Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-15
Col. ID. ID. johnson for Governor.
GRANTsyILLE, February II, 1892.
OIkA4NA . HhsH11-'
n fAs Editor of the Register.

GRANTsyILLE, February IL, 1877.
To the Editor of the Register.
SIR:-In looking over your valuable
| nauer every day, see that number OF
prominent men have bees spoken OF for
the various State offices, and viewing
the situation as / do, l think IL ever
there was time in the history or west
| Virginia that the Democratic party
should bring forward her noble, her
honest, her upright, and above all, her
sober men, for her State offices, III IS
now. First, because never since the
creation of the State, in 1868, has the
| Renublican party made and making such
An effort as they are in the year 1892.
They have flooded the State with their
literature. They tell the Democratic
marty that the Republican party is the
only party that has ever given West
Virginia any recognition, and then
point to Golf and Elkins as proof OF
their assertions. They tell the people
that the Mckinley bill was the best
thing for this country that ever was
done for it, and then point to the great
reduction on sugar and few other ar
| ticles as proof OF its greatness.
1 In 1851 I1Oits u. OoShSOh . A-~
| iority for Governor was $4,000 votes.
In 1854 the Hon. E. Willis Wilson's
majority for Governor was 300 votes.
In 1888, what was the result? what
was the Democratic majority in that
year? viii some one answer? Now, II
| the State moves on at the same rate she
has been going for the last ten years
this year 1s92) the Republican party
will carry the State. Now, the above
are some of the reasons why think the
marty should make no mistakes In her
nominations for State officers. In say
ing what | have said do not reflect
upon the character or good name or any
| gentleman whose name has been men
toned for any Of the State offices.
/ hear voice coming up from the
agricultural people of the State that In
| dictates that they want something to
saw in naming some of the officers, and
especially the Governor. They think
that that man should come from the
agricultural class. would not say any
thing that would detract anything from
| the good name of any one who has been
| mentioned, or who may be mentioned
| hereafter.
But give us man like Col. ID. ID.
johnson, of the County OF Tyler; a
may who, way back in the days Of pro-
scriptlon, when Democrats were not al
lowed to speak their sentiments were
not allowed the right OF franchise, were
not allowed the privilege Of American
citizens: he came among the people in
/ the interior of this State; he brought
the glad tiding of great JOY that the
! day was not far distant when the Demo-
| cratic party should be released OF the
bondage that il had fallen into, and
bv the noble effort Of him and few
Others the relief came as he foreteld
that it would come. Give US Johnson
for Governor aud we can carry the
State.
Give us Virgil A. Lewis for State
Superintendent OF Schools, man that
has been all over the state at every
county seat, and has written an extern
sive history OF West Virginia, giving a
brief account of the trials, fluctuations
and conflicts that the early settlers OF
this country had to pass through. Give
US this noble, high-minded, educated
christian gentleman, and all the rest OF
the State ticket with men Of like char
acter and we can carry West Virginia
with the usual Democratic majority.
A. II. STUMP.