The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-07-31
Partisan Blgotry.


The Parkcrsburg Times is an "lndc.
pendent Journal with Republican lean
iugs. It's, however, a consistent friend
Of the free school system and svcry much
given to talking right out in meeting
To this disposition we are Indebted for the
following revelation Of Republican tactics
in relation to the approaching election for
school officers aud the vote upon the
school levy, The Parkcrsburg Journal,
Governor Stcvonson'S paper, would not
have been so frank, aud despite all its pro-
fessed devotion to the interests Of the free
schools, would scarcely have dared to ad.
minister to its party so sovroa rebuko as
that contained in the following extract from
the Times. 1t is entitled Ugly News
but its publication at this time may yet
lead to its being claSseI.as good noWS, "
II the Republicans want to make party
fight on the school levy, they arrAylng
themselves against it while the Democracy
vote in its favor, they are welcome to the
contest. We accept the issue and will
fight it out on this line" The Times
says
"We were informed by a gentleman that
several Of our Republicans have come to
the conclusion to vote against the School
levy at tho next August election.
"Tbo reason they assign for that prcpos
ferrous course is that, il the levy should be
voted down by the people, we can have no
schools in operation for tho next scholastic
year, which would cause such q dissatisfaC-
ton among our people as to surely kill the
chances for the success Of the party now in
power at the next State election.
1--WE look upon any movement Of tho
kind with deep regret, and predict that
such course will hurt the Republican
party more, il the levy question should be
defeated by the Republicans, than the par
ty in power, who can afford to be indiifer-
ent upon it. We hope that for every Re-
publican voting against levy, wishing to
bring, by its defeat, Odium ppcptho Dem.
Ocratic party there will be ten Democrats
who will vote for levy"
The determination Of these Paykersburg
Republicans aptly illustrates The intensity
Fof that party's bitterness in this State :
Ever siuCo the advent Of the majority party
to power, the Republicans have lnbored to
throw every possible obstacle IN tho way oil
the successful administration of the State
Government. Instead ofContTibuting their
influence to secure the common good, they
have resorted to whatever mears were in
their power to produce confusion aud to
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bring dettm0nt to the State they were no
longer dble to control Tho economy Of
the administration of the Government, the
harmony Of its various departments, tue
successful operation Of laws, the most
wholesome and necessary for the public
good, have been persistcDtly opposed by
Radical politicians, in the hope of cleaning
tberefrom some petty partisan advanta-
&c; and now we have them proposing to
deprive their children Of the benefits Of
free education for the sole purpose Of crea-
ting an outcry against the political party
now 10 power in West Virginia. Shame
on such partisanshipI Shame on such
bigotry! The man who will yield him
self to be governed by such impulses is a
disgrace to any party aud disgrace to bis
State,