohio and Wisconsin.
Blaine is being severely criticised
for dOdging the question by not
voting upon it. 1t showed his
cowardico.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

The county ticket presented by
the Democrats is one Of the best
ever put before the voters for their
sutfrages. In every respect it is
superior to the ticket presented by
the Republicans, Vote the Demo
cratic ticket.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

The Republican platform says
The surplus taxation should be- re.
duced and pledges that the in.
CAPABILITIES in the present tariff
shall be corrected. Why is it then
that when a Democrat calls atten.
ton to tho fact that a hundred
millions Of dollars is being annual.
ly taken from the people by I'M
necessary taxation, which fact is
acknowledged by The Republican
platform, he is howled down as a
free trader2' Is the Republican
pledge to reduce taxation sincere,
or is It merely put in its platform
to catch votes2 The answer must
be found in the fact that nOtwith.
standing Republican high pro-
tective tariff commission, the Pres
ident, and Secretary Of the Treas.
ury, have each and all called at.
tontion to the ruinous policy of
heaping upa large surplus fund in
the Treasury, which contracts the
currency and stops business enter.
prizes, yet that party has resisted
every effort to reduce taxation and
revise the tariff. The leaders will
promise anything just now to catch
votes, but after tho election the
people may whistle for relief Tar.
if revision and reduction Of taxa
ton might dangerously affect the
interests Of the favored mohopolists
and the rich corporations.-Ind
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17
NJ FYoYlest votera.


The policy Of the Republican
party has enriched and protected
The monopolies ofthe country, but
has II improved your condition.
While the Goulds Blaines, Dor.
seys Elkinsi Fields, Bradys, Cor.
nells and the other monopolists
have become milliolairss 81 the
use they have had Of your votes,
have you, too, been growing rich9
While your votes have brought
princely incomes Of hundreds and
thousands Of dollars d day 70 them,
how has your daily income increas;
ed2
Foar years ago yop were appeal
edto, by these monopolista who
pave captured the Republican par
", on The tariff scare, and you
we're told that ruin and devastation
would follow Democratic success,
aud that prosperity and plenty
would result from Republican vic.
tory.
You voted for the policy Of tbe
sharks who run the Republican
party aud how have you been ben
efted2
Gould and Blaine and Elkins
and The mqpopolists in your own
vicinity have grown rich, but how
isit witheyoaS
Does your daily toll do much
morethan barely support you and
your family2
Are the times good with your
II not, is it not time for you to
think Of your own interests and
vote for your own benefit rather
than that of Mr.. Gould and Mr..
Elkins and Mr., Millionaire BlaineY
Your own experience ought to
prove to you that something is
wrong at Washington. The policy
Of the past is at fault. Extrava.
gance and proaigacy and careless
methods have too long prevailed.
The rich thrive and the poor barely
live. A halt is necessary,
II is time to retire the party
that has given the country its mil.
lionaires and its tramps, and bring
back the government to the simp.
Ter and purer methods Of the
fathers.
Let the people-the honest, prin-
cipled, thinking people, tbs mighty
majority-by their honest, votes
demand that corruption and ex.
trayagance shall once again give
place to honesty aud economy in
the administration Of the govern.
ment. Peace and prosperity will
then come to the nation, and be
shared equally with equal efforts
by all the people.-M.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17
What They Think OF Him nj
Home.

Hon, G, L. Brown was nomina.
ted yesterday BY the Democrats for
State Senator, This is doubtless
the strongest nomination that
could have been made. Mr.. Brown
was elected by large majority to
the State Legislature, and his
course as q member Of the House
was heartily endorsed by tho Con.
vention of his party last week, BY
resolution, and by that Of yester.
day, BY a unanimous nomination.
IDOLS. y Herald, (Rsp) July 18th,
On the 9Th inst. the Democrats
of this Senatorial district nomina
ted Hon. G. l.. Brown for State Sen.
ator. While we differ in politics
from Mr.. Brown, we will say, can.
didly, that in ouropinion, this was
the best nomination the Democrats
could have made. Mr.. Brown is an
active and able young man, and
heretofore a successful can yasser.--
R sl Ncus, (Rcp.,) July 2Sl
1854.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

Mr.. Ed Neale, although defeated
for the nomination in the conveu.
ton, is doing good work for the
whole Democratic ticket. The
Democrats will be apt to remember
him four years from now.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

Mr., Borgess., our candidate for
Sheriff, is making a vigorous can
vass and is gaining friends whcrov-
er he goes. That ho will be elected
there is not the least doubt. II
you want to DO on the winning
side, vote for Boggess for Sheriff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

Let everybody turn out and hear
Gov, Wilson at this place on the
9th Of September,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

The Democratic meeting at
Parkersburg on the 10th inst, was
a grand success, surprising any
meeting ever held in the State, of
q political nature.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

Good for 10000 majority ftr
Cleveland" Said q prominent
young physician, formerly a Re-.
publican Of Illinois. aTell NV
friends out West that New York d
certain TO go Democratic in No.
vember." ~ have been,'' contin.
ued he, 70 Republican for years,
and all my relations are Republi.
cans in Illinois, but | have made
up my mind tosupport Cleveland,
and this is what many Of the young
men east are now doing. II issur.
prising what a wonderful change
there has been in the public senIi.
ment during tho last two weeks
Now everybody seems falling into
line, and Cleveland will bo Tho
next President"