The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-25
o,ber Letter on the Senatorship-
The Men to be Rewarded.
SANDPLANE, Decembt

leather Letter OH the SenatOrship-
The Men to be Rewarded.
SANDPLASE, December IS.
Editors Of the Register.
In l,oking over the different papers,
,,J SEEING the number of gentlemen put
f,-tb bv their respective friends as emf
,n,Iy I qualified to fill Boreman's seat in
49,, United States Senate, one is led to
-. I.,,rclu>ion that West Virginia is well
..rnIied with Senatorial material. have
II|l, but that it is so. Had / doubt
.S., jnuht would be dispelled when see
,mrh overwhelming evidence daily pub
T.b,j both ~ to the merits and claims of
N, different aSpirants fer Senatorial
A1nors.
Each one in presenting the claims of
ii. respective candidate, appeals first TO
,bc party to give Us man qualitied-a
.,.,a.man of great condition. Next, they
n,r,rav in glowing colors, the qualitics
iiop, and eminent services Of their par
t.rolsr friend. to their party.
Another presents the claims of his
c-;r,j based upon the fact, alone, that
h, resides in particular district.
Some are not content to have the en-
furserDent Of one or more friends, but
,.Y., r,Ll the veomenry of the county to-
yptbar to give publicity TO history of
he life anI doings Of their candidate,
written BY himself.
am led to the conclusion that their
,r. tu, few men Yet named that are not
known throughout the State, without the
assistance Of committee TO trumpet
their fame.
The Martinsburg Statesman, the Faulk-
ner organ. claims that Faulkner is the
msn. because he slew the great "Apol-
lyon of Radcalism, Judge Harrison.
How did Faulkner slay him? Just as
Fan,tah slew bis enemies. Now
Vha. credit i. due to Faulkner; did he
ssv Harrison? No; it was Carpenter,
P-Icc, Hereford and others that
r.r.urd him until he was forced to leave
the State.
This is too thin, gentlemen. West
Virginia wort swallow 1t.
The next committe of conference that
We hear Of was in Washington City,
where WAS seen perambulating the streets
The grea, Radical man slayer, together
with the gifted Walker and the amiable
B4rlvtt. No shinanesan, gentlemen.
West Virginians are wide awake and
watching. Remember there are breakers in
the channel, and Woe be the man who at
,e.npts to thwart the wishes of the people
BY combinations.
admit that Faulkner is man of tai
-rt:. and he it far from me to detract from
him = single laurel that now wreaths his
brow. Has he not been honOred by his
fellow citizens and Ms so~ern+nerst: I'm
lSa1 he Was n member of the Legislature
q! Virginia; in 1850 was member Of
the Convention; next in Congress; IN
lsi9 WAS sent as Minister to the Court
u: France again member of the Con-
yrrtion; now the member elect to Con-
gress. Will all this not satisfy him!
Do bis friends claim, that Of right, all
the houcrs iu the gift of the people and
nation. are hiS2 And that no ia tho
great Apolyon, that all the country Is
hi. and that he is the Prince and God of
II. lf>o then Camden, johnson, Jack
son and Walker, together with all the
brig ght ami burning lights of the day,
must ,uh,dr.
Now gontlcmen, fair deal, we can t
play against party that claims all
In. trumps. You claimed, this fall,
that Faulkner ought To elected
t. Congress. because he struck ths
rad blow to kadicalism. You now
c.aimthat hr ought to be elected to the
United States senate for the same reason.
! have some recollection about this dead
blow to RadicaliSm, and who it was that
struck the lickS, not lick. | would llko
L. knSw in what part of the State Faux
n"r voice WAS heard in 1866, when the
Democratic party ran Col. Ben Smith
for Governor? Where was Faulkner In
l>GS. when Camden, Wilson, johnson
and Oldham went to Martinsburs and
tharlcstown IL re-organize the party?
Where was he in the campaign of 1868,
when Camden ran against Stephenson
ior Governor? Where is the man. ana
what i, his name, who heard Faulkner
IN that campaign, open his mouth III Ia
vor Of Camden, the Democratic nominee!
Where MAS he in the noted campaign OF
$40, when Radicalism WAS overthrown
and the Democratic flag waived in tri-
Wmph over the whole State, and when
III" song of freedom was sung by every
patriot in the land2 Who was 1t
IN that campaign that unloosed
Their purse strings and handed
over their checks more that once
Il WAS }. y Camden and Ii. q. Davis,
AMI such Young and energetic men as
johnson, Jackson and Martin, and
h">t Of other. that came to the rescue OF
Ia" party in the hour of her need. III
WAS these men that mounted the stump
shd carried terror into the camp OF the
rh"my, and slew the great Apollvon OF
Ha4lcalsm in West Virginia-when the
polite voice of Faulkner was still. Are
'hey all 10 be ignored? Arc we goingto
say to these men:-Wc owe you debt OF
gratitude; YOU fought nobly for your
,'Vnirys good, and are deserving of oil
A"hor; vet YOU must stand back, for Apoli-
!oN yet liveth. No, fellow citizens, never.
Such policy will destroy any party,
ana II ought to. Let us do our duty by
honorlng those to whom honor is due.
ana let the hibernated ssgss pop away
w'h their say, and take consolation IN
'heir homilitical chit-chst in the days OF
!oFe, and be contented. SPASKEF.