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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
CHANGING HIS VIEWS.

An Item ofIntcrest TO Farmers,
The following is an extract from a
speech recently delivered by Hon,
Il. R. Carskadon before the farmers
at Warrington. Mr.. Carskadon is
known as one of the republican
leaders of this State for almost a
generation:
eve farmers are crushed down
by the greatest tyranny that ever
existed in the worlds history. We
are the victims of vast system Of
robbery, and it has got so that we
can scarcely make living any
longer on our farms, and there are
no profits in farming Our women
are working harder than ever the
colored women of the South did in
slavery times. We can't afford on
what we are making to employ
hired girls to help them, and our
wives have to do all the hard, slav-
ing work of n farmers home by
themselves. Then again while the
mechanics of this country are re-
ceiving on an average wages that
amount to S2.11 per day, farm hands
are only getting 60 cents per day,
and we can scarcely afford to pay
them that amount, aud we are
ashamed to ask them to take what
we arc able to pay. What are we
going TO do about it? We sit under
robbery OF which our forefathers
suffered not a tithe; what did the
tax on tea amount to? 1t was but
u trific to what we have to pay on.
every article we use; we have TO
pay not one but five taxes imposed
by trusts, monopolies and the wrong
Legislation placed upon us. In 1867
the wheat lands of this country
yielded an average of s25 per acre
money, by q contractcu currency
and these other evils, they yield only
SS per acre.
These trusts go to congress and
have Mckinley incorporate their de-
mands in his bill. The woolen fac
tories of the East make their de
mands and get them. The glass
trust agrees at Chicago to restrict
production, raise the prices, then
go to Mckinley and have him put
II per cent. tariff on glass aud we
have to pay it. / was formerly a
high protective Republican, but i
am changing my views little"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
Vote for Chas. S. Chap
man and Robert I'll. Hollo-
way for the House of Dele
gates.

The evil effects of the new tariff
law are already being felt by the
poor man. Tin-plate has gone up,
and when you pay the increased
price for tin utensils please remem.
ber it is because of the "protection
given to the English owners of Da-
kota's undeveloped tin mines by the
new tariff law, forced through Con-
gress by the Republican bosses, that
you do SO.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
Vote against monopoIists.

The NOblesi BOnnn rihem An
Tucker County Democrat.
tlon s1otn..J Dazis, &c Clarke
burg, addressed u large and atten-
tive audience at the Court House in
st. George, Tucker county, last
week. He explained the principles
of the Democratic party, and what
powers were delegated TO the gov
ernment, and showed that all pow
ers not delegated to Congress were
reserved by the people. He clearly
proved that Congress had no power
by law to tax the people except for
revenue only. He showed up the
the monstrosity of the Mckinley
bill. He warned the people of the
danger that threatened them by the
present party in power, and the loss
of the liberties guaranteed to us by
our fore. fathers. 1t was remarked
by many old grey headed men after
the speaking that "that speech was
the best they ever heard" What
this country needs is more patriots
like John j. Davis. He has been
christened the Allen G. Thurman
of West Virginia, "the noblest Ro-
man of them all"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
Vote for Hon. Rankin
Wiley, Jr., for State Sena-
tor.

The Republican voters among the
employees of the Ensign Manufac-
turing Company, at Huntington, an
establishment which employees about
1 500 men, have made stampede
from the Republican party and an
nounced their determination to vote
the Democratic ticket on the 4th Of
November. To prove their sinceri-
ty, they have made up club for
the Huntington Advertiser, the or
gan of the Cabell county Democ-
racy. The Advertiser, they say,
breaches the right kind of doctrine
for them. They have had enough
of high tariff already.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29

A private letter from Cabell eoun-
ty says Republicans concede this
county to Capehart by 500 majority.
In Wayne county Capehart and the
balance of the ticket will get a big
majority"
The same information comes from
every part of the district. Mr..
Capehart is making a very effective
canvass and is impressing the people
with the fact that it is time some
thing was being done for their relief
He will be elected.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
NO. 81.
Hayes and The TarIn.

