The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-05

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and thereby irepTed the wrati sud To-
Gignsti1n u the person who was the 10
EIgsior Of his appointment
Bat his iottner friend not u be
chAgrined u this, Tor his sppDiBlee Is HoE
safely under the control and inaGence and
receives marked distinction from the
jacob Democracy and their c1nietsrAtes,
whom no dOub, Il was intended be
should serve. The third mssiiug con.
veDed on the 27ih Inst. II became necss.
sary, on account oI the resignation Of Nj.
| Dufbin, 70 Oh his place BY appointment
on the executive committee The com
mit.ee IL composed Of iour members in
addition 10 the President Regent, who y
Chairman and Secretary Of the Board Is
Secretary OF the Executive Committee.
Politically, this committee stood two Re
publlcaas and two Democrats, with 4
Republican secretAry, and the chairman,
whose politics are OF that kind which ID
described by Artemus Ward as acc0HIDaO'
dating.
We'll, he really has no politics, but tells
anecdotes admirably, but with little point,
by which means he GvHdes an expression
Of opinion an oil subjects. OF course 1t
was believed, and assurances were given
| By members Of the Board that II suttG.
| ble person were recommended, who was
Democrat, he would be appointed 70
| ill the place Of Mr Durbin DEMOCRATS
oinCd In RECOMMENDING Colonel Evans,
who had been collected by them 70 accept
the position, bat what was their surprise
and disgust when they learned that the
appointment had been conferred on MI
d. II. Chadwick, Republican Of the
most unrelenting kind, and leaving but
one Democrat upon the committee. To
Mr., Chadwick personally no one could
have the slightest objection. He is a
gentleman Of high social culture, strict
integrity, and OF irreprOaehAble character,
but an uncompromlsing and Influential
Republican. The remaining Democratic
member, believing that neither his sug.
gGstions nor his services were RppEeci'
sICl, resigned, and the Board appointed |
Colonel Evans this time, when they GER
tAinly knew he would not accept The |
Colonel and his friends cduld only look |
at this action az adding insult to injury.
We are not Of those who desire the Uni
versity 10 be run in the interest Of any
political party, nor OF making appoint
ments from the political party to which |
we belong, when such appointment |
would be prejudiciAl or Injurious to the
institution. The frat thing, Of course, 10
be considered is the welfare OF the Uni.
versily, which can only be promoted by
the appointment Of worthy, capable and
efficient officers and agents. When equal.
ly good material is found Ia both
puIlls il Is magnLnimous 10 APP
point from both, but those who
utterly disregard their political friends
and prefer their political adVGrsSrieS are
Gather fools or knaves. Some sinister
motive may with much reason DO aLtribu-
ted to the persons who 90 acL especially
when circumstances consplre 70 make Il
moro apparent that such Is the case. The
writer OF this article was reared IN the old
democratic faith. The tlme.hOnored prin.
ciplcs Of Democracy have been and shAll I
always DO cherished and rcvercd by him
aud In the ihickest Of the battles he will
always DO found ready 10 defend with his
strong arm the banner Of the true Demo
cratic II Is well known that this county
Is strongly Republican, yet We have many
earnest workers for Democratic measure
who have kept time TO Democratic music,
when il tried mems souls 10 10 Democrats
In slhosO times men who now toAdy
and so successfully wheEdle and csJpl. |
this Board OF Regents were bowling ana
Kissing their hirCilng mObs upon tue OPP
pressed and dish0HTted Democrats, and
threatening them with the rope and lamp
Dost-iheu these Democrats stood up
maulu!ly and dared to be Democrats OF
the risk Ui their lives and fortunes,
because they believed ii was right.
And when victory pcrchcd upon the
Democratic banuGrs in this State they ap.
prcCialud aud priced that victory, not Tor
Inc spoil3 and booty it would bring, but
because won as they believed in good
cause aud by desperate fighting in an IN
equal contest. They loved their old
Democratic party and believed its doc
,rincs to be eight, hence they have ad.
hcrcd to party and party men in recent
contests when Democrats, so called, were
dcserllug all along the ranks. Perhaps It
was their blind zeal that made them do
it, but they adhered religiously to their
party, only few had the temctity TO do
sert But, however painful illmay beSto
the Democrats Of MOnOngaIiG and OF this
entire State, they cannot but perceive that
they are being robbed and pluRdered and
betrayed by those whom they have trust
cd-who seek only their own advance
ncnl by fair or foul means. Tins coudi'
ton OF affairs becomes more apparent
exery day and Republican triumph in
this Stale cannot render our condition
worse than It Is, A DEMOCRAT.