The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29
HON. JAS. b. NIENAGER.
A Statement of His Position On
The Great Question Now
Agitating The People.

MIR EDITOR; The article you
copy from the Pomeroy Leader in
your issue of Thursday last refer
ring to me is strange production
coming from paper whose editor
/ do not even know. / voted for
Grant in 1872, and every candidate
OH the Republican ticket for Presi-
dent down to and including 1892.
1 voted for every man on the Ma
son County Republican ticket dur
ing those years with the single ex-
ception in 1888, when | voted for
j. S. Spencer for Prosecuting At
torney of this county. He is
cousin of mine, and although l
supported the Republican ticket in
speeches and in every particular,
yet L gave him my personal vote.
/ voted for G. p. Gardner for Sher-
iff in 1892 against my own cousin,
e. l.. Neale, who was running on
the Democratic ticket, and voted
for every man on the Republican
ticket in 1892 not only voted for
them but spent weeks out in the
hills of this county speaking for
them, and at my own expense. L
L voted for the late Jasper Greer
for the Legislature on two differ
ent occasions, though when / was
a candidate he voted against me
for Prosecuting Attorney of this
county. / have voted for John L..
Whitten, of this county, several
times though when was candi-
date for nomination he never sup
ported me, and when was running
for Mayor of this town he voted
and worked against me. | voted
for George Poffenbarger for Sheriff
in 1883 though he never supported
me for any office. And when l ran
for the office of Mayor of this town
he was against me. Notwithstand-
ing all of this l voted for these
men and conceded to them the
right to vote as they saw proper,
and never did ] go whining and
complaining round about it or
cherishing resentment on account
of their conduct. / voted for
b. j. Redmond. the present
nominee OH the Republican ticket
for County Clerk, for Sheriff in
| 1880 when certain Republicans
who have held office in this county
since were supporting his oppo-
nent, A. A. Hanly. 1 supported
Mr.. Redmond for Congress whom
ever he was n candidate for Cong
ress and without expectation or
benefit of reciprocity" ] made
speeches for Loomis, Barbee,
Hutchinson and Smith for Cong
ress in most of the counties of this
district. In 1888 spent nearly
eight weeks in the mountain coun-
ties of this State for Gen. Golf, at
barely defrayment of my expenses,
and would not take moro, regret
ting the necessity compelling me
to take that. / shall never forget
the kind words the gallant Golf
used in praise of my work for him.
The editor of the Pomeroy Lead
er has certainly received his infor-
nation from some human source.
/ have no idea that he desires to
do me an injustice, but / wish to
take this means of informing him
that whoever gave the information
contained in his article is stating
the reverse of the fact Everyone
certainly ought to know that L was
outspoken in my condemnation of
those Republicans who joined
President Cleveland in repeating
the Sherman silver law in 1893, and
declared then and still think that
such an union was "a covenant with
death and league with hell Isaid
then that / would vote for no
man who was not in favor of re-
storing that law or carrying it to
the further extent of unlimited
coinage of silver. 1 was in hopes
the Republican party would enact
some favorable legislation on the
silver question, and SO wrote to
some of the prominent Republi-
cans representing this State. The
last House of Representatives,
as every one knows was over
whelmingly Republican. AS Sen
ator Teller said at has done moth
ing; with full power and opportu
nifty to act" / have seen proper
to champion the silver cause and
to join such men as Teller, Mantel,
Towne and even the great Blaine.
1t is a pity those who differ from