The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-10
THE CONVENTION AND in
TEtlN.lL IMPROVEMENTS.


lUoR in the State. II is not without
some reluctance that We lefer 10 this
gentleman in connection with this sub
joc., and We do so with the utmost res
pect for him. Though in private life
ut pres Mt he is not likely long to re-
main sos and he is anyhow, in a GER
tain sense, public man, director Of
popular opinion and q leader Of public
movements. These facts will excuse
us in referring 10 him as the reprcsen-
talive of a class whose policy and pur.
poses are proper subjects for newspaper
lfiscnssioa." '''
We clip the above from the Wheel.
ing LatciiJcaccf of tho 18th ultiniO., in
which we,iini published d column arti.
clio in the nature Of nn appeal I'D.
drcsscd-notto the judgments, but to
the passionso Of our Panhandle friends
Tie article opposes Convention be-
cause the State MAY authorize public
debt for the development Of our great
RESOURCES, which the article assumes
would involve tax for this dcyelope-
ment. Such doctrines may. serve u
good purpose, arousiug un unjust pref
adiec agaiust n Convention. -
We cannot,approve Of the justice of
such doctrines. For We neither want
aims from the Panhandle or CHARITY
fson abroad. w demand justice
Without Illuminating .sprplicatiops or
Unreasonable exactions. W bic n
Wheeling in ollen times was agouizing
over railroad facilities, VIC camc gcner.
oRsly forward, with ian .unstiniing
band, 10 her relief. For the interests
Of Wheeling. aud ather bidding, We
abandoned fifty cents on every pusscn.
ger over tho Baltimore and Ohio hail
road, which had been freely offered. by
that company for, the unrestricted right
Of way over tue Territory Of. our State,
which, for all time would yield bonus
Im6roJ than the States present annual
ftcvthaes. Ifthcright Of way had mot
been pFoLibitcd BY public law, our
pcoPlG-hot Wheeling and tho Pan.
handlc-might, for tho same reason
operating upon the Lahliigcnccr, have
Ibecn interposing objections to lhe deli.
cate q uestion Of taxation for the dcycl-
opepleut Of the Panhandle. Wealth
consists of more means than money.
I'VE made Wheeling wealthy by gener.
ops! and. sclf,stcrifeipg laws. aud BY
Eth9 abandonment Of unboauded rcvcn.
ues. She now turns upon us, five
ore to look upon The hielligcnecr as her
exponent, and 10 told as it we're to help
yourselves, and not disturb Wheeling il
Der plGthoric abundance which was
granted by our charity. 49,. ..
We want our State deselopcd-wc
want taxation diminished by tho im-
measurable wealth Of our State when
properly cultivated by equal, generous
aud cGaritablc,laws.", arc no adyo-
cate fOt extravaeanecs. Wtr do no,
claim as a risht what Wheeling did In
| former timrs- 81 controlling
The policy of Internal improv cmcnts,
lapdydptdiinal by jealousy, the channel
Of III, eonimuuieationss Eo arc no al.
yosaee for a system Of, public lett.fOr
internal inproyemcn.s without lipii,a.
lions. EWa have seen tho folly Of this
tlsscMxbere md nuyor moro eopspiot.
oSusts tllaI dhopolicy. Of Wheeling,
va "a However, advocate sucll a systcm
81 ESp II I ycn,ents as NAV bind, tho SOW.
Ferai parta of our State, together Will,
Chains of iron. and, Riyo 10 labor It's
Fleai,imate place and reward, We must
| lave .iust, laws or we caupQt. be hap
ji Or 4 contentcd pcopic, ..I@ ~
The Srticlo 10, tho. L,i,ligencer, i,
viii 30 observed, has INDUCED in a
criticism Of one Of our citizens. It has
made i'm tho basis of a column Of
leading editorial in that paper. upon
Ithc supposed ground that hc was The
author Of the article In defence Of viii.
IAN Il. Arnoll's letter on the subject Of
a Convention. Tho Iuhli;ycnccr had
DO moro right to bring Mr.. Benefits
famcs before The public as the author oil
tthc dcencc Of Mr.. Arnold, than VIC
have to bring that Of Mr.. A, W.
Campbell before tic public as tho aa.
thor Of the criticism. Neither the one
nor tho other would DO just. To say
That The editors Of the MicRigcneer
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