The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-12
EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL.

lisves in the good old Jeffersonian
doctrine of Equal rights to ell
and special privileges to none. "
No one but Democrats rest their
political faith on that oomprehen-
sive declaration To Republicans
of today it must be incomprehensi
BILE that any political party should
demand "equal rights to al" for
that would abolish the tsriff seized.
uIes that foster and protect the
trusts; it would compel the veal.
thy to pay taxes according to their
income and property; it would
abolish sumptuary Legislation and
Implies freedom from restraint in
every way that would not interfere
with the welfare of others. "Spe-
oial privileges to none" would aboI-
ish nearly all the legislation that
the Republican party has enacted (;
that has fostered trusts and cor
porations; that has favored ma
tional banks; that has benefited
capital at the expense of labor;
that taxes without representation ;
that has created sectional strife
and usurped executive powers un-
known to the constitution.
To Democrats all such granting
of unequal rights and special priv
ileges is crime against the people.
1t has been accomplished by COZ
Tupting elections with the CAM
paign funds contributed by those
who have benefited by such special
privileges.
To overthrow suoh corrupt sys
tenn of favoritism is incentive
enough to arouse every honest vo-
ter and will certainly unite Demo
crats to that end. Trust high prices
and the increasing cost of living
should lead many Republicans to
Join with the Democrats in re-
forming the tariff and other abuses
that but few any longer deny as
existing.
The Southern States have spe.
cially suffered from this Republi.
can system of fostering special in
terssts. which no doubt leads to
the demand for a candidate from
the South for the Democratic nom.
ination for president. Nearly ev.
cry Southern state is urging its
faYorite son aud as the solid South
is the citadel of Democracy, it can
not be gainsaid these prospective
candidates are entitled to the earn
est consideration of Democrats ev-
erywhere, and if it can be shown
that Senator Daniel or Judge Gull
berson or any other candidate that
has been suggested oan unite the
Democratic factions he will IN
doubtedly receive due deliberstion
from the delegates to the next ma
tional convention. The generous
rivalry between thess candidates
from the Southern states is q
healthy sign that sectionslism has
in great measure been obliterated
and that the prospect that the ban
ner inscribed equal rights to all
and special privileges to none"
will lead to victory.
For over year the price of
wheat has been below the cost of
production, although it WAS pro-
tected by tariff tax of 25 cents q
bushel. Now the price has adj.
vanoed 30 per cent in consequence
of the fear of short crop. Do the
Republicans claim the advance is
due to an all perVading Republican
prosperity produced by tariff pro-
tsotionP II go, how do they ex-
plain the low price of wheat that
has prevailed before the fear of IN.
kindly nature caused the speouls.
tors to boost the price?
Now the Honduras Lottery, suo-
cessor of the Louisiana Lottery has
been cleaned out by the govern.
msnt, and its promoters fined
$2S4,OOO. 1t is strange what pull
lotteries have on mankind. Men
who would never think of betting
on horse race or gambling, will
invest in a lottery ticket when op.
portunity presents itself.
It is amusing to notice the an
tics of Republican politicians on
the tariff Issue Those who are
talking revision are very loath to