The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-14
REFUGE BEHIND THE "BLOODY
SHIRT"

On Saturday morning the Intelligencer
reproduced small item from the Wells
burg Neaos and very adroitly turned it to
account TO arouse the worst passions and
bitter prejudices of the human heart, in
order that it might blind the better judg-
ment. To stir up resentment asalns!
ones fellow man, q resentment that it has
said, or intlmxted more than once, should
have been buried beyound all power of
resurrection.
The>editor of the Inteiiiyenccr says:
"As general thing We believe in lettirF;
tho war slide. We do not follow tho
business of shaking the bloody shirt,
&c" Yet IN the same respiration he
casts q cloud over his veracity and raises
thequestion as to his consistency by almost
rending the bloody shirt to atoms, over
TILDEN and HENDRICKS heads.
This Radical howl is rarely heard be-
tween elections, and particularly be-
tween Presidential elections. When
it does commence, 1t is with the
opening of campaign, and like unto
gentle murmur, but long ere the close,
it has swollen into storm Of rage, vitu.
peration and Misrepresentation that
would do honor to gang of Dervishcs.
After the fight, all is quiet and
serene. The furore has disappeared.
The identical organs that shook the gar
ment the fercest, are softer than the
velvety paw of doing cat. The
social and business and other
relations are in all respects
except political - equal between
them and their opponents. Bury the
hstchet, is the earnest appeal of the IN
tensely partisan Radical journal, now
that election day is come and gone and
their work done. That is, inter it until
political competition again calls it from
the grave. All this would not be so sur
prisingly strange, if the Radical con-
demnatIon and denunciation would only
extend 10 such men rs General LONG,
STREET, Colonel SWAN, and others too
numerous to mention, who now are high
in the estimation OF our friends, but who,
during the strife between the North and
South, were conspicuously identified with
the latter.
"Oh, that deceit should steal such gentle
shapes,
And with II virtuous visor hide deep vice"
After all it looks very much rs if their
rant hinged upon the question rs to
''whose OK is gored?" The careful foster
ing of this dead and putrid issue. is but II
symptom of the ruling passion strong in
death. If any other material was avail
able they would drop the bloody
garment like hot potato, but there Is
none and when that is gone the 'jigs'
up. ....
The battle cry of reform is
having It's effect, and they know
the people arc rallying around
il, rs the only standard that will restore
a pure. healthy and prosperous govern
ment. They remember that for II years
this constant howl against the purs'
honest and capable men Of the party has
had no other effect than to per-
petuate the reign OF thIevery,
corruption and extravaganza which has
been becoming bolder each year until 1t
has no limit, or precedent.
"II.nce wretched nation! All thy woes
arise,
Avowed corruption, licenS'd perjuries,
Eternal taxes, treaties for day,
servants that rule, and Senate that obey.
The whole nation, outside OF the
100000 ofiice-holders and their depend.
ants, want change, complete roofing
out and cleansing of the Augean
stables, knowing that any change from
the party IN power must be for the better.