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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

If the following election law won't
prevent frauds ON the ballot box,
what will2
"The new ballot law in Wisconsin
went into effect at the recent election
in Milwaukee, and worked with en-
tire success. The law, while not SO
comprehensive a measure as that
proposed in New York, Massachu-
sets and other States, is notable as
the first application of the principle
of ballot distribution by the State.
1t contains also novel provisions for
securing entire secrecy in voting.
1t provides for a ticket room and a
voting room at each election pre-
cinct, with a hall or passage way
between. The voter receives his
ballots from the sworn State election
officers in the first room, which
only one voter is allowed to enter at
a time, and passes along 10 the yot-
ing room, where he deposits his bal.
lot and goes ont of door provided
for that purpose. No crowd of per
SOILS is allowed to collect within one
hundred feet of the polling place,
and no person is allowed to offer
tickets or solicit voters within the
same distance The Milwaukee
Sentinel says the new law sbroke
up the business of ticket peddling,
of brow-beating ignorant voters and
secured perfectly orderly and
quiet election"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
Trusls and 1Vorktngmen.

New York Herald.
"What is a trust, anyhow" writes
workingman to the Herald, Owe
read a good deal just now about
trusts, but would like you to ex-
plain precisely what they are and
how they affect the worlingmen. y
Very well, listen A trust is a
combination of manufacturing capt.
talists to check production, feed the
market with only a limited supply
of their goods and thus keep prices
high.
Their aim is to manufacture less
and charge more. But if they make
less goods, that means that they will
employ fewer workmen or give
those that keep on less steady work.
Hence trust is blow at the work
men.
Ifthere were no high protective
duties trusts would be impossible,
because the moment manufacturers
here combined to limit production
and raise prices that moment goods
would rush in from abroad to supply
the market. 1t is the high tariff,
therefore, which is the basis of trusts.
The tariff shuts out foreign goods;
thereupon manufacturing capitalists
combine to limit production and
raise prices at home; and in doing
this they necessarily injure their
own workmen, because they deprive
them of full work, and iniure the
people at large by forcing them to
pay artificially high prices for goods.
One example will show how
trust Injuries sworkingmen. When
the salt duty was very high, the
Michigan and Syracuse salt mono
polists hired the Great Kanawha
salt works in West Virginia to stand
idle. That is to say, the salt trust
paid the owners of these works a
fixed sum per year to make no salt.
They did not pay the men who
had found employment in these
works cent. The workmen were
turned out neck and heels to shift
themselves. But the capitalist own
ers of the work were paid hansome-
ly. That is how a trust affects
workingmen and protected capt.
talists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
To The voters or Mason COUNT.


Having work to do in the corn
field which hinders my making as
thorough canvas in the political
field of Mason county as / wish /
take this method to briefly state my
views of the Assessorship. Belief
ing that the Assessorship, next to
that of Commissioner, more nearly
concerns the taxpayer than any
other Office in the county, it is in
cumbent upon the Assessor to do
the whole work of the office himself.
in q uniform manner, and at fair
cash value. And that the Assess-
ment may be uniform throughout
the county, the Assessors Of the
First and Second District should
confer together, classify and grade
similar property, and make their as
sessments accordingly. LISA known
fact that money is spent annually ON
accounted Erroneous Assessments .
We believe that the Assessor should
make amends for theinconyeniences
occasioned for his errors. We have
no fight to make against our Demo-
cratic opponents, who, Ibelieve. are
all gentlemen, in every sense of the
word; but should ] be the choice of
the party at the Primary, shall
don the war paint and work for the
success of the whole ticket: Re-
spectfully, S. Al. CLENDENIN.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
WtfI,draxv,,Is