Richmond Times.
No one will be disposed to cast
the shadow of doubt on the devo-
tion Of fex-President Hayes to the
Republican party or his loyalty to
its general principles. He has no
reason to love the Democratic party.
and not the smallest motive to pro-
mote its interests by expressing
approval of its conduct or admira-
tion for any of its fundamental doc
trines, and yet in recent interview
with representative of one of the
leading New York daiiies, referring
to the Mckinley bill, ho condemned
it without reserve.
81 cannot find word" he said, ssto
express my regrets at the passage
of the measure. ltis ruinous to all
our best interests, and it will do an
infinite amount of harm. I cannot
understand how public men can be
SO blind to tho interests of the
country at large as to pass such a
bin. It is annihilating to the Re
publican party II is the most ter
rible blow that has been struck at
that party during its existence, 1
can only say that hope such
policy will die out surely and soon,
but l cannot shut my eyes to evil
that will be done before such pro-
tcction as this finds remedy. 4.
These are strong words coming
from one who occupies as prominent
and distinguished a position in tho
past history of the Republican party
as the ex-President does; and they
are entitled to additional weight,
not only because they proceed from
a man who has, for number of
years, been removed from all the
turmoil of active participation in
politics, but also because they are
the utter.nces of party man, who
nevertheless expects no further re-
ward at the hands of his political
Independently of all these differ
ent considerations, which are well
to add to the force of the
words quoted, they are unquestion-
ably true and accurate in them
selves. Mr.. Hayes was entirely
right in saying that the passage Of
the Mckinley bill will injure the
interests of the country most seri-
Ously, and thereby jeopardize the
prospects of the Republican party.
If the American people shall con-
tentedly submit to the iniqnities
that will nArtaira1rr atfassi tho. ..s.s,....
the party which framed
that law, in the control of National
affairs, then they are fully prepared
to accept supinely any form OF tyr
amy that may be imposed upon
them.
We do not believe that the great
mass of Americans are ready TO sink
to such a point of degradation, aud
one OF the grounds for this conyic-
ton is the protest which has been
raised by such men as ex- President
Hayes, a Republican, whose natural
disposition is to act with his party,
and to justify its course. But it has
gone too far for Republicans of his
conservative stamp, and the scces-
sion on this issue of all the Republic
cans who entertain the same opin-
ions, and they must be extremely
numerous, signifies the future over
throw of the party beyond reason
able doubt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
Ret Your Boots.
Kanawha Democrat.

Sister Livia N. Simpson, of the
State Gazette, is the most vigorous
expoundcr of the new tariff law in
the Fourth District, and seems to
have an unnatural desire to do up
that staid old quill shower George
Washington Tippett. But George
with that boundless prairie-l like
smile, will continue to get in his
work, and the Democrats will roll
up such majority for Capehart in
November that will make the State
Gazette woman bilious to think of.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
Views OF a Republican.


From the Huntington Times (Rep.l
1t is almost universally ae knowl
edged that C. b. Smith is not fitted
for a Congressman. In fact, he has
admitted this much. In proof OF
his own admission, let us indulge in
retrospections. For six months he
has occupied seat in Congress.
What has he accomplished of inter
est TO his constituents Nothing
aside from having voted as did his
colleagues. Has he introduced a
bill, either of his own creation or
that of some one else2 Not once
has he labored in the advocation of
measures looking TO the interests OF
the people of the Fourth district.
Not a bit of it in view of these facts.
II wore well to turn him down that
the Republican party may not again
be afflicted with a similar Incubus.
Let us separate ourselves, fellow
Republicans. from eStrapeoss mat
ters.
The heartyG0 reception given.
Calico b. Smith by the Cabell county
Republicans must have induced this
distinguished statesman to imagine
his name was Robinson cruso.
Smiths speeches in the interior
are numbering anywhere from ten
TO twenty persons. His thorough
knowledge of the tariff question is
attracting much attention from the
farmers, and eggs will be rather
high for Easter.
If the farmers are advocates OF
their interests let them vote for
Farmer Capchart.
1t appears that Smith is moi
meeting as many suckers as he an.
tieipated.
Are there not number of SOL
diers in this county who failed to
receive the acknowledgement of bust
ness letters sent to c. b. Smith?
We guess yes.
We notice that the Peterson Ga
-ette and the Ravenswood Ne,rs both
influential Republican papers, are
not growing gray headed over urg-
ing the recollection of color.bli
Smith.
Farmer Capehart is the man for
the poor people to vote for.
While Farmer Capchart is look
ing after the interests of his blood
I'D horses he is also watching the
gaps where it is necessary.
Was it fact that Smith was in
nwn ma dau last-rs..aI.9 -II..-..--~-.
Farmer Capehart is a college
close student of poIiti-
cal economy, successful business
man, practical farmer. He would
be no stick in Congress.
There are thirteen dollars a day
in it for Smith. Only this and
more.
All the panaceas in the country
wont save Smiths bacon. He is a
political chump, and all the whin-
ing he may indulge in won't restore
his prestige.
The National Committee must be
distributing the Doodle very gener-
posly in this district, for Smith is
a gormandizer and so are his al
legged friends.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29

