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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Putnam Democrat seems to be
working in the interest of the Re
publican party, and Col. Mclean,
in particular. 1t is now engaged
in assailing every prominent Demo
crat in the State, and criticising the
Democratic nominees of the several
counties. 1t is evidently trying tc
ape Jim Mason. The Democrats OF
Putnam county should make him
call halt, or drive it bodily into
the Repuhlicon party.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The official vote of Louisina shows
the majority of Nichols, Democrat,
over Yarmouth, Republican, to be
S5,76s; and yet this is one of the
States which the Republicans pro-
posed to capture in order to break
the esolid South" s-Step lightly,
there's Grape on the door"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The most encouraging news
comes to us from every portion of
tho county. Everywhere the Dem
ocrats are alive to the Importance
of this campaign, and are organi
zing for the fight. The Democracy
will roll up such vote in the coun-
ty this fall, that our Republican
friends will be dumbfounded.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Republicans Of this county
are exercised over what the colored
voter may do, in the coming cam
Paign- Well they may be so, for it is
1ne cOIored voter who gTves the Re-
publican party responsibility and
strength in this county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Never mind Republican friends,
when the time comes the Democrats
will name the candidate for Con-
gress, who will be a winner-and his
name will be Hogg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

We know of a Republican editor
who throws up his hands in holy
horror and yells that Democrats
secure their nominations by the use
of whiskey, and this same Republi-
can editor can be found at one or
the other of the saloons, every
minute of the day, with beer mug
to his mouth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

President Cleveland has done
something that the country should
be thankful for, and that is, he has
made the issue between the parties
a decent one. Heretofore the Re-
publican party has steadily avoided
all decent issues, but this time they
are forced to accept one.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13
Hon. j. NJ. Jackson's Let
PARKERsnnRa Inne

PARKERsBURG, June ., 1883.
Hon. W T. Thompson:
DEAR SIR-Haying been reques-
ted by you to make a statement over
my own signature, as the charges
concerning us, contained in an open
letter addressed to me by the Hon
Eustace Gibson, on the 22nd day
of May, 1888, and having Just re-
turned home, seize the first mo-
ment to comply with your request:
the more readily do this and break
over my own resolution of silence
as to these matters, as / see in the
REGISTER of the 4th instant, another
letter from the same gentleman ad-
dressed to you, in which he sub
stantially reiterates the same
charges.
AS to the matters alleged in Mr..
Gibson's letters in regard to COM
bination between us, l have only
to say that such charges are abso-
lutely without any foundation what
soever. / deny most emphatically
that there was any arrangement
between us, having for its object
the manipulation of delegations
from this (Gibson's) end of the
district, in my (Jackson's) interest;
in return for iavors which / and
my friends were to render YOU
(Thompson9 in the matter of your
(Thompson's) candidacy, for re-
election to the Office of State Treas
urer.''
l first made your acquaintance in
1887, in Hills Hotel, in the city of
Parkersbnrg. during a meeting of
the State Executive Committee,
when / was merely introduced to
you.
We had no conversation with
each other beyond the courtesies of
an Introduction. never met with
you afterwards until the 18th day
of May, 1883, when / called with
other gentlemen on you at the of
flee of the State Treasurer in the
Capitol building in the city of
Charleston, to pay our respects to
you as one of the officers of the
State, as we did on the Governor
and all other officials in tho Capt.
toll.
This was long after the Cabell
County Convention was held, as I
am informed.
Before that time nothing ever
transpired between us, either direct
ly or indirectly-in person or by
letter-or through the interposition
of friends or otherwise, in regard
to the candidacy of either of US
There never was and is not now,
any arrangements, combination or
agreement to aid each other in any
way, as charged in said letters.
No such arrangements was or
could have been carried out at the
Cabell county convention, for none
existed. / did not, nor do now,
know of my own knowledge, when
that convention was held, nor do L
know who composed the delegation,
except two, or who they, as dele
CATION, favor as their nominee for
Congress, except that / am inform
ed several of them are not in favor
of Mr.. Gibson.
As you requested, have endeav-
ored to meet these charges squareIy
and explicitly and as matter of
Justice to yourself.
You are at liberty to make public
this letter if you desire to do so.
Yours very truly,
j. NJ. JACKSON.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Never mind the silly twaddle of
the Republican organ about Demo
cratic "bOsses" and "rings,' but go
right along and work for the success
of your ticket The popularity of
our county ticket is what hurts the
fellow who runs the organ.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Democratic county ticket is
composed of intelligent and popular
men, and will be triumphantly
elected.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Democratic music is in the air
Victory is our battle-cry. The Re
publicans seeing the utter impossi-
bility of electing their ticket, are
resorting to all sorts of lies, in the
hope of injuring the Democratic
nominees.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

