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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04
A Farmers Candidate.

Putnam Democrat.
The Democratic candidates fur
Congress in this district are becom-
ing numerous, and are pushing their
booms for all they are worth. This
is right, but the mass of the party
should remember that the caudi.
dates interests are primarily SELF
interests, and it is the duty of the
party to be wise and carefulin max
ing its choice at the convention.
Candidates are usually nominated
by the weight of opinion moulded
before convention assemblies.
After taking into consideration the
closeness of the district, there are
two things for every Democrat TO con
sider before he makes up his mind
to support anyone for the nomi,,a.
ton. Those two things are availa-
biiity and capability. Is Your ia.
vorite available? Is he capable:
are the questions. Investigate and
find out before you work for his
claims. An available man is one
who can command the entire Dem
ocratic strength and the respect OF
his opponents. A capable man is
one who can ably, truly and hon
estly represent the whole people OF
the district. There are available men
who are not capable, and capable
men who are not available. The
Democrats to succeed must nomi-
nate man with both these require
ments. Where is the man who will
most certainly fill the bill-a man
who is honest, Intelligent, who can
poll the full Democratic vote, and
trul represent the interests of the
district? The farming element, the
chief element of the district, clam
ors for its rights of representation.
A farmer who has the education,
the ability, the time, the means, the
Democratic confidence, the exper-
fence and the ability and will make
the canvass, is surely the most
available and capable man. The
Democrats have such man, his
name is James Capehart. His oc-
cupation filrming. His residence
Mason, and his politics sound De-
mocracy. With due respect to all
the strong and able men of the dis
trict, the DEMOCRAT believes that
Mr. Capehart is the most available
man in the district.
If there is stronger man the
DEMOCRAT is for him. A man to
win is what is wanted.-Putndm
Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04
Those Censils Qnes,lolls.

The government census inquisi-
ton seems to be growing more un-
popular with each day. 1t is even
now become quite apparent that the
American citizen is inclined to re-
fuse compliance with the imperti-
nent, absurd and unlawful demands
of a constitutional government. that,
under the lead OF Quay, Reed & Co.,
assumes, in more ways than one,
bureaucratic airs That the FEEDER
al government, under the constitu.
ton, has no right to ply it's citizens
with questions concerning the exis-
tence of their chronic, acute or other
diseases, and, if any, compel dis
closure of their ravages, is too plain
to require the judgment of the legal
fraternity to decide. The New
York San, however, has taken the
trouble to have several of the most
eminent jurists of that city inter
viewed upon the legal phrase of the
question. and they. as might have
been anticipated, declare the whole
proceeding to be without warrant
of law. They are further of the
opinion that any arrest for refusing
to answer the proposed questions
would be illegal. and that the citi-
zen SO arrested would not only be
released upon a writ of ha6eaus cor
p"s, but that the person making
such arrest wonld be liable himself
to legal process.-H Huntington AdUer-
tiser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The farmers had u very interest.
ing, and we hope profitable meeting
in this place last Monday, the pro,
ceedings of which is published in
another column. They have gone
to work as if they might be in earn
est. President CIeveland's message
showing mp the iniquities and in
Justice of the Republican protective
or robber-tariff, put the people, and
more particularly the farmers, to
thinking and investigating; and the
farmers have concluded to make an
effort to get rid of tariff that bur-
dens and Expresses them, while the
manufacturers are becoming richer
and richer each year from the enor-
profits they are enabled to make
by reason of this high protective
tariff The farmers may meet and
resolve, and protest, but until they
make up their minds to renounce
the Republican party, that is owned
soul and body by the manufacturers,
the money sharks, the combines, the
monopolists and the trusts, and vote
with the Democratic party, they
need not expect relief.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

One of the stock arguments of
the war tariff monopolists is that
because manufactured goods tend to
decrease in price as time passes,
therefore their price is not affected
by the tariff. They go further and
assert that the reduction in price
which the improvements in methods
and machinery bring is actually
caused by the tariff. They seem to
forget that the price of the same
goods decreased just as fast or even
faster where no duties are levied
upon them. Sewing machines have
dropped very far from the prices
they used to bring in this country,
but the machines which are sold at
retail in the United States, for s42
are sold at retail in England for s32,
and the cheap one for which the
domestic dealer pays SIS the expor-
ter can obtain for s12, while one
company sells to South American
dealers for So the same article for
which it charges the unfortunate
consumer in this country 800
Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee met in Point Pleasant. w.
Va, May the 3lst., 1890, and was
called to order by. J. b. Tippett,
Chairman, ut the time and place
mentioned for business. C. w.
Fadely appointed Secretary.
Enough members being present to
transact business by the rules of the
Committee, the Committee proceed
ing to fill the vacancies in the un-
represented districts as follows:
Union, Oscar Douglas; Arbuckle,
Samuel Sterrett; Lewis, ]. E. Beller;
Hannah, w. d. Holloway. Hon.
J. S. Spencer appointed as a repre-
sentative of the Committee to attend
the meeting of the State Committee
which meets at Parkersburg, on the
18th of June. ]. E. Beller appointed
TO transact the business of the Sec.
rotary of the Committee until one
is duly elected at the next meeting.
Ordered that copy of these pro-
ceedings be published in the Point
Pleasant REGISTER.
No more business before the Com.
mite it adjourned to meet June 2S.
1870. G. w. FADELY, Sect.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

