The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-14
PARTISAN BIGOTRY.

The Parkersburg Times is an "ln-
dependent" Journal with Republican
leanipgs, it lie, however, a consistent
friend of the free school system and j:
very much given to talking right out
in meetin." To this disposition we are
indebted for the following revelation
of Republican tactics in relation to the
approaching election for school officers
and the vote upon the school levy.
The Parkersburg Journal, Governo!
SrEvRSsoN's paper, would not have
been 80 frank, and despite all its pros
fsssed devotion to the interests OF the
free schools would ecsrcely have dared
10 administer to its party 30 severe
a rebuke as that contained In the
following extract from the Times. Ii
is entitled ugly News" but lis publ
cation at this time may yet lead to Its
being classed as good news" If the
Republicans want to make a party
fight on the school levy, they arraying
themselves against it while the Democ-
racy vote in its favor, they are welcome
to the contest. We accept the issue
and will fight it GU, on this line. The
Times says:
ave were informed by a gentleman
,ha, several of our Republicans have
come to the conclusion to vote against
the School levy at the next August
election.
1.-THE reason they assign for that pro-
posed course is that, if the levy should
be voted down by the people, we can
have no schools in operation for the
next scholastic year, which would cause
such dissatisfaction among our peo-
pls az to surely kill the chances ior
the success of the party now in power
at the next State election.
1--WE look upon any movement OF the
kind with deep regret, and predict thai
such a course will hurt the Republican
psrty more, if the levy question should
be defeated by the Republicans. than
the party in power, who can afford tc
be indifferent upon it. We hope thai
for every Republican voting against
levy, wishing to bring, by its defeat
odium upon the Democratic party, there
will be ten Democrats WHO will vote fol
levy"
The determination OF these Parkers
burg Republicans aptly illustrates the
intensity OF that psrty's bitterness il
this State. Ever since the advent OF tht
majority to power, the Republicans have
lsbored to throw every possible obstacle
In the way of the successful admlnlstra'
ton OF the State Government. Instead
of contributing their influence to secure
the common good, they have resorted
to whatever means were in their power
to produce confusion and to bring detri'
ment to the State they were no longer
able to control. The economy
OF the administration OF the
government, the harmony Of it's
various departments, the sue
cessful operation Of laws the most
wholesome and necessary for the pub
lie good, have been persistently opposed
by Radical politicians, in the hope OF
cleaning therefrom some petty partisan
advantage; aud now we have them
proposing TO deprive their children oil
the benefits of free educatiun for the
sole purpose tof creating an outcEy
against the political party now in
power in West Virginia. Shame on
such partisanshipl shame on such
bigotry! The man who will yield
himself to be governed by such im-
pulses is a disgrace to any party q
disgrace to his State.