The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-23
rio ,Ienninl Democratic Farce.

From Ms IFellabUrg Herald. s.i. ~
The Democratic Central Committee,
headed by Lewis Baker, Esq, OIL Wheei,
ing, have nut forth manifesto addressed e
~ The failhiul whercsOCvcr they may Oe
scattered, admOnlShing them 10 hold town
shin meetings to the end that delegates
NAV he chosen tOa Convention Mt Charles
TIM on tho 9Th Of June, whose business 1t
viii he TO nominate State officers to by
voted upon IN October. This Is oil right
and prOpcr, surprising Of course, that 1t Is
desirable, as tic manifesto sets forth, to
keep up some form Of an organization 10
bo known as tho Democrats party, Dut
We confess We cannot geo the necessity ior
That 1t used 10 be sud that when
tho life was out Of lnan 10 was
dead. and his friends usually then
nrOcccded 10 bury him, with more
or less honor us the occasion merit
el In the case Of the institution called
the Democracy, 1t seems more in need OF
head and foot stone, than II Is oE an at
tenDk ut reslscitNtion. Tho party, rs
known up to q very few years ago, say up
tO the election of President Grant, Is vir.
tually' extinct Without referring to the
fortunate failure Of Democratic principles
In the matter of bond Republication, of the
debaselncnt Of tho currency Of derange-
ment Of business, the ruin Of our public
credit Mt home and abroad rs laid down
In the Seymour platform, the pcacC0bIe
restoration Of the seeded Suites, one NttGr
Inc other, until the list is now almost full
aeain. and the passage of the fifteenth
amendment, removing tho negro from Ill j.
cussion Us Democratic element, is tue
final cxtinglislIer Of mock DemOctHtic
existence.
Asa distinct political nlachine It has no
existence whatever. The recollection Of
what II was, may be used by ambitious
pOliticiahs, like the Chairman Of die cSeCu!
live committee for private uses, but that Is
about all the use, the old democracy can
hc nut to, 10 far us disCCrnablc.
The manifesto itself recognises the truth
Of the above, in the mCAgcrneSs OF It's state
meuts Of grievances endured or reforms TO
he effected. The "rcpeAl Of all NrONCTip.
tive laws In force IN this StltCand the en-
actnlrnt Of such measures us will give the
State character abroad and harmony Hn'i
prosperity Nt home" is tho entire platform
as there laid down,
In regard 10 the proscriptivC laws, Il Is
now pretty well understood that there IL
no considerable hOdy Of people Of my
sort In favor Of retaining them on tue stu.
tutc bOOk any longer thNn it will take To
IcCtslatc them of. and the Republicans by
their lilMality heretofore In that regard,
mny safely I've relied upon to do II without
tho assistance Of tho men for whose Whole.
some restraint they were originally enact
ctl. Tho Republicans will attend to that
ut the next VlectMn OF tlICIf Owl. accord.
Az ia giving the estate character ahroad
and harmony Mt home" It Is probably To
be understood rs q Joke.
We have no idea or desire that the re.
publican party rs now existing In this
State, will have tho field altogether To il.
veil; but VIC protest against any such hum.
hug opposition ~ thai which Is u be rCp.
resented In PURSUANCE Of tho call Or
MCssrs. Baker Il Company. 1t Il about
ttmO TINT sensible lNhllO should gel
ashamed Of the name IL Democracy wilun
Il Is bnwlCd Ut them with no lNltcr excuse
than they furnish. $50