Mr.. Editor: 1 notice in your pa
per that I am announced for County
Commissioner, and while. thanking
my friends, / must say that from a
heavy press of business it will be
impossible for me to be a1candidate,
and therefore most respectfully
withdraw from the race. / wantito
see some good Democrat nominated
for this very important office, and
whoever he may be, 1 pledge my
hearty support to him as well as the
rest of the Democratic ticket.
Respectfully,
G. S. EASTMAN.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
sound Advice.
CORN, MASON COUNTY, W. VA,
.nnl

CORN, MASON COUNTY, w. VA,
April %, 1888.
Mr. Editor: The canvass for our
primary is getting lively, and it
will be we'll for us not to be too
much ,carped in favor of our par
ticular candidates, so that we can
abide the will of the majority of our
party, as it will be determined on
May 26th.
We must discourage all acut-
throat games, and work for the
good of Democracy.
Nothing will please our political
enemy better than to see us engaged
in lively case of collie within the
bowels of our own party. They
will encourage every symptom, and
may, if we are not guarded, throw
our heels higher than our head.
"Whom the gods would destroy,
they first make mad" Let no man
think himself a Democrat that is
daily remarking: "If Mr.. Blank is
nominated, 1 shall notvote for him. .
To carry out that threat is what the
enemy of Democratic souls want
you to do, and he will scratch your
back and say: "sick him, pup!"
Good Lord, man, what are you
thinkingl will be your reward in
the tents of Republication C2) Or
how will you stand before the judg-
ment of your own party? Let har-
mony prevail, and we can redeem
old Mason. Shall we do it2 Why,
to be sure. IF not, why not2
Yours, T1eE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
Great Hard are and
Furniture SalaI

The Largest House part country Front
feet running back $50 feete stor occupied follows
glassware, ware tinware and all
kinds of house furnishing goods The filed up with
shoysls spades Iakes hoes forks paints white
and from the cheapest the highest priced many
goods Warehouse back 25X50 feet is filed
ceiling with iron nails Steel glass; SASH DOORS cement plaster
fire brick many other good. Elevator room I5x2o S filed
with plows of vaons kinds Workshop up stairs 2OxS0
all kinds of nWre tin roofing
Furniture 42N40, which furniture all
descriptions, which offering very low here give
public description of house, goods
offer them cheap All ask is for through
and would be pleased sell yo if you established
the business 1871 and by hard have
brought to its present Standing Thanking blc for
their liberal patronage in the your hardware servant
w. b GABI, ID
May 2, 1888. POINT PLEASANT W. VA
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
where Are You.
wetzel Democrat.


See here, young man, step up and
let us examine your politics.
Are you in favor of an honest tar
iff and opposed to the bloody shirt
If SO, you are Democrat, though
your father may be one of the black.
est Republicans in the United States
Are you opposed to tariff reform
and in favor of rafting the old wal
skeletons2 If SO, you are Repub.
lican, though your old daddy may
be an Andy jackson "Dimicrat'
from way back.
These are the two issues-one
living-one dead-now before US.
So take your place and perhaps you
may find it necessary to change
your partner before the dance be-
gins.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
RIIchigan's Claims as a Cham.
DiOn Winner.

Michigan can now justly claim to
be champion State prize winner in
the Louisiana State Lottery. With
in the past year and half Muske-
gon, through Chas. j. Hermann
and Mr.. Mrs. Jno. Campbell, has
personally collected capital prizes,
while Detroit, Grand Rapids and
other points have drawn through
banks and express companies
Messrs. GODDARD and Mock of East
Saginaw, LETT for home last Wednes-
day, thoroughly satisfied with their
visit to the land of fortune and
fiowers.-New Orleans (La.) Plea
yuyse, March "a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
Letter OF Withdrawal.

