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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29


In these days of free education
there is no excuse for one man al
lowing another to do his thinking.
Each should think for himself
There are great issues before the
people to-day, issues that divide
the political parties of the country.
VIII the educated and intelligent
farmer longer be satisfied with the
unfoundcd and specious arguments
ofthe shigh.taritf party2 Thegrcat-
est monopoly of the age. which gives
a promise to the ear, only to be
broken to the hope; which gives a
stone for bread; which fills the air
with changes rung on the high
sounding sentiment of Protection
to Home Industries and American
Labor while the rich grow richer
and the poor poorer, while the pock-
cts of the monopolist are overflow
ing with money and the children OF
laboring men are crying for bread2
Readi read everything that comes
to your hand, and you will not fail
to be convinced that you cannot af.
ford to be high tariff man.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29
what Are Trustse

What are these Trusts which
have been bred of Republicans leg
islation, and to the approval and
maintenance of which the Republi-
can party is now formally commit
ted? They are gigantic combina-
tions of capital for the purpose of
regulating the production and con
trolling the price of ARTICLES of gen
eral consumption; and, further, for
the purpose of securing more ALSO
lutte control over the labor engaged
in the manufacture or production OF
such articles.
The machinery is very simple.
All tho concerns engaged in the
manufacture or production in par
ticular line, from stock companies,
and transfer all their stock to trus-
tees for the general benefit, the trus-
tees issuing back to each stockhold-
cr trust certificates in protection to
his particular interest. Now, while
each concern proceeds to do bust
ness after his own fashion, as dis
tinctly separate company, yet all
are jointly interested in the profits
of all, so that if half of them stop
work they still draw dividends on
the profit of the other half.
The results is visible at a glance
If the market is glutted, or if prices
are for any reason too low, the or
der goes out to certain members Of
the Trust to lie idle. They do so
and participate in the increased
gains, from the incre ased prices.
But the workingmen thus thrust
out of employment participate in
nothing save hunger and cold; and
the general public derives the sole
privilege of paying twice over for
what it consumes. Again, if one OF
more of the separate concerns united
in the Trust has trouble with its
labor-if it can not force it's wages
down as low. as it likes without
disturbance quietly shuts down,
and continues to draw its dividends
on its Trust certificates. But the
labor draws nothing save dismal
distress.
1t is combinations like this, which
nearly every State in the Union is
fighting, which the Courts in New
York and New Jersey are now try
ing the legality of, which the Ma
tional Congress is seeking to sup,
press, which the Democratic party
most earnestly denounces and
which the people of America detest
and execrate-it is those iniquitou.
Trusts which the Republican party
openly approves and declares to be
beyond the reach of lawful regula
tion.-Enquirer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29
TIle Issue In BRIEF.

By crying free trade the Repub-
licans hoped to create a stampede,
and, as in 1880, carry the election
in a panic. Instead, they find that
the purposes of the Democratic
party are embodied in carefuiIy
drawn bill; bill which Democrats
are able and willing to defend: a
bill such as Grant, Garfield and
Arthur urged Congress to pass, and
which can be understood even by
men little informed concerning pub
lie affairs. The Republicans have
no bill, but they have platform,
drawn to antagonize the Democrat
ic measure on every issue.
That platform discards the idea
of taxation for rcvenue, and de-
mands such rate as will destroy
revenue and check imports.
Instead of lowering the tariff and
removing it's irregularities and In
Eequalities, they propose to advance
taxation, and preserve every pro-
tectivc feature by giving the peo-
pie free whiskey.
On these issues, thus presented,
the Democrats Ilavc opened their
canvass. The Mills bill is discussed,
Explained and dissected; its support
is clearly declared, and the orators
show at what points and to " hat ex-
tent it is rcpugnant to the Republi-
can platform.
The Democrats favor tariff
averaging 40 per cent.
The Republicans demand prohib-
tory duties.
The Democrats ask for free i'm.
portations of necessal.ies of life, in
in order to limit the powers of the
trusts.
The Republicans insist on in
creasing duties, thus checking inn
ports and extending the power OF
the trusts.
The Democrats put wool on the
free list in order to encourage an
export trade in wooden manufac-
turers.
The Republicans denounce free
raw materials.
The Democratic demand a reduc-
ed tariff on clothing;
The Republicans offer free whis-
key.
These are the issues as presented
by the Mills bill and the RepubE-
can platform. They are plain, di
rect and specific.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The Democratic party does not
advocate free trade, but it believes
that the interests of all our manu-
tacturing and other industries would
be advanced; that the wages of all
our laborers would be increased, and
the general welfare of the whole
country. would be greatly promoted
by repeating. as far as possible, the
taxes upOn raw materials, and re-
ducing or repeating the taxes upon
the actual necessaries of life; and
upon these simple propositions it
proposes to stand or fall in the great
contest now before us.-John G.
Carlisle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The Republicans assert that the
Mills bill will destroy the country.
The people don't think SO, at least
the preliminary skirmish in the
States that have voted dosen't denote
it. At Birmingham, tho iron city
of the new South, where a fight
was waged on the tariff, the Demo
Gratis made large gains. They did
the same at Ashland, KY, redeem
ing the county, which has been un-
der Republican control for many
years. Thus one by one then
scarecrows are worn ont.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The interests of labor and CAPT
tai are identical only so long as the
capitalist and faborer meet on com
mon ground, and divide in just pro-
portion the fruits of both. They
become opposed as soon as the cap
italist begins making reductions in
wages for the enlargement of his
own income, or when labor de-
mands more than the employer can
afford to pay.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29


