The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-20

ity that has come upon them.
We beg to state that HUBBARD and
CAMPBELL are not the REGISTERS can.
didates or keepers. We have no inter-
est in their future, no cares for their
fate. If they choose to assume that
when the REGISTER advises the people
to support "iRtelligent, respectable,
honest and influential" candidates, it
means CAMPBELL and HUBBARD, their
vanity, not the REGISTER, must bear
the blame, when the fact comes to light
that the REGISTER does not recognize
them as filling the description. The
IntelHgencer means, if it means anything,
that there would have been no ''let up"
movement in this county, had not the
leaders supposed they could command
the support of the REGISTER and absorb
the Democratic party. If these gentle
men have been blind enough to fall, or,
according to the Intelligencer, soft enough
to be led into that delusion, the less they
say about it the better for thsir credit.
They had no right to suppose that the
Democrats were silly enough to surren-
der their power here for the sake of
giving CAMPBELL and HUBBARD a prom
inence they could never get from their
own party. If CAMPBELL and HUBBARD
want to whine because their purposes
have been understood, tolerated and
thwarted, they had better retire to pri.
vate station and thus escape public rid
icule.
In order to show that the REGISTER
ought now to be supporting its candi-
dates instead of opposing them, the
Intelligencer quotes from the REGISTER
of August 10Th, when we advised
that the removal of political dis.
abilities be made non-partisan
saovement. The Intelligencer garbles
our article, suppresses the most
important paragraph in it, and gives a
forced meaning to what it publishes.
After discussing the Importance of re-
moving those disabilities by popular
rather than partisan action, the REGIS
TER said /:
"Hence we think that in those couR-
ties where the Democrats are in fired
minority, their plain duty is to give their
support to sound and relia BILE Conserva-
tive Republicans for the legislature,
who will pledge their efforts to the re-
moval of political disabilities in this
State. If this be dsne in the strongly
Republican counties, we doubt not
that in Democratic counties the minority
uiU generally acquiesce in the election of
able and liberal men Of the majority TO
represent the whOle people of our respectire
localities in taking the ne,c departure to
,rhich the political tates are calling our
State"
This paragraph the Intelligencer care
fully suppresses. The REGISTER acting
upon the hope that the liberal Repub-
licans in Democratic counties would
vote for suitable Democrats, advised
the Democrats in Republican counties
to vote for liberal Republicans. The
Hteligencer would have it appear that
we advised the Democrats to surrender
their power in counties where they
had the majority, and intimates
that CAMPBELL and HUBBARD would
never have gone into this "iet up"
business .but for the telief that such
surrender would be made. Deluded
souls!
But how did the Ohio county Repub.
licans regard the position taken by the
REGISTER They drew the lines
tighter than ever. They cried out, mo
communion with Democrats ~ Did the
Address propose ts sink party in view
of pending State questions That
paper says:
We believe that in consistence with
the record of our party at large
throughout the country, and as matter
Of eIpediency among ourselves, that we
cannot afford to keep a large body of
our fellow citizens perpetually disfran-
chised, and thereby perpetually disaf-
fected.
The movement had no reference to
the good of the whole people. 1t was
advocated TO make the Republican
party consistent and "aS matter Of ehpe
diency among the signers of the Ad-
dress, chief among whom appear Messrs.
CAMPBELL and HUBBARD. Whether
this "matter of expediency" involved a
legislative election, a Gubernatorial
election, a Senatorial election, or all
three, time alone can defaitely settle,
but satisfactory differences can readily
be drawn.
And what said the In teligencr when
the REGISTER was advocating the sink
ing Of party for the sake of bringing
about public reform On September
lst, commenting upon the Address that
paper said:
To our friends outside of the county
we ought perhaps to say, in justice to
those who put forth this address
| (though here their names are sufficient
guar,nty of the fact,) that they contem-
plate no affilistion or coalition with the
Democracy. This is a Increment strictly
,cithil the Republican ranks. II contem.
plate, only the success and perpetuity Of that
party 1t seeks to correct abuses of
power. and guard against their future
occurrence, and to put the party on a
truly Republican platform by removing
all inequalities among citizens at as
early day as practicable. Those en-
gagged in it believe the Republican par
ty can be maintained and perpetuated
by conformity and adherence to these
ideai, and that otherwise it cannot be-
yonc a limited period. Upon such
broal and just grounds it is proposed
to nominate, and if possible elect, in
this sounts, three RepHbicdns of capacity
and rndoabted party fidelity.
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