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One Hundred Dollars j Reward.

alaucn Ohunk raj Democrat
eThis reward will be paid for re.
liable information as to time, local.
ity, and persons, when the wages Of
coal or iUn miners, or other work.
ers 10 furnaces, mills, factories, or
other establishments, were yolun,
tarily increased by reason Of Ia!
creased profits under the operations
Of the existing high protective tar.
id. The reward Is ready. and will
be paid AZ the Office Of the Mauch
Chunk Democrat To any one who
may be able 10 furnish The infor.
nation asked for"
It's well to remember that the
above paper is published in The
heart Of the Pennsylvania iron and
coal regions, and coming from such
aquarter, must bs Of force. The
Republicans cry tariff, and all they
do is to protect the capitalist, but
aeyer q law do they pass TO protect
wOrkinguen. The question for
workingmen 10 ask themselves, is:
"DoeS protection protect" While
the manufacturer is protected,
there is no protection 10 the
workingmen; but instead the
Republicans pass laws permit
ting the free importation Of con.
tract pauper labor from Europe
into this country. When these big
protected corporations, conclude
that American labor is too high,
they Immediately send an agent
over to Europe, and make a con.
tract for a lot Of cheap labor, pay
their transportation to this coun.
try, and discharge the American
workmen. Where is the protec.
ton to the American workman
Will some Republican, who pro
fesses so much love for our work.
ingmen please tell us2
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TheDemlocIrnticE xhibIt.

Washington Post. N
Speaker Carlisle has Just given
bs anolherofLho pitby Teyiews.of
the relation Of parties, which are
both edifying and convincing, Is.
pecially concerning thefirst yearofI
Democratic economy II is a re-.
markable showing ofwhathas been
done. Let us give o synopsis Of Ia
L During the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1856, the total expenditu.
res Of the Government were SIT,
743, 796 less than those Of the prev
ious year under Republication.
3 Yet there were paid out for
pensions S7,3 02, 500 more than du.
ring the previous year, and the lar.
ger number Of claims were adjust.
cd by $50 less clerks.
9. The appropriation for the sup.
port Of the Government for the cur.
rent year are even smaller than
those for last year by s6,4S6, 1876.
4. The increase in the expendi.
lures on account Of the postal ser.
vice from the year 1884 70 the year
1885 was 81, $40, $50 and from 1885
10 1885, 81, $3.50, 300, while from 1885
10 1887, which is the current fiscal
year, the increase is only 1904, S73.
The difference is 100000 less
than the increase before under Re.
publican administration.
3, The Republican Senate added
100000 70 the appropriation
bills this year, and The Democratic
House 1combatted this extrava.
gance aud defeated IL.
8. The Democratic Congress has
forfeited and restored 10 the public
domain 50,4S2,240 acres Of land
previously granted 10 railroad com.
paDies under conditions which
have not been complied with, The
territory thus returned to actual
settlers IL more than twice as large
as the State Of Kentucky. The
Democratic House at the last sess.
ion passed other bills FORGETTING and
reClaiming S,S4S,094 acres more,
but the Senaledidnot concur. The
House has favorably reported bills
forfeiting 13,067 pa acres more
an area twice as large as the State
Of hassachusetts-and will pass
them at the next session.
Z. Our national expenses cOntin.
ne tO diminish and our receipts to
increase. There is now only s140,.
100000 Of the public debt which we
have a right TO pay, and this will
be paid within two years. No more
bnnds will be payable till 1891.
During the interval an enormous
surplus will accumulate in the
Treasury TO the great detriment of
business-a thousand million dol.
lars or more. So the taxes will
have to be reduced.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

II high protective tariff Is what
the poor man, the laboring man,
the farmer, wants 10 make pros.
porous times, why haven't we pros.
porous times, now2 Everybody
knows that during every hour since
the war, over every foot of the Uni.
ted States, this high protective sys.
tenn has been in full force and yet
times wero never harder. The
people are beginning to see that
this system has all along been
making the poor poorer, and the
rich richer, The Democrats want
to change matters and protect the
farmers and laboring men awhile
the Republicans have protected
the rich long enough, But as soon
as you mention this they open their
mouths wide and cry Free Tradel
The people are beginning to see
this.-JG6crsonian.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Bad Grace.
Putnam Democrat.

