The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-08
candidates for the Convention.

will be nelu seems 10 De loIeSoue Soh'
clusion with most Of the people. And
in this connection permit me to say
that | admired exceedingly the sugges-
ton in your paper of yesterday, respect
ing the character OF the men to he Sc
lected for it. 1t is eminently proper
that our very best men should be chos-
en- to represent us in the Convention
Yet, as Democrat l beg leave to dis
sent from the views expressed by Cit
zen" in your paper Of to-day. 1 have
frequently had occasion 10 remark, that
whenever all hope is fled with the Re-
publicans, they invariably appeal to the
charity Of tie Democratic party, and
unfortunately for the success Of our
cause, their appeals have too often,
not been in vain. "Citizen" is evidently
a Republican, il so, he possesses no
more effrontery than the balance of his
party. 1t he is a Democrat, he has
grossly insnlted the intelligence Of his
party, for he must believe, il he means
what he says, that we haven't sufficient
material to represent us in the Conven-
ton.
have no reflection to make upon
the character or qualifications of most
Of the gentlemen so particularly sulta-
BILE to Citizen Most of them are
men Of rare ability, and Of the highest
social standing. Messrs. Stanton, Hub
bard and Campbell, however, ] believe
are totally unfit for such place, for their
bitter political malignity can only find
proper sphere in war and per-
secution. The errors OF war times,
we seek to cure by means Of Conven-
ton. Reason is expected to prevail
there; this is sufficient in itself why the
latter gentlemen should not be chosen by
either party for such an office. Their
Anticipated ideas Of political reform,
together with their partisan spleen and
bigotry, should consi On them to oblivion,
and think it has. Now as to the men
of our own party who would make us
suitable representatives. If Citizen
is Republican, neither Of the gentle
men | am about to name would suit
him. 1t he is Democrat he ought to
blush when he reads their names.
Have we not gentlemen with us who
will compare favorably with those
Citizen" named? Let us see. The
position of Delegate to Constitutional
Convention is an office Of peculiar trust
and importance, yet we think just such
men as Judge Thompson, Hon. Daniel
Lamb. Judge Good, Hon. Thos. Swee-
nev, Hon. Andrew Wilson, A. j. Swee-
nev, Nath. Richardson, James PAUL,
Michael Reilly, A. j. Pannell, would
be fair representatives Of the intelligence
of Ohio county. Besides this, they are
Democrats, not in strict party sense,
but as such, are able to comprehend
the necessities of all classes. This
dodge OF trying to shove in the old Re-
publican hack horses is not a new
one. Glitter" is not entitled to the
patent right 10y any means. 1t was at
tempted last Legislature in the shape OF
the most piteous appeals and petitions
for minority representation in the
Convention which means that Demo
cratic counties should sandwich their
delegations with Republicans. The
Democrats Of the Legislature to
man repudiated this dodge with
the contempt it deserved. Democrats
of Ohio county, profit by this example.
| am strongly in favor of Convention,
because believe it a necessity. In the
bright sunlight OF peace better and
more wholesome laws can be made
than the unsettled and dlsordered regu-
lations of military governments. We
neel men OF reason, of judgment, Of
ripe experience, and OF magnanimity to
enact the organic laws for our State
The men ! have suggested possess all
these qualities. The professional thief
is bad person to reform thieves; so l
imagine it would be rather poor policy 10
send Radicals to the Convention to cor
rect the errors occasioned by their own
folly and msrule Let us as Democrats
hearken unto Democratic counsels; let
us not trihe with the victories that cost
us so much. Let the Radicals be no
longer pensioners upon our bounty;
let our places Of profit and Of trust be
given to true Democrats; let these prin-
ciples be implicitly observed by us at
ali times, and the new life and vigor
which will be infused into our party as
the result of such a policy will be sur
prising and gratifying to us all.
DEMOCRAT.
IrSr -th ISL