The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-24
POINT PLEASANT, WEST va.
Vicious Extracts From Mason's
West Virginia, Democrat So
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Vicious Extracts Front MasOn's
West Virginia, Democrat So
Called.
The Legislature is Democratic
and Camden's defeat Is assured
unless the STANDARD Oil Company
spends enough money to buy u
good many Wet Virginia
Democrat
Il r. Il
Ifan attempt is made TO corrupt
members Of the Legislature, there
are men who have the manhood 10
expose IL and denuunce it; Van
Pelt, SydensLricker, Crukelt, Pugh,
Price, Shaw, Chew, Lucas. Byrne,
and several others. Men like ihese
will not cit quiet and witness the
corrupt methods 10 which you re.
fer.-Wet Virginia Democrat.
In commenting upon the above
the Reg,.cr says:
"Mr. Mason's chief characteristic
seems to be TO strike yiciously at
whatever, and whoever he dislikos,
or cannot control to suit his pur.
poses. This Characteristic seems
To be growing upon him ever since
he failed TO saddle his tax scheme
upon the Stale, in the interest Of
his Wall street syndicate. Every.
thing is subordinated to his per.
sonal view and interests, aud his
likes and dislikes. His West Viz.
ginia Democrat, from the time it
was started seems to have had but
two objects in view, frst, to pro.
mote his financial schemes; second,
to kill off Davis, Camden and 9th.
ers whom he imagines to be in his
way-he. has devoted himself for
years, in season and out of season
TO these objects. The Press as
well as the public have taken very
little notice Of his slandorous va.
porings But when direct insults,
such as are contained in the article
above quoted, to honorable gentle.
men who have been elected to the
Legislature, are published and free.
ly circulated, it is time to vindi.
cate these gentlemen and the Dem.
ocratic party against such outrage.
Gus insinuations, and assaults.
"The articles above, quoted plain
ly insinuaLe, and mean that Dem.
ocratiC members of the West vir.
ginia Legislature are in the mark
ct to be bought by the highest bid.
der, for the Democrats have a ma
jority in the Legislature, and can,
and will elect n Democratic Sena.
tor by their own votes. We are
not the advocate Of any particular
man for that position, but as a
Democratic paper we protest
against the continuation Of these
vile assaults upon the trusted rep.
resenratives Of the party, and upon
the integrity of the people of our
State. We also protest against The
diSreputable methods Of Mr. Ma
sons Democrat in trying to force
individuals in the PARTY to do his
bidding. We very much doubt
whether the honorable gentlemen
named by Mr.. Mason in the article
quoted, will feel llattered by the
distinction he has given them in
that connection with their col.
leagues.
"Mr. Mason's object is too trans
parent TO deceive any one; it is an
effort to intimidate and prevent
representatives from exercising
their free judgment upon an i'm.
portaut question for fear of his
slanderOus accusations. Such is
Mr., Mason's clear object and inten.
tions-and for what putposeH-to
crafty his personal spleen. Such
journalism deserves the indigna.
ton and just rebuke of every Dem.
ocrat in the Stale.
"Mr Mason might a. well under
stand that Democrats are getting
tired Of such methods, and that he
helps the men he abuses more
than he hurts them. II he wants
to help the Republicans gel posses.
sion Of the State, let him do it as u
Republican, and not under the
garb of Democracy. His paper is
sent without charge to the homes
and fresides Of good Democrats all
over the State, sowing discord, and
retailing the personal abuse aud
venom Of Its editor, Os Democratic
teachings.
The recent election in this State,
has encouraged Republicans to look
forward to the capturing Of the
State in 1885. We do not think
they place their claim to such a
victory on firm grounds. The cleo.
ton, we repeat again, has no sig.
nifcance TO the Republicans of