Putnam Democrat,
ltComes with exceeding bad grace
from the Republican party, to talk
about Democratsin connection with
coal oil, Railroad corporations, and
monopolists generally, when the
Republican party is the very party
that passed the laws, which have
fipstered and encouraged all kinds
ofmonopolies, Credit Mobilier swim.
dies and other monstrosities for the
last quarter Of a century. This
party Of high moral ideas, before
theysay anything about Camden
and coal oil, had better sweep SEINE
ofthe filth from their own door.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

Hutchinson's speech at the Court
House Saturday night, was a dis.
gushing failure. He had been her.
aided over the county as such a
brilliant speaker, and had a very
fair house, but badly disappoin.
ted one. The Democrats listened
to him attentiveIy, but the Repub.
lican part Of the audience was
restless and uneasy, for they saw
he was a failure, and was doing
their party more harm than good.
We have heard a number Of Re.
publicans declare that they were
wofully deceived in him. We felt
sorry for the poor, detected, disap
pointed leaders, they seemed to be
ashamed to look an honest man in
the iaco, after the speech. Il
Hutchinson expects to get any
votes at all, in November, be hat
better stay at home, and keep of
Of the stump,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Eighteen Months Of Democrat.
ic Rule.

Wheeling Register.
We have now had more than
eighteen months Democratic rule,
and the pessimistic Republicans
who we're prOphesying that The
country would go to ruin must be
filed with a mingled feeling Of
amazement and sorrow. Says the
Missouri Republican:
"All is not lost that was achieved
by the war; the constitutional
amendments havenot been nnllitied
the country has mol been set back
to where il was in 1861; the public
credit has not been impaired; the
public debt has not been repudia.
ted; tho pensions to Uniun veterans
have not been stopped; the rebel
debt has not been assumed; pensions
have not been given to rebel sold
iers; the currency and the revenue
have not fallen into disordeg the
treasury is not empty; the civil ser
vice has mol beCome demoralized;.
the national bank system has mol
given place to wild cat. state bankS
the national authority has not been
degraded, and q great many other
dreadful things have not taken
place."
Not only have these things not
taken place but the outlook for a
steady and substantial prosperity
Of the country is better than has
been for years, judging by the re.
ports Of both Democratic and Re-.
publican papers. Business and
manufacturing interests are upon.
n solid basis. AS far as the admin.
istration Of government finances
is concerned, the Treasury surplus
has increased s6s,4l6,OOO over last
year and Secretary Manning is pay.
ing it out as fast as possible to dis.
charge the public debt The debt
has been reduced 100000. The
net revenues Of the Government
have increased SIS, $4,000 and the
net expenditures diminished ST..
10000. Over s7,305, 900 more was
paid in pensions 10 Union Soldiers
than was paid the last year Of Re.
publican rule. And yet many Re
publiCans are not satisfied.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Democratic Meeting.

State Standard, rGreenbaCk.
The court house was full Of peo.
pie Tuesday evening, to hear Hon.
G. E. HOgg, deliver his first speech
of the campaign. The meeting
was called 10 order by Col. G. W.
Thompson, aud ]. G. McCluer call.
ed to preside, He introduced Mr..
Hogg 10 the audience in q few
pleasant remarks, and the crowd
gave the speaker o cheerful aud
cordial welcome. l
Mr., Hogg was in the city tomeet
with the executive committee, and
his speech was quite a brief one,
as, at q later period, he will thor.
oughly canvass The district, max.
ing speeches at Parkersburg, Vol.
cano, and perhaps several other
points in the county. The aud.
fence that listened to him we're
highly pleased with his views, and
gave him uninterrupted attention
for the thirty minutes that be
spoke. His views on the tariff, on
the wool question, on the subjects
Of pension, currency, public lands,
and civil service were in accord
with the sentiments Of our people,
and provoked hearty applause
OF course, in thirty minute speech
hO could not elaborate these sub.
jects as they should be, but he said
enough 10 show that be had mas.
tered them, and that his views
were in harmony with the Demo.
cratic platform aud Democratic
sentiment.
Before and after The meeting he
was the recipient Of hearty con,
CALCULATIONS and pledges Of support,
and tho Democratic party Of this
end Of the State will prove It's faith
by giving him a full party vote.
A man who was netting for min
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Will he triumphant.