This is Democratic year in Ma
son county. The people have no
desire to advocate or vote such a
county ticket as that put out by
the Republicans The people have
some pride, and they will not have
their county made the laughing
stock and disgraced by the election
of the Republican ticket.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

We like square out-spoken, hon
est man, who when he advocates a
cause, himself carries out what he
advocates. But we despise and alb
hor the hypocrite, who while he
breaches temperance, is always to
be found at the counter of a saloon
with beer mug to his mouth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Democracy of West Virginia
is in line with the Democracy of the
nation in favor of reducing the war
taxes and smashing the trusts.
There is going to be no lodging on
this side. Rally your high takers
and monopoly defenders and come
on.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The trusts, monopOlists and rob
Der barons, were not in force at the
St Louis Convention; but they will
be at the Chicago Convention by
the thousands and thousands.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

the most brilliant kind. Who
wonders that the Democratic
National Convention cheered for
twenty-four minutes yesterday
when the name of the .eMan of
Destiny" Grover Cleveland, was
presented for endorsement
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Republicans are ashamed of
their nominee for Prosecuting AT
tOrney, and all the better class of
the party are OutspoIen against
him. That he will be defeated, we
have no doubt. The people are not
voting for men of his caIibre.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

It comes with bad grace from an
editor who is constant visitor to
the saloons, and who has beer
mug to his mouth every hour in the
day, to charge that the Democratic
nominees secured their election by
the use of whislzey.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Democrats, if you will do your
whole duty from now until Novem-
Der, you will be rewarded by seeing
old Mason county redeemed from
Republicanism, by the election of
our whole county ticket; rolling up
a majority for Cleveland and Thur
man, and for the State ticket. Pay
no attention the falsehoods the Re
publicans are now SO industriously
circulating. The poor, deluded
creatures, let them alone, in their
misery; they don't know any better.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

While the Republican party is
looking in vain for a man who
can carry Indiana and New Jersey,
the Democratic party presents a
man who viii sweep the whole
country.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Democratic county ticket
seems to worry our neighbor over
the way; and he spits his venom at
it with the freedom of kissing
viper.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The enthusiasm in the county
over the nomination of Cleveland
and Thurman as our National stan
dard- bearers, has no bounds. Now
let us call ratification Mass Meet
ing of the Democrats of the county,
some day soon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The red bandana is a far more
powerful political emblem than the
bloody shirt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The old-time fellows from JefFer-
son to Tilden will rise and march
to the polls in November.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Huntington Advertiser in
speaking of the Wayne county Dem
ocratic convention says:
sit is reported that Jackson's
friends attempted to organize the
convention and gobble up the del
egates, but were unsuccessful
in the attempt. Three of the dele
gates appointed are said to favor
Jackson's nomination, and the re-
mainder for Gibson as long as he is
in the field, and In the event of his
Withdrawal will vote for Hogg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

