The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-11

broke faith With Lo,h. This is mtmt
for The leaders, not for the masses, who
arc always honest"
We with the Journal had been lit.
tic more explicit in defining who are
"thC leaders" We think We could
name some Of them, but We would pre-.
fer to see the JOSrnars list, There
are two or three in Wheeling, one in
ClarkSburg, one or two in Weston, and
two or three in Charleston. who, as is
well said by the Journal, "to gain
power, disappointed the reasonable
hopes Of beth parties and broke faith
with both" There are soma moral re.
Elections that might be thrown in here,
to the effect that it is never safe to
trust a man who seeks to commend
himself to you by treachsry to his fer
mer friends, bu, we leave these to be
supplied by the reader.
Having spoken thus candidly and
frankly Of the past history Of the part.
uership between the Republicans aud
The Jacob men, tue JourGal proceeds to
discuss tho future. lis unwilling that
the Republican party shall be any len
ger the mere tail to the Governors
kite. 1t says:
"If the present State officials think
proper to take back seats 10 the R0pub-
lican party and await their claims for
promotion, which only confidence can
: give. so good. We wish here frankly
to let these gentlemen know we cauROt
further allow them to run between aud
rule both the great parties. The coca.
sion which produced this state Of things
has ceased, and the Republican party
hos no further purpose to serve on bis
line.
"Ifa handful ofindcpondent, cannot
act with ms, who gave them power and
: without whom they are nothing, the
great party Of a progressive future
cannot serve under them. We have
used each Othcr long enough. This
: game is ended. We are for frank
terms and at oAte. We have reached
, our journeys end on this line. We
throw of the glove. We demand an
inlmeliats and unconditional suTen-
. der"
Now "hsre's richncss!" Tue only
Estate oliicialn accused Of Jacobsen Is
the Governor himself, and it is he who
, is invited to take back scat until by
future good conduct the confidence Of
' the Republicans is restored. The do.
; mand for tho immediate and mcoadi.
, riioaal surrender Of tho Jacob men re.
, minds US Of the fable in the school
, book abOu. tho vanquished cock that
invited the "sly old fox to dcyour bis
successful rival, and got eaten for biz
pains. The little Jacob chicken wea.
straight from Parkorsburg III search oil
. tho Republican fox, but the fox having
como Of second best in the conflict
, With ths DemOeia.ic rooster, now turns
upon tho Jacob chicken with an appe.
tie rather shsrpeucd by defeat and
demands an "immediatc and uucondi.
tispal surrender" The Jacob party
mus. DO content to be swallowed at
once.
The Journal desires the call Of d
new Constitutional Convention /; the
wipiug out Of nearly all that has been
donc since 1870, and the restoration Of
the Radical party to power. This is
its programme for the future, and
rightly concluding that but few Of the
jacob party will be likely to join in the
scheme, il dissslycs the Improbable
partnership as uneeremonieusly as We
have seen. We can imagine the Gov.
cruOr and the members Of his Kitchen
cabinet" sadly expOstulating:
"Perhaps you did right TO dlssenbls your
Bu, why did you kick me down staits17