The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-04-14


Of Tuesday.
For the Great Victory Of the
Democrats IN Cincinnati, and all
over the State Of Ohio Monday
And for the large gains and sue
cesses of Democracy IN Michigan,
Kansas, Arkansas. New York and
ali the states that voted Monday
and Tuesday
Democracy is not dead.
Republicans are not hogs. No,
not by any means. The Mayor,
MI. Arthur Edwards, holds two
offices of trust and profit-one be-
ing that OF Justice of the Peace,
and the other that of Mayor of the
town. Tuesday night Mr.. r. r.
Chambers resigned as Councilman,
and Mr.. John A. Boggess. Republic
can, who is Assessor of the first as
sessment District, of this county,
was elected to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the resignation. These
two men are holding Office doubt
less in clear violation of law,
justice and right. They must give
up one or the other.
The Kanawha Gazette says. that
when contractor in that city
offered rs cents day TO men to
help excayate cellar for build
ing, Tuesday, some of the men
concluded il was too low price
and refused to work, but that one
of the number offered some timely
suggestions as follows:
ssWe ought to take our medicine
BOYS, we voted for sound money
wages, and now they are being
offered to us; and while they talked
| to us about an honest dollar we
did not know it would turn out to
be a 10 cent dollar for hard day g
work, but let's not squeal, boys,
this is tough, but that is the way
we voted.
I'm the election by the town
council of Mr.. f. A. Stortzr for
town treasurer, the town, will have
an energetic and efficient officer.
Mr.. Stortz is counted one of our
best young business men, and is a
young man. of sterling character
and high standing in this com
munity.
The question is. now, did not
Arthur Edwards vacate his Office
of Justice of the Peace when he
entered upon the duties of the
Office Iof Mayor2 And did not
John A. Boggess, vacate his Office
of Assessor when he qualified as
a member of the town Council
from the Third Wardf
Some of the Republican aspir-
ants for favors at the hands of Nc
Kinley, have been quite gay all
along, until they heard from Gin
cinnati and all of Ohio, and Chica-
Igo and Illinois, brit now they have
an attack of "dismay" at the re-
sult of the election in these places.
The following note was found in
a bottle floating in the Ohio river
yesterday at this point:
CLAYTON, Pa. Feb. %, 1897.
Miss Emma v. Jefferies, Layton,
Pa"
Here is a chance for some one
who wants to marry and do we'll
init, Young, good looking and
wealthy, in mind. "
Sound money and -honest
ldollar." wages have begun tostrike
Jour city sure enough, when men
/ are being offered only Is cents a
day for the very hardest kind Of
labor Kanawha Gazette.
Judge james d. Ferguson, who
was hurt by a fall recently. is re-
ported improving and he expects
to be able to be ont by Saturday.
Kanawha Gazette.
Alex. Carter was killed Tuesday
4 by the falling Of slate in the Mar
met-Smith mines at Raymond
City. He leaves a wife and three
children.
The Campbell's Creek Coal Com.
pany. ON the Great Kanawha, are
putting out 10000 bushels Of coal
daily.
The Republicans carried the
Parkersburg city election Tuesday
making a clean sweep Of all the
Offices.
ns-;esna nse 10000 teIe.