We are authorized 20 announce the
name of Hon. John A. Warth, as a can
ltidaie for the offieeof Judge Of the 9TH
Judicial Circuit, composed of the coun-
ties OF Mason, Putnam and Kanawha,
subject 20 the decision OF the Democratic
Judicial Convention.
MANY Worms.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Not satisfied with having downed
Borgess., Wiley and Tomlinson, the
ring is now exercising every effort
to defeat Hon. c. E. Hogg for re-
nomination for Congress.-Ga Gazette.
The only trouble about the above
assertion by the weekly Noserag, y
is one thing, and that is this:-itis a
base lie, manufactured out of whole
cloth. No Democrat is gullable en-
ough to believe any such stuff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Gazette seems to be a fitting
sewer through which Republican
filth can flow. Lying seems to be
the present business of the editor
of that delectable sheet. Be not
surprised at any Infamous false
hood that may appear in that
paper. It's editor seems to be utter
ly incapable of telling the truth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Ga=ette was disgustingly low
and mean in it's editorials last week
If it wants that kind of campaign
it will get it, SO far as we are con
cerned.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Fairmont Inder: apparently the
time has come for Foraker to yelp
some more. BE seems to be in dan
ger of being overlooked"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Wayne Ners, has this to say
of the candidacy of Hon. a. R.
Howard:
al. R. Howard, of Mason county,
candidate for Governor, was here
mixing with the Democratic yeo-
many Monday and getting ac-
quainted with the people. Mr..
Howard made a good impression
while here and will no doubt secure
a goodly portion of the Wayne del
egation. He is the only candidate
for Governor in this Congressional
district, and will consequently,
make strong run in this end Of
the State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Republicans are going to
make great effort to carry the
Legislature of this State next fall
They have given up all hope of cap
turing this State for their State and
National tickets, and will, there
fore, concentrate all their efforts to
electing their Legislative candi-
dates. Watch them, Democrats.
and check-mate them at every
point.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

During this campaign we shall
strike from the shoulder, and make
every HEX count.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Tho Blaine withdrawal has set
the Blaine Lieutenants to hunting
candidate of the Blaine type with
all the eagerness that characterized
the boy who hunted the wood
chuck. They don't mean to be out
of meat if they can help it.-Ec.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

We predict total failure of the
attempt to make the average Ameri-
can citizen in 1888 cast his vote nm
der the delusion that this is 1863.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

A Republican Convention is a
good place in which to use your rel
atives. In the recent Republican
County Convention, Park Gardner
was nominated for Assessor by one
vote, and his son was delegate
from Robinson District. Green
Nease made famous speech when
nominating Charley zuspap for
County Commissioner, and there
wasn't a bit of use forit, for Charley
and his three sons were delegates
and the whole family were solid for
Charley.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Putnam Democrat makes a
a dirty and indecent attack upon
Hon. Eustace Gibson in it's last is
sue. Mr.. Gibson will be apt to call
it to account, for he is not the
man to submit to such insults.a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13
For. JUDGE

Our terms for announcing candidates for
Judicial Offices. $1,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Republicans of this county
are all torn up over the their county
nominations. In fact they are
ashamed of their county ticket.
eve would be, wouldn't your
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Tho Republicans most seiamn
prayer-@oh, Lord, save the trens
of pertekshun and allow it to reform
the tariff, and reduce the surplus. .
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Many Republicans are sticking
to Blaine because they hesitate to
choose between Belva Lockwood,
Bill Nye and John shcrman.-In-
der.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The Radical mud batteries have
been let loose upon the the Demo
cratic nominees of this county.
Let them be careful how they "lodd
up" or there might be rebound,
by which some of our Radical
friends may get badly wounded.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The condition of the Republican
party just now is described by a
part of Herbert spencer's definition
of evolution. 1t is ga definite, cohe-
rent heterogcneity through continu-
Gus differentiations and integra-
ton" By and by it will get worse.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Our Republican friends get some
little consolation out of their paltry
majority in Oregon, but not so much
as they would have had had they
carried Louisiana, as they expected
but didn't by $4,000 majority. Is
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