To the good people of Mason county:
As my name has been announced
in the columns of the REGISTER of
last weeks issue, and after having
had deliberation of one week, and
the counsel of many friends, 1 am
convinced that the canvas would be
detrimental to my future prospects,
and to the best interests of my
friends. L have calmly viewed the
outlook of the political field, and 1
am sure that the political aspirants
are far OUer-rcaching the intentions
of the party, in adopting the Pri-
mary Election. And further, that
1, or more candidates, are sure to
cause a minority rule, which would
not be Democratic. 1 am grieved
that l cannot fully accord with all
the wishes of my friends in the con-
tinuation of this race, but 1 am
thankful for the kind efforts put
forth in my behalf. My withdrawal
is not in favor of any one, nor in
the interest of any one, but declare
that am for the whole Democratic
ticket and its success, and should
my services be needed in the future
they will be at your disposal. I
now declare myself out of the po-
litlcal field. Yours ever true,
LEVI RoUsH.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
a DI..,nxul.s.a ,cl.rErn.n.. T....-

a DistinEaiShed ,cIergyman,s. Tssti-
Rev R n Piekens. Presiden, If the
Methodist Protestant Church OF South
Carolina, writes from GreenvilIe:
About four years ago was attacked
with what the physicians pronounced
neuralgia rheumatism, accompanied With
erysipelaa Ny appetite failed me entirely,
and had an intermitting pulse and very
irregular pulsations of the heart. A. ter
rible pain soon came into my chest aud
shoulders, and became 90 helpless that
could attend to No business at ALI The
pains were movable. and would sometimes
pass from une part of my body 70 another
Finally the erysipelas broke out on t1iyieft
hand and arm, and produced much SWELL
ing ! was for eighteen munfhs afflicted
In this way. and Of course used q great
many kinds of medicines. but nothing gave
me relief Friends finally persuaded mo
tn try Swift's Specific I noticed adecided
improvement while taking the first bottle.
] continued its use until had taken about
one dozen bottles, when found myself
sound and we'll again. with no sign of ciia-
ease left except stiffness IN my hand, =
result Of the erysipelas While taking
the medicine I gained on an average two
pounda of fesh per week j think S 8 8
valuable medicine, and frequently
recommend II to my friendsss
Write to the SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.
Atlantic. Ga. for Treatise on Blood and
ekin pisaeses. mailed ire 70 snyoas.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

The Gazette was reckless with the
truth in its report of the Democratic
convention held here on the 21st
ult 1t was tissue of misrepresen-
tations and falshoods from the very
start. Editor Pilchard, may have
thought his article smart, but every
decent man of his own party con-
demned it. Give the fellow rope
and he viii soon hang himself.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

California is great wool-growing
State, but the manufacturers of that
region demand free wool SO that
they may be able to compete on
equal terms with the wooden manu-
facturers ofEurope. They say that
if they could mix the woods of Aus
tralia with the domestic clip they
could make WOODEN goods Of equal
quality and cheapness with the
best English and French fabrics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

We want tax reduction. We
don't want to continue the surplus
producing war tax which is in the
interest of monopoly. Where does
the protection come in for the far
mer by this high protection7 What
has he to sell that is fostered and
protected Farmers must vote to
protect themselves from grinding
monopoly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

To The Citizens Of Mason County.
There is no person SO popular that has
not some personal enemies, and we are
not exempt from this principle We
have served in the past as deputy sher-
ifs in this county, and have endeavored
to avoid any oppression of the tax-pay-
ers in the discharge of our public duties.
In cur attempts to deal kindly with the
people we find ourselves holding old tax
tickets, upon which not one cent can be
realized, amounting to $4,000. In. view
of our experience, we would, under no
circumstances, again accept the office OF
deputy sheriff. We would have re-
signed this office had it not been for the
kindness and courtesy of our principal,
Mr.. A. A. Hanly. under whom we
served. We know of no man under
whom we. would rather act as deputy
sheriffs than our ex-sheriff, Mr.. Hanly,
who is now candidate for the office OF
sheriff in this county, and who, if NOM
mated, viii most certainly be elected.
We hereby take this opportunity of
stating to the Democratic voters of this
county that we will give our earnest
and persistent support to all the Demo
cratic nominees from the President of
the United States to the most humble
Office within the gift of the people.
Very respectfully,
e. r. HENRY,
J. N. sDA1GH.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02