Congress has been in session five
months and a half and the most
violent and even revolutionary rules
were adopted to enable the majority
to facilitate legislation.
What has been done? Not a sin.
gle measure of public moment has
as yet been enacted, and it is now
possible to pass any important
measure only by caucus orders and
the suppression of debate.
What a mockery of statesman
ship, what burlesque of legislation.
The most vital question can't be
discussed in the House either for
want of time or inability of the ma
jOrity to defend its measures, and
confusion, violence and inaction are
the logical results.
Under the despotic rule of Spea-
ker Reed the House has logically
lost all sense of dignity and self-re-
spect. Party unity is more severe
ly strained every day, and now on
ly by worse than Russian despotism
can any measure be passed. How
long will this despotic power last?
There has been no such demorali-
cation of the House since the revo-
lutionary Lecompton methods con-
vulsed the country by the dying
throes of Bourbon Democracy, and
history is likely to repeat itself in
the overthrow of the revolutionary
party now as it repeated itself in
1s59-6O.-Philadelphia Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The most hopeful sign for the
future of the negroes is the percep-
ton by clear-sighted men of the
race that they have been depending
upon outside help, and must cult
vate an Independent spirit if they
would succeed. One of the worst
features of the "Bill to Promote
Mendicancy" was the fact that it
was urged as race measure, and
that its passage would have empha-
sized race divisions. Commenting
upon Senator Sherman's change of
base regarding this measure, when
the vote was taken in the Senate a
few weeks ago, the Jacksonville
CFla.) Recie,c, negro organ, says:
"One by one our white friends
seem to be DESERVING US. We see
the hand of Providence in this. We,
as a people, have been too Deepen
dent upon others for support. We
are too strong people to be depen-
dent. We must get together and
fight for ourselves" This is the
sort of spirit which is needed. The
negro will never amount to any
thing so long as he is treated as
"the ward of the nation" and it is
encouraging to find that he is be-
ginning to understand this.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

In view of the fact that the mex,
House of Representatives will be
Democratic, it is only natural that
the Speakership should begin to ex-
cite some interest and become a
fruitful source of speculation in the
minds of thinking men. The posi-
ton requires a combination of Quail.
ifications seldom existing in one
man. He should be scholar and
student; a thorough parlialnenta-
rian; ready debater, and with ii
all possess dignified manner and
well poised intellect. These are the
qualities which made Mr.. Carlisle
the superior of his many prede-
cessors in the proud position, and
we should see to it, in selecting his
successor, that the standard be not
lowered. West Yirginians have a
greater interest in this matter than
the people of any other State in the
Union, since we have the very man
for the place in the person of Hon.
VIM. L. Wilson, of the Second Dis
trict- No man in the present
House, or who is likely to be in the
next, is in such constant demand for
public speeches, or better under
stands the subjects upon which leg
islation will be demanded. Now,
let West Virginians see to it that
Mr.. Wilson is supported by solid
delegation of his own party in the
next CONGRESS-, and we can confer
upon our State, through him, an
hopor second only to the Presidency
itrelf.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The New York World advises the
people of that State to pay more at
tention to the lawlessness within
their own borders and less to the
sensational lies that are published
about West Virginia. That is good
advice. Now if our contemporary
will emphasize its precepts by lit
tie bit of example, it will have our
thanks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04
Will Bear Watching.
wetzel Democrat.

