The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-29
WEDNEsDAY MoRNINa. "a. 20.


WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAN. 80.
THE Register. seems intent on Inn,
pressing upon the membershlp Of tn,
Democratic party that II is In the ma
ture OF a terrible and objectionable of
fence to bolt regular nomination o
that party, or to run as an independent
candidate against It's consent. 1t hai
wasted good deal Of wit lately II
celebrating and intensifying this dog
ma. Yesterday 1t held up the defeat o
such democrats as had Ventured K
make race on their own responsible
ties rs awful warnings OF the certain
Judgments that must Inevitably fall
upon all those who presume to sci
themselves up for the SURFACES of the
people without first being regularly
filtered through the party machine.
The edItor manITests no little vIruIence
and self Importance in his allusIons TO
these persons, and he breathes out
similar "threatnInEs and slaughter"
against all similar mRlcOntents. No
deieetions-no nppeals-nO independ-
snt aclion-arS to be permitted. All
who pretend to the name OF Democrats
must say amen when the Sachems OF
the party have sat in council and made
nomination in any canvass. All in
diyiduality is to be merged in the ticket
once It has been chosen, no odds of
whom 1t is composed, and no odds IL
an aspirant for office hRs announced
himself AS IA candidate before hand. II
must he accepted AS the rule that no
private or personal candidacy what
ever is to be tolerated by the party.
We are rather gratIfIed than other
wise to see this sort OF doctrine laid
down by the editor, even while We
hold that such attempts to fatter the
free agency OF men, are in the nature OF
ahjeet exactions, and, ms such, impOs-
siblo and intOIernbls In their enforce.
ment. a party ascendancy that can.
not be maintained among the people
except by this species ofterrorism Over
the minds OF those who look forward
To public position, is bound TO fail il
course OF time. Such humIliAting dis
ciplIne may wear for canvass or two
but it Will work it's own cure, and al
tho more specify when decrecd with 81
much personal and selfish assumption
This ia not the day for any such ex
cathedrnism, and tho attempt to Prac
tee IT appeals at Snce to the resent
meuts OF that large and increasing elias
who read and think for themselve
in political matters. We are sup
where the people have the right t
choose their Official agents, and thi
right most certainly implies CORES
puudiug freedom ON the part of ever
individual, esteemed worthy and capg
bIe, Of becoming candidate for this
choice. Tonttempt to restrain this EEet
dom by threatening those who ma
choose to exercise an unQuestionabl
right, is equivalent to usurping the con
troll Of public sentiment in commu
nifty, and bidding defiance to any pre-
ference thnt hns not received the sane
ton OF a set OF pariisans actuated pos
sibly by very questionable motives.
We are aware that the remarks of tn
Register, save, perhaps, tn their char
ncteristle stIectatIOn of personal con
sequence, are patterned after tn
traditions of the Democratic par
", going back to the days wheI
old Tom Richie ruled at Rich
Inond. But those traditions hav
largely disappeared with the rebellion
for. Indeed. 70 a certain extent the,
were "a part OF It. Independent iudn,
ment remains more than ever the ines
imahie boon OF the american people
aud we rejoice to believe that the ciay
= coming, and now Is, when politicn
parties viii live, move aud walk, ms 4
we're, in constant apprehension OF re
audiptiou At the hands of the people
whenever their candidates, not less thar
heir principles, are Justly obnoxious
public sentiment. All attempts tC
estrict popular expression at the poll
n made up, cut aud dried ticket, by
cumulative anathemas against indie
endent action, are simply gross ex
esses OF partisan zcaI, and rs such
lvite speedy revolt within an orVani,
ltion the least bit OverErOwn.
TINS bill. offered by Mr.. Jacob OF THU
. "
onEress as to a proper financial polI
4 for the nation, comes up TODAY II
House OF Delegates. We thinl
I can predict in advance tina
( thing more Informative in its char
ter than the debates In Congress OF
< same subject need lie expected
Z bnteyer be the conclusion arrived n
hope that our Senators and Repre-
a,atives in Congress- win still Iee
1t their responsibilities to the Who'll
iy ofthcir constituents require ther
net exclusively upon their own con
lions OF what is best for the nation
IS Will be seen by our Legislative
ort this morning, an important bill
4yidine for the repeal OF the existing
ary laws, was reported yesterday ii
House of Delegates. A bill some
1t analogous passed the Senate las
4. but was defeated. we believe, II
sHouse. We trust this Ia not to b
fate of the present bill,