South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-09-25
Communication from Hardy.

communication from larry.
CoSoREss.-As time verges on to the
day in October when We will cast our
vote for the right or the wrong man, those
in this County " ho will participate are me-
ditating and rejecting. Our people are not
OF the talking kind they are thinking people
and generally sensible. Aquestion just at
this time srises-suppose on the Dad Tues.
day 10 October, 1874, the people should
join together in the holy estate Of matrimo-
ny Radical wife and Democratic Con-
servative husbsnd-what slrt of issue may
We expect? Whist sane man would at
tempt to ama'gamate the Cochin Cock aud
the Rowen Duck, both natural to different
elemeuts-land aud water-if he desired a
bird Of higher grade than the Shitepoke /?
Is it strange then that our people who are
no: obscured by myth, should ponder
well this fact, and choose the man of decd
aud not of word Because Mr.. FAULK-
NEa is nominated by a Convention of Re-.
preventative gentlemen from the whole De-
mocratic District, contrary to .he fanced
notion of few sclf-styled anti convention
men performing tho Office of Convention
themselves, nc should be defeated by Re.
publican Radicals, seems without sufficient
weight to Influence sensible people, Our
better people will not affiliate with those
who faudle around and court the Radical
inaugurators and onforcers of tho memoirs.
bic Ubiquitous tes, oaths, aud felonious re-
gistration laws. Whilst no one doubts the
ability, and all admire the high culture, the
grace and demeaDor Of tho Cochin chant
clccr of Jefferson, all admi. that there is
more material, better metal in tho unmixed
substance offered to the voters by the re-.
sponsible people of the Distric, through
their Convention in the Hon. 9. j. FAULK-
NER; aud while, perhaps, some may fail to
tiod all points in his ample qualifications,
worthy of admiration, there are none who
do not find enough to be satisfied with
Change of political sentiment seems TO be
the gravest charge. Now if Mr. Faulkner
took years to change from Whig to Demo
crat i: is reasonable to suppose that it was
the result OF maturing conviction then
on that score how much more might ho DO
trusted than he who changed his f,atbe in
an bourbon Union to Secession, but q
single pluck from Rouen's bill might cause
tho Cock to oUACK and como ipt to the water.
STATE SENATE. Here | am reminded
OF the striking resemblance between the
supposed offspring of the fea,hered bymo-
neal referred to, and our "Adocrtiser's" ju.
Nor, who very unintentionally makes a
powerful argument in favor of Mr.. VIM
g. CLAYTON, the Democratic Conservative
nominee q candidate for the State Senate;
which will elect him though intended to de-
feat him; while in the article referred TO
he is saying and intending to say all he can
! against Mr CLAYToN's election; he uses
these words awe have nothing to say
against Mr.. CLAYTON. Gle is gentle
man of high character and of considerable
capacity for usefulness And bears testi.
mony TO the fac, that he was supporter of
Governor Jacob in these words 'If he
was guided by principle in supporting Gov.
ernor Jacob 10 1872 as we believe he did,
DC. Now, what better record could man
possibly have in this Senatorial District,
especially in the counties of Hardy, Hampshire
and Mineral2 Now, behold the record he gives
to Mr.. McCooL, his self-chosen man, without n
Caucus" without ICON venton," except per-
haps, as ii is called by one of Grants adopted
sons Rat hole'-l mean Grant county's adop-
ted son.
"Mr. McCool is not the nominee of what ia
called Convention. his name has been placed
before rhe people, rs a candidate, after diligent
effort (howeVer Intellectually ito ascertain the
wishes of the people of every County of the Dis
trct 80 by whom, it does not appear Now what
sort OF consistency does our junior Editor prac-
tice in advocating this Office-seei<er, when he is
committed to the principle that the Office should
seek the man If this is not "Fly ND the
Creek, what sort Of bird is it? c. o. d.