FairmOnt Index.
The abuse the Republican press
is heaping on Hogg, in the Fonrth
district points TO his triumphant
election. Republicans nevefabuse
a weak candidate. II is the strong
they try to pulldown. Hutchinson
j. not Barbee by q long ways and
be will have TO root Hogg or die,
which he will find is an uphill
business. Hutchinson is Hogg's
meat this time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Their Hypocrisy.

The Republican press and Re.
publican speakers just now profess
great love for the workingmen, be.
cause they want their votes; but in
all their actions, and in all they
speak and write they are hypocrites
Of the very worst type. They hold
their hands up in holy horror, at
the importation of cheap labor
from Europe into this country, to
compete with our workingmen.-
The hypocrites know that the only
laws that were ever passed in Con.
gress Iegalizing this contract sys.
TEN, were passed by a Republican
Congress. In the language of the
Fairmont Index, a paper that is
thoroughly discussing this quest.
ion, we ask:
"How long has the Republican
party been Opposed TO measures
that would tend to place the honest
and intelligent laborors of the coun.
try on a level with the pauper la.
Dor of Eutope?" Was it opposed
TO them on the 4th day of July,
1854, when, at the demand of the
grasping corporations which its
vicious legislation was then foster.
ing and coddling into giant
strength, u Republican Congress
passed the only lO0 legalsins tho
system Of importing contract labor on
our statute books? Was i. opposed
to them twenty years afterwards,
say on June 10th, 1884, when u
Democratic House passed a bill
squately prohibiting further i'm.
portation of foreigners and aliens
under the infamous contract sys.
TEN, and a Republican Senate 70.
fused to pass Tho bill, thereby per-
hitting the continuance of this
evil against which every laborer in
the land sends up his earnest pro.
test? 1t seems not. The Demo.
cratic measure, designed to "pro.
tect the laborer from the greed Of
soulless, grasping corporations"
still sleeps in Tho pigcOn.hOlcs Of the
Senate Chamber"
Notwithstanding these facts and
truths, John A. Hutchinson, the
Republican candidate for Congress,
in this District, labored hard Sat.
urday night to make the honest
voter believe that tho Democratic
party were responsible for this sys
ten Of contract labor importation.
lie is us great a hypocrile as any
member Of his party. A man who
would thus boldly attempt TO de,
ceive the people by asserting a
a falsehOod, for truth, is unworthy
Of the votes Of honest men.
/ -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

Now it's a fact as plain as day
that the Democrats are not going
to vote for q man like John A.
Hutchinson, and the men who are
building hopes ofthis kindare go
ing TO be the worst disappointedIset
offellows that ever lived. -Pltndm
Democrat
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The editor Of this paper does not
mince things, When a man will
get up before an intelligent aud.
fence, as did Hutchinson, on Sat.
urday night, aud act the hypoctits
and deliberately lic, we believe in
telling him so in plain English
Language, without consuming
many words or much space.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

Times are growing better, activi.
ty is Observable in all branches Of
business. The iron market is &C.
tive, furnaces are starting up, a
feeling Of confidence lie springing
up and the indications are that
next year will be an active and
prospectus year,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The Republicans have nomina.
ted John A. Hutchinson, Of Park
ersburg, for Congress.
Some one should hunt up and
publish his 4th of July speech
shortly after the r.-BucEhanaon
Banner.
Hutchinson ought to hunt that
speech up, and publish ita a cam.
paign document. If it was good
then, it is good now. II John don't
publish this speech, Perry simp.
son will give a synopsis Of It and
help him along.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

chas, E. Hogg will revive the
Alb and show a majority in Noyem.
Dor that the Fourth has not known
since her creation Million Star.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The oboodlot" must have called
on the editor Of the Greenback Stan.
dand, within the last few days
Piersol isnow outspoken in support
ofHulchinson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