Not a word in this weeks Ceredo
AdUance laudftory of Cranberry
Smith. How sad thsse conditions
are to contemplated
Peterson is a mighty small tail
for kite.
o, how the Mason county Repub-
licans will massacre Congressman
Smith REpUBLIcAx.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29

Democrats, we have only this is
sue before the election to impress
upon you the necessity of seeing
that every Democrat in your pre-
cinct is at the polls on election day.
Stay at homes is what has beaten us
for the past eight years. We can
carry this county for the whole
ticket if you but do your duty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
Vote for James Capehart
for Congress.
Amendment TO iIIe Sel.ool Law.

Amendment TO the SelloOl Law.
The Legislature of 1887 added
the following:
No minor, under II years of age,
who can not read or write, shall be
employed in any mine, factory,
workshop or establishment where
goods or wares are manufactured.
Any one employing such shall be
declared guilty of q misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than ten dollars
nor more than twenty dollars for
such offense.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29


THE AGRIcULTuRAL INSURANCE. coMPA-
NY Is limited by its charter to risks not more
hazardous than private residences than farm
property. 1t was organized in 1853, by farm
crs and owners of dwellings, to- obtain for
themselves and others the security offered by
n company doing home insurance business.
During these thirty-seyen years, their wisd-
ON in treating this class of property, for in
surance purposes, rs different from all other
kinds, has been proved by the popularity of
the company, by its steady and rapid growth
in assets and in the onfdence of the citizens
of every state in which its policies are issued.
The world affords no other Insurance COM
pany that holds two million dollars i'm trust
to protect just one class of property.and that
nearest the heart of every man-his home
stead. The world affords no other insurance
company which has so little liability to loss
by sweeping connagrations, and which af-
fOrds to Its policy holders that absolute Sc
curity which even the largest companies ex-
posed to such confiagrations, cannot give
During its thirty-Seven years of steady and
triumphant growth, scores OF companies with
greater capital and larger pretensions, have
been organized, have fiourished for time,
and have finally gone down In disasters such
as those of Boston and Chicago.
TIPPETT BROS, Agents,
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.
NAV 2S-lm.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29

The author of the Mckinley bill.
speaks of the aprotectiye system of
taxation" yet there is not Repub-
lican organ in all this broad land
that is not vehemently declaring
the tariff is not a tax.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
Vote to oreduce your taxes.

Old Pious Fraud Wanamaker
gave $4,000 TO Mckinley to help
him debauch the voters in his Dis
trict in Ohio,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
Vote for Col. j. P. R. B.
Smith for County Clerk

There is a large number of voters
in this county who heretofore voted
with the Republican party, but this
fall they will cast their votes with
the Democrats. They are liberty
loving people, and have become
alarmed at the strides the leaders Of
the Republican party are making
toward monarchy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29

