The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-07-09
CALL TO ORGANIZE.
Democrats Urged 10 Work.
State Meeting ;it Parl<ersbure
Of Democratic Clubs:


The following call has been issu-
ed by the State Association of Dem
ocratic Clubs:
To the Democratic Clubs of Hest
Yirginid:
The great issue presented in the
campaign of 1888, to the American
people, was the necessity of a revis-
ion of the revenue laws of the coun-
try, in spirit of fairness to all in
terests, by conservative reduction
of the burdens of war tariff, with
view of relieving labor of the un.
just exactions, which under the
form of law, was rapidly accumu-
lating in the Treasury an annual
surplus of more than s72 600 900,
thereby contracting the circulation,
imperiling the business interests
and encouraging by the policy pur-
sued for twenty-three years, a sepa-
ration of the people of our repub-
lie into classes, the ultimate result
of which would be to produce fric-
ton and discomfort among them.
To promote the declared policy
of the national Democracy, Demo
cratic Clubs were organized in al
most every district and county of
our State. These organizations
were permanent, not temporary;
formed to "preserve, defend and
advance the essential principles of
free & .vernment, formulated by
Thomas Jefferson, and illustrated
by the history of the Democratic
party" The service to be render
ed by them to free institutions and
popular government could not be
limited to single campaign, or
their organization be dispensed with
so long as the people demand the
right to enjoy the protection of a
representative government.
The time is near at hand when
the citizens of this State will be
called upon to select their public
agents-both Federal and State,
to carry out the governmental pol
icy which majority of our people
favor.
Under these circumstances, as
the chief executive officer of the
organization for the State of West
Virginia, Ihave, after consultation
with the members in every section
of our State, fixed upon Parkers-
burg as the place, and Thursday,
the l4th day of August, 1890 as the
time Tor holding the State Conven-
ton of Democratic Clubs, Cor the
transaction of such business slmay
under the constitution and bylaws
of the organization, be brought
before it.
Let every club in the State be
represented, and if in any county
no such organization at present ex-
lists, | would appeal to the active
energetic and enthusiastic Dehoc-
racy of such county to proceed at
once to organize clubs, that their
representatives may be present and
take part in the proceedings OF the
convention.
The Republican party, since the
inauguration of President Harrison
has thrown off all its DISCUSSES; rep.
resentative government has been
overthrown by the abjcct surrender
OF all the powers of the House oil
Representatives into the keeping
OF a bold and INSCRIPTIONS Speaker;
Capitalization of Federal power has
been decreed by party caucuses, to
perpetuate indefinitely party power;
constitutional prohibitions and or
ganic limitations have proved no
barrier to desperate trickstcrs and
unblushing partisans; vacant farms,
mortgaged lands, tn depression of
agriculture and the burdens of labor
have, under its policy, been ignored,
that the promises and debts of past
campaign may be redeemed and
paid.
1t behooves the Democracy,
through its organized clubs, to
arouse the people to true sense. of
of the impending danger.
The circumstances demand that
personal sacrifices shall be made by
every true lover of his country. and
and that people may be thoroughly
organized that an aggressive con-
test may be made, with the assur-
ance that on the 4th day of Novem-
Der, 1890, the cheers of a triumph
ant Democracy will herald the down
fall of the leaders of revolutionary
and class-ridden party.
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