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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The Philadelphia Telegraph is a
Republican paper and opposed to
Cleveland, but it utters these few
manly words:
Mr.. Cleveland is not the ignorant
man he is represented to be; on the
contrary, he is an intelligent and
exceedingly shrewd sort of man,
possessing certain common-sensi-
BILE quality which the average
American citizen understands, adj
mires and shares with him. He APP
peals to the average Judgment and
moral sense of his countrymen, and
is. SO strong in his popularity for the
reason that he has succeeded in con-
vincing them that he is an honest,
courageous, competent man. He is
master of his party by virtue of
those qualities which have made
him SO popular, which have made
him the most available man in his
party as Presidential candidate.
The Republicans have at least a half
dozen leaders who could poll its full
vote in November upon a satisfac-
tory platform; but Mr.. Cleveland,
besides securing the entire vote of
the Democrats, can also secure a
good many votes from among the
present large mass who are neither
Democrats nor Republicans, and
who will vote for the candidate they
believe to be the best.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30
Slipping Away.

Kansas City Times.
The most ominous outlook yet
for the Republicans comes from the
recent municipal elections in Michi-
gan. The ground appears to be
rapidly slipping away from beneath
their feet. Carried at the last State
election by mere scratch, and.com-
ing almost within hands reach OF
an absolute Democratic victory,
there have not been few Republi-
cans from time to time who have
seen the storm cloud gathering, and
who have honestly warned their
party ofthe peril awaiting it there
unless something was done to paci-
fy the masses. What could be done?
Not few Republicans on the watch
towers pointed out the road that ii
was necessary to travel, and briefly
formulated a creed which at least
had in it, if nothing else, prudence
and common sense. In substance
this creed was: Let the war issues
go. Cut out the cancer of section
alism by the roots. Bury the bloody
shirt. Unite the country, thereby
subjecting it to craftsmanship in
stead of partisanship. Reduce the
war taxes. Modify the war tariff.
Be economical. Give agriculture q
chance to breathe freely once more
and get out of debt. The farmers
are not prosperous in Michigan.
They do not know exactly why, yet
they feel that something hurts thom.
They look to Congress for some
sort of relief or attempt at relief
and what they get? Such speeches
as that of Ingall's-savage, malig,
nant, full of an undying and mon
omaniacll hatred, and predicting
another civil war, with ali the MUIR
derous and atrocious surroundings
which belong to civil war. 1t is the
old, old story over again of snake
for fish and a stone for dinner,
This is the way some honest. Re-
publicans have talked of the real po-
litical condition of Michigan, of the
feeling there, of the tremendous up
heaval going on there, and they
law 1Oio GhO SlLIpl0 bEuIn. We
have watched the transmogrifica-
ton going on in Michigan for years.
Step by step the Democrats have
advanced and the Republicans have
retreated. Intolerance at home also
has had great deal to do with this.
Prescription not a little also. The
same fell spirit which has made the
radical machine in Kansas a
synonym for everything that is
polluted in politics, puritanical in
act, debasing to womankind, rascal.
ly in administration and putrid in
miscegenation, attempted also to
rear its head in Michigan. A Re.
publican revolt, joined to solid
Democratic phalanx, crushed it fol-
the time, but it is now convalescent
and preparing to come back again
Hence the result of the recent nun.
icipal elections. Hence to weather
wise Republican eyes the signs they
see of "a gathering storm cloud.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30


dorses the Mills bills, and that noth-
ing should be wanting, It urges the
Democratic representatives. in Con-
gress from Pennsylvania TO give
the bill their earnest and undivid-
support.
A more explicit tariff plank could
not be formulated in any State in the
West or South. That It should be
adopted in State whore the beau
ties of the present tariff are suppos-
ed to most conspicuous and its BEN
efits most bonntifully distributed,
shows how keenly the evils of ultra
protection are felt by the people.
This declaration of the Pennsylva-
mia Democrats in favor of the prin-
iciples of revenue reduction set forth
in the Presidents message and en-
bodied in the pending tariff bill,
stops all equivocation upon this
question and removes any remaining
doubt of the relations between
Cleveland and his party. 1t not
only determines beyond question
the Presidents denomination, but
determines also the attitude of the
Democratic National Convention
upon the supreme issue of the day.
1t must likewise strengthen the adj
yocates ofrevenue reduction in Con-
gress, and convince obstructionists
how great power of public opinion
is back of the demand for lessened
taxation. .eE
Let Mr. Randall come in out OF
the wet before it is too late.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The effort of two or three Demo
cratic papers in this District, who
suddenly sOured on Mr.. Hogg, to
work up an opposition to his re-
nomination for second term, has fall
en- fat. The sentiment of this Dis
trict is largely in favor of Mr..
Hogg's return to Congress, and
there will no perceptible opposition
in the Convention to his re.nomina-
ton. These editors have discover
ed this and tucked their tails be.
tween their legs" and run into
their kennels.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The Democratic party is not a
free trade party by a long odds. 1t
never did advocate free trade, and ii
never will. 1t fayors and advocates
protection. 1t don't, however, be-
lieve in tariff that robs the people
Expresses the workingmen, permits
the introduction of contract Euro
pean labor into this country, that
fosters and builds up monopolies,
trusts and combines, to the great
disadvantage of the people. The
Democrats believe that three hun.
dred million dollars tariff as proper.
" and fairly adjusted under the
Mills bill will furnish full and ade.
quate protection to every home in.
dustry.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30
Are You a Free Tradera

