The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-17
The Legislature..TAe Organization.
In some respects an interest attaches to

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In some respects. IN interest attaches to
the organization Of the Legislature, to u.s.
semble tomorrow, that las not been felt
in any hitherto assembled in this State.
For the first time in the history Of the
State, the Democrats have sufficient
strength in one house to hope (and posi-.
bly, 10 expect that with the aid Of few
recruits from the Republican ranks they
may control the election OF Speaker and
Clerk. We suppose they scarcely expect
10 organize the Senate where they have
less than Il half dozen members. We be-
Iievc the strength of the Democracy in the
House has been put down by the Register
at24. This would leave the Republicans
39, including those elected upon
the idea of u liberalization Of the
present policy Of the party. The
Democratic managers, seeming to forget
how Mt the recent election they bclicd and
lalsitiGd their professions and abused the
liberal RCpnbliCans, whom they lnmdeI in
the earlier stages Of the canvass, have
jumped nj the conclusion that those Re
publicAns [iIvOring liberal policy toward
their friends, the rebels, are ready to unite
with them in the purely party matter Of
organization. We have not at any time
supposed such thing would or could oc-
cur We are aware Of no reason why it.
Sllouldj The columns Of this paper hHyc
isuftlciently attcstcd, VIC suppose, Our own
adherence to the views expressed during
the lust canvass OH the general question.
We stand by our guns, and intend tos stand
BY them, but We don't mean TO turn them
orqur friends. r.atE
Last fall when the question Of relaxing
tho policy towards the cx.rcbcls was under
discussion, we said most explicitly TO
friends and foes tint the objects We sought
we sought ut the hands Of our political
friends, within tho rankS Of the Rcplbli
can party; that so far as We could speak
for the movement begun in this county, il
was meant to promote the success md
perpctuity Of our party by reforming such
abuses us might exist IN it and by 50 en-
lNrging its platform us to make room for
ut least all who held to the general prin
ciples Of the Republican faith We said
then that the liberal Republicans, so FIR rs
We could speak for them, cOntcmplatedno
coalition with the Democracy. We un-
derStood this to hG true then. So far us
We are concerned, II is true now.
We do not for NmOmCnt assume that ii
is our province more tlAn Any one else, to
Advisc Republican members Of the LegiS.
laturc in the matter Of an organization.
So far as we have been able 10 ascertain
the temper Of those members already in
the city, there is not so much difference
on tho general question as might rcasona-
hly have hHNn supposed from the liacma.
siOnS btf0fe the election. If they were
greater, there would lie 10 justification
to withdraw from cooperation with the
party, at least until IL fair triAl Ind been
made 10 harmonixc them. If we are
agreed that differences Of principle (as we
may conceive them to hey are to be settled
among ourselves, there can he no question
as to the duty of liberal RcpNhl:-
cans in the organization, wherein no
principle is involved, but where
the question is one of simple party fidelity.
To stand up for our opinions among our
selves is one thing To goOvcr to the en-
my for assistance In maintaining them ID
quite another.
The game ofthc Democracy VIC under
stand To be this. They say to such Re.
publicans us they suppose arprnach"blc:
tive know, Of course, that being minori-
"ty, we can't elect Democrat But If
"you Liberal Republicans will unite on
some of your own number, and stand aloor
"(ron the rest of the Republicans, We will
tsvotc for your man and with your aid
select him" Such an arrangement, II
succcssful, would bc q virtual success for
the Democrats. The Republican elected
By their votes would have to-r0SseSs re-
markahlc integrity, Of mind us well as
morals, il he did not do just what they
wanted him. 1t twould not he human ma
turc to do otherwise. .-
or course no Republican would bo a
party to bargain Of this kind except for
one Of two reasons: 1st, that he might
titus lmltcr forward the success of the
measures hO seeks in legislation; or ed,
that he meant deliberately to change his
Arty associations. In the present case 1t
il not possible TINT tho measures which
liberal Republicans favor can be promoted
thrrugh1 the organization Of tho House
IM DcMocrltic votes. If enough Re.
puhlicans in the House should vote with
the Democrats, all the way through, to
pass all thcse measures through the House,
still nothing would be gained but some
thing lost. Nosuch gamc would he posi-
6ls III the Senate. We suppose nobody
expects such a coalition there. It is
simply out Of the question. or course,
therefore, the Senate would refuse to pass