The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-12
The Democratic Party and the New
Constitution.

II tfue[ q The tine tlie blll pasted Ia
the hegislatufe submitting u 3 vote of
the people lhe quo Lon b calling aeon
stltutonAl Convention, that the Demo-
Gratis had large majority In the LePhla.
ture. II Is also true that II the LegiGla.
ture had been Of different complexion,
no such bill would have been passed al
that time, and we would not now be All.
tating the question Of ratification or reIec.
ton Of o new Constitution. Il therefore
follows that whatever good or evil may
grow out OF this whole Transaction, the
Democratic party Is responsible for II: lift
gives Us aicheaper and better govern.
l1ent, II Is to have the credit; and Il II
increases our taxes without betterfng our
condition % . people, upon Il should rest
oil the responsibility. We hRyeread this
Constitution over several times rather
carefully, and do not hesitate TO say that
II Is not q Constitution political In lis
character In the sense Of which we speak
OF political parties, platforms, or Iprinci:
pies, We are, assured by the PRESIDENT
lot the Convention that we should have;
cratic member OF that Convention, dis
claimed any and all intentions Of making
u q partisan matter In any sense what
ever. aThRt they had assembled for the
purpose oil making, Q Constitution for the
people Of the whole State and were going
70 do H. without respect W parties" Of
The document ,is before You end adj
dresses itself 10 your considerat ion-inot,
as Republicans or Democrats, but. as cik1
liens and tax. payers. After,r "a carefnl,
analysis Of It's provislons, any person,
thinking his interests and that Of his
neighbOrs will be better promoted by rs,
ratification will support It, while those OF
q contrary opinion will vote against II,
We are fully assured Of the fact that
there are men Of all parties, Who have not
the time and who are not IHnf1c isntly In
formed upon State and governmental mat,
ters to pass intelllgently upon the, issues
made by the new Constitution dishonest
schemlng politicians understand this.
Hence Il Is that these little petty, one.
horse politicians who are thirstipg for the
emoluments Of some little office, are tell.
ing the people that the proposed Consti
tuition Is Democratic Constitution, made
BY Democrats, and, therefore, partisan in
its character 1t issa matterti1 ,astOnish.
ment 10 hear some oil these men who were
members Of the Constitutional Conven,
tion, and especially @. j. Faulkner, late
OF Stonewall JaCkson's staff, who scOrned
the meanness that would prompt any man
TO favor or participate in making a partir
san Constitution, now brow.beating, and
lashing into It's support, the honest mind.
ed Democrats Of the State, who have not
the time TO investigate 1t, in all Its bear.
ings, for themselves, by telling them at
is the child of Democracy" and "A vote
against the new Constitution Is q vote
against the Democratic party" Ia Such
cowardly and corrupt meanness has no
parallel in the history ofthis or any Other
: State, Was 1t an ordinary matter OF
! legislation that could be repealed whehSi
failed to suit the wishes OF theypeoplei Il
/ would not be so bad; but when we know
! that It Is 70 establish for US an organic
system that Is to last for years, and only
be thrown of at an expense TO t9xpayeIs
/. Of this State Of several hundred thousand
/ dollars. The consumate vllllny OF this
q low flung demsgogue. is more than appa
rent, What will these time serving
Q "place hunters say to the people (o1
/ whom they have forced, by means false
and eowardly this Ubiquitous neaslre)
q when they see them groaning under the
weight OF Increased taxation, and demand.
ing to know willy they were advised to
such course. Whit wilrthey orlwhat
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