The claim is made that the work
ingmen profit by the tariff. Do
they2 Have not Mr.. Carnegie's
men recently been on a strike for
higher wages, while he was sluxuri-
ating in his wealth? Certainly.
BE does not divide profits with his
meH- The war taxes help him get
rich. It does not help the men.
The rate of wages is governed by
the relations of supply and demand.
All that Mr.. Carnegie does for his
men is to pay them what wages he
is obliged to, and help keep. up, the
prices of everything they bay.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Gov. A. B. Fleming, who was
nominated for Governor, at Hun
tington, is 40 years of age, having
been born in Marion county in 1889.
He was raised on farm, studied
law for one year at the University
of Virginia, was admitted to the
bar in the fall of 1860, served two
terms in the West Virginia Legis-
lature, viz: in IL and rs; was ap-
pointed Judge of the Second Ju-
dicial Circuit by Governor Mathews
in 1873, upon the death of Judge
Lewis to serve until the general
election in the fall of that year
when he was elected to fill the re-
mainder of Judge Lewis unexpired
term. In January, 1881, he was re-
elected to serve a full term of eight
years, which will expire on the first
of next January. He will make no
speeches until after he retires from
the bench. There is. considerable
work before him before he can do
this, and it will be some time be-
fore he opens the campaign formal
ly, the exact date he is not certain
of. He expresses himself as higly
gratified at the manner in which
his nomination. has been received
Star.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29
The old clap-trap of the 1884 cam

The old clap-trap of the 1884 cam
paign is being rehashed. At that
time the mills would shut down if
Cleveland was elected. Ono of
them did shut down, and the pro
prietor, Harper, is in the Ohio pen.
But the industrial interests have
progressed. Now they say that
wages will be reduced. How much
lower can they go2 But the Amer
lean people are intelligent and are
awaking to the Republican lies
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The Democratic party is the par
ty of protection, Of protection to
americans Instead Of Englishmen.
The war tariffana the shipping laws
lave destroyed the American ocean
: carrying trade and laid US under
tiiLute to England for the carrying
9fOur products to market of $780,
100000 a year. Down with the
:, fem ef protection to Englishmen.
LIZ "a 8 70 Americans a chance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The present high war tariff has
been in operation, fer twenty-five
years and labor is now lower than
was ever known before. As many
as 10000 tramps are reported in
tire two little States of New Jersey
and Delaware alone. The price OF
wheat and other products of the
farmer. is lower now than ever
known under a low tarifr
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

