The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-04
Preston County Correspondence
The Recent Election and the QQeItion Of
LicsnSs-U Uncle Billy BrOpH Defeated
Because Of his Prohibition IIefS.


.LicsnSe- Uncle Billy BrOpH Defeated
Because Of his Prohibition VieES.
KrSGwooD, w. Va, Oct 81, IA.
Editors Intslligencer.
An article appeared a few days ago in
your excellent paper, in which great in
Justice was done 10 the HOn. William &.
Brown, OF Preston. With the relations
existing between Mr. 3. and yourself,
have nothing TO do, but your rejoicing
over the defeat Of that gentleman in the
late election, Is rejoicing over the defeat
OF the Republican party Of this county.
The Republicans nominated Mr.. Brown
greatly against his will, and over his
earnest protest; but we believed that he
was the strongest anti license man we
could start, and we have not changed our
opinion on that subject. lie and his
worthy colleague, Jas. II. Shaifer, got
the entire Republican anti.liccnse vote oil
the county, so far as 1t attended the
election. The difficulty was that the Ii
cense Republicans and the Democrats
united on one Democrat and one Re-
publican, the Republican being license
man and distiller Of ardent spir-
its, and this united vote was
greater than the Republican vote
proper. The Republican party has been
beaten in other localities and in other
States in consequence lot their being In
favor OF temperance. Mr. B. and all other
gentlemen defeated from this cause stand
to-day az high in the estimation OF oil
good men as they ever did. The people
OF Preston have not yet discovered that
Mr.. B. is "dOdger or leewsy," al
though he has been IN their service for
more than fifty years in some form or
other. And they have Endorsed him more
frequently than any other, and they are
not prepared to irscribe on his tombstone
the epitsph you have so kindly suggested.
You say that Mr.. 3 you call him by an.
other name but no matter about that
would make q poor Moses. l am net
aware that Mr.. d. ever claimed to be a
Moses, but know that In Congress be
voted for the 18Th amendment 10 the Con.
stituuon Of the United States, a thing that
bu! few border State men dared 10 do, and
that he warmly supported the abolition OIL
slavery, Notwithstanding he was one
among the largest Shareholders OF the
county And further know that he did roi
turn his freedmen out homeless but tha,
he provided homes for them, and that he
Is yet looking 10 their interests and pro-
vlding for their comfort. His charge
although not so numerous as that Of Moses
Of old, Is yet quite as well cared for.
never was Democrat nor did | ever
think much Of them as q party, and think
less oil them now than ever. M. 3. Wsl
Democrat, and as you say before The
war he was called the "Wheelhorse n
Democracy" by those who now call hin
"Uncle Bill" Why this change! Wha
has come over the spirit OF their dreams
Is it because he refused TO 60 with TIT
great mass OF his party foi secession anC
madly rush into rebellion and civil war
Or isit because he helped form the new
sometimes called the bastard State, or 1
1t Tor his efforts TO save the late admirable
State Constitution from the ruthles
hands Of the Boutbons. Or can II be tina
he is old and does not properly appreciate
the empty honors Of newspaper puifs
Be the cause what 1t may the HONORABLE,
title Of "Wheelhorse, Of Democracy
Is TO. be torn from his hoSr,