Wetzel Democrat.
No doubt, my boy, you would
kick like Texas steer if we would
charge you with being a free trader.
But perhaps if you knew as much
about yourself as you ought to,
you would discover that in the Re-
publican view you come nearer be-
ing free trader than you do be-
ing protectionist.
Let us see about this.
We argue from a Republican
standpoint
Are you in favor of equal protec-
ton to every class of American in
dustry?
You are.
Well, then, are you opposed to
granting special privileges to any
one class of men or set of men,
above every other class or set of
men?
You are; of course, You are.
Well then, dear boy, you are a
free trader, but yon don't know it.
The free trader don't care SO
much about the tariff being high or
low as ne uoeS ABOUT IL Delng OF the
same height all along the line. II
we are to have commercial Chi
nese wall, he wants it just as broad
and high at one place as another,
and not laundering big fortifi-
cation at one place and nothing at
all at another place, if any of the
barbarian traders are to be kept
out.
Now a high tariff Republican pro-
tectionist is fellow who wants the
big Notifications here and there.
He wants this class of men and that
class of men protected by a big
fertilization tariff, but he has no
concern about the farmer though he
preteRds to set up a big cry over
little, wool.
Because all men are equally
protected there is really no such
thing as special protection. And
the man who does not believe in
special protection or a diversion, by
means of Legislation of capital or
money into channels into which:it
would not flow, from channels into
which it would fow naturally, is an
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30


We publish to-day an open letter
from Ex-Congressman Gibson, adj
dressed to Judge Monroe jackson,
Offering to withdraw from the Con-
gressional race if the Judge would
do likewise. We presume that
Judge jackson will now withdraw
from the contest and leave the field
free to Hon. G. E. Hogg, who is
certainly entitled to a re-nomina-
ton.
Mr.. Gfbson's wholesale charges
against the Federal Court and its
officers and against Treasurer
Thompson having worked against
him and in favor of Judge ]. NJ.
jackson savors very much of the
sourness of disappointment on find
ing that he had lost his friends.
The public will not readily counte-
nance Mr.. Gibsonsin his ugly kicks
because he can't get back to Con-
gress.
IfJndge Jackson will now with
draw we will have an entirely har-
monious and successful campaign in
this District and return Mr.. Hogg
to Congress by large majority.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30
Pennsylvania Democrats solid
for Cleveland and Tax Reform

AOA SACN ClteHO anu lax kteIOElAls
Fairmont Index.
No better evidence that the free
trade spook has ceased to alarm the
people could be asked than is afford
ed by tho action of the Democratic
State Convention of Pennsylvania,
which met at Harrisburg on. We'd
nesday. Pennsylvania is the~heme
of protected interests and high pro-
lection sentiment. Under ;. the
lead of Randall it has heretofore
stood out firmly against all attempts
to touch the sacred war tariff. The
Republicans appeal to. the fears OF
the Democratic workingmen was at
all times effective, and however
much the Keystone Democracy felt
the injustice of unnecessary taxa
ton they were utterly silent at their
party gatherings. But the urgent
need of tariff reduction and the
necessity for placing some Imita-
ton upon the protection of extor-
tionate trusts and combines has at
last worked change even in Penn
sylvania, and on the issue now con
1ronIlnS the country OF honest pro-
lection to labor VS.. over-taxation for
monopoly-Tariff Reform against a
Tariff for Surplus-the Democrats
of Pennsylvania move up and take
front place in the ranks of the par
ty of lower taxes. In Wednesdays
Convention they not only com
mended the "wise, patriotic and
beneficent administration of Presf-
dent Cleveland" and instructed the
delegation to st. Louis to vote as q
unit for his denomination, but
adopted a tariff plank that leaves
nothing to be desired. It calls for
q revision" of the tariff laws. a ore
duction of duties" the abolition. OF
taxes on raw materials" commends
the Presidents tariff message, en-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30
RobbIng Peler % Pay PAM.

