The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-27

Not a Party Question.

MOL EdItl SuchtAuus
From the Mason Co., Journal DcmocnticJ
We believe that every iair,minded and
honest friend of the Convention project
admits that it is not u party measure, vel
there are some who pretend to be "old line
Democrats" and wOuld.be leaders in the
Democratic party, who have IAN axe tC
grind. say that it is u party measure
and that all who do not believe as they
DO have departed from the household Of
the faithful" To all such, we would sub
nit the following questions
When and where was 1t incorporated
N the platform Of principles of the Dem
ocratiC and Conservative party Of West
Virginia and made an issue that the party
would pass a law providing for the call OF
u constitutional Convention, and that
they would support that call: And II II
ever was done, BY what authority?
When and where did the Democratic
and Conservative party Of West Virginia
petition for and demand such u law, and
where is the pledge OF that party to sup
port the call !
When and where did the Democratic
and Conservative party Of West Virginia
declare its opposition to the ballot sys.
ten and declare for the old system Of
iiDd p0cel
When and where did the Democratic
and Conservative party OF West Virginia
declare the abOliShment oil townships rs a
part of their cFeede
When and where did the Democratic
and Conservative party Of West Virginia
pledge tho people 10 resurreCt the defunct
and expensive old County Court system !
When and where was the Democratic
and Conservative party Of West Virginia
pledged to turn out partiMn Judges for
the sole purpose Of placing partisan
Judges in their steady
When and where did the Democratic
and Conservative party pledge its support
in changing the Constitution so that the
State could grant aid to works Of internal
improvement and whereby create State
debt?
When and where did the Democratic
and Conservative party of West Virginia
declare in favor Of an appoFtiOnment based
on the black rs well as white population;
in favor oil one Senator from each District
instead Of two; In favor of biennial instead
Of annual sessions Of the Legislature; in
favor of electing State officers four instead
OEtwO years.
Or, did the Democratic and Conserva-
tive party of West Virginia set forth in
any platform Of principles the views of the
party upon the above questlonsI
n al, al
offered by the "Would.be's" why the Con.
yGntion Is party measure, and it the
Democratic md Conservative party Of
West Virginia, in public delegate or
mass convention THE only way party
binds itself to mcasurcs) has ever set forth
the above as part Of the Democratic
policy and faith, then we want to see it,
and will acknowledge that the COnven.
ton, and oil the multltudinOns side issues
used to bolster II up, are emincntly Dem.
OCralic, and that the Convention is u
Democratic measure.
But Il II turns out that no such policy
was ever set forth in the party platforms
ul the State by an authorized and duly
assembled public convention OF the party,
then We shall still proclaim the measure
not II party question, and call upon the
Democrats and Conservatives OF the State
10 save their party from being broken up
and ruined, by voting down the call for n
Convention.
We wish, however, to say this. Ifyou
are n Democrat or n Republican, and be.
leve the best interests Of the State would
be subserved by II Convention, then do
not let party ties keep you from voting for
it. What we desire Is II full and fair rO' {
If tie people, without regard to party af.
citations. We shall vote against It, and
hope enough others will do the same TO
defeat 1t but we do not wish to lettGr
and bind the conscience Of any man, no
matter what party he belongs to; neither
10 we wish 10 mislGad him by raising
ialsc issues or reasoning from false pre-.
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