The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-02
A Take Oft OH the Amenities OF the
Campaign.

campaign.
Burlington Hawkeye.
"Therc is one thing" said Mr.. Leather
by, rs he walked down town yesterday
morning, "that disgusts me with politics,
and that is the violent and abusive tone
in which our daily papers conduct the
discussion of every issue and question
which they touch upon.
Indeed, you may we'll be disguised at
it," replied old Mr.. Bartholomew, who
had Just Joined him. at is as much as q
man can do to lift newspaper of his
door step with pair of tongs. Time and
again l throw the paper down half read,
and have seriously thought of stopping
it altogether, for considered its pres
ence in nay family contamination"
at is in truth" replied Mr.. Leatherby.
corruptly; it has degrading, brutalizing
influence that is, | am convinced, under
mining the foundations Of our moral
structure The daily press of today is
one great engine of abuse, defamation,
bad grammar, worse language, and worse
morals"
~ cannot see, for my part" said Mr.
Bartholomew, "why men cannot discuss
politics as freely, as earnestly, and as en-
tirelv free from acrimonious expressions
and feeling, as purely free from abusive
language of any kind from any heat and
an ser, in fact, as they could discuss the
grade Of a street or the style of coat"
"Aad so think l, said MIR. Leatherby,
~ cannot for my part conceive OF an in
tellect so warped and narrow, mind so
shallow, that it cannot carry on