A man who ISLANDERS his neigh.
Dor on account Of politics, ought
not to expect that neighbor's pat.
rOnage. This applies as we'll in
other affairs, as in politics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The Republican party i,now en-.
gagged in taking up a collection.
They find that they are about to
collapse and like the old darkey
want to do something 'lIegious.n
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cAPTTAI PRrZn sz6. oon.
TTSetIoe. i FIh. Is p %Sli aoh'

1867 Prizes amounting to.......s265, 800
Application for rates to clubs should
be made only to to the Office Of the Com.
pany in New Orleans.
For further information write clearly,
giving full address. POSTAL
NOTES, Express Money Orders, or
New York Exchange in ordinary let.
ter. Currency by Express lat our ex.
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, In.
or NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
Washington, d. G,
Make P.O. Money Odrers payable
and address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The Ohio Wool. Growers Asso.
citation met at Columbus q short
time since, and resolved that, "since
the tariff act of 1888, the number Of
sheep in Ohio has decreased to The
extent OfS4O,OOO, the annual wool.
clip has diminished to the extent
Of4,2OO,OOO lbs. and the value oil
the sheep has declined at least 50
per cent" The only thing neces,
sary to append to this statement is
that the tariff act of 1883, which is
credited with all the mischief
was enacted by a Republican Con
gress, and approved by a Republi'
can President.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

A Youug'S Mems Democratic
Club, will soon be organized in this
place. Let the young Democrats
loin il.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The fault finding with President
Cleveland for vetoing a few pension
claims is the merest political clap.
trap. He signed more pensional
bills during the first year Of bis ad,
ministration than General Grant
did in his eight years. More pen.
sion money has been paid during
the past year than during any for.
mer year Of our country's history.
The President believes in granting
pensions in all worthy and merit.
orious cases, and 10 weed out i'm.
proper claimants is what every
good soldier desires.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The Putnam Democrat puts IL
squarely and rightly, in the follow.
ing pointed article. @BOth the Re.
publican and Democratic parties
have declared, over and over again
in their National platforms for a
revision Of the tariff, yet the mo.
uent any movement whatever is
made in that direction, the Repub.
licans raise the hue and cry Of free
trade" Republican Presidents
have time and again recommended
legislation on this subject; and the
truth is, whenever this question
becomes the issue, there will be
just as much Cracking ofdry bones
in the Republican party as any.
where else. The Democrats are in
no sense Of The word free traders,
they want the taxes reduced to
meet the wants Of the Government
economically administered"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

Our County ticket, particularly
the nominees for the House Of Del.
egates, is tho best ticket ever plac.
ed before the voters Of this county,
for their suffrSgeS. The people in.
tend to elect the Democratic candi.
dates this fall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

This is what the Rev. Sam Jones
says about the Republican party:
"You might as well attempt 10 run
Hell with out fire, as to try and
run the Republican party without
whisky" Sam knows, for ho is
q Republican.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
. NCrcr scales or poslpones

Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place, monthly, and the Extraordinary
stead OF Senii.AnHnally Us heretofore, be-
ginning alarch, 1850.
4 SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO wiz A ron.
TUNE, TENTH GRAND DRAWING, CLASS
X, IN THE, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW Or.
LEANS TUESDAY, 0CTOBER Isth, lSSG-l97th
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

Our gallant standard bearer for
Congress in this District, is not let,
ting the grass grow under his feet
He is making speeches everywhere
and wherever be goes he is making
friends. He will have such a large
majority over Hutchinson, that il
will astouiSh the natives.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The nomination of ]. B. McGuf.
fin, as the nominee Of the De,
mocracy for the House Of Dele.
gates from below Kanawha, like
that of Mr.. Spencer, is awak'
ening enthusiasm everywhere
Hc too, will be elected by a rous
ing majority.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