If business is to be ruined by the
Democracy, why is it that SO many
large Republican manufacturers are
advocating tariff reform and intend
supporting Cleveland? In every
issue wc mention the name of some
prominent Republican that cannot
stand upon his platform, and seeks
stronger timber. The latest ac-
QUESTION is John Stephenson, a
large car builder, of New York.
He employees over 400 men, but he
cannot stand the kind of protection
his Republican brethern intend for
him. Hence his change.-Ports-
mouth Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Republican state Uonventio1l.
The republicans metin State Com
vention last Wednesday and noniin-
ated the folling ticket:
For Governor, Nathan Golf, of
Harrison; for Auditor, George M.
Bowers, of Berkely: for Attorney
General VIM. P. Hubbard, of Ohio;
for Treasurer, Hiram Lewis, of Clay;
for State Superintendent of Schools;
r. G. Mcclure, of Wayne; for SUI
prcme Judges, John w. Mason, of
Taylor; HI. G. McWhorter, of Kama
wha; for Electors-at-large, Angus
tus PoIlack, of Ohio, L. P. Davis of
Fayette
Concerning the convention the
Register says:
The platform amounts to moth
ing, so far as the great issue is con-
cerned, because it takes no intelli.
gible standing regarding it.
The Convention openly disputed
as to what the Chicago tariff plank
meant, and came to no agreement
as to what it did mean Then, af-
ter thus declaring that no one could
make head or tail oft, went to work
and struck out Editor Harris plain
and blunt Interpretation of it, de-
manding free wbiskey, and substi-
tuted the original Chicago what-is-
It'll
What sort of dish is this to set
before the intelligent Republicans
of West Virginia? 1t is the most
open confession of utter weakness
that has yet come to our notice.
Says the Republican convention
to the party in West Virginia: eve
have tried to find out what this tar
Tiff plank means, and we can make
nothing out of it, but it expresses
our sentiments.
The platform in this respect is a
cowardly evasion of the real issue
between the parties. AS for the rest
of it, it is a mass of twaddIe, I'm
worthy of a school-boy.
Gen. COTS nomination was about
as queer a piece of work as the plat
form. 1t is openly acknowledged
that Gen. Golf is after the United
States Senatorship, alone, and will
never be the Governor of West vir-
ginia even in the-event of Republi-
can success. His gubernatorial
candidacy is ''blind" and trick
on the Republican rank and file,
who, for Governor, will vote for
Golf, who intends in the event of his
election to resign the office to some
one else, the voters know not whom,
and accept the senatorship should
the Legislature be Republican.
The Republicans know not who
is their real candidate for Governor.
A party that is so lacking in good
material that it must play a trick
ike this on its voters, and is forced
to spread one man over two offices
is in a bad way, truly.
Without an issue that the leaders
agree on and without head to its
ticket what sort of a campaign does
the Republican party in this State
expect to make, opposed by solid
Democracy with the grandest of is
sues in Grover Cleveland and tax
reduction.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The Golf yoke has become a gall
ing burden on the necks of West
Virginia Republicans. The siaugh-
ter of Menager at Charleston, and
the way it was accomplished, have
stirred up the faithful in Mason
county. They are going TO make
themselves felt at the polls. Golf
ism dosen't take we'll in the Fourth
district Wheeling Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

And now again is night made
hideous with the cry of "Nate Golf
Junior is our next Governor. The
old song was sung with equal vim
in '76, but when the returns came
in the General was showed under
by the biggest majority that ever
blasted the aspirations Of Republi-
can in West Virginia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Nine-tenths, of the Republican
orators cannot agree upon the tariff
question, but all are of the opinion
that the Democracy ought to be
hanged and quartered for wanting
toIighten taxation By less than half
the amount suggested by the Rc-
publican Tariff Commission of 81
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The candidate who sits down and
'ssuclss Iris thumb in this campaign
will get left. Every inch of ground
has to be fought.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

In revOlutiOnizing It's principles
the Republican party has revolu-
tiouized its organization. 1t cannot
hold its voters. They will desert
in regiments Throughout the whole
country.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Tie monopoly organs are repro
duci@g what purports to be extracts
from English journals favoring the
election of Cleveland 1t now APP
pears those choice selection of Brit
ish sentiments were base forgeries,
ssstsn up for this campaign by the
Tariff League.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

If the tariff on clothes gets lit
tie bit higher and spirits become
free alb she average voter can wear
will be surcingle with a hTppocket
for his whiskey bottle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

In this campaign labor must re-
member that its worst enemies
masquerade as its friends, and even
the trusts that rob the people pose
as champions ofprotection to Amer
lean labor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Tie Detroit Free Press is conf
dent that Michigan will be carried
this year by the Democrats in both
the Presidential and State elections.
This is very high authority. Michi-
gan may yet astenisk the world.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Why is. it that our Gotten manu-
facturers with free raw material last
year exported s15,O0G,OOO WORTH of
their goods, while our wooden mar
ufacturers with high fairfield raw
material exported only $500, 900
worth of their products.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The farmer or laborer asks for
cheaper lumber and the Republicans
offer them the log cabin of 1910
But then they advocate keeping the
tax on the rip saw, SO that they
cannot frame the timber for modern
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The advance in the price of iron
since the passage Of the Mills bill is
one OF those little facts that do not
run with the Republican rule that
tax reduction means destruction to
industries.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The Harrison campaign Of 1910,
like this of 1888, was fought on a
tariff issue. Under Jackson and
Van Buren, the tariff had averaged
40 per cent. The Wings reduced
it to &c per cent. Were the Wings
of 1910 in favor of Free Trade?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Quay's demand for a cool hun
dred thousand from the manufac-
turers isn't nearly as cool as the de-
mands OF some of the protected
monOpolies-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The Democratic party is the par
ty of the people and the Republican
party the party of a class.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29
ANNoUNcE1EgNTs.
FOR JUDGE.

hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the offiee of Judge of the 9Th
Judicial Circuit. composed of the eoun-
ties of Kanawha, Mason and Putnam;
snl,lect Ia the action of the Democratic
J Judicial Convention.
S. S. GREEN.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The fellow who knows he will
have to go out of business if CIeve-
land is reelected had better begin
to wind up his affairs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Mr. Blaine and the other big
guns of the party are just asreck-
less with the truth as the lowliest
stump speaker.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The embargo plank of the Chi
eago platform should be put into
the hands of every voter. 1t is the
best Democratic campaign docu-
ment that could be distributed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29
Abont , llo0 y.,a,,s 6t absoI,,t..l mo- -.

