The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-23
DANlEII.. ]. McDAID.

I'm hSVt"'1' AHNAhh AZ WIG" u bIubIS
purpose, viz: the overthrow OF the reg
Istry law at tho approaching session OF
the Legislature, has not shown It's read
ers how that end Ia 10 be accomplished,
or even promoted, by sending Demo-
cratic delegation from this county. III
1t were Conteuted with all It has pro-
fessed 10 ask until recently, viz: mod.
iticAtlon Of the law that would insure q
vote to every man legally entitled to
one, pending the removal OF the constl.
tutional restriction, 1t might easily show
how this could be greatly promoted by
sending Il delegation Of liberal Repub-
lIcans. lis editor knows that the SEN
atOis Republican beyond peradventure;
and he knows to moral certainly that
the Republicans will also have the
House by n large plurality. II the
Democrats could control the House, las
he knows they cannot,) It would still
DO impossible to repeal the registry law;
for the concurrence OF the Senate would
be required and could not be had. The
repeal demanded by the Register can-
not therefore DO had Mt the approaching
session. Nothing can be sufer.
We propose that this law shall he
corrected 80 Gs to guard against abuse
In every way possible, with the object OF
securing TO every man vote who Is
entitled 10 one under the Constitution,
no matter what may be his political
opinions or affiliations. No man can
gaInsay the justice Of this, and we do
not think the majority party in the
Legislature can afford to or will dlsre.
gard the expedlency of It. We have ex.
pressed the opinion hitherto that one
Ofthe changes most likely to effect this
end would be to make the officers OF
registration elective by the people OF
their counties and districts, In such a
way (as now In the case OF election
inspectors) that the minority would al
ways be represented. or course even
then, IN counties where party feeling is
very bitter, tho majority would some
times use their power TO the prejudice
OF the minority; but no possible legis.
Iation could guard against such occur.
rences without rlsklng greater evils
from the opposite direction. But we
are TO expect that the rancor which still
exists In. some parts Of the State will
suOu Hbatc, land ull the sooner II the
selection Of these officers be placed In
the hands OF the peopls,) and that all
matters Of this kind will shortly regu-
late themselves on q fair basis II left
free 10 do SO. Besides, II Is ume we
were looking to permanent suffrage
system for the State, as all concede the
present Is not.
Now what could o Democratic dele
CATION from this county do In the next
Legislature 10 promote such legislation
Rs we Indicate, beyond the mere casting
Of their votes for III II they brought
the measure forward, could they expect
the Republicans to take 1t up and carry
II through-the more especially going
there as they would instructed by their
Convention to impudently "demand
the prompt repeal OF the registration
law, and Of every test oath which now
dlsgraces, &C." Wouldn't 1t be more
reasonable to expect the success OF such
measures II We had able and influential
Republicans from this county to bring
them forward and advocate them? We
put It TO the common.sense, not OF the
Register Of course, but Of Democrats
whom 1t processes to serve and UNDER
takes toguide. Ask yourselves gentle.
men. candidly: suppose you do elect
your present ticket on the platform the
Register folks prepared for you, what
actual progress will II make for you
with the next Legislature towards the
mitigation oflaws which you say oper-
ateunequally and TO the prejudice OF
your friends? .......
II does not become Us 10 tender adj
vice to the Democracy OF this county;
nor do VIC mean to. We only ask them
to be fair alike towards US and them
selves and 10 listen 10 the suggestlons
OF their own good sense. They know
that on questions Of party policy we
and they have nothing In common;
that In general politics we shall oppose
them In the future as we havo In the
past. But We believe they will give us
credit for tolerably fair and open deal.
Ing. They have always known where
10 ind US and wO mean they always
shall. But there are occasions when
things are 10 be done for the general
good OF the community without any
reference TO partisan advantage; aud
we believe such an occasion exists now
In THIS State. Desiring that all men
should have u fair and equal voIcC
In what equally concerns all, we
have tried to persuade our Republican
friends that 1t will be right In Itself,
and best In the end for the COM