The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-01-23

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the cry for aid may come. There
is a feeling Of universal brother
hood binding together all classes;
the dweller IN the howell, the occu-
pant Of the palace, and the responses
of the people. from all sections Of
the country to the appeal for aid
for the farmers of Kansas and Ne
braska and the miners of the Hock-
ing Valley are recent instances,
proving that in spite of strikes,
lockouts, cuts in wages and a seem
ing immortal hatred between capt
tai and labor, this tie is still nm
broken.
There is no position that affords a
better opportunity to work for the
interests of ones State than that Of
United States Senator. In that
body are found the wealthiest and
most influential men of the country.
It was as a member Of the Senate
that Hon. Henry G. Davis was en-
abled to interest men like Blaine,
German, Bayard, Belmont and a
dozen others in the building of the
West Virginia Central railroad. It
was in that same body that Mr..
Camden enlisted tie aid of Fair and
others in the building of the Ohio
River road audit is impossible to
compute the benefit which the State
has derived from these two great
enterprises. With his experience
and acquaintance great things may
be expected Of Mr.. Elkins in the
way of bringing to West Virginia
men of capital and enterprise.
The death of Hon. B. F. Martin,
in his sixty-seventh year, at his
home at Grafton Sunday, removes
a prominent political landmark.
Mr.. Martin represented the Second
district in Congress several terms.
He had long retired from politics
and public life. but he leaves num-
bers of warm friends and admirers
all over the State to mourn his
death.
To-day, at noon each House votes
for q. S. Senator, and to morrow at
noon both Houses meet in joint ses-
sion, and cast their votes for SEN
ator. Elkins is the Republican eau
Gus candidate, and Senator Camden
is the Democratic caucus candidate.
Elkins will be elected, while the
vote cast for Mr.. Camden, will only
be complimentary.
Postmaster General Bissell be
lieves every officer and employee of
the postal service, big and little,
should be under the civil service
rules, and has plan for appointing
fourth class postmasters, of which
there are about 10000, in this way.
The proper effort of some of the
Democrats in Congress to impeaeh
Judge Kicks will come to naugbt.
He is too useful a man to the corpor-
atoms to be spared from the bench,
and Congress is not in the habit of
disturbing anyone whom the cor
porations want left undisturbed.
The latest accounts from the
scenes of the atrocities committed
by the Turks on the Christian Ar
menians serve only to add to the
horrors of the first reports. 1t is
time the Christian and civilized ma
tons of the world interfered to
check Turkeys brutalities.
1t is feared that the crusade of
the Mine Workers of America
against the Knights of Labor will
inaugurate, one of the most bitter
labor wars on record. Labor has
never gained any vantage ground
by these interminable wars, more's
the pity.
The State press, regardless Of par
ty, has received Governor MacCork-
les message with praise and ap
proval. In many respects it is a.
notable document, vigorous, bold
and able. 1t shows a thorough
grasp Of the public affairs ofithe
State, and is unquestionably one of
the best messages ever written by a
West Virginia Governor Parkers-
burg State Journal, (Rep
Senator'S German and Hill under
took, few days ago, in the Senate,
to politely express their opinion of
each other. The people of the
United States, no doubt, feel under
great obligations to those gentle
men for this information.
Only six weeks are left of the
present Congress, and nothing to-
ward the financial relief of the
country has been done, And moth
ing will be done. It were hest