The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27
a Few Words 70 Democrats.

A Few Words 10 Democrats.
Next Tuesday, November Ind, is
election day,
Again the Democratic party has
been engaged in a struggle for the
perpetuaIion Of its control Of the
political power in this STATE, and
next Tuesday the real battle for
the continuance Of that supremacy
begins.
We arc brought face to face in a
contest with willy, vigilant and UNI
scrupulou, opponents, who will not
hesitate to sacrifice every political
principle, barter and trade, pur.
chase votes as they would mer.
chandise, and enter into any dis.
reputable alliance, to defeat our
candidate for Congress, our candi.
date for State Senator and our can
didates for the House of Delegates,
in the hope Of capturing the next
Legislature, that they may send
General Golf to the United States
Senate, TO succeed MIR. Camden.
Democrats we want to impress
upon you that the issue is Golf and
Camden. Which do you prerer9
Will you be rnislead by the cry of
monopoly" into voting against
your own ticket and your own
principles, at the will Of the Re.
publicans and Republican Bosses,
who are working for selfaggrand.
izement, in the hope of receiving
place and power2
There is nothing in The past his
tory or present promises of the Re.
publican party to commend it to
public favor. Their administra
ton of the affairs of this State in
years gone by, was marked by a
spirit Of such intolerance, proscrip
tion, persecution and hate that il
is still dislrusted and despised by
u large majority Of the pcopleof the
State; and that upon its own mer.
its it cannot hope to achieve sue.
cess. They also recognize the fact,
deeply impressed upon their minds
by their overwhelming defeat two
years ago, that combinations with
other parties of totally dissimilar
political views in a disgraceful
scramble after public Office, has so
thoroughly disguised fair minded
men Of all party affiliations, that
but little reliance can be placed
upon new coalitions Of this kind in
this or future campaigns to enable
them again to raise themselves TO
positions of place and power
Mindful of these facts, and with an
ingenuity born of desperation, they
have formulated a plan 10 capture
the State by a lavish use Of money
in the elections and BY n method.
ical and concentrated effort to SOW
dissensions and discord and dis.
trust in your ranks. Knowing the
sturdy independence of Democratic
voters, and their natural repug.
nance to dictation by self.consIitn.
ted leaders, they hope to delude
you by specious arguments, false.
hoods and the cry Of "bosses" and
@boodle' to an open revolt against
the nominees of your party, or to
create and foster on Indifference
among you that will not prove less
fatal to your chosen standard bear.
ers. Thisisthe plan by which they
propose to capture the Legislature,
elect a United States Senator, a
portion of your Representatives to
Congress, aud place West Virginia
in condition to be carried fOr the
Republican nominee for the Presi.
dency at the next election. We
need not advert to the Importance
of defeating the Vaccinations Of
these politiealtriCksters. Notonly
is a Democratic Senator to be cbos.
en- 10 uphold and support Grover
Cleveland in his wise, courageous
and economical administration, but
the moral effect Of a Republican
victory at this time in West Yir.
ginia would tend in large measure
to restore to National power that
party which, by mismanagement
and corruption during u period Of
nearly twenty four years Of profit.
gate administration, has forfeited
the confidence and respect of the
American people. "TO be fore.
warned is to be foroarmed," and
knowing the plans aud purposes Of
Republican leaders, it beboOves
every Democrat who loves the prin.
ciples Of his party and desires Ia
perpotuate and transmit them IN
impaired to posteIity, to be on bis
guard TO resist the insidious ap