The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-14
LETTER FROM LEWIS.
Respect for Age-No Caucusses Want.
ed-Of for Charleston via Cape
Hatteras-Mfscella
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Editors OF the Register.
We have been educated to reverence
age, emulate its virtues and by the cloak
of charity, to cover its faults. We love
ANYTHING placed before u sanatided BY
sge-provided the aged matter disturb
not the rest Of the stomach-An old book
W. particularly reverence, il We receive
10 much Of the philosophy it teachr, as
appl!cable 10 the aye in which we live.
| The works Of art or r.1t. of century
.yp. we admire, from the simple fact,
tLut they were executed IN less en-
Ifghtcncd age, We Use the model with
lively assurances that rs the law Of pro-
erosion governs the world, We Will pr'-
ducr more excellent one. There j. Il
pa,o about anything old, ancient or III
animate. Even an old pair Of boots or
AN old SLOUGH hat, is often reverenced
aud sought out ~ possessing claims over
the newt indispensiblcs in this line OF
indispensiblcs. The old statesmen who
figured in history past, we revere their
virtues. Their vices We rndeavor
10 cover by the mantle Of charity. Ssgcs
of the past will persist in believing that
they are the heroes OF to-day. They sit
in Sonbre silence, ever and anon think
ing upon the living manIfcsto> better
adapted for the days they were born
than the hours of their dying. They
bemoan the sad fate of the country; talk
of the good old times, and even by the
a, 4 l., iUrl,
for the Flesh Pots OF Egypt. Honestly
thinking the world was better - long
ago rs they were born, and even think
that alone belong> 10 them tho duty OF
restoring her lost honor and "reatncsS
Yet alas these sages ofantc- brllum times
fnil 10 tell us how much they themselves
have contributed To- the results that they
now 81 bitterly complain of. Did we not
live in An age of progress Not wishing
to act the drama OF Lot wife, 10y look
ing back we Might n tale unfold, whose
slightest words would harrow up the soul,
Sc. CorruptiOns exist; ever have and
will CarbunclcS on the body polite are
no greater to-day than heretofore. The
world Is no worse to-day even If 50
bad as sixth Of a century ago.
There was more corruption in 1860 than
in lS7O-the half million slain in battle,
forced to death by corruptionists. Some
are vet alive who pirate of better days of
the Republic, and those good old times.
Yet We ,tav the hand that would dclve
for the bones of the dead or even shat
ter those ready for the tomb. Twas the
result of caucus that drcnched our
land in blood, and to-day it is Il caucus
that plumbers the treasury of our nation,
and il is this vile corruptinG evil that
proposes to give West Virginia AN |. ;.
senator. We have confidence in our
Representatives. They are honest rs q
whole. The evils of clicks, rings, DC.
have been rang into their ears until they
have learned to Shun "BoozoO, ii. e.
wine, cigars, gentle smiles, and like minlu-
ture subsidies, preparing for them at the
Z. Y, that plateau Of perennial flowers
and devastating fires; and they, learning
wisdom from the past, will carefully shun
the coils laid for their ENHANCEMENT.
The age demands forethougbt and action
OH everything, and no cntang ling ALI
ances, and the people expect 1t from
those to whom they nave entrusted their
suffrage. Dear REGIsTER, | can say that
WAS lead to this by some structures on
mv letter To YOU, in which | deplorcd
/ leaving the election of United States Sen
stor to the wiles and orgies of Il caucus
and 10 say and reiterate what | then
said. We, the people representing the
young Democracy in bitter terms
denounce-yca, impugn even the
motives of the proposed "Boozing Ken
We have had enough of such corruptin%
influences. The masses cry out against
bargain and sale ofther suffrage, and II |
can Judge Alright the body that Is soon I"
assemble cannot be forced or cajoied into
( the corrupt deed-a caucus. Noncces-tty
whatever exists for "bOOZoo, a. the
Democracy are SO largely in the asccm.
dcncv in free fight. Talent honesty
B and worth alone for the high and honor
able position should be rewarded.
have not shown any preferruc" among
the many gentlemen spoken of for the
position IN allmy correspondence, belicv-
ing the honorable body To- whom the
people have coniidcd this i'm
portant trust ARE fully capable
OF doing So themselves, unswaycd by pub
lie prints, and mtrammelcd by rings,
called caucus, usually manipulated by
bold seekers: for soft places. The CUES
tiou:is being: duly discussed and clabor-
atelv so ut this time, the eligibility of
Judges for United States Senator. en-
close YOU well written article on this
question, which 1 think fully settles the
dogma orclligibllity-being used against
the claims of some of our best material,
although not aspirantsj for the nited
States Senate. We need good material,
and let none that are worthy be excluded
from the race fer homer on frivolou, pre-
texts. and the juggling caucus. The
Istter-as formerly conducted, and yet
recommended by fossils of the last de-
cade. with the lash of party IN hand
would have the progressive, young and
vigorous Democracy Of to-day, to sim
plS sleep and play "Old Rip for their
especial benefit.
". Of Lewis are all we'll Our rep
resentstiveS left Us for Charleston Il few
DAYS ago. To-day We learned they
were doubling the Capes "i "Hattcras'
would arrive at the =. 5. on or about the
10Th inst
We are TO have railroad, narrow
guase, styled the Weston and West Fork
railroad. from Weston TO CiarksburS. IL
was Incorporated few days ago under
General L. K. Law. The books were
opened and several thousand dollars was
subscriptions in stock. Judge Edwards
and Hon. H. Brannon. have been dis
patched along the proposed route TO
Clarksburg. to ascertain what aid can be
procured from the good people of our