The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-06-13

iHtratlOn OF the weak YaClllatlnR
and subservient federal executive,
William Mckinley, as arbitrary,
corrupt, unconstitutional and des-
potic. and as at Variance with all
the traditions of the republics We
are opposed to any entangling alli-
ance with another foreign power, to
any colonial system andto the con-
quest of territory to be held and
governed as dependencies by gov
errors and satraps appointed by ex-
eoutive power Weregard the con-
tinuanoe in power of the Repubi-
can party as certain to resultin the
final and complete overthrow of the
republic under the constitution,
and we call upon all good citizens
and patriots to unite with us to
overthrow it at the polls and tore
store once more constitutionalg gov
eminent.
"Seventh- We insist upon main
tenance of what is known as the
Monroe Doctrine, any departure
from which we regard as serious
menace to the peace of the Repub-
lie
"Eighth-We sympathize with
the Boers in their patriotic strug-
gle to maintain and defend their re-
public against the aggressions ..of
the British crown, and declare that
it is the right of all people to estab.
lish and maintain such government
as to them may seem best eeiou-
lated to promote their own welfare
and happiness and the denial of
such right is the very essence OF.
absolutism.'
"Ninth-We condemn the law
recently passed by Congress estab-
fishing the gold standard, which
transfers to the National banks the
control over the paper currency OF
the country, with power to extend
or contract it, not in the interest OF
the public, but as the interests of
those who issue it may dictate-a
power which is one of the highest
prerogatives of the government
and which the people should never
for an instant consent should be ex-
ercised by banking corporations:
We denounce tho money trusts
created by the said act US being
dangerous to the government. OPP
pressive to the people, destructive
of their prosperity and welfare and
as creating an oligarchy of wealth,
the influence which is hostile to
popular government and liberty.
"Tenth-The purity of the ballot
box and the freedom of the cleo
tions are essential to the mainten-
ance of good government, sound
political morality and the sue
cessful administration of hon
est government, call for the
rebuke of the corrupt prac-
tice of bribery and the use of mon
ey to buy votes and debauch the
suffrage as we'll as the equally re-
sponsible and disgraceful means
employed by unworthy mon to OBJ
tain seats in the Senate of the
United States and also halls of
Congress, by bribery and corrup-
ton. We denounce all such uh.
clean methods and call upon the
voters throughout the State, with
out distinction of party, to discounr5
tenance and frown down such cor
ruption and to oppose as unfit for
any office men who encourage and
resort to such methods to obtain it.
That we favor tho building of q
canal across the Nicaragua 18TH
mus to be constructed, fortified and
exclusively owned by the United
States, and not to be subject to the
control or Intervention of any 9TH
er country; and we denounce the
Republican National Administra-
ton for it's attempt to rehibilitate
the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and de-
stroy the principles of the Monroe
Doctrine, by treaty with Eng
land, under the terms of which the
Nicaraguan Canal was to be virtu.
ally controlled by that country.
EIeventh-That upon just and
equitable settlemant West Virginia
does not now and never has been
indebted to the State of Virginia
in any sum whatever, and we are
opposed to any legislation author;
izing the recognition of any syndi.
cate or representative thereof hold
ing what is know as the certificates
of Virginia debt.
"Twelveth-A selfish and cor.
rupt political machine now alb
solutely controls, and has become
for all practical purposes, the Re
publican party of West Virginia.
It has put devotion to party above
obedience to law and has made
slavish subservance to the ring
bosses the solo test of fitness for
office. To prevent the people at
the polls from becoming effective
after the last election it tramPled
the law and the constitution under
foot with bold faced effrontery as
amazing as it was unprecedented
and openly declared that it would
adopt revolutionary methods If
necessary to prevent the election
of a Democratic United States
Senator. The chairman of the Re.
publican State committee submit
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