1t is easier to climb a CREASED pole
than to find any comfort in that
Mckinley bill. Higher prices for
the necessaries of life and lower
wages for labor are the fond bland
ishments with which the Republic
cans tempt the votes of the people.
The muddle among the Demo-
Gratis of the Sixth Senatorial district
having been amicably arranged, it
is now the duty of every Democrat
in that Senatorial district TO put his
shoulder to the wheel and give
James 81. Marcum, the Democratic
nominee, the largest majority ever
received by Senatorial candidate
in the district. Marcum will care
fully and impartially look after the
interests of every county in his dis
trict. Mr.. Marcum is capable aud
honest. He deserves seat in the
Senate and will be elected.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29

Merchants all over the country
are advertising an advance of goods
by reason of the Mckinley bill.
Its expressions will be felt by the
people in an average advance along
the whole line of domestic goods of
about 25 per cent. In the face of
this fact. which any one can verify
for himself, how ridiculous the claim
of Republican organs that the CON
sumner does not pay the tariff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
VAN GILDER,S
DRUG SVGDRE.
POINT PLEASANT, w VA
POINT PLEASANT. w. VA.

Has been the features of the town for over 10
years During this me the Proprietor has gone steadily
adding little by little till he has the
complete stocks of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,

to be found outside of larger cities Great care is
taken that not many things allowed get 'out,'
then only for few days at time.
1t the inton to do only such business
acted honestly and pleasantly To this no will be
z sIls'-
YOU any artlce KNOWN well its
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
PRIVATE RESIDENCES,
FARM PROPERTY,
The Homes of the Nation,
fire Largely Insured in
The Agricultural Insurance Company,
OF VA TERToWM, N. Y.

ASSETS
The Washington bee., 1890-06-28
DEGRADATION.

An Editor, who will so far prostl-
tute the high and dignifed calling
of journalist as, knowingly, to al
low his paper to become the sewer
through which the lowest and most
degraded individual of the CON-
munIty may pass his filth, falsehood
and personal spite, with the view
of lnjuring the character of worthy
and respectable race leaders, SIM
DIV because such leaders have by
manly conduct won and held the
confidence and esteem OF the peo-
pie, and been rewarded therefore by
appointment to disguished official
position, should not be surprised to
find his paper without influence
and himself without standing
among honest men.
Such a man is 81. Q. Smith OF
the Cleveland Gazette, whose un-
alloyed selfishness, superlatlVe
jealousy, unquenchable hatred OF
successful race men make him a
solitary figure among colored jour
nalists. Next!
The Washington bee., 1890-06-28

ton when wInks AZ prtcausIuu,
crime and injustice and claims
justification behind a barren as>
sertion of superiority over that
more liberal and which adopts a
liberal course toward all man
kind.
He charges all the clash and
superficial murmurings Indicated
10y the daily papers to designing
and ar-bIasted politicians, whose
Vaccinations and unholy infu-
ence plunged this country in war
and deluged the land with blood.
He says that "the slaves have de-
veloped into good citizens, prov
ed their capacity for education,
and become a law abiding, pro-
ducing class" and that "with edu~
cation, fair treatment, common
justice and q decent opportuni-
~, they will be equal to the des-
tiny to which they have been
C lied" and that "the croakers,
alarmists, and race-haters will
live to see their dIreful fore-b0d-
ings exploded" He gave excel
lent advice to the colored people
and warned the whites against
the injustice of their cruel treat
ment at which the moral senti
ment of the entire country il
aroused and which will sooner OF
later crystalline with practical
means Of suppression and punish
ment.
Mr.. Brayton applauded the pa
triotism of the colored soldiers
who fought as men never fought
before and urged upon the people
the necessity of keeping alone the
memory of those who fought fo
Freedoms cause, in honor of tn,
dead as we'll as to excite the emu
lation of the present and fuiur'
generations. Lot OF other rtspec
table white men at the South
follow Mr.. Brayton's example anC
the BEE will predict that tn,
much mooted bugaboo of "rac,
problem will disappear from tn,
face of the earth.
The Washington bee., 1890-06-28
MORE GOOD FROM NAZA.
RETH.

