The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-11
TuE.INDEPENDENT" PARTY

All the political signs of the times are
pointing to change of name i'll what
has, heretofore, for about fourteen years,
been known as the Republican party.
This is a most ominous sign for that
party. Since the foundation of the Re-
public, the Democratic party has fought
its opponents under many and various
names. And these new names have sew
orally been adopted just after crushing
defeat similar to the one Radicalism has
Just experienced. Now the contest in
10. bids fair to take place between the
Democratic party of old 20, and the new
, fedged "Independent Party
With this change Of name 5" gradual
", yet surely taking place, the Republic
can party yields up its last hope Of sue
cess. The prestige which the war gave
the name "Republican," sthc only thing
which has held it together even this long.
But the War is over, and its results
would long since have been settled, and
the entire country would, to-day, be on
the high road to prosperity, had not
sectional hate kept alive old animosi-
ties, and striven to vcut itself
upon helpless section, by robbery, fraud
and oppression. The people are tired of
these things, and are unwilling, because
this party CLAIMS sole credit for having
conducted successfully the war for the
North, that this should give it unbound
cd license to commit all manner of cor
rupton with impunity. Thcpeoplc have
determined to kill corruption, and there
fore tokill Radicalism.
Under the name Of "lndependcnt'
this party can hope to accomplish moth
ing. 1t is a confession not only of weak
ness, but of actual dissolution and disintc-
grafton.
We are justified in the supposltion of
this change from the recent course ofsev-
eral prominent Radical journals. Conspic-
nous among these is the Chicago Tribune,
under ITS new management. Its present
editor when in charge Of its columns for
mcrly, according to his own confession,
had disagreement with his most pow
full associate, Mr.. WHITE. This latter
gentleman, wished the paper indeed to
be an Independent Journal. But as this
true independence meant a conscientious
and scathing review of Rsdicalism, it
vexed the ultra Radical soul Of
Mr.. MEpILL, who retired from
the editorial chair for a
season, and gave the paper into the hands
of his opponent, trusting that while he
should enjoy the recreation of a trip to
Europe, the new course of the paper
would break it down, and he could re-
assume. the management, and conduct it
henceforth according TO his own ideas
unopposed. But in this he was mistaken.
The paper grew and prospered, and be-
came y power. This proved too much
The gentleman returned; bought out =
controlling interest in the concern. and
determined to run il rs Radical sheet.
But in doing this he did not have the
hsrdihood nor manlincss to come out
squarely and say SO. He preferred
to still hang on to the enticing name of
Independent,' and under this guiSe,
promulgate the obnoxious doctrines of
Radicalism.
This action on the part of the most in
fluential journal of the Northwest means
n great deal. 1t means exactly what We
have asserted; that the name "lndepen-
dent" is henceforth to be the name of the
opponents of the Democracy. This, too,
is foreshadowed in closing remark Of
the Mtellisenesr, yesterday, when allud-
ing to this same subject Of Independent
Journals, as follows: ......
"As a general thing they are so much
more ably and Independently edited, and
also so much more widely patrenized
than the Democratic organs Of the coun- |
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