The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-13
DODDRIDGE COUNTY.
A COrreetion-N0 Jacob Men In
Do.Idridge-No sympathy with
Boilers. -i
WEST UNION, w. Va.
July l2, 1872.


July ~, 1872.
Editors of the Register.
A report having gone into circulation
in several counties that the Democratic.
Conservative county ticket nominated
at this place on the Goth of June, and,
also, that large portion OF the Demo-
Gratis OF Doddridge county are favorable
to J. ]. Jacob for Governor, / beg the
privilege of correcting that report
through your columns, by request o.
numerous Democrats. Our county
ticket is tor Camden. The Democratic
and Conservative voters of this county
will cast their votes on the I'D OF
August next, to a man, for the ticket
nominated by the Democratic party in
Convention assembled al Parkersburg.
We have no Democratic votes here for
Jacob. We have no Esaus here, pro-
posing to barter their inheritance-thelr
sacred rights. which will be secured to
them Ly the new Constitution-for
another era of Radical despotism.
Once the writer hereof las did all the
citizens of this county, respected and
honored J. J. Jacob for his answering
fidelity to political principles We be-
lieved him to be an honest man polltl.
cally, a. we'll as otherwise, but the fact
OF him lending himself to the Radical
party, to assist them in accomplishing
their designs, impels US to the convic.
ton that he has betrayed his party.
The man who, Tor the Office Of Cover
nor Cor any other Office or emolument),
will seek to barter away the party and
its principles that brought him up from
obscurity and conferred upon him all
the honors he may possess, is not emit.
tied TO the support OF any citizen. This
is what Mr.. Jacob is seeking to accom-:
plish; this is why he is the Radical
nominee for Governor, and this is why
all true citizens who understand his
motives, and the motives OF the Radi-
cal party, will oppose him. 1t looks as
though it is rule or ruin with Mr.. ia.
cob. II he cannot rule the DemocSatlc
party, his intention undoubtedly Is to
ruin it. 1t is useless for US to attempt
20 apologize for him-his motives are
too apparent. We must face the facts
in bis case, viz. that tie Radical party
has fought him and he office Of GOvsrnor
IS tie price.
NJ. Jacob in circular now being
circulated in this State, seems to intl~
mate that the Democratic party o,osS
him for services already rendered. Let
every citizen when he reads that circus
lar, ask himself, has the party robbed
Mr.. Jacob of any right? Has it de.
prived him of anything justly his own?
When he was elected to the Office OF Gov
ernor he was elected for term OF two
wears duration, and he will get to serve
il out to the last day thereof Did the
party owe him the nomination over
Mr.. Camden, % a second term? The
party, if under obligations TO any one,
is under as many obligations to Mr..
Camden as to Mr.. Jacob, for Mr.. Can.
den has done as much for its
success to say the least OF 1t.
II Mr.. Camden's friends have been
more active in his behalf than Mr..
Jacobs have in his, the Democratic
party is not to blame, but the friends Of
Mr.. Jacob; and when he found that in
consequence of that inactivity he would
be defeated, If he had the true interests
of all at heart, he would have acquiesed
in the decision of his party represented
in Convention. IfMr. Jacob had done
this, the day is not far distant when he
would have been rewarded. Then we
repeat, that Mr.. Jacob has betrayed his
friends and party for office, (and that
too for an office which he cannot now
obtain) and that he has become a
boiler without just cause. There are
40 Democrats and Conservatives IN
Doddridge county that can support him
under these circumstances.
Nours &c DopDRIDGE.