Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-23
TILE ELECTIoN To-pAY.


make to voters o.dsy. During the can
VASE we have endeavored to present our
conception of the issues involved, and of
their importance as bearing upon the best
Interests of every citizen. We propose to
do nothing more this morning than re-
hearse the points of difference between the
two tickets that are before US for choice.
Both tickets claim to be Union tickets.
The one lie called by that name distinctive
~, while the other calls itself the "Demo-
cratic" ticket. Two years agowe had.be-
fore US just two such tickets. The same
claim was made then es now, that those on
the Democratic ticket we're as good Union
men as those on the distinctive Union
ticket. What was the lesson we learned
Il was this. Democratic" council was
elected. They filed three or four of the
principal Offices of the city with men who
had voted for the ordinance of Secession
So far as we can recall they never elected
e single officer who had been recognized
as a helper of the government against
the rebellion. Was there any sig
nifcancs in such a policy ? If 30,
what WAS its incubation to us? We under
staul it TO teach US that in the estimation
OF those gentlemen q man can be just as
good member of the "Demoe :atic" or.
ganization if he voted for the ordinance of
secession as if he did not. To show that
this is still the understanding we point to
the fact that the SO called democratic"
ticket to-day presents to the people of the
First Ward one Of the most conspicuous
secessionists in the city for their sufrages.
He voted for the ordinance and from that
day to this has been active and bitter in
the interest of the rebellion. Is any such
man 20 bs found on the Union ticket?
Was ever such one known on it since the
war began2 viii any such man vote for
it il this city o-dsy? Not one.
Two gentlemen of equal respectability
as regards their private life are candidates
for Mayor-the chief position in the city
What is their record in regard to the re-
bellion? Mr.. Sweeney has, in the most
charitable view, a very doubtful and
undesirable record. He could just as
we'll have been known to-day as an I'M
doubted Union man as his opponent
Why is he not 30 knowu2 Why do large
portion Of his fellow citizens believe
that in 1861 he was in sympathy with the
rebellion? Why is there no trace OF
him in all that was done in those days to
aid the government against the rebellion
Why was he ignored by so many oonspic-
nous workers in the Union cause then
How came letter to which his firm name
was signed to be sent back from Washing.
ton city labelled Unreasonable correspon.
dence 2" Had Mr.. Sweeney been Union
mau would his firm name appear signed to
such a letter. Had Mr.. Sweeney, still later
in our local history, been a hearty well
wisher of the Union cause, would he have
asked for time to consider whether he
would participate in raising the United
States flag over the Custom House here,
aud would it have been necessary for the
committee to have told him that with or
without him the dag should be raised 2
And still later, had Mr.. Sweeny been anx-
ious beyoud a doubt for the success of the
government would he have taken the ac-
tive part he did last January on the
last night proceeding the election, TO
disfranehise the soldiers There can
be but one answer to all these ques-
tions. Unless all signs usually regarded
as evidence are totally deceptive in his
case, Nj. Sweeneys record will not bear
scrutiny. Whatever he may be now, or
whatever he may intend to be for the flu
ture, ts to be taken subject to the pressure
OF events.
Mayor CTaugle's record presents differ
cot aspect from Mr.. Sweeney's. 1t is not
one TO be claimed in common by those who
arc Union men and those who are not. No
man who is in the least degree under re-
belIiou symPathies will go to the polls to-
day md deposit vote for him. Surely it
IS very strange that this should be true if
the status Of the two men is alike as re-
CARDS the Union cause. How comes it
that there will be such difference in the
character OF their support Never were
the followers of York and Lancaster more
Enthusiastically denoted by their red and
white roses, than are the adhereuts OF our
two candidates by their known relations
to the war. Mayor Crangle from frst to
last has occupied but one status. He was
the Secretary OF the Merchants meeting at
our Court House that renowned all aIlegi-
ance aud feslty to the Richmond rebels
The iuitiatOry movement for that meeting
was held in his business Office. BE was
jealous aud generous in getting up and
outat'i0g the irst regiment raised in West
Virginia for the Uniou army. In every
loyal work OF that day be bore his part
He commended himself by his course to the
Paf,ia ity Of Il, Uuiou party OF the eitv.