Some of the heaviest weights up
on Democratic organization are
Democratic candidates who are
seeking Republican votes. Many
OF them will lose half dozen DEM
ocratic votes in order to catch one
Republican. This Republican, they
say, counts two votes, but they are
satisfied if they can persuade him
TO vote for themselves and stick to
the rest OF the Republican ticket.
This class of candidates will bear
watching.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

Hon. G. w. Tippett, the veteran
editor of the Point Pleasant Reals
ter was here during court, augment
ing his already promising boom for
auditor on the Democratic State
ticket.-PWndm Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The Republican party consists OF
four dominent elements: The mil
lionaires, the monopolists, the ne
groes and deluded whites. The
Democratic party is composed of all
those elements who oppose the
trampling of one class upon the
rights of another, the merchant, the
farmer, mechanic, minor and labor
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

/, J d. Kyer, county surveyor, has
in his possession chip taken from
a tree on Rush OF Otter, in CLAY
county, which shows mark made
by Albert Gallatin while surveying
in this county, one hundred and
seven years ago. The. growth OF
the timber corresponds exactly with
the records of the survey.-.Spencer
Bulletin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

A company with large capital has
been formed at Parkersburg to drill
for oil on Mill Creek, three miles
from that city. The company con.
trolls extensive territory in that
neighborhood.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

Three car loads of protection to
the American laborer went through
last night. Nearly every day few
car loads of emigrants pass Park
ersburg on their way to some part
of the western country. They come
in and pay no tariff Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

Out of seven hundred and fifty
Republican voters in this city, five
hundred are negros. This is fair
showing for the G. o. p. in the city
limits.-Kdnd,Chd Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

Having disposed of the tariff bill
the House of Representatives has
turned its attention to contested
election cases, and on Saturday de-
termined to turn out two more Dem
ocr,lts from the South. 1t seems to
us that this retail way of doing bu-
siness is unbecoming. We can see
no reason why they should not
make it a sort OF job lot affair, and
turn all the Democrats out, and
then they can take their time in
letting them back in. And for the
future, if there is any possibility OF
the Republicans having another
majority in Congress they might
enact a law that no Democrat
shall be seated if a Republican
wants the place This would save
heap of trouble.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

Engineers are making survey
from Barboursville for railroad up
the Guyandotte Valley. 1t is said
the survey is being made for the C.
4 .. people, who will build road
from Barboursville to the upper
coal regions of the valley.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04
Netc Ortedns N0tiOmdI Bank.
New Orleans. La.

"iemember: that the payment of Prizes
- Guaranteed 10y Four National Banks OF
New Orleans, and the Tickets IRE signed by
the president OF an Institution, Whose CHAR
Tered rights are recognized in the highest
courts; therefore beware of any limitations
or anonymous schemeS.n
ONE DOLLAR Is the price of the smallest
part or frslction OF Il Ticket ISSUED IiY as
IN any drawing. Anything in our name Of
Tered for less than a Dollar is q swindlc.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

There is no little excitement in
Grant county, West Va, over the
recent discovery of gold bearing
quartz, which has been discovered
in that county in great quantities.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

A panther, said to have escaped
from a show two years ago in Shep-
herdstown, is now frolicking about
the eastern suburbs of THAT city.
The animal, we learn from u reliable
source, has been seen Several times
and its cries make the night hide
Gus.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The legislature of Indiana has
passed a law providing that any
voter who is corruptly Influenced
in voting may sue and receive from
the person influencing him $500.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The barn of f. W. Brown above
RaSenswood was destroyed by FIRE
May 18th, together with farm i'm
plements, corn and six head of fine
horses. 1t is supposed to have
caught fire from a passing train.
Loss about $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

There are 156 pages of the new
tariff bill. When the 42nd page
was reached Mckinley said he did
not intend to have any further talk
or amendments, and the bill was
then passed. That is the way the
congress legislates under the revis-
ed system.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The Senate has gone to work on
the Mckinley bill with Ratchet
and promise to chop it all to pieces.
The senators are afraid that the peo-
pie will not stand any increase in
taxes. And the senator's are right.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The following has been sent out
by the Democratic State Executive
Committee:
Democratic County Executive Com.
mittee::
GENTLEMEN:-The State Execu-
tive Committee will meet at Park
ersburg, Thursday, June 10, and it
is thought advisable to have a rep.
resentative of your committee TO
meet with us, so that we may better
understand the political situation of
your county, and to enable us to
confer with you as to the best plan
for County and District organiza-
ton.
The REGISTER desires to impress
upon the various county committees
the ACCESSIBILITY and the necessity of
accepting this invitation of the State
Committee. Every Democratic
county committee should be repre-
sented to explain the local situation
and needs of the party to the State
Committee and thus to aid the
thorough organization of the party.
The best sort of opportunity is here
presented to carry out the oft-re-
peated suggestions of the REGISTER
upon the subject. We trust it will
not be overlooked by the Democrat
ic leaders in the counties. Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

Maj. ]. G. Downtain, of Putnam
county, now in the Pension Bureau
ut Washington is said to be seeking
the Democratic nomination for Con-
gress in this District Pdrkersburq
Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