About z, 900 years ofabsolute pro-
lection have deprived the Chinese
workmen of a surplus to exchange
with foreign nations at a profit, linz
tied him to his home market for
production and a hand-to-mouth ex-
istence with famine when the crops
failed, eaten up: capital to which
no additions could be made from the
profits of exchanges, reduced his
wages to the lowest in the world
and made his country, which should
be the richest, the very poorest and
most poverty -striclsen- And the
Chinese Republican party asks us
to abandon the doctrines of civiliza-
ton and science for such Chinese
ideas of government
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Thurman is talking tariff reform
and firing the hearts of the people
in the great northwest with splendid
Democratic eloquence.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

We are authorized 70 announce the
Jssaae Of Hon. john a. Warth, as can
tlidaSe Ger the office of Judge of the It'll
Judiciat Circuit, composed OF the coun-
ties OF AeSOn, Putnam and Kanawha,
subject To- the decision of the Democratic
judicial Convention.
Many vorERs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The solicitude of the professional
politician concerning the poor labor
ing man is much more amusing
than sincere.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Since We come to think of it, the
people of this country need as much
protection as oar industries.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Gen. Golf, who carries the Repub-
lican party of this State around in
his pocket, was nominated for Gov
ernor, by the Republican Conven-
ton, which assembled at Charleston
last Wednesday. Well, we would
as leaf it be him as any other one,
for he is Democratic meat, anyhow.
1t is pleasure to beat at the polls
such man as Gen. Golf. We will
do it, mark it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Mr.. Blaine's coming home, has
thrown his party into spasms, and
it is now all torn up with dissensios,
because he insists on making speech
es in number of States, in his own
way, and not at the dictation of the
Republican National Committee.
Happy family, indeed
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29
When Justice Did Not Wait
Very Long.

Our popular Justice, Warren d.
Lewis is Gin luck" He purchased
one-twentieth of ticket II ,6E8 of
The Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany, and at the monthly drawing
of the company, befd on the 18th
inst, that ticket drew the second
capital prize of 100000. ayes, y
said the Justice, to-day, June o. Z
received tho money by express
Bd6gtetp (M " Signal, june 80.
Two weeks ago, Frank Knight
was struck bya switching engine
in New Hampshire and killed.. Mr..
Knight was a brother of r. B.
Knight OF: this eity.-G Charleston
l1n-..lts
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

AT the same time Republicans
are talking of conspiracios to de-
stroy American industries, they are
quarrelling among themselves be-
cause a free whisky minority in
Congress opposes the majority $
plan of proceeding to establish free
trade in sugar.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Mr.. James B. Menager, of this
county, had a good following in the
Convention, at Charleston, and but
for the deception of Golf and his
ringsters, would have been the Re
publican nominee for Governor.
Jimmy will understand that he can
never hope for an Office, unless be
first consalts Goff,- who owns the
Republican party in this State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The Chinese limit imports to what
they cannot produce. So does the
Chinese platform adopted at Chi
cago.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29
PRINTINa

"a LII classes and descriptions OF CONNER
*, cal Printing executed at this Office, in
GOOD style ana at prizes as low as Is done any
where- Poster work aSspesialty. Send yOtir
orders to this office, and we win guarantee.
satisfaction. No disapp0intments.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Western Republicans kindly re-
fer to. their eastern b4,ethern as
high tariff cranks."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The Republican politicians who
have been hoping to profit by an
alleged dissatisfaction in the Demo-
cratic camp, have been reckoning
without their host and are doomed
to disappointment. The Democrat
ic party will present an unbroken
front on election day and will over
whelm all opposition.-ISfaF.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

Printingof all kinds executed at this
office at city prices
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

The Republican 'tGulIiver" has
arrived and the Lilliputian nomi-
nees of Chicago become all the more
insignificant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-29

And now comes the man who
won't back in the musty past and
found the fourth plank in the plat
form, on which Grant was nomin-
ated in 1863, to read as follows:
sit is due to the labor of the nation
that taxation should be equalized
and reduced as rapidly as the ma
tional faith will permit" Twenty
years later they have forgotten
equalization and want reduction on
whiskey.