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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16
nInKinlev,s silYer Iteeofll.

BIcKinIey's silver Iteeofd.
Facts are Implying thing In
1878 William McK inley, as mem
Der Of the National House OF Rep
resentatives, voted for the Bland
free coinage bill, for the Bland AL
lison bill and for the motion to
pass the latter over President
Hayes veto
In 1880 he voted for the Sher-
man Silver-P Purchase bill, and later,
in 1892, when he was out Of Con
gress, he thus in an address to the
Republican League of his own
State of Ohio criticised the finan-
cial policy of former President
Cleveland:
During all of his years at the
head of the government he was
dishonoring one of our precious
metals, one of our great products,
discrediting silver and enhancing
the price of gold. He endeayored
even before his inauguration to Of
fee to stop the coinage of silver
dollars, and afterwards and to the
end of his administration persist
emily used his power to that end.
He was determined to contract the
circulating medium and demone-
tie one of the coins of commerce,
limit the volume of money among
the people, make money scarce and
therefore dear. He would have
increased the value of money and
diminished the value of everything
else-money the master, every
thing else its servant"
In those days of free conscience
and free speech Mckinley was Nc
Kinley, man and master Of him
self.
Wondrous change! Within the
the short space of six years Nc
Kinley hrs turned face about and
marched into camp as friend of
the Philistines against whom his
tongue and pen had previously
waged relentless warfare.
This is history and is incontro-
vertible. Mark Hanna may Eek
plain" until the heavens fall, with
out any result.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16
POLE RAISING.
4 BIG DAY Avn HENDERSON.
The Meeting Addressed by Hon.
Rankin Wiley and Col.
u. w. st. Clair.

Saturday the Henderson silver
club raised magnificent pole, at
the top of which is attached a
proud, artificial, growing rooster.
a streamer, with the inscription 16
to 1, and a large flag 24x50 float
from the pole. The pole was rails
ed near the noon hour, just before
the speaking, mid the greatest
enthusiasm.
About ten O'Clock the people be-
gan arriving at Henderson and con
tinued long after the meeting had
commenced, and conservative
estimate placed the crowd, who
were seeking the truth, in
the neighborhood of 1000. 1T was
beyond doubt the largest gathering
that has assembled yet at any po-
litical meeting in this county, of
either party.
At L p. NJ. the meeting was called
together in Hutohinson's orchard,
where seats had been prepared and
a stand, profusely decorated with
flags and bunting, had been erected.
Hon. Rankin Wiley was made
Chairman of the meeting, and in
a splendid address upon the issues
of the day, introduced Col. st.
Clair, who spoke for two hours and
a half in an eloquent and forcible
manner, and during his remarks
fully exploded the 50-cent silver
dollar business, and showed con-
clusively that a single gold stand
ard would in few years crush the
poor people of this country, and
also their free institutions, and
soon a monarchy would be erected
upon the ruins of our glorious and
happy republic, if the gold bug idea
prevails. He made a strong APP
peal to the patriotism of the peo-
pie. His speech was earnest and
carried conviction with it, and
much good to the silver cause will
result from this speech,
When the Colonel had conclud-
ed the vast throng of people crowd
ed to the stand to shake his hand,
and for over half an hour he stood
there returning the hearty hand
shake to the people crowded
around him. 1t was an ovation to
the distinguished gentleman that
he will always recollect and should
be proud of.
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Train Connections via Ohio II.
It, for Cincinnati, Louisville,
Philadclplfa and New

Since the new train schedule went
into effect on the Ohio River II. r.,
train No. 1. (Cint'i. Flyer leaves
Wheeling 0:25 n. M, Parkersburg
1910 n. III, Pomeroy 1916 a.. m,
Point Pleasant 1:l0 p. M, Gnllipolis
1920 %. IN, arrives Kenova 2:4O p.
IN, making direct connection with
the famous Il. L. ", on the @. 81 o..
R'y., arriving at Cincinnati 600
Lexington 5:45 p. m, Louisville $3.50
%. IN. Connections made in Cincin-
natl for all points South, West and
Northwest.
Parlor Car between Wheeling and
Train No. CNew York Flyer
leaves Kenova 1926 n. IN, Hunting
ton 7:45 a. IN, Gallipolis 900 a. m,
PIT. Pleasant O:27 n. M, Pomeroy 0:55
n. IN, Parkersburg 1900 u. IN, VIII
ing 1926 p. m, making direct connect
ion with the Pennsylvania lines, ar
irving Pittsburg 5;l5 p, m, Harris ar
M, Baltimore G:2O n. IN, Philadel-
phia 9: OF N. IN, New York 7;43 Al. III:
Parlor Car between Kenova and
Wheeling.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
WEST VIRGINIA:

w ES Il Nlh6l NlAi
A T county court continued and held
II for the county of Mason, at the
court house thereof, on Tuesday, July
9Th. 1896.
Upon petition of 90 votersof Arhuckle
District, Mason county, w. Va, this
day presented to the court praying that
the court submit to the voters of 8 i'd
Arbuckle district at the next general
election the question of enforcing the
provisions of Chapter 45 of the Acts of
the Legislature of West Virginia of
1885, in said District. 1t is therefore
ordered by the court that said Act be
to the voters of said Arbuckle
District at the next general election for
their adoption or rejection. At such
election those voting for the enforce
ment thereof shall have written print
ed on their ballots, "For Stock Law"
and those voting against the enforce
ment thereof, shall have written or
printed on their ballots, against Stock
Law" The ballots used i'll taking said
vote shall be the same as those used in
voting for the officers to he elected at
said election.
A copy-Teste:
j. p. r.. B.SAIITH, Clerk.
Sept. 1B--4w-w'kly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16
POLITICAL srBAws.

A politician will shake your
hand one minute and pull your leg
the next.
1t is the biggest kind of an in
suit to offer a small sum of money
as bride.
Many statesmen look upon a
morning cocktail as Constitutions
al amendment
Some men vote as they pray, and
they never pray unless it is to ask
a personal favor.
A woman never knows what an
unprincipled scoundrel she has
married until her husband runs for
office. 70
Many candidate thinks him
self Clay, only to discover after
election that his name is Mud,
Some men would rather be right
than be President, but there are
others that are not so particular.
All the ballots in the world will
not give a woman the right to put
her feet on the table until the
styles change in her dress.
SHIyLEY.
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DO Your Own thinking.

In the pending contest of politi-
cal opinions and beliefs no man,
possessed of good common sense.
should weaken i'll conclusions hon
estly reached because some one
who may be considered smarter
holds contrary views or ridicules
the ideas of his neighbors.
The question Of the wisdom and
righteousness CT different financial
systems is not one that summons
it's best judges from those creatures
of circumstances whose opportuni-.
ties have made them translators of
Greek or composers of classical sem
tences. There are men who have
finished the last step in the pur-
suit of school curriculums and who
hold enviable diplomas from high
classed colleges but whose judg-
ment and reasoning upon practical
problems of life and government
are less competent of sound con-
illusions than the crude uncultured
yeoman of good common sense,
whose powers of comprehension,
like the dew of heaven descend
from above according to Natures
laws, and endow, an understanding
with that vigor and stability which
produces wisdom.
The problem now paramount in
the political warfare of this coun-
try is one that will draw it's best So
luton from sound, practical reason
ing on the part of individuals.
There is nothing in it that the man
of ordinary education is not capa-
BILE of understanding. And there
is no popularity about it which
makes the judgment of one sensi-
BILE man less apt to be right than
that of another.
In every community there are
men, who are reckoned as finished
scholars and who are successful in
the pursuits they follow, but who
are, upon the money question, as
dull as the highly tempered axe
that never touched grindstone.
On the other hand we meet every
day, mechanics and farmers whose
knowledge of the principle involv-
ed in the present contest by far ex-
cells that of gentlemen who look
wise but talk otherwise.
These facts point out the unreas
onableness of employers who seek
to tell their men how to vote.
Every man ought to remember
that it is his duty as we'll as his
right to decide for himself the way
in which his vote is to be cast.
And he may also feel without the
slightest presumption that his
Judgment is just as apt to be right
as is the opinions of theman who
employs him, and his action is far
more certain to be honest than the
purposes of the person or associa-
ton who either directly OF implied
tries to coerce him or others.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16
womb Approve of 1t.

