The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-07-22
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orite expression In polltlchI oltcieS'
and sinoe 1896 until this yearit has
correctly expressed the antipathy
of the voters of the Eastern states
to the candidates and policies of
tile Demooratio party.
1t no longer applies, and the Re-
publican control of that great SEQ.
ton is to be seriously challenged
and strenuously contested by the
Democrats this year, The heart of
the position is the state of New
York, and not since. Cleveland oar.
ried it in 1892 has there been such
a battle for ita electoral vote as will
be made these next few months.
This is not 1896, with thin line
of New York Democratic. without
funds, facing the combined forces
of a united Republican party and
a hostile Democratic national hd-
ministration, supplied with mill.
ions of money to purchase and
with power to crush and ruin dar-
ing opponents that money could
not buy.
This is not 1900, with suoh ALI.
ance stilI intact and the prestige of
successful foreign war; with
bullying Governmental pay rolls;
with thousands of army, navy and
OWL appointments to reward active
partisans and reoompenee Dam.
paign contributors This is not
1904, with the most popular man
in the United States heading the
Republican ticket and the Demo.
ooratio radicals sulking and de.
sorting on account of the gold tele-
gram and distrust of certain
leaders
New York State is no Republi-
can Gibraltar. The Democrats
know it and wise Republican poll.
tioians doubt it. The last test of
partisan strength was 1905, and
then every candidate on the Re-
publican ticket was defeated save
Governor Hughes, and he only
saved by Democratic votes. He
was soIidly supported by the stase
Republicad organization, vigor-
ously aided by the National admin
Iteration, polled all the votes both
GOULD command and yet would
have failed of election but for the
Democrats who opposed Mr.. VIM
r. Hearst. Has Governor Hughes
by his administration strengthened
the Republican party in the State
since 1902 Has the terrible money
famine of 1907 and she resultant
depression of trade bettered Re.
publican conditions in New YORK
State, or in any other state, sinoe
it was inauguratedH
If farmers who are prosperous in
Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas
and Nebraska are weakening in
Republioanism and showing ten.
denotes of affiliating with the
Democrats, what OF tho men out of
II
employment in theSindustrial oen.
ters of New York; What of the
hundreds of thousands of V tiers on
half time or quarter tim. cr no
time at all, with families eholt of
everything that goes to make up
civilized oomfortsp Are they Re.
publioans this year2
With the metropolitan press and
leading finanoiers for three or four
| years stoutly opposing policies OF
the Republican Administration,
has this strengthened the party in
New York;
We doubt it,
The Democrats frequently blum.
der, but the result in November
may prove that their managers
make no mistake in storming Tho
enemy's country" Enemy's no
longer, possibly, They have had
no suoh chance since 1892, and
then they won out.ACinoinnati
Enquirer.
The Accounting Department of
the b & o. r r. issues list of
stations with an audit number for
| each station and in billing freight,
the bill clerks are required to show
on the way bills both the number
and the name of the station on
which the bill is made. By con.
slant use of these numbers the
clerks become familiar with them
and often refer to the various sta
tions by number only. When the
announcement was made in the
loonl office at Parkersburg, w. Va,