The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-22

wrongs never did make right, and
if your enemy chooses to do wrong,
let him do so, and then take
advantage of an outraged public senti-
ment which is always quick to detect a
wrong to aid you in your right doing.
This rule of success is AS infalllble in
politics as in anything else. We do not
propose to discuss the wisdom of the
plan embraced in Mr.. O'BRIEN's reso-
luton of admitting all Democrats who
may choose to attend as delegates to u
convention, but we do recognize it as
the established usage of the Democratic
party, and should not have been ignored
By the primary meeting of Saturday,
AID more especially after the charge had
been made that the delegation was "set
up" 1t was apparent to every disinter'
ested spectator that a majority voted for
the adoption of the O'BRIEN resolution,
which would have rendered satisfaction,
but the Chair decided otherwise and
without granting division which was
called for. in the tumult and confusion
which followed, pronounced the conven-
tion adjourned.
This sitting the will of the majority
was undemocratic and entirely contrary
to all usuages and ideas of the Demo
cratic party, and gave ground for justify
ing the uncompimentary language OF
delegate In his address To the chair
One OF the unfortunate results of the
days proceedings was the slaughter OF
Mr. Good in the house of his friends
There is no question but that MIR. GOOD
by services rendered to the party in the
past was the favorIte son of the Ohio
County Democracy for Congress, and
could readily have had passed Il resolu-
ton instructing for him. But by some
unaccountable and suicidal means his
friends yielded to the manlpuiatIons OF
others, not only embarrassing himself
but got Il Congressional delegation by no
means solid for him, Us we feel sure that
the future will demonstrate. WILSON
and DELAPLAINE stock went up quite
rapidly.
Another ugly feature Of the proceedings
was the back set aud snubbing given to
the old, tried and experienced Democrats
of the convention. We may naturally
be classed with the young and progres-
sive Democracy but we feel that We can
not get along without the aid of the cN-
uericnce and wisdom of the old war hOrs
esthe men who have directed the party in
prosperity and struggled for it and pre-
served its organization in the darker day.
We need those men at this critical june
ture.
Our advice, and it is given in all kind
ness, to the political striphngs OF both
parties who are manipulating the court
house rings, would be before y"u under
take the difficult work OF party manage
ment to "tarry at Jericho until your
boards are grown,
| If it had been the intention To select
| # a af -
and exclude all other Democrats
from participating in the Convention
then a regular primary election should
have been held and have permitted every
Democrat to have had voice III the Sc
lection of the delegates. This course
would have been satisfactory. But AS
this plan was not adopted, there was no
WAY left but to follow the long established
rule Of the party and permit all to 90 o.
the delegates selected two are known to
be Republicans. The wire puliers
managed badly IN gong into another
State for a delegate, when there We're
hundreds of true and tried native West
! virginia Democrats choked oil. 1t Is
not surprising, then, that such general
| dissatisfaction and Indignation should
have been aroused. 1t Is exceedingly
mortifylng to us to make these statements
| but we have no words to mince. we take
! facts inst NJ we find them, and deal with
them accordingly. The Democratic party
of Ohio county is in the ugly dN OF the
man who met the lrate bull On the
hr;dce-he had to take nim by the horns
| and push him off, or get showed of hlm-
| self. We find bare, open and exposed
fraud in our primary Convention, and we
have got to remedy it or 20 under. Inc
EXPRESSED will OF the Convention has
been stitled and defcd by one man. and
the only way to produce satisfaction and
harmony, at the same time acqulttinS
the party of reproach, Is I'r the ENecu-
/ tive Committee to call II new Convention
and fix definite plan for conducting 1t,
or ia the event of their failure to do SO,
)et the individual members OF the party
take prompt action to set 1t right be-
fore the people.
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