We suppose, from the reading of
the editorial in Fridays issue of
the State Gazette, that in case of
Bryan and Sewall's election, the
editor would approve of and re-
joice, if the money lenders would
foreclose their mortgages and
crush out the poor people, who are
so unfortunate as to have mortga-
ge upon their farm or home.
But in all seriousness, whore in
the world do you get your notion or
authority to talk about n 5O-cent
dollar?
Who is advocating 50-cent dol
lar?
The Republicans have caused
all the depreciation in money there
is, if any exists-not the Demo-
Gratis or "Popocrats" as you please
to term them.
If the bullion in the silver dol
lar is only worth so cents, the Re-
publican party by its legislation
made it SO. No other party is to
blame.
Your party perpetrated crime
upon the people in 1878, and now
you want to perpetuate that crime
in the interest of the British and
the money sharks of the East.
All your great leaders, even to
Mr.. Mckinley himself, have de-
nounced the demonstration ofsil-
yer, and yet you imagine you are
greater and more powerful than
your illustrious leaders.
The policy you advocate will
crush the poor people of this land,
destroy their rights and liberties,
and finally result in the erection of
moneyed aristocratic govern
ment, upon the ruins of this now
glorious Republic; and you are
trying to scare the people into
helping you and your party to oc-
complish this, under tho deceitful
guise of "sound money"
We take it, that the sensible peo-
pie won't scare at your wild and
reckless predictions, nor will they
be driven by such means into vot-
ing for Mckinley, British gold,
high tariff, force bills, and all the
other ills that would follow his
election.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16
BRYAN AT HUNTINGTON.

October 2 Has Been Fixed as the
Date. Committees ait Work.
Special to Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. VA, Sept. Id.
Andrew Edmiston, Chairman of
the Democratic State Executive
Committee, today announces that
w. j. Bryan will be here in the
afternoon of October 2. Com
mittees have now begun work and
claim that $4,000 people will be
here.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16
ONO I,iycr RniIrond.

On and after Monday, July goth,
Parlor Cars will be run between Park
ersburg and Pittsburg as scheduled
below:
tLenve Parkersburg on train No. A
ARRIVE Pittsburg on train No. als
$500 p. III.
fLeave Pittsburg on train No. 2o7
8: 10 n. IN.
Arrive Parkersburg on train No.
JOHN j. ARCHER,
"A. 81. p. A.
eastern time.
tCentrnI time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16
Trustee,s Sale of Real Estate.

Inc undersigned trustee, by virtue OF
the authority vested in him. will sell at
public auction at the front door of the
court house of Mason county, w. Va,
al eleyefo'clock a. NJ.
Suturtlay, October 3r2, 1895,
the following real estate, to.wit All of
that real estate conveyed to said Trus-
tee by John III. Daigh and Mary Daigh,
his wife, by deed dated July IL, 1890,
and recorded in the Clerks Office Of the
County Court of said county in Trust
Deed Book No. IL, pages 367 and 3GS,
situated in Hannah district, said county,
on Rocky Fork. a branch OF Ohio
Eighteen Mile Creek, containing two
tracts, one of twenty acres in fee and
and the other ninety and one-half acres
in which said John II. Daigh has life
estate, to secure to John ID. McCnlloch
the payment of one note for $4,000, da-
ted July ~, 1890, with interest thereon
from date. Said john III. Daigh having
made default in the payment of said
note. and being required by said Nc
Culloch to make sale of said land. Said
sale will be for cash.
JAMES b. AIENAGER, Trustee.
sep. 4-w,
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Administrator.s Notice.

A LII persons having claims against
~ the estate of flames j.. Love, de-
ceased, are hereby requested to pre-
sent them to the undersigned for yet.
Element. on or before the LIST day o!
September, or be forever debarred
aug. 8 4-w @. GLOVE, Admir-.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16
1Nill Cnrry Ne,y York state.