The speech of Ellery M. Bray
,ou. delivered on Decoration Day,
at Beaufort, s. c., offers another
instance of the fact that there are
at least a few men at the South
who are honest enough to think
fairly OF the colored people and
who have the courage of their
convictions. Mr.. Brayton was
invited by David Hunter Post
No. 80, g. A. r., at Beaufort, S.
c., to be the orator of the day;
the audience was well springled
with whites whose curiosity or
friendship or both led them to
the scene in order to hear a white
man expound the lessons of the
late war for the benefit of peo-
pie whose bonds of slavery 1t had
unbuckled Mr.. Brayton in a
clear, bold and eloquent manner
told the wholesome Lessons this
conflict had taught and did not
uince his words when arraigning
the majority of southern whites
| for the Injustice and maIevolence
The Washington bee., 1890-06-28
DEFENDING THE RECOER.
A VETO ON THE MISTATEMENSENT
OUT BY LIARS. GIVING MRRUCE
SQUARE DEAL"

So far l have kept my his OF
IN this Bruce controversy w'h all
YOUR readers l am Hnre are aualn-
ted with. Recorder Brnce b been
charged with observation-disclosures
his race and also with haNg re-
moved, as I understand it.eVer.
al colored attaches of the cord
ers office. Whether these arges
have beer justified remainSr the
reader to discover by pelal OF
both sides of the question. Feel
ing somewhat bitter at thRords
of a correspondent, some emmy
liner who attempted to vilcate
Mr.. Bruce by charging the lored
correspondents of this CIT. with
incompetency, l took occton TO
refer him in tOlerably falling
lish last week. What l sa then
was merited by the utterGes OF
said correspondents. Whats salo
now is merited by careful }rsual
of the question and actual Tesu'
CATION by myself.
Being desirous of giviT MT
Bruce a square deal in the esen'
fight as waged through the cumn'
of the Gazette. l called ats OF
fee and ascertained thes fact
from personal observation,not q
be gainsaid.
1st. He has dismissed no 0lore'
employee
2nd. He has appointed fur co
ored ladies and two white laies a
copyists, and has now four olore
employees in excess of hispred'
cessor's force.
3rd. He has appointed Co Sch;
ger as his deputy the Office'equl
ing such a person and ColScha
ger being eminently fitted Or tt
post by eighteen years of SERVE
in the office
4th. The internal arrangement
the Office remains the SANE as
did under his predecessor.
5th. He is running the Office
business principles and is inent
giving good service to the latro
of the Office.
9th. He has not an iota ofpre!
, dice against members of hs "a
and accords them equal prl7ileg
7th. The position that Mr. Jot
son now holds is that of conpar
having held position in the tfice
| oonuist nndqr Mr.. Douglass aud
The Washington bee., 1890-06-28
FEDERAL ELECTION LAW.

The most important question
from legislative standpoint now
pending before Congress, is the
Federal Election Bill. Before this
great and beneficient measure all
others for the time being sink into
insignificance. The American peo-
pie are called upon to deal with a
state of things never dreamed of
by the fathers, and which, If not
dealt with bravely and firmly, will
eventually sap the foundations of
representative government. The
evil to be remedied is of recent
growth: it has sprung up since the
war. Prior to that time the elec,
tiOns, under the restrictions which
then obtained, were measureably
free from fraud, though 1.-The great
masses of the working people of
the South were excluded from the
direct exercise Of the suffrage. The
war resulted in great and far reach
ing changes in the condition of the
people, for not only were the labor.
ers of the South emancipated, but
enfraUchised as we'll, and these
mighty changes found expression
in the amendments to the federal
Constitution and in the legislation
had there under.
But the old South accepted the
new order of things Sulleuly and
with mental reservation, determin
ed 10 submit TO the form merely
while ignoring ABSOLUTELY the spirit
For two decades they have resorted
to fraud, intim datiOn and murder
to carry elections, controlling the
House of Representatives almost
continuously bv members fraudu
lentIy returned, and who with 6
fair election aud an honest coun
would remain in private life fOrev
er. 1t is the duty of the present
Congress to remedy this grea
wrong by the passage of a bill thai
will render the recurrence of sucf
things impossible. The Republi-
can party cannot afford to go hefOr'
the people of this country without
having first redeemed its promises
to secure free and 'tair elections al
the South as well as at the North
Closely connected with this ques
tion aad, indeed, almost a part o