The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-10
THE ISSUE.

candidates for President and Vice.
President. and adopted platform
and all parties conceds that the
most logical candidates for the re-.
spective Offices were nominated
/ Especially do the Democrats OF
| West Virginia feel proud that their
State has been honored in the
nomination of Hon. Henry G. Da.
Wis, for Vice President.
Some may consider that because
the silver plank was not incorpor.
ated in the platform, that the plat
form is of new creation, that it is
entirely different from any plat.
form e.er adopted by the Demo-
cratic party. But such is not the
case. 1t stands today with the one
exception, the same as it did four
years ago. 1t is a platform on
which the old style of jefferson
and jackson Democrats can stand
and vote for, without an apology OF
blush. The great exponent of sill
YER, Hon. w. j. Bryan, said silver
was not an issue this year, yet had
the silver plank been inserted in
the platform the Democrats party
would have been forced to defend
it and again it would have bf
paramount issue.
-Four years ago Mr.. BI
deavored to make impef
issue. but he was forced to
YER issue. Each generatI Rp
new problems to solye and
conditions will arise, but the
ocratic party is as much of tt
pie and for the people as
the days of Jefferson. a
The Democratic party Z
believe in expansion wheh
an undesirable territory I'm 4Ak,
away CLINE. 1t would believe ID
acquiring suoh countries as Cana.
da. They are civilized and ready
to become citizens. but how can a
Republic have subjects2 A Re.
public whose founders believed
that "all men were created free and
equal" And then is il worth the
costP The cost of the Philippine
war would have built ship cannaI
from the great lakes to the Gulf of
Mexico, and built national pike
through every State in the Union.
Besides 1t has sacrificed some of
the best young manhood of the
Union. Has it paidq Let each
answer the question honestly to
himself. 1t is now up to the peo
pie whether this policy goes on.
An Endorsement of the Republican
platform means that twill be con
tinued This country needs con
servative statesman, not a hot
headed soldier for President; CON-
pare the two candidates, which in
your opinion will be the safest to
trust with the Nations welfare ?
Judge Parker, is cool, clear
thinker, and refrains from deliver.
ing an opinion until he has made
himself acquainted with details of
OF the case. Such cannot be said
OF his opponent. He believes in
war, he believes in difficulties be
tween men should be settled by
powder and ball He thinks more
of the wild charge of man against
man, than he does of the hum of
the wheels of industry. He thinks
more of the "bourder outlaw than
be does of the small farmer and Ia
boring man."
Again where has prosperity gone,
has it followed our army to the far.
away islands of the scar We are
sure it does not. camp around
here. VIII, n was there prosperity
for the farmer? If it ever came
around. the majority of them never
knew it. An honest dollar and a
chance to earn it was the cry. How
about the thousands of idle men
that stop strangers on the streets
of our great cities and ask about
work. Why the closing down of
the mills and factoriesP What
about the many failures2 They
answer the lack of orders.
Butsuppose the Democratic par
ty was in power, would they not
lay it to them. certainly they would.
The Republican party is to blame
now, for it is just as reasonable to
charge it to them as it would be if
some other party was in power.
Every Democrat can come back
under the banner and can stand on