The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-24

like prosperity in our State. Labor ant
capital will not seek a locality whose or,
ganic and statute laws are so far behint
The spirit of the age, Enterprise and IN
dustry are becoming paralyzed already
under the baneIul effects OF a bad organic
law and statute laws which are worse
A State In which the courts Of justice are
damned and clogged with political pre-
iudice and nte.bellum party predllectlon
and In which the ncientregime still hold
sway. =,
Ii is humiliating to contemplate the
sudden wreck which the car OF progress
has suffered In our State and 10 witness the
sway OF "old iogyism." Our condition
as compared with our sister State
is anomalous In the extreme. Wesl
Virginia Is being outstripped BY
the States which composed the late
Southern Confederacy. There ID not q
State in the South which in proportion tc
population has 80 many people who cling
10 obsolete ideas, though VIC have not sc
many in West Virginia as the present
state OF affairs would indicate, but, unior'
tunately, they have the control OF The
State government.
In regard TO party organization Tor The
next canvass, we need no strict party or
ganization. Let the Republicans and To-
dependent Democrats unite for the pur'
pose OF undoing the Ubiquitous work that
Is now being done by those In high places
Those who are ready to unite for the par-
pose of reforming the present intolerable
abuses are not confined 10 tho ranks OF
the Republicans and Jacob Democrats,
but thousands who voted last year for the
Parkersburg nominees are ready to CO.
operate with the Republicans In bring
ing about tho needed reforms. me
honest, intelligent people everywhere
throughout the State are disguised with
tho present order of things. Let the people
then make ready TO select their best men
men who favor the needed reform re.
gardless oil former party utilization, to rep
resent them in tho next Legislature.
Some Of the Republican journals are
contending that the Republican party
should stand erect upon its merits, and
not affiliate with others. The Republi.
can party does stand proudly erect as
party of principle, but this does not pre-
vent Republicans from uniting with hon.
est Democrats to accomplish the common
good. This will not impair the Republic
can organization. Last year the Republl.
cans united with the Jacob Democrats
and effected something by ii, and
this did not prevent the Republicans
from obtaining a victory for Grant In
November. Tho doing Of what Is
right and for the public good never in
lures any organization. The fight IN our
next canvass must be made in behalf Of
the people Of the State, not for the benefit
OF politicians Of any party; and the party
Of the people making this ight may call
themselves whatever they please, II will
not interfere with the future prospects Of
the Republican party. 1t Is important that
our national government should be admin.
istered upon Republican principles, and
experience teaches that our State govern
ment was incalculably better when con-
Quoted by Republicans than It has been
under the rule Of q "ring" OF the Demo-
cratic party. But il our Democratic
friends desire to help us in the relormato.
ry measures that should be inaugurated
at the next election, let US give them
fair showing always, provided they
are willing to adopt our views
In relation to the needed reforms. They,
like us, have the same interest in well
conducted State government and many Of
them are as anxious for a change as we
arc. J .i:i.ig.s
There is a great and thorough work de.
handed OF the people OF West Virginia,
and this work must be done by the peo.
pie, and If It be done 1t matters but little
under what banner they fight the battle.
REPUBLICAN.