Hutchinson charged that cheap
paupcr labor was being employed
in the construction Of the Ohio
River Railroad. Tho men who
work on this road, knew that as.
sertiou was a falsshood. The labor
on this road in agreat parts pro.
cured from Mason county, and a
goOdly portion Of tho laborers GIN.
ployed are colorsd Republicans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The protective tariff idea may
put money in the pocket Of the
manufacturer; but where is the
protection to the laborerR Why
did not our Republican friends,
whose Alpha and Omega, is high
tariff, protect the laborer by plac.
ing a restraint upon the paupcr
labor from other countries, or by
prohibiting it altogether Echo
answers why.-Er.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

Brunnon, Wilson, Snyder and
Hogg, q Democratic galaxy that
will represent West Virginia in
the 5Oth Congress in the House of
Representatives, and of whom
every Democrat in the State will
feel proud.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The editor Of the Clarksburg
Telegram is a Republican who
plunges his Cascan dagger through
Hon. John A. Hutchinson, whom
he s!igmatizes as a "rascal who &C.
cepts a fec aud fails to attend to a
case"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

Incorporated in 1868 for % years by
the Legislature for Educational and
Charitable purposes-with capital Of
$1,000, 00O-tO which a reserve fund Of
over $3.50, 600 has since been added.
By an Overwhelming popular vote its
franchise was made q part Of the present
State constitution adopted December I'd,
A. D., 1879.
The only Lottery err rotd and endorsed By
The people Of any STATE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The Republicans of this county
are being ridden to death by Boss
Gibbons, and a few of them in this
city are disposed to rebel at bis
authority, and this makes him
furious. Well bet a stoga that
old John will whip every one Of
these rebelious Republicans into
line, or have them kicked out Of The
party. He boldly declares he will
have no foolishness in the Republi.
can party of Mason county, How
do you like your Boss, boys2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
LOTTERY.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $40, 600. 90

"Mdo hereby certify Mat ne s,peris the
arrangements for all he MontLly and Quar-.
teriy Drawings Of The Loaisiana State
Lottery Company, and in person manage and
coalrolhe Drd,rings MeaRlrss, and that The
same are conducted ,rih honesty, tait7t~,
and IN Sooi faith to,rdrd Ill puriies, and ns
authorize the CompdpyO Wse this certificate,
nlM fac-simtles u OtlT signatures attached,
IN It's Ndrcfiiscnenis.n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The Republican papers hold up
their hands in holy horror, because
the Prohibitionists have nominated
one or two ministers for political
Offices, and declare it "a mixing Of
religion with politics." Dear
Brethren, how is it with the Rev.
DR.. Hensley, whom you have nom.
mated for the legislature Amt
he a preacher, a Doctor and a poll.
ticianR Be consistent ifyou please,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

A man who was netting for min,
nowS in q small stream near! Char
leStown, hauled into his net a sew
sntsen pound carp,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
PensIona.

Commissioner Of Pensions Black
has fled bis report Of the opera.
lions Of the Pensions Bureau for
theyear ending June 80, 1856. The
report shows that on June 30 last
there were S65, 1888 pensioners on
the rolls, composed Or 255, s54 army.
inyalids sO,le2 army widows, mi.
nor children and dependent rela.
tiyes; 1858 nayyinyalids; SIS ma.
w widows, minor children, etc,
and 1889 survivors Of the war Of
1912. There were 1887 Widows f
survivors Of the war Of 1912 show.
ing a loss during the year in this
class Of S.S75. Twenty.fcur origi.
nal claims have been fled in this
class during the year; SO4 new
widow pensioners were added 10
the roll during the year. 2,229 were
restored to the rolls 22,os9 pension.
ers' names were dropped from the
rolls on account Of death, ranar.
riage, frauds, etc, leaving a net in
crease TO the roll Of 20,eS5 names.
The annual average value Of each
pension is sl22,So, a gain Of s1l.sS
over the average value Of the pre-.
ceding year The aggregate value
is s44,7os, o2744, being 40 increase
in annual value Of s9,9l7.0li,51.
The amount paid for pensions du.
ring the year was s6S,797, sSL91,
the difference in the amount paid
and the annual value representing
the accrued aud arrearage pensions
paidt year