That Democratic majority of 49,
600 in Louisiona has set all the lit
tie Radical newspapers and a few
of the big ones shouting afrod.
It's their usual explanation of a
Democratic ground-swell. The fact
is that no election has ever been
held anywhere that was so free
from violence or intimidation, and
there Is not the slightest suggestion
of proof that any one's rights were
subverted by any means whatever.
1t is the size of the Democratic ma
jority only that troubles the organs,
and they will have general attack
of the disorder next November.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

The board of trade of Harper,s
Ferry appointed a committee last
week to await upon our congressman
and urge the disbursement of the
appropriation for the improvement
of the Shenandoah river.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
A Rlof.
wetzel Democrat.

WeLleI Uemocrat.
For set of unreconstructible
pig-headed bourbons, commend MS
to gang of Ohio Republicans.
They have not moved single step
from 1865, except that they have
stumbled back a little toward 1861.
Their platform and resolutions are a
blot upon American politics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

seventy-two dollars month i.
the figure that the Democrat,
House Committee puts the total dis
ability pension at, and yet they say
the Democratic party is the enemy
of the soldier veteran.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

1t is CLAIMED that there has been
discovered on the line of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway, in the
western part of Virginia, a beauti-
full brown stone, suitable for use in
public buildings and other edifices.
Efforts are being made to have it
used in some of the United States
buildings now being erected in var
ious parts of the country.-IStar.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

W. c. whaley announces himself
this week as a candidate for the
House of Delegates. Mr.. Wbaley
is a sterling Democrat, is well known
to the people of Mason and is well
qualified for the position. He has
hosts of friends in Robinson and
other districts, who will rally to his
support.-Robinson Cor. Middleport
Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

Intelligent colored men are open
ing their eyes to the hypocrisy OF
Republican pretenses. The conven.
ton called to meet at Point Pleasant
to take action looking to the politi-
cal interests of the race is a sipnff-
cant move. The colored man is NO
longer Republican property, bag
and baggage in West Virginia
Wheeling Register,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

Dick Callahan, sentenced from
Wood county to the penitenfdary
several years ago to serve astepm of
five years, was pardoned bys Gov.
Wilson on Thursday. 81 -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

A draft for s11 $50, 900 was receiv.
ed by Prof Harvey, Treasurer OF
University, that being rs per cent.
of the $4,000 appropriated by the
Government for the establishment
of the Agricultural Experiment
Station at the University.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

Fourteen cars and 6 barges were
loaded with ties at Middle Island
creek last week by contractors
Riggs and Mercer. There is over
10000 feet of lumber lying at the
creek awaiting shipment to Pitts
burgh.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

The New York Sun thinks twill
be Chauncey Mitchell Depew at
Chicago. 1t will be we'll to- bear in
mind that the Sun is the worst OF
political prophets. a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

At the close Of the Fiftieth Con
gress the terms of a third of the Sem
ators will expire, leaving twenty
five representatives of each party
in the Senate. Democratic leaders
in Washington are confident Of
eIecting thirteen of the twenty-six
new Senator's next year in the Dem.
ooratic States, and they feel hope
fully certain of capturing another
in one Of the doubtful States, thu.
giving them a majority in both
houses in the Fifty-frst Congress
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

John Scott, colored man, at
tempted to board moving train at
Iowmoor, on the G. & o. one day
last week. He was thrown under
the cars and instantly killed, his
head being severed from his BODY.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

The colored voters of the State
will meet in Convention in this
place. Wednesday, May I'd. 1t prom
ises to be a large and interesting
Convention.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

The next revolt from the Repub-
liean party will not be because of
the personal unfitness of its candi-
date, but as a protest against the
tyranny of protected millionaircs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
Mary NJ Booth
James w Booth


