The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-30

IT is amusing to see how eagerly the
Re0i&tsr catches ut Mr.. FARNswoRTII's
Clarksburg speech as the "kcy.notc" Of
the Republican policy. The Register is
infinitely disgusted with the "lct.up" Re-
publican policy. 1t remarks:
Alter our experience with doublc-leal.
ing Republicanism, We believe VIC have
more respect for this "bitter-ender' idea
of eternal prescription than for the trading
Rcpublicanism that will enffanchtse all
rebels who will agree to vote for leading
Republicans. without regard to tho merits
Of the bcnrticiarics or the principles in
volved in the transaction.
We have had many evidences since
last August that the "lGt-up" did meet
the approval of our Market street cotem'
porary, and that 1t much preferred tho Re-
publicnns should stand on the prOscriptivc
platform. 1t Is delighted now ut Mr..
F.AlsNswORTH's demonstration, and thinks
1t presents something whicRthc Dcmocra'
cy could fight. The objection to tho tct-
up" policy is that 1t don't leave the De-
mocracy anything to object to. In Mis-
souri, the samc kind Of - movement so dis.
C,sted and dcmonlized the Democracy
that they havG abandoned tho field. The
very cagerncss with which the Democratic
organ here grasps Mt Mr.. FARNswoRTHS
demonstration shows the extremity to
which It is reduced by the action of the
Republicans in tho Legislature. The Regis
ter hastcns to say:
Since the Republican majority mean to
make their proScriptive policy q pcrpetlt'
", as this speech clearly indicates, there is
nothing Left for Democrats but to accept
the issue and make the fight squarely upon
II. There Is little doubt that the Rcpub'
lican party cAn and will unite upon this
basis. The FARSswoRTu element Is the
dominant clement and theactivG element,
md will almost certainly prevail In Slla'
ping the policy Of the party. Accepting
perpetual disffanchiSemCnt rs the demand
Of the Republicans, let us meet It IT need
be bv q bold declaration for the immediate
restoration of the ballot to every diStran'
Chised white man In the State.
Our friend Is too anxious by half ."'rhe
Farnsworth Element" was not the domt'
nant element in the Legislature, not even
in the Senate; nor do We believe II Is
among the people. "TherO Is little doubt
that the Republican party can and Will
unite upon that other basis, which the
Rtqtster finds so unassailablc. "Pcrpet-
ual dislranchisement" is not the demand
ofthe Republicans; and tho "bold dcclAra-
tion for tic immediate restoration OF the
ballot to every disfranchised white man In
tho State" has been anticipated by the
Republicans, who propose to go farther
and strike out white" and 10 make the
action US immediate as It can lawfully be-
Tho "key note" was sounded by the
Republican majority in the Legislature In
repeating tho test oatlls and proposing the
suffrage amendment to tho Constitution'
We know that Is a very dIScordant note
in our neighbor's car, but that Is the fault
Of the car and not Of the note '
Now II would be very nicO for the E@g'
ist4r, to be sure, If the Republicans of the
State would just accept Mr.. FARSswoErH,
and his pCllcy Of vengeance and per-
pctual hatred and unforgivencsS, as
their platform for the Summer campaign.
That would give our nciglbor an
excellent chance to howl; but then
tho Republican party Of tho State is not
governing itsclfhy the wishes or the ne
ceasitics of the Democrats, and we don't
think 1t will do any such thlng.