The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-09-20

31h0 VIII lSAbnusAdStH " itnO iSASD0
of the campaign.
eve must, also, not overlook the
fact that the Republican party is
deeply sensible at least it's leaders
are of it's party sins committed
during the present State and ma
tional administrations, and being
doubtful as to the issue of the
campaign next year, will resort to
any expedientto carry the election"
"What have you to say about
national politics2" asked the re-
porter.
"Mr. McKinley's administration
has been fiat failure" was the
prompt response. ITO enumerate
evidences of this would require
more time and space than you
could give me. But it goes with
out saying that his policy of i'm
perialism, inaugurated for thepur-
pose of subjugating weak and
harmless people whose far away
habitations are the scattered islands
of a tropic sea, is short-sighted,
cruel and 1n American. This
merciless war now being waged
under his direction at an enormous
expense and the sacrifice of the
best blood of our American soldiers,
can bring to us no good return.
Tits vain and heartless policy
wIioh will be repudiated by the
American people at the first oppor-
tunity American manhood, CROWN
ed es it is with honesty and intelli-
genoe, can avail itself Of"
"What do you think of his
financial polioyP" was asked.
"MoKinley's' financial polioySis
like the darkness which diffused
itself through chaos at the dawn
of oreation-no one can tell where
it begins or where it will end. He
has disappointed the advocates of
the gold standard as we'll as those
of bimetallism. He is even now
vascilating on the subject of tariff
legislation"
"Do you think the Democratic
party will win in the next National
contest?"
sour party is united all over the
country as it never was before, all
talk about the gold Democrats to
the contrary notwithstanding. The
party is unitedly for the Chicago
platform, one jot or one title of
which shall not pass away until
party righteousness shall be full
filled in the triumphant election
of William jennings Bryan to the
Presidency. The Republicans are
standing on anxions tip-toe peer
ing across the Kentucky line to
see whether or not, in the night of
their anxiety and despair, they
may discover some broken lines in
the columns of the sturdy Democ-
raoy there. But no ray of light
falls upon the political horizon to
give them cheer and comfort. We
have everything to hope for in
Ohio. Our party in that State
has planted itself upon broad
platform of Democratic principles,
showing that they are temporizing
with no question the solution of
which can effect the public veal"
Many of the close friends of
President Mckinley expect him to
retire to private life at the end of
his term, declining to be candi-
date for denomination. Various
reasons are assigned for this, the
principal ones being that the Pres
ident has broken in health under
the burdens of his office; that Mrs.
Mckinley finds the many cares of
the White House too great for her
strength; and that the President
personally doubts the disposition
of the American people to re-eleot
chief executive. The story was
brought to Washington few days
ago by leading Western politic-
ian. He served as member of
the last House of Representatives,
and has many close friends in the
New England States. He spent
his vacation among them, and
states that several of the strongest
Mckinley mon in the East have
assured him, in private, that they
have positive information of the
Presidents purpose to decline re-
domination.
Why is it that the people CAM
hot be trusted with the facts in the