The object of the above suit IL to oh
tain divorce from the bends Of rnatri-
mony: And it appearing from affidayft
hled that the defendant Is a pon-resi-
dent OF this State, the said defendant +
required to appear here within one
month after the date of the first pubIi-
cation OF this order and do what Is nee
essary to protect his interests herein
Teste: r e. MITCHELL. Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

The Wheeling Register is an en-
terprising news gatherer. Up to
this date it has failed utterly,
whether intentionally or otherwise,
to notice Mason county's Democrat
ic convention, appointing delegates
to all the Conventions. IF the Reg
lister thinks that Mason county don't
belong to West Virginia, she will
find out differently in the State
convention at Huntington.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

Judge Chapman Stuart, a4distin-
guished jurist of this State, died at
his home near West Union, on last
Friday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

1t made the Republicans feel as
though they had the green apple
collie when they read the returns
from Louisiana. She voted for high
majority, not high protection.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

The new. Presbyterian Church to
be built at Charleston will have a
seating capacity for 1900 people,
and will be one Of the handsomestin
the city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02
ComlnissIoners SaIe

pY virtue of decree of the Circuit
ID Court of Mason county, West Yir-
ginia, entered ON the 10th day of Febru-
airy, 1888, in the chancery cause therein
pending, in which w F. Crowley Is
plaintiff, and William Addison and 9th
ers, are defendants, shall on the
7th Day of May, 1888,
AT the front door of the Court House. Of
Mason county, West Virginia, sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder.
the following real estate situate in the
district of Clendinen, county and State
aforesaid, estimated to contain sixteen
and acres, being the land assigned and
set apart to said Addison, by the provis-
ions Of the decree aforesaid, and which
was on the - day of -. 1898. con.
veyed to him by j. A. Gibbons. Special
Commissioner, appointed by said decree.
The tract of land is that upon which
said Addison resides, situate a short dis
lance from the mill of G. I. Beale and
adjoins the lands of Madison Bowen and
Moses Hopkins.
Terms of Sale-Cash as to one third of
the purchase money, and upon a credit
as to the residue. in two equal payments
OF six and twelve months from day of
sale, taking notes from the purchaser.
with good security, with interest from
date. and reserving the legal title as a
further security
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

The Republican doctrine is to
keep up the war taxes, squander
the surplus, and foster trusts and
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

Ex-senator Thurman having been
asked the secret of the immortality
and indestructibility of the Demo-
cratic party, replied: ait is that
it is the natural party, possessing
Unborn love of honest and popular
government principles, which have
almost revolutionized Europe in
recent years, and which are planted
deep in American hearts. This is
why the party can never be de-
stroYed.'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

The Kansas City, Times, says:
cleveland is to be congratulated
for the enemies he has made. He
has broken so many rObber roosts.
He has checked in mid-rascality so
many land grant steals. He has
vetoed so many money-grabbing
bills, oozlng out at every pore with
fermenting sIush and jobbery. He
has put SO many splotched and pie
bald lobbyists to fight. He has
made so many fires hot to purify
the civil service. In short, he has
done so many things to make ma
tiOnal politics clean, and so many
things to strengthen and make his
party formidable, that tho OPPOSE
tion-hoping possibly to cripple
him or pull him down-makes him
the sole object of every broadside,
whether delivered in stump speech
or in a convention"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02


For the information of that ex-
eeedingIy "smart Aleck," who pre-
tends to edit the Putnam Democrat
a paper while it claims to be Dem
Ocratic, never lets an opportunity
pass to abuse and villify Democrats,
and Democratic measures. That in
our advocacy of Mr.. Hogg's re-
election to Congress, we are not ex-
pecting any Federal appointment;
neither have we ever been an ap-
plicant for a Federal appointment;
nor are we a candidate for any po-
litieal Office; and if we were, we
would rather have the Putnam
Democrat oppose us, than support us
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-02

Protection has ceased to protect
because it oyertaxes both labor and
raw materials