The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-28
Ghe1ttelLiasneer.
The Ex.Isebels OF West Virginia
aud The ReDubIicnu Party.

ton signed "Reformer," in which Tho
writer gives his views as to the manner
Of men the Republican party should
nominate at Parkersburg next month
As to what he says about nominating old
party hacks for standard bearers, and Ills
depreciation Of such policy, we have
nothing specially to offer in the way oil
comment, further perhaps than tlliS' th''
people differ very much in their ideas as
to what constitutes party hack. Our
own idea Of such person is that oil per-
yistept self seeker, who, without any de-
cided personal merits, Is always in the
torofrou, Of the office hunting brigade.
There are in the Republican party, as in
all other political organizations, a sufii-
cient number Of such persons, and, dep
recate the fact as we may, they
make themselves felt in all the conclaves
and conventions OF the party. They are
not exactly bummers, because il ia unde-
niabIe that many Of them have political
convictions, but while, as u matter OF
choice, they may be Republicans, they are
also inevitable and exacting candidates
on all occasions for some position at the
hands Of the party. They are al
ways present at conventions, and
always hand.in.glove with enough
people to give them prominence,
and even preference, in the organization
Of such gatherings and in the preliminary
make up OF states. This il the reward
Of their industry. Energy and tact count
for full MS much in politics us in every
day life, and without respect to real merit.
Those who deprecate the success of such
men have only one way to compete with
them, and that is to interest themselves
sufficiently to enter the arena where
they most do congregate, and there
foil them il they can in their
self seeking purposes. tits Of little avail
uo,;..l Ia,
10 Na''e "otI. =, '"~ =, ,,au ,ha; ',.oaa,
The Illustration OF such doings is accom-
plished, in the majority OF instances, only
W "orHo"o.~ :e.V'' '' ''
0''"S 0' oO''."0"'' -.
VI course thefe ID cure 'oF !"is Se'''
seeking propensity on the part oi large
number oil persons when 'lle evil becomes
too great n nuisance ana sh"t |" 10 refuse
to vote Tor such nominee" At inc po!ls'
This suggestion however appl'es WIN
more force to Democratic nominees ''ah
to kepuOI'eanS' lne democrats are :"
power and they are IN Tue majority u"
this st'te. oIhce seekers pure anu simple
are much more likely 10 toIio" 'nelr
standard IN quest OF position Ina" 'na' Oh
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'"eceSS i" '"e present 'Aup''S"'
This brings Us to tho other point raised
by our correspondcnt-Viz:-how to deal
with the ex.rebel element in the matter Of
political prefermcnt. "Reformer" seems
to be offended because they have been put
forward as representative men, on their
merits as it were. lie seems to have in
his eye the fact thAtboth thiSyear and iour
years ago, one or two ex'Feoels were
sent IA delegates to Republican Ere siden-
tial Conventions, and he ieels as II tins
vas an offence to the great body oil he
pnblicanS throughout the STATE In thlS
feeling we doubt not our correspondent
will find many to SympathiEe with llm'
His complaint Is matter oil feeling
rather than OF cool reelection. lie ignores
the necessity that Is laid upon the he.
publican party In West virginia TO deal
with an existing iact In their midst we
have among us oil grades and varieties oil
ex'ConledeFa'es' !heFe are some VINO
were rebels more by iorce oil accident than
anything else There are others VINO were
sincerely IN error, ana who' before the
war was over saw 'nelr error anu regret
ted 1t. a NUMBER Oh .hese nave Oeen us