The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-04
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THELEGISLAIURE.

1t seems to be the fashion nowadays
10 grumble at and find fault with legls-
lstive bodies. The National Congress
snd the State Legislatures are alike the
target OF criticism from both friend and
foe, and 10 such an extent has the prac-
tice ofindiscriminate denunclation been
carried that sensitive and conscientious
men often shrink from service in a
legislative body and thus the grumolers
actually create the ills and abuses over
which they seem to grieve,
The present legislature OF West Fir-
guia offers no exception to the general
rule. Composed IN the main part o.
men who assembled with the fixed and
conscientious resolve to do what, judg-
ing from the best information st their
command, would most enhance the in
terests of the State, it has been com,
pIained OF without stint and denounc-
ed without mercy. We are well
aware that some OF the measures
proposed in the legislature have
very properly failed to receive
popular approval, but we are no lees
aware that the intentions Of the mem
Lers were honest and pure and that, in
aIl things, the majority has been guild
Ell bv what it believed TO be the will o!
the people OF the State.
The long summer vacation has en-
abled the members Of the legislature to
learn more accurately than before the
wishes Of the people concerning the va
rious subjects Of legislation; 1t has en-
abled them to scquaint themselves with
the DRIFT OF public sentiment and kno"
what measures will meet with public
approval. As consequence OF this
better understanding OF the wIehes o.
their constituents, the legislature has
been doing splendid work during the
present session, ard, as our special die
patch this morning shows, will soon
have accomplished the business 1t was
appointed to DO.
Among the difficulties besetting kthe
efforts of the majority Of the legislature
10 eusc. a wholesome code OF laws, the
.actious opposition OF handful ofmere
rartisans has hGd s most perricious In
1gence There are some honorable
executions 10 the number, but barring
these, the conduct Of the Radical menu
beys Ct the legislature has been repre-.
hen-:tIe in the last degree. They have
used their power to obstruct the adop-
ton OF measures for the common good,
and have svailed themselves oI every
,rchAicality allowed by parliamentary
vssre 10 defeat the most wholesome
snd necessary laws. Their whole Oh
lee, and aim has teen TO bring into d,s-
favor and disrepute the proceedings CT
the legislature and they have stopped
=, no means, however untruthtul, TO
accomplish this object Their former
tactics are already observable in the
proceedings at the present session, and
their CARRIED reports OF legislative
proceedings and their one sided
correspondence from the State Capita
finds ready Gdmittance to Radical
newspapers and credence in radical
minds.
The legislature s daily giving the lie
TO these caluunies ard is earning Tor
i,se'f,A respect and cooperation Of
the hest classes OF our c:tizers. The
people appreciate better than ever te-
fo-e tie difficulties thst have been
encountered and are more than ever
before disposed TO exercise a lenlent and
discriminating judgment. l. the leg'S-
,ature VII but continue TO labor with
he industry that has marked the be-
5.aiDs O: iis present session and COM
p'e;ei:s a5or- st the time already agreed
.0oD, no complaint will ever hereafter
he preferred against il by the fair
minded and intelligent people Q. tar