VIII Garry New HOEIN otteCO'
"Bryan and free silver will carry
New York, !" said j. I'll. Rutherford,
a travelling salesman of this city,
to an Enquirer reporter Mr..
Rutherford has been on an extens-
i've tour of the Eastern States, and
had the pleasure of being travel
ing companion of Mr.. and Mrs,
Bryan.
az never saw anything like it,"
continued Mr.. Rutherford. "The
laboring classes are wild with en-
shusiasm over Bryan and silver.
AT Utica two Republicans and my
self sent a fine bouquet to Mrs.
Bryan with the best wishes of
there American citizens who would
aid the cause of her husband and
silver. The trip of Mr., Bryan
through New York was continu-
GUS ovation. AT Syracuse it was
impossible to get within five blocks
of the Democratic candidate. AT
Buffalo the meeting surpassed any
political gathering that was ever
held in that city. 1t seemed as if
the town was blazing with silver.
cat Boston the sentiment among
the laboring classes for Bryan and
silver is very strong. In New Ha-
ven, Conn, even the Republicans
believe that it is no sure thing
that Mckinley will carry the state.
They are candid enough to state,
that Bryan has more than a fight
ing chance in that state. New
York, if the vote was taken to-mor-
row, would give such a majority to
Bryan and silver that would settle
the money question for all time to
come. [ was at the Newark depot
restaurant short time ago. While
there large delegation came in
wearing Mckinley badges. They
tore them off and declared that
henceforth they were for Bryan
and free silver. AT the Iroquois
Hotel, Buffalo, poll was taken of
those present at the bar on the
election. OF the 20 present 6 vo-
ted for Mckinley and Ia for Bryan.
At Ashtabula, o., that city will un-
doubtedly give large majority for
Bryan. If Mckinley believes that
he has n surety of carrying this
state he may be sadly disappoint-
ed after the votes are counted.
You may, in conclusion, take this
from mo that all talk about Ken
lucky, which state I thoroughly
know, going for gold or Mckinley
is all bosh. Bryan will carry Ken
lucky as sure as the sun will rise
on tho morrow"
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a travelling man recently O

A travelling man recently OK
pressed the situation in this way,
says the West Union Record:
81 am protectionist, and am in
clined to vote for Mckinley, but l
tell you the truth. Ina trip of six
week through Pennsylvania / did
not meet more than two gold men,
and heard of one other. In the
coal mining districts L found all
the colliers for Bryan and free sill
yer. My run starts from Wheel
ing, w. Va, and extends clear
through Pennsylvania to Norfolk,
Va, and it was silver every where
[ went. 1 was amazed. | don't
say that Pennsylvania will go for
Bryan, but I do say that if it does
[ shall not be bit surprised after
what 1 have seen. The Republi:
cans appear to be losing ground
every day. The laboring men have
left them in q lump"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16

Since the repeal of the law sup
porting silver, the fall in bullion
price has been fully 20 per cent.
The bullion buyers and gold bugs,
are trying to destroy it absolutely,
but the people won't let them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16

The Democratic Advocate of
Canal Dover, Ohio, is more than
lucid when it utters the following:
"What is good for the goose is
good for the gander. fit is law
full and right to repudiate the pur-
chasing power of all property as
compared with gold, as has heen
done, then it must be lawful and
right to repudiate to a like extent
the purchasing power of gold as
compared with other property, be
cause it is righting a wrong that
was done.
"The gold dollar is dishonest
dollar because it has not correctly
recorded value, and it has thus
ground the poor man and the pro-
Queer"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16

The election of Mckinley means
the continuation of the British
gold standard and hard times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16

Quite number of our people
have visited the residence of Mr..
White, Just across the street from
where the old Virginia House
stood, to see the "spider web"
which has been creating some lit
tie excitement. The spider is of a
golden color, and some people,
Republicans, of course, claim that
William McKinley's name can be
traced in the web. 1t is strange
how some peoples imagination will
cause them to believe almost any
thing. The only immportant il
lustration, says n silver man, is
this, which the masses will accept:
Tho web is made of silver threads,
and has caught the golden spider,
and if McKinley's name is woven
in the web, it illustrates how easily
the silver cause will entrap him,
and that VIM. j. Bryan will be our
next President.
When we sec man who has not
had S25 at one time in ten years
who is now opposed to the free
coinage of silver because he is
afraid it will make too much mon
ey in the country, we wonder why
the foolkiller has not been around
plying his occupation.
The Colorado Republican State
Convention endorsed the Demo
cratic Bryan & SewaIl Electors,
and also endorsed Senator Teller
in his boiling the Republican Ma
tional Convention.
Don't you know that spiders
can't vote?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16

