The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-28
THE FALL ELECTIONS.
An Address TO the Friends of Com
stitutiOnal. Economical and Hon
est Government by the Democratic
Senators and Representatives.

senators ana Representatives.
To or Fcliotc- Cif=ens OF he United
States, Friends Of Constitutional, Eco
aomicai and Honest Government:
The undersigned beg leave to call
your attention to the peculiar I'M
portance of the elections which take
place this year, aud respectfully to sub
nit some suggestions for your considers
ton By the State Legislatures to he
elected nearly one-third of the United
States Senate will be chosen Nearly
all the members Of the next House OF
Representatives are to be elected next
fall. Upon the coming elections then
depends the question whether the Demo
cratic and Conservative element i'll the
Senate shall he increased, and whether
that element shall have a majority in
the House OF Representatives, and, as
consequence, whether we shall have
a constitutional, economical, and honest
government, or continuance of revo-
lutionary, eXtrayagant, and wasteful
and partisan rule; whether we shall
have general, uniform, just, and consti-
tutional legislation, with reasonable
taxation and frugal expenditure, or I'M
constitutional partial, unjust, class leg
islation, with oppressive and unequal
taxation and wasteful expenditure.
That we have strong reasons to hope
for favorable result is plainly appar-
ent. The elections already held clearly
show that the tide of reform has set in
with power that cannot be resisted if
no plumbers be committed by the friends
of reform. If they do their duty and
act wisely; if they throw off all apathy
and act with yigor and steadfastness,
there is every reason to hope that their
efforts will be rewarded by success.
Let there he no dissensions about minor
matters, no time lost in the discussion
of dead issues, no manifestation of mar
row or proscriptive feeling, no sacrifice
of the cause to crafty personal ambi-
ton or resentment, and let the best men
be chosen for candidates; and we may
hope to see our country redeemed from
misrulc.
And in this connection we beg leave
TO say word to our fellow-citizens of
the Southern States. Do not risk the
loss of Senators or Representatives by
electing men who cannot take the test
oath, or who are under the disability
imposed by the Fourteenth Amend
ment; whatever may be said rs to the
validity of that amendment or the test
act, YOU may rest assured that Senators
elected by the vote OF members of Leg
iSlatures who are held by the Radicals
to be thus disqualified will not be per-
mitted to take their seats, and that
members of the House Of Represent
atives thus disqualified will also he
excluded. 1t is the plaintcst dictate of
practical wisdom not to incur any such
risks. We hope soon to see the day
when all disabilities will be removed !;
but in the meantime do not, we entreat
YOU, lose the opportunity To strengthen
the Democratic and Conservative force
in Congress- and the possibility, nay,
probability of obtaining majority in
the next House OF Representatives, by
putting it in the power of our adver-
saries TO overthrow or disregard your
elections. Signed
4. q. Thurman, Ohio; VIM. T. Hamilton,
Maryland; John w. Johnston, Virginia;
Garrett Davis, Kentucky; George Nickers,
MARYLAND; John =. stockton, New Jersey;
T. F. Bayard. Delaware; r. CaSSerly, Califor,
mia: ThoS. G. Mctreery, Kentucky; Willard
salisbury, Delaware; Daniels. Norton, Min
nesota; Samuel J. Randall, PennsyiSania;
Geo w. Woodward, PENNSYLVANIA; +. Van
Trump, Ohio; Stevenson Archer, Maryland;
X. ]. Haldeman, Pennsylvania; j. ID. StlleS;
Pennsylvania; J. Lawrence GetZ PennSyi,
vania; JAS X. Mccormick, Missouri; b0yu
Winchester kentucky; w. Il. Niblack, IN
diana; q. Cleveland, New Jersey; John A.
Griswuld, New York; Fernando Wood, New
York; Eugene NJ. Wilson. Minnesota; Jas. 5.
Smith, Oregon; f. +. Dickerson, Ohio; Geo.
W. Morgan, Ohio; Peter w. Strader, ohloi
Henry W. Slocum. New York; John NJ.
C'rebs, Illinois, r. y. McNecly, Illinois; Pat
rick Hamill. Maryland; Erastus Wells, Mis-
souri,; Jas. y. Johnson, California; Henry ~
Reeves, New York; Ben. L. BiggS, Delaware;
James b. Beck, Kentucky; GARRISON w. Pot
ter, New York; Samuel HambetOn, Mary.
land; j. Proctor Knott, kentucky; >. =. Cox,
New York; Chas. Haight, New Jersey: =. s.
/ Marshall, Illinois; $. J.. Mayham, New York;
I John MorriSSey, New York, John Fox, New
York; VIM. :. Holman, Indiana; VI. G. Kerr
Indiana; ID. VI. Van Auken, PENNSYLVANIA;
James Brooks, New York; Albert G. Burr
| Illinois; WIN. Mungen, Ohio; ID. W. Noor.
| kees, Indiana; Peter NJ. box, Alabama; Her.
vey c. Calkin, New York; w. c. Sherrod
Alabama; John G. Shumaker, New York
VIM. II. Barnuni, Connecticut; Thomas L
Jones, Kentucky; John c. Conner, Texas
T. = Trimble, kentucky; John T. Bird, New
Jersey: Thomas Swan, Maryland; John NJ
Rice. kentucky; samuel B. AStell, Califor'
nia. charles A. Eldridge, Wisconsin; George
NJ. Adams, Kentucky; Jas; l. Cavanaugh
Montana: ]. X. Shaffer, Idaho; James Muck
oils wyoming: Ant. A.. G. Rogers, Arkansas