The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-15
a DEMocRATIc VOICE.
Sounds a Note OF Warnfnr-Tt
Is Time TO Organize.
HANDY COUNTY,. Feb. & 1855

HARDY County, Feb. 8, 1888.
Wheeling Register
The newspapers of the State rive
the information that the Reptibifz
cans are organizing in all tile coun-
ties, preparatory to the great State
and National contest that Is to come
off this coming fall. The Democrats
are doing comparatively nothing
in this respect. Only in one or two
counties have they taken any action
in the matter. Why is this2 What
has become of the Democratic State
Executive Committee? Why does
not that committee hold meeting
and formulate a good plan of organ
ization, and then urge upon the
Democrats of all the counties In the
State the need of vigorous action?
This is part of the duty of this COM
mittee. They arc appointed for
this purpose. i. this is not one of
the duties of that committee. pray
tell us what their duties are.
1t is very important that the Dem
ocratic party be thoroughly organ
lied and disciplined for the next
great contest. Our adversary is
going to bend every effort and en-
ergy to wrest from us power in West
Virginia in the next contest. We
are not going to have a walk over.
1t is going to be hard fought battle.
The enemy will use every effort to
poison the minds of the people
against the Democracy on the tariff
question. Why can't we form or
CARNATIONS throughout the State,
through which information on this
great and important question may
be conveyed to the people! Are we
going to stand idle until the enemy
has poisoned the minds of the peo-
pie on this question, and then 90 to
work to undo what they have done?
lis this the way to govern a great
army of voters?
The people need light on this
tariff question. The leaders of the
party have evaded and lodged the
question in the past, but it can't be
thus brushed away any longer. 1t
must be met and discussed. The
people desire and expect it to be
discussed. They want information
OH the subject. This information
can be best conveyed to them through
county and district organizations.
/ have, in common with hundreds
of other Democrats in the State,
patiently waited for and expected
any day to see action on the part of
our Executive Committee. But said
committee does not seem at all dis
posed to act in the matter, and hence
| address you and through you the
Democrats of the State on the sub
ject. 1t is in my opinion of vast
importance to the Democratic party
that our forces be put in motion at
as early a day as possible. IappeaI
to you and to Democrats throughout
the State to urge meeting of said
committee at as early day as pos
sible in order to formulate a plan
of organization. The sooner this is
done the better. 1t cannot be done
too soon.
We may in this way save many
young men from being dragged
into these Republican clubs. Let
us have Democratic organizations
in every district in the State, and
let these organizations be supplied
with good Democratic reading an
the great questions to be discussed
in the next election. l hope ia
will at once put this 'ball in motion
and keep it rolling until the Democ-
racy of the State presents a solid
and unbroken front to the enemy.