About the most consumate fall
sifier in the State is the man who
pretends to edit the Republican or
gan in this county. His latest false
hood, is that there is a '.ring1 in this
county, among the Democracy, who
are "kniting Hon. G. e. Hogg, for
denomination" He will see when
the convention meets, that he has
told an untruth. For in that con-
vention the Mason county delegates
will cast her twenty-five votes for
Hon. @. e. Hogg, every ballot, with
out break. Mr.. Hogg will be re-
nominated, and reelected. The
sympathy evinced by the Republi-
can organ, for Mr. Hogg, is hypo-
critical.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The st. Clairsville (ohiol Gf1stte
says leading Republican papers and
politicians, finding that the, people
are not with them in their high
tariff-beneft of monopolies and
trusts-are experiencing conversion
on the question, and Gresham stock
is advancing. Before the campaign
is over, we will find the Republi-
cans trying to claim President
CleyeIand's message. They say now
that they favor tariff reform. Bah
on such party.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13
The noted revivalist. Sam Jones,

The noted revivalist. Sam Jones,
recently expressed himself from the
pulpit, thusly:
81 am not Democrat, but You
Republicans needn't grin; / never
belonged to your gang I'm for
Grover Cleveland, though. No man
ever sat in the White House in this
nineteenth century, who had more
grit to do what he thought to be
right, and he is growing all over
the country on account of his de-
termined, courageous action. This
is the kind of a man we want. If
any one doesn't like what / say. he
can come up and apologize after the
lecture is over and I'll forgive him. ?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

Hon. w. Nc. Clements is West
'Yirginia's new member of the Ma
tional Democratic Executive Com
mittee.- Indec.
And good man for the place, he
is to.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13
UnIiI.e the Republican party. the

Unlike the Republican party, the
Democrats of this county has no
bosses There is no ring or clique
in our Organization. We are all
freemen. The Democratic people
decided by their votes who should
be their county candidates. No
Democrat need be ashamed Of the
ticket nominated at the primary
election. No bosses or cliques CON
trolled or engineered these nominal
tions. Over twenty-one hundred
Democrats had a voice in their se-
lection; and when the election rolls
round in November next, this same
ticket will be triumphantly elected.
The Republican organ knowing that
our ticket is an exceptionally strong
and popular one, seeks to cripple it
by charging that its selection was
the work of abosses'' and ''rings.'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

There are a great many decluded
young editors in the Republican
party who seem to think this would
have been no United States had
there never been a tariff. Lincoln
Citizen.
Why bless your soul, what else
do you expect these fellows to talk
about. Itis.their sbest hold" 1T is
this cry that has always scared the
working-class into voting the Re-
publican ticket, thereby riYiting
their chains the tighter. But the
cry won't scare anymore; the labor
ing men are beginning to see that
"protection" is snare and a sdc-
fusion that enslaves them;a and
makes the manufacturer rich. ssssssss
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

l first made your acquaintance in
1897, in Hills Hotel, in the city of
Parkersbnrg. during a meeting of
the State Executive COMMITTEES
when / was merely introduced to
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The postal service has been re-
lieved from the abuses and burdens
of Republican Observation-Disclosures
and steamship monopolies have
learned that they cannot impose
their own extravagant terms upon
the government.
The department of justice has
been admirably and prudently
managed.
In the public service there has
been reform of the most pronounc-
ed kind, and the office holder is no
longer regarded as the representa-
tive of the spoils system.
The President has acted as an
immovable barrier between the ex-
travagance of Congress and the
Treasury, and by his ceaseless
energy, fearlessness and patriotism
he has dealt death blow to the
numerous rings and monopolies
which long infested the National
Capital
He has crowned his grand admin
istration by his bold, unanswerable
message to the present Congress,
which led to the union of his party
upon the great issue of the reduction
of taxes. On this question he has
taken stand which is on the side
of the people against the trusts and
monopolies- Under this admins
tration the Democratic party has
demonstrated, in the dearest man
ner, that it is in favor of govern
ment of the people, for the people,
and by the people, and not for any
favored class.
This is the record of Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration, and it is one
calculated to call forth eloquence OF