The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-03
A Lotol BOsh Abou, M. PauIkasr.

WehAyO expressed the opinion 10 thssI
columns that IL the Second DiSuic, is 10 bC
represented in Congress By q Democrat {,
would be better 70 select Mr.. FAULKNEI
than 70 lake . man who d his inferior IL
Abiiitles and experience and 81 the SAND
time poAenaed Of no better political prin.
cipleL We do not mean that Mr.. FAULK
HER q anything more than We have de-
seribed him 70 be, viz successful poll
IiciAn and not leader, time server and
not a statesman. ThI opinion ol ours,
however, sounds very fiat and common.
plAee, not 70 say ridiculous, a. compared
with the send of" given 10 Nj. FAUX.
EER BY Democratic organ AI Pied.
mont-the Lndspsndsn!-which informs
Us that Mr.. FAULKNER I an In.
diVIduAl whose fame has not only
Allied this continent with the fires Of his
genius, but whose renoWn has spread
throughout Europa" And even this is not
AL. "Hls giant mind, brilliant Intellect,
and vigorous physical nature, dt him
most admirably 70 become the champion
Of an AggrleVed constituency" For fear
that some people might not perceive
what's meant by an "SggrieVed constilu-
ency" they are informed that "dark
period Of unparalleled political anarchy
and degradation" Is now upon US, and
that I'VE need the sure guidance Of so ei.
hclent helmSmAn 10 guide our
tempest tossed fortunes into port Of hon.
or and safety" This figure oil speech Is
no doubt suggested by the fact that Mr..
FAULKNER has crossed the Atlantic
ocean In his time and thereby enjoyed pc.
culiar advantages 10 become q mariner.
BEN. MARTIN Is a nero land lubber as
compared with FAULKNER, and Il he had
been nominated would have had no idea
howto steer "the tempest tossed fortunes"
Of the Second District Unto a port oil
honor and safety" wherever that may be-
He has probably never seen salt water, ex.
cept Salt river in the campaign OF 1872
Mr.. FAULKNER Ia not only mariner but
ho is tho "pAtriot above all others best
suited to breast successfully and resist ef.
tectuAlly the on.ruShing current oi blight.
ing iAnaticism which threatens to over.
whelm uI." "PStrior is a good word
I"good enough') aud we presume that
this Is the first time since the war that
Mr.. FAULKNER has had the epithet ap.
piled TO him. II must stun him conSide.
rSbly to see 1t In print in connection with |
his name. Itis the word Of ali others
that is calculated to make him suspect
that the organ Is making fun OF him
the whole article Especial.
ly when the article Is concluded with
such highialutln appeal as tho follow
loving: i
8 Rally around this time ,honored stand
ard bearer, and assist him to achieve q
victory for which tho tongues Oi genera.
tons yet unborn, will, at some future day,
rise up to chant his praise"
We arc sorry for Mr.. FAUEKNER's sake
that ;he generations yet unborn" can
not chant his praise Immediately instead OF
waiting until "some future day" and yet,
when We come 10 think Of Il, unborn
generations" arc rot generally in the
habit Of anticipating their own exiS. ence
by performances Of any kind.
The reader will SEQ from tho extracts
wo have made that Mr.. FAULKNER has at
least ono brilliant organ in his District.
We should think that about two such
would destroy his chance for an election.