The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-03-21
Moderation is tIle Thing.

Hardware dealers are not boast
ing greatly about the "General's"
coming. Farmers who come to
buy implements and find the price
several dollars higher on every i'm
plement simply decline to buy,
saying that they will mend up their
old pillow or other implements
needed this year and try to get
along,
1t is the same in every kind of
business. Everybody will scrimp
and save with the hope that some
thing will be done to take the ar
bitrary control of prices out of the
hands of the few, and let supply
and demand control.
If the prices are kept exorbitant
the farmers won't touch new ma
ohinery and the old "over produc-
ton" chestnut will be cast at the
Democrats again.
The Democratic idea is "modera-
ton in all things"- moderate
prices, moderate production, mod
crate living under a moderate model
government.
The Republican idea is to teeter,
up and down, up and down, no sta
bility at any time, always on the
see-saw.
What this country needs is COM
mon sense moderation in all it's af-
fairs.
The contradictory reports from
the Philippines are calculated to
excite in the mind of the average
American doubt of either the
judgment or the veracity of Gen.
Otis. That officer has repeatedly
assured the authorities at Washing
ton that the war is over, yet hardly
day passes in which we do not
read of attacks upon our forces by
the Filipinos. and now Gems Young
and Hood are asking for reinforce
ments to enable them to hold their
own at APART. This doesn't look
like conflict ended, and it's signifi-
canoe is emphasized by the report
that reunions are being held by the
insurgents and plans formed for the
future conduct of the Filipino re-
sistanoe to the American forces. 1t
seems evident that we are in for a
long struggle in the Philippines,
which will continue until the ma
tives are utterly crushed by super
Tor force, and that force has not yet
been concentrated in Luzon.
1t appears from Senator Frye's
report in favor of the subsidy bill
steal that even the Standard Oils
tank steamers are to share in the
Government bounty if the steal
goes through. The Standard Oil
is supplying the greater part of the
world with illuminating oil, Out
of the business it is making dizzy
millions of profit every year. It's
dividends are SO large as to pass
the bounds of credulity. And yet,
actually, our able Senators and
worthy Representatives are calmly
proposing to give this odious mo-
nopoly bounty on every cargo of
oil it ships.-Indianapolis News.
The tariff robbery being prepared
for the confding and impoverished
islanders who embraced our flag
under the belief that it meant that
they should enjoy equality of OPP
portunity and liberty with ourselves
is dictated by the sugar and tobac-
co trusts. The campaign contri-
buttons from these legalized and
arrogant commercial bandits APP
pear to be of greater Importance
to the party of protection and i'm
perialism than regard for the Con-
stitution, for justice and for hui
manity.
A plan whereby the main roads
of the county could be modernized
whether in small sections or all at
once will pass when submitted to a
vote of the people of the county.
They want something done in this
direction. They will support for
office any man who is in favor of
this plan. Who is the man who
will take steps toward accomplish
ing this greatest work for the
county.
If Hanna and his school of Re-
publican politicians can have their
way private company will be sub
sidized and this Government will
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