The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-04-06

APRIL 6, 1885,
Correct You Are.
Col. Whedon, Of the Kearney
Democrat remarks that ssThe man
who talksabout international mon
ey is unacquainted with the subject
he is talking about, or he belieyesall
Others are quite ignorant. Who
ever heard of such thing as inter-
national currencys What would
become of it if the international
union dissolved2 There never has
been nor never can be such thing
MS international money, either gold,
silver, or paper. until the nations
of the world are brought under one
ruler and under one government.
Two Of the most gigantic
monopolies in the country are the
express companies and the tele-
graph companies. They are ex-
tremely buTdensome on the public
in the matter of their charges, and
virtually pay no taxes. They have.
little property ON which to be.
taxed and the tax assessed on their
franchises is only nominal. a
different system of taxing these
blood suckers should be adopted.
They are carrying off ell the
money out of the country and
leave the farmer and the business
man to pay the taxes. They have
but little capital invested and their
unning expenses are light. Yet
their charges are simply enormous.
Senator Faulkner rightly says:
'sthe Republican party is response
BILE for the conduct of the govern
lnent. If it isn't, who is? Any
other view smatters of nonsense.
Why does party seek power ex-
cept to control? The small mi
nority can either acquiesce. dis
sent, suck it's thumb. It mat
tiers little to the majority, and
especially a Republican majority.
The Democratic party cannot be.
cheated out of the glory of expell-
ing Spain from this hemisphere.
The American people have minds
and can remember They know
that the Democratic party. under
any and all circumstances, has con-
tended for Cuban freedom since
Gomez raised his flag at Camaguey.
1t is said that Commodore
Schley's name comes from that
good old Irish word commonly
pronounced nSchelaley," and that
he is as belligerent and uncom-
promising in fight as his name
might imply. That's the kind of
a man to guide the wings of fly
ing squadron.
Under the leadership of Tommy
Watson, the middle-of-the-roaders
of Georgia have started out to aid
the republicans, but their efforts
will avil them naught, for Georgia
is safely democratic even against
the combined votes of the republi-
cans and little Tommy Watson's
followers.
In what way do our people. es-
pecially the farmers of the county,
obtain benefit from the taxes they
pay annually into the treasury of
the county, if it is not from the
privilege they enjoy by travelling
the country roads. They are taxed
chiefly for this purpose and what
is the resuItP No roads that they
can travel at this season of the
year.
North Carolina populists have
got together and resolved to join
the silver forces to keep the good
old State in line for the peoples
cause. All silver forces in that
State are now united. This is the
way it will be in all the States
when the great battle comes.
Washington would be infamous,
instead of glorious, if he bartered
with CORVALLIS. Gomez. who has
read history and who worships
Washington, will not barter with
Blanco.
The Cincinnati Post recently
published a very good picture of
Gen. Appleton, of this State. to-
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