A little son of Mr.. b. Dick OF
Milton, Cabcll county, stabbed him
self in the face with sharp case
knife, the point of the knife enter
ing the right eye.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The officers to be voted for by the
people this fall in this county are:
One congressman,
One state senator,
One member county court,
One clerk circuit court,
One clerk county court,
Two members house of delegates.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The Wayne Ne,rs has declared for
Hon. J. NJ. jackson, for Congress,
and advocates his claims in a strong
editorial, this week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

The body of an unknown man
was found in pile of drift near the
mouth of the Big Sandy, Tuesday.
The body presented the appearance
of not having been long in the river.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04
The papers Of the countrv ARE mn

The papers Of the country are up
in arms against many Of the ques-
tions that enumerators are required
TO ask, on the ground that they are
impertinent. 1t is true that in pre-
vious census years there never was
such a disgusting prying into pri-
waite affairs as viii be made this
year. Heretofore the questions
have been to gain information that
was truly valuable and important,
but the claim is made that answers
are to be required this year that do
no good to the country. The aver
age American citizen will refuse to
answer several of the questions be-
cause he will consider that some
affairs of his are nobody's business,
therefore information on several
foolish points will be scarce.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

Dispatches state that the window
glass makers have concluded an ar
rangement with dealers in the cities,
presumably wholesalers, to keep up
the price of glass, while the owners
of the factories agree to shut down
their works until the "home market
shall be relieved. Builders NAV,
therefore, calculate to pay, as they
have heretofore paid, an averave OF
30 per cent. more for the glass they
use than any other people of any
civilized country in the world. The
window-glass blowers themselves
are not entitled to much sympathy
for their work. They belong to a
close corporation whose rules have
shut out apprentices to supply the
demand for labor caused by the in
crease of factories. The conse.
quence of this is the importation of
glass blowers to supply the demand,
and these importations are some
times, if not invariably, in violation
of the labor contract law passed by
Congress. Our sympathy goes out
to the consumers who are uniustly
taxed and at the mercy of this high
ly protected industry
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

Kanawha Democrats will hold a
primary election to select candi-
dates.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

EsE-FoR CLUB RATES, or any further in
iorinntion desired, write Iegibly to the under
Signed' clearly stating your residence, with
STARE, county, street, and Number. More
rapid return mail delivery Will be assured by
your enclosing an Envelope bearing your ruiI
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

A vein of fire clay, twenty feet
thick, has been struck on the farm
of Aaron Freeland, near Terra Alta.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04
LoTTERY.
nast all PRECEDENT
j OVER TWO MILLIONS DISTRIBUTED.
|
Louisiana State Lottery Company.

LOulSlanh olilt I0titrY Company,
Incorporated by the Legislature in
1865, for Educational aud Charitable
purposes, and its franchise made a mart
OF the present State Constitution. in
1879, by an overwhelming popular vote.
It's Grand Extraordinary Drawing takes
place semi Annnaily !June and Deeeniber)
take place I'm each 90 the other ten months
IN the year, ard all drawn in public, ut the
Academy OF Music, New Orleans, Ia
"a We do he1ey es,tii, tI.0t IRE s,speY-,isr q.
arrangements for al tie N,ntI,ib aud Qu,,r-
ferig Drawings Of Tie LOU;Ndna STATE
Lottery Company, and "a person nldnage and
coittrol The DrGdings themselves. and TIM ne
same are conducted tcifh honesty. fairness.
and az good faith toirGrd all parties, and lre
authorize dis Company 10 use his certificate.
NTH fdc-sdiiLss ~ Oit' signatures attached.
Ia ITS advertisements I"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04
IMPoRTANT
ADDRESS NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.

~ 't7IIIIIt5I Oll ID. z.
by ordinary letter, containing Money Or
ger ISSUED by all Express Companies, New
York Exchange, Draft Postal Note We
pay charges ON Currency sent TO us by EX-
press in sums of $500 or over.
Address all Registered Letters containing
Currency To- -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04

ut-IIIs INtCOiu -.-Ia,
WILL make the Season or 1870, on the farm
W OF Rankin Wiley, Jr.. on Kanawhn riv-
efs one mile above Point Pleasant at $1,000
single service; Slj-00 the season, or s15.fo to
insure with to.il. Mares sent from distance
ny hiill or River. should bc consigned To J. ]
Bright, Point Pleasant ". Ma Higlsioni
Chief Colts aud Filiies from to q years old
Wen broken and gentle for sale n reasonable
prices Correspondence solicited with per
sons desiring TO purchase road or speed fior-
ses. y limited number Of horses win be bro
j. J. BRIGHT.
apr-2esm- POINr PLEAsAST, W. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-06-04
cAPITAL PRIZF. $500. ooe
e.i5O,GOG
AGENTS WANTED

a.I44 Prizes amounting to ealso.o