Wrights Celery Tea regulates the
liver and kidneys, cures combination
an0 s.rk headacte, &c ct All dFuEg
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A correspondent of the Wheel
ing Register, writing from Ash
land, Ky, recently, says that wa
gers of even money are being Of
fered that Lawrence county, Ohio,
will go Democratic this fall. Its
usal Republican majority is 1,5OO
to 1900. Lawrence county is just
opposite Ashland, and Ironton is
the county-seat. The correspond
ent also says that number of
prominent Republicans in Ironton
have declared for free silver and
the Democratic ticket, among
whom is Jno. Peters, of the Peters
Iron Works. At this rate of change
throughout Ohio, the Republicans
will be beaten so badly that they will
hardly know, so to speak, what hit
them-whethe an earthquake or n
cyclone.
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Over 10000 Gain the Latest
Eigurcs from Arlknnsns.

Hurrah for Arkansas |! Her
Democratic majority will probably
reach eighty thousand, gain of
over fifty thousand. This is worse
than a landslide in favor of free
silver. Golden spiders, webs and
Mckinley will be corraled with
ease by the silver ballots in No
vember. The recent tidal wave for
free silver in Arkansas certainly is
the forerunner of it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-16

All the Mckinley organs in the
country indorse the Indianapolis
gold ticket. 1t is the first time
that any body of men calling
themselves Democrats have been
proud of that kind of support; but
since it is all they will get, perhaps
they should be permitted to enjoy
it with out being ridiculed.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-31
HERBERT AT TROY.
A FULL SYNOPSIS OF HIS SPEECH
 THERE.
He Kept in the Beaten Path Most of the Way-"A More Important Ques-
 tion Than Silver"

Montgomery Oct. 30-(SpeciaL) )-Col- onel Herbert's speech at Troy, Ala, yes terday was under the chaperonage of Major Screws. Today he went to Ever green, accompanied by MT. Glass. For some two weeks the country about Troy has been thoroughly canvassed in the in- terests of getting good crowd orA to hear Colonel Herbert. The enthusiastic bolters were anxious to give him fine send off, The result was that the little court room at Troy was pretty well filled, a large percentage of the audience being democrats. who went for curiosity rather than to- learn.
 Colonel Herbert was introduced by Judge Starke.
 The secretary started off by saying that he regretted theaintemperate course that politics had taken in Alabama, and that when this fight was over he hoped all democrats would get together again. All public questions should be discussed, he said, and when this privilege is denied no prosperity will be found. We have always prospered except during the four years of the war, and that war was be- cause lot of men in the north had but one idea, the enfranchisement of the negro. The present condition Is alarm ing. Class is arrayed against class, so that trouble will come sooner or later. The proposition to coin without the con sent of any other nation" is the most dan gerous that has ever been put before the American people, he said We cannot have system of finance independent of other countries. He related that our gold and silver were about even twenty-five years ago, but a movement began in Eu- rope to demonetize silver Some coun- tries went into it voluntarily, others were driven into it. Many combined to sus- tain 1t, but they had to let go. In 1873, when silver was dropped from our coin age laws, we had about $33000,000 in cir culation. We all dropped 1t about the same time. Bryan claims, he said, that free coinage law would raise all the sil- yer in coin and in the arts from 65 cents
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-31

men and made objections to the interrup- ton. Indignant remarks came from those standing by MT. Bryan's side and John Winans, chairman of the Rock county democratic committee, who had introduced him, shouted out something about giving them as good as they send" Somebody grabbed banner borne by the republicans labelled 'Sweet 16 to Mt" and then trouble began Energetic democrats made a rush at their political opponents. Fisticuffs became general, pictures of Mckinley were torn down and the offending banner also went to the earth. The battle was over in a minute, and as things quieted down MT. Bryan made some comments on the in terruption. The Mckinley club had marched to the station to take a train for Rockford, where they were to attend a republican meeting. and it Is claimed it could reach its coaches only by going through the assemblage listening to MT. Bryan.
 Evansville turned out large crowd, and Madison was reached at 6:50 o'clock.