The fact is that the tariff in the
attempt to shield one industry from
competition just shifts it to another.
Some of the ships which take out
exports, not sucuring return cargoes
on account of the tariff, nor being
able to load up with emigrants, have
to return in ballast. But what do
they take for balIast2 Common
stone is often expensive to get rid
of on this side, SO they buy iron ore,
salt potatoes or some other cheap
and heavy cargo as ballast and thus
increase the imports of these things,
irrespective OF the demand for them.
Imported as ballast, when they have
served that purpose, these products
are often sold for less than was paid
for them on the other side. Thus
again the tariff in trying to protect
one set of American interests ex-
poses another set to unfair and un-
natural competition.-iSp Springfield
Republican.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

State Superintendent Morgan is
candidate for reelection. We be-
lieve he will have no opposition in
the Democratic Nominating Con-
vention- he has made an unusually
efficient officer, and his intelligent
and conscientious administration OF
the educational interests of the State
not only merits the hearty endorse
ment of his party but the warm APP
proval, also, of all friends of public
education.-1nder.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30
Bave Usf

Feeling sore over defeat, the law
firm Of Tomlinson & Wiley seek to
spit their venom at the REGISTER,
by Withdrawing their patronage
from it. Monday the firm called
for their bill, which we rendered,
and they paid, and then ordered
their law card out Of the paper, and
paper stopped, and demanded back
q small fee they had paid as for a
legal advertisement, not yet insert
ed, which we promptly refunded.
We now see poverty staring us
in the face, for the loss of their pat
ronage is so immense % that the
REeIsTER win have TO go into bank
ruptcy Gin their mind,) unless our
loyal Democratic patrons will come
to our rescue and make up the def
cheney by paying promptly what
they owe us.
Their action toward this paper is
to be construed only In one way,
that they are Democrats for Office
only. Mr.. TomIinson submitted his
claims to the democratic primary,
the election was fairly and honestly
conducted, and the returns show
Democrats preferred Mr.. Spencer as
their candidate for Prosecuting At
torney.
This paper has endeavored to pur-
sue neutral course between the
respective candidates, believing that
the people should be left free and
uninhueneed to choose the men
they considered most available for
the fall contest. 1t has championed
the cause of no man. AS an indi-
vidual we have supported the men
We deemed most likely to best sub
serve the interest of the Democrat
ic party.
The ticket is now made and we
propose to support it heartily from
now until the election is over.
We make this statement to set
ourself right, and to congratulate
the Democracy for the good work
they did on Saturday
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The first time you hear a Repub-
Ican yelling free trade and denoun-
cling the Nilrs tariff bill, ask him to
tell yOa honestly if he has read that
bill, and if he has. ask him just what
particular items he objects to, and
the difference between the present
rate on the article and the proposed
rates. Not a single Republican IL
Mason county, we venture to pre-
dict, will admit that he has ever
read the bill.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The Issue between the two parties
in the coming campaign may be
briefly stated as follows: The Dem
ocrats are in favor of cutting down
the taxes to meet the expenditure
of the Government, economically
administered, while the Republi-
cans favor increasing the expendi-
tnre in order to eat up the present
high taxes. You may turn the mat
Ter in any shape you wish, bat that
is what it comes to in the end.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

In calculating their apparent
gains in this State recently, our Re
publican friends fail to take into ac-
count the material fact, namely, the
Greenback vote. The last time the
Democracy got square lick at the
Republicans the victory was as de-
cisive as any one could wish it. but
lately they have been lodging be-
hind the Greenbackers, and the ex-
act Republican strength can scarce
" be ascertained. This year the
Greenbackers, tired of the old way
of doing things, are evidently deter
mined to go it alone, and if they do
the Republicans will find that the
vote which they so hoggishly claim
as their own has grown beautifully
Eless.-Fdtrmont Indep.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

