The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-06
QheGntelIigtHr1:
roon COUNTY FOR JACOB.

..,... why Democrats A"eLC
Rs snna,, Him...Camden 10 DC
B''''n pIrKEnsnuRo, July 8, 1872.
-, v,,,o,, Of tho lntcIlsOaeGr:
10 - wonl5 be quite natural for The people sSopa9
Vs. STu Virginia to suppose that WOOD %
O. G.v msS' NJ Canden's home, IS q UNI IN
C q TDSSm,6 St support o. the PArkers'
S1rg nominee But sucn y n no. SUp G n
know personally many ~ DS SaU .Iscob h
a,is county who will vote Tor Gov o JaCHo;
In5 whV shouldn't they lie was elected .,cS q
any a, ,b W RomocrScy Of tho State two years 70
40, The first Democratic g9 ,'SaI comma mSS
Virginia ever had. a a ausniss SO AMI
trt6 power under such, susplces, e anu y
III "cks g0T ~ The vigor and influence o. \! a
oS aS,H ny " had wFuDg victory from me
very laws Of defeat TouI ord nave 81 t Of Sis
his political bigotry into every ~, SUs ~ NO
n ndmiSI.tsstIon and by bis partisan la ..,
n .,I.m wo,,ld have Disguised the very
i iE,and, " ,vbO elected him to his position
W., " witb Gov. Jacob. He seems 70 be
irlbued with some ideas tlaI nave . Io ~
Specification than the mere pelests y. pr ",
~ He hSS been tho Governor Of ana J0r
" rsoDS His first devotion is for the
; % and welfare Of all the people. AT
he same time, l have seen nothing " Q
single act since he has been Our Executive
Nv Which The charge Of political recreancy
cSp be sustained. He Is kind Of Demo
Crat that we the people admire; one whose
Democracy has deeper roots than the mere
spoils Of Office or the tickle sentiment Of
I Bat, nv the friends of Olr. Camden, "he
aaIolter and dodes the diCtum Of our
Convention, He isa disOrganlzer; he has
kicked out Of the political traces and con;
ssSucntIy Is no Democrat" l should
have more patience with my Democratic
friends who indulge in such balderdash,
iitbey were not the head and front Of the
Greeley movement in this State, and are
now planning to force upon US nominee
al Baltimore Of whom know nothing put
abolitionism, Fourierism, and every other
ism known in our language, and for whom
/, together with many Of my nelghbots,
lave never entertained any other senti.
ment for twenty-five years than that Of
deep seated political animosity. II 1t Is
politiCal consistency for Democrats TO
support their lifelong opponent Greeley,
itiscertainly not political Inconsistency for
West Virginia Democrats to support the
,IscksoniSa Democrat, Jacob. If man
was no leGs Democrat whether he sup.
ported Douglass or Breckenridge in 1860,
he certainly can be no less q Democrat,
putting 1t entirely upon politicalgrounds,
be supports Jacob against Camden now.
shall support Jacob because he is the
PEOPLES Democrat and not ring Demo.
Graf, because he acts in the interest Of the
people and not in the interest Of a clique;
but, above all, because we have tried
him and be didn't flicker on us. F."
# he is q Republican, as Demo.
cratic politicians charge him, then l
want no better democrat; il he is q true
democrat, as believe he is, then the
people want no better one as the Camden.
ties would have US believe their leader is,
Besides our Camden friends must learn
that this is a bad year for political con.
ventions. Like the peach crop this is an
"of year" They don't flourish well.
They IRE not healthy. Disease seems TO
have corrupted their very core, and the
breaking out process will begin OF Balti.
more. The people look upon them with
disrust They have been fooled too many
times by them, and now they propose to
take the reins into their own hands in
this State, or at least retain them In the
hands Of man who has been safe and
discreet driver thus far.
| honor Gov. Jacob in meeting the
issues Of this campaign with the spirit
aad independence OF true manhood. He
would not enter the list rs purchaser OF
political commodities and consequently
was beaten. That the Parkersburg Con.
ventiOn was packed against him there can
DO no earthly doubt. Tsaw it and watched
il closely, and feel like expressing my
thanks to the Governor for setting his
loot on the whole corrupt concern. Gfhe
had not done il his democracy would
have been a questionable virtue among
honest democrats who are cognizant Of
the lacts. II any facts are wanted con-
ceFriing the "set up job" at Parkersburg,
besides its own proceedings, I am
aoie 10 furnish one or two. Just
before the session of the Convention a
koane county democrat received letter
from Parkersburg containing money to
pay us expenses to the Convention.
But Inc gentleman happened to be Jacob
man. mus the exposure. Mr.. Pres. Pew,
GamGen's right bower in operations OF
this kind, had evidently mistaken his
man When be included this gentleman's
name IN the list of impecunious demo.
Grals who favored Camden's nomination.
nave The name Of this gentleman in case
the ring. u
! mad intended 10 speak about this
ling as one Of my objections to the
Camuen ticket; but have already tres.
passed upon your space and patience and
wlll Ueier that for the subject of another
communication.
Voted for Camden in 'CS and for
Jacob in 70. Ihave never voted anyotb.
CT lnan a democratic ticket for a Quarter
o. century; and, Providence permitting
propose casting my vote IN August next
LOT .nat man who has honored lhe prin.
cIp les Of true democracy by his devotion
% tne interests Of the people, BY his
L nusiLsy 10 every trust, by his manly indie
pen1dance of Cliqucs md rings, and who
!oGay Is one OF the best and noblct rem.
:. .Sese maj, Of genuine democracy that
s ..,s can produce in this State. And,
S Sno1 Is more to the point, l say to the
followers of this ring-and l base this
augment nI1n upon pretty good acquaint.
suCC with the sturdy democrats Of this
ScounIy-that, unless the B. & o. r, r,
s ,, upon US all It's EMPLOYEES he.
tween Grafton and ChilliCothc, we vii,
E"TTvHoTernor Jacob handsome majority