The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-16
PoLITIcs In The STATE,

| POLITICS IN The STATE,
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IL lhcie Room for Party-.Letter iron
| Capt. Parsons.
From the Kanawha Journal.) ,glI
Ed. JOURNAL: Are you not wrong Il
so charging with bad faith, and appealin!
for u breaking OF the limited co'partner
ship" with the jacob Democracy They
have given US no offices, and We: wantet
none. They have not taken the name: ne
publican and they never promised TO-. !
they agreed to vote. down the constitution
| It was an agreement to barter away
question that was not q subject 70 barter
as 1t appealed tothe Judgment and con
science Of individuals, and | believe oul
party had 10 much manhood 10 ask. or re
ceive such a pledge. And yet tits per
haps time that weshould consider whether
this alliance should be continued or dis.
solved. l think II should not be dissolved
First, because the Republicans are not ir
the majority in this State; second, there
are good men among the Jacob Demo-
Gratis who ought to have hand in shap-
| ing the destinies of,this young State. e.
While every thinking man must see
that II Is to our interest and theirs that
we should act to. gether II we can without
too great concessions, q serious question
arises as to whether this can be done. is Il
possible to organize "a State party that
shall be distinct from national organiza-
toni and Is there any occasion for It !
aThe Jacob Democrats are not Republi.
cans, and are not likely to become such,
and you and ! are not likely TO surrender
q name In which we have soSmuch pride
and so muchfaith1 lihavc leng Thought
that It would be better In any State II Its
politics should be kept distinct from those
OF the nation. Cannot such q party be
organized here? It should have q dis.
tlnct name and organization, and clear
and bold policy. Is there occasion ior, ii?
It Is true parties arc not born 10 commit
tee-rooms; but 1t Is not true that parties
are always Of, slow growth, Wheneyer
there ista, causeto be advanced, Or TO be
saved great enough to command the SYM
pathies Of masses Of men. that no existing
organization protects, then, there Is occa.
sion Tor new party. Your files make
out very strong case, II what you say is
true.
+ Is it true as you charge that all the tur.
moil oil the last'two years, that has swept
away the fundamental law, that has driv.
en- out the judges, that has increased the
taxes and diminished values, and in no
single thing added to the dignity OF the
State or to the rights or privileges Of her
citizens has from the beginning the work.
ing of q far.reaching plan for personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Prove this, and this
plank alone Is platform enough for US all.
"a people IL never sold twice at the same
block. E-e
Is It true, as you charge, that tho gov.
eminent Of the State Is III the hands Of
faction, and that 1t Is controlled by ring
which with 1Sssie..iss1 grasp controls Its
offices, its finances and slegislstion
Ifso, in this fact alone you may find
motive enough for triumphant action, for
there Is no task master nor tyrant that can
arouse such hostility among the masses as
the little greedy, merciless aristocracy OF
power commonly called ring"
Is 1t true, as you further charge, that
the courts have ebdicated their places
that there Is political power behind the
Court Of Appeals, the last refuge Of our
people, which, when the interests ofparty
are at stake, tell 1t what to speaks Is 1t
true that there Is late decision which
popular opinion condems, and brands as
sacrifice Of the rights OF an individual to
the so called interests Of order =? What
more do you want? There Is nothing
more fruitful OF resolutions than Judicial
decisions. It matters little whether the
decision be right or wrong, so that the
popular will resist, the result is the same.
The "Dred Scott" decision which gave
rise to the most triumphant party this ma.
ton ever knew, is only an example. Have
you decision Of the highest court that
large majority OF our people brand as par.
tisan and unjust? If SO, you have q
power that ably turned would sweep
away constitution, laws and judges, and Is
only to be dreaded lest 1t could not be re-
strained. .,E5-,
Put these planks together and what o
platform you will have. You say that
the grievances and dangers are general.
Why then should not all unite against
them? and who shall say every man who
steps on this platform shall wear collar
Republican" or Democrat" OF,
any collar at all. .2bf.fH|
throw this out more as a suggestion
than as advice, Tor have no authority to
advise, and while l do not agree with you
that the Republicans have 20, 600 major
ity" in this State, or any majority Of pres.
ent, still believe that that Administers
ton Is doing It's rapid work. and the poor
or class, the real balance Of power here,
Is being educated to place the Republican
party, without any alliance, before many
years, in power, and In a strictly partizan
sense 1t would perhaps be better. fogwait
and win alone.
know that so sure as Autumn days
come twice again there will be reaping
of.dividends in these mountains, My
only feeling Is, that this style Of ventilar,
ton will destroy much that Is valuable to|
us all, and in the meantime 1t would be
healthier with more drainage and less
malaria. H.C. PARsoNs.
nIr. Hopley, OF Danbury, Undertakes
to Put on q Clean Shirt to See the
Graphic Balloon.
One OF those distressing accidents,
which no amount Of preparation anguard
against, occurred on Pine street ycster-
day. Mr.. Hopley, the insurance agent
going to New York at 9:45 An:
to see the Graphic balloon. A friend sug-
gested It to him just about halt hour be-
fore the train would leave, and MI. Hop
lev hastened home 70 change his, clothes
and tell his vile. When he got to the
house he found 1t vacant, but hoping that
M .rifa ,ronld come In helore ha de-