from the Congressional Race.
HUNTINGTON, w. VA,
May %, 1888.
Hon. J. NJ JACKSON
DEAR SIR: / am informed BY re-
liable gentlemen, as wen as by
newspaper publications, that you
are a candidate for Congress from
this district, and that you avow
hat you would not have entered
the race but for the fact that 1 had
declared myself candidate.
While in Washington recently j
learned that in order to further
your candidacy you made arrange
ments with W. T. Thompson, Treas
urer of this State, to manipulate the
delegation from this end Of the dis
trict in your interest in return for
favors which you and your friends
were to render to Thompson in the
matter of his candidacy for re,elec.
ton to the Office of State Treasurer.
Upon my return home / ascet-
tanned that, SO far as it could be;
this arrangement had been carried
out in the selection of the Gabell
Congressional delegation, and that
it was openly boasted that was to
be eliminated from West Virginia
politics. =
l also learned that the machinery
of the Federal judiciary, of which
your brother, J.: j. jackson, is a
Judge, was actually at work in the
shape of it's Marshal and Deputy
Marshals against my candidacy and
in favor of yours. e
/ remember that twotyears ago,
in two interviews which Ihad with
your brother, ]. j. jackson, which
interviews were wholly unsought
on my part, i was assufed that you
would not only not be a candidate for
Congress, but that you would sup
port me for a reorganization, and
that, resting on the faith of these
assurances, / was only undeceived
by the packing of several counties
| III your Gnu Oh Inc ulSGrIcG aG5alnSG
me and in your favor chiefly by the
aid of the officers Of the Federal
Judiciary.
In order that we may understand
each other fully in the present in
stance and in order to give you an
opportunity to promote Democratic
harmony and preserve that party
usage which accords to member of
Congress denomination after his
first term, / now make you this
proposition: I will withdraw from
the Congressional race in this dis
trict if you will do likewise, and
agree to join with you heartily in
securing the denomination and re-
election of the Hon. Charles e.
Hogg. This proposition is made in
good faith, and will afford You an
ample opportunity to preserve your
nice scruples on the subject of Dem
ocratic harmony and usage.
Yours respectfully. &
EUsTAGE GIBSON.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

Our friend, T. L. Davies, is SO Ella
ted over his nomination as a can
didate for the House of Delegates,
that he is arranging for the estab-
lishment of new Republican paper
in this place. which is to be his per-
sonal organ. What is the matter
with Bro. Pilchard2 His Bepubli-
eanism is unquestioned.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The Republican party promised
the people tariff reform it its plat
form of 1884, but when Democrats
in Congress attempt to reform the
tariff they oppose every move in
that direction The people will
hardly endorse in November, the
"rule or ruin policy" of the Repub-
lean party.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The indications now are that the
Mills tariff revision bill will pass
both Houses of Congress, with very
little change from that reported by
the Committee. The Northwest Re
publicans have served notice on
their Representatives and Senators
that they must vote to pass the
Mills bill, or some similar measure,
or there will be a big kick among
Western Republicans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30
The Immortal Democracy.
Mohawk Valley Democrat.

MOhawk Valley Democrat.
The brave old Democratic party
has outlived Federalism, Whigism,
Know Nothingism, and on election
day. in November next it will con-
sign to the quiet cemetery of dead
issues all that is mortal of Republi
canism. Well, as the boys in the
army used to say, "Three cheers for
the dead already. Hurrah, for the
next to die"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

You might as we'll, says an ex-
change, talk about grubbing with a
cross-cut saw, as protecting labor
with a tariff, beyond an amount as
is necessary for the expenses of the
government.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The Republican party of this
county is split in twain, and there
is no hope for it. There is the Pill
chard wing, and the Boss Gibbons
wing. Already the keen knife is
being applied with fatal results, and
when the smoke of battle is cleared
away in November, all the Republi-
can nominees will be found with
their political throats cut. We are
not much given to Dragging, but we
believe the Democratic ticket select
ed last Saturday, will be triumph
antly elected. No more Republi-
can rule in this county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30
Wants Amdayits.
.etzel Demo,

WetzeI Democrat.
We would pay high price for
affidavits from several of our lead
ing Republicans stating that they
are in earnest about expecting two
things: carrying West Virginia
and electing the next President.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The Republican split in Virginia
is complete and final. We hope
this will encourage the Democrats
to include few Democratic princi-
pies in their State platform this fall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30
The RepubIican Idea.

The Republican idea is for the
consumer to pay AZ per cent of
bounty to the manufacturer to en-
able the poor manufacturer to pay
his employee 8 per cent of wages.
This is what they are all talking
about.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

Never, in the history of the grand
old Democratic party, has it been so
completely and tremendously uni
ted Everywhere throughout the
whole country the factions have
settled their difficulties. and are uni
ted as one man. All the Democrat
ic State conventions have declared
for Cleveland, and he will be re-
nominated by reclamation. The
Democratic party is entering the
National campaign with the most
fiattering prospects, and there are no
grounds to think for a moment of
defeat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

John Talbot, of Barbour county,
was burned to death last week. He
was engaged in burning logs, and
not returning home at mealtime,
parties went ont to hunt him, and
found his charred body between two
logs. How it happened will be a
mystery. He was SO years old.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The Democratic party is before
the people advocating and demand
ing tariff reform. The man who is
not in favor of tariff reform will be
a very lonesome fellow, after next
November.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The ticket that will win in this
county. was nominated last satur.
day at the Democratic primary cleo
ton.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-30

The word protection, as applied
to the tariff system advocated by
the Radical demagogues of rip-snort
bull-dOzing kind, is the most absurd
ly inappropriate of all things i'm
aginable, so far as it is intended to
have reference to the interests and
welfare of the people.