The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-12
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- 10 whnm Honor In Due.

ljLARkHBuHu, NON' o. 4oto' .
70 ,Ao Editors oithO Intelllgensor. ,.,. /
have never before trespassed iupot
,,or, columns and presume upon you
ItSsialIty Oolely for the purpose Of doinE
. member Of your craft On act Of justice
! rcter to Gen. Northcott OF the Nattonal
T.IGyeDh, Itappears TO me and TO many
n cnr community that he has suffered
SHoTC " r neglect than any member Of the Re
nTblican party In the State, while II Il
known he has made more sacrifices TOR 1t
Allow me to call special attention to
.orne facts in reference to this matter
IA edited the Tslyrdph from The. close ol
,bs % val until the year 1860 when he re-
,rrd and Mr.. McWilllams took charge oi
II While the General conducted the pa.
rer Harrison county never tailed to pre-
lsrt good balance sheet in favor Of the
Republican party, and diligently returned
Rss1blican candidates. No sooner, how.
eyer, had he dismounted the tripod
tbSn the party lost ground, for In 1900
one Of the Republican candidates for the
legislature was defeated. In 70, the en-.
iife county went Democratic. In n, al.
though be was again at the head OF the
Tetdraph, circumstances rendered 1t ne
ees,sry for him 10 withhold the support
olhis paper from the nominees. He was
pot censured by those who were acquaint.
Il with the facts. The Telegraph zeal.
ously supported Grants administration
and advocated the cardinal doctrines Of
lhe Republican party. In very truth IN.
jer Northcotts reign In the editorial
chair we havc ever been successful, and
6Is management OF the Telegraph has sig.
pslired "redlet day" for our party
and our candidates.
In the elections Of this year the 7SIe,
craM has been o power In this part Of
the State. Northcotts work In Opposi!
lion TO the new and diabolical Constitu;
lion was arduous and effective. His re-
Div TO Sam Woods celebrated manifesto
was an able document, and 1t was the
circulation of this in Barbour county that
IN a great measure broke the force oil
Woods influence and caused the people
Of that county to vote for the rejection Of
the Constitution, although the county was
Democratic by four hundred majority.
Gen. Northcott's paper was also very
effective in the Presidential campaign.
Certainly Gen. Grants large majority in
this parI Of the State Is 10 be attributed in
part 10 the able manner in which the
telegraph discussed the issues involved.
have no desire to further trespass on
your space, but will come directly to the
object Of this communication. In my esti.
nation the Generals personal efforts and
the influence Of the 7elegrdph under his
reign, have been uniusuy overlooked by
bis party. His labors and sacrifices for
The Republican cause have been greater
than that OF any other man, and have re-
ceiyed less-I should say no recognition
at all commensurate with his abilities and
work. During the war while others were
making fortunes in Government contracts,
the General was serving, sword in hand,
10 the field. Ever since the Sword
has been sheathed, his pen has
been used to help on the, glori'
Ous cause, and his time been almost
wholly devoted to the service Of the Re.
publican party. l need hardly refer to
bis qualifications. They are such as to ena-
blehim to fill, and fill creditably, any
position. He Is man OF large informR-
tiOn on questions Of international law, is
Conyersant with several oi the modern
languages, while his general range Of
Knowledge is comprehensive. This er-
comum Il not the voice OF the writer
alone, but ofhis fellow citizens. losi
ltappears TO me the party should give
Northcott o substantial recognition. What
this should be, / cannot now say, but
there is certainly some way in which one
whohAs been SO true, so faithful, and 80
lJyal and withal so badly rewarded,
should receive something more valuable
than an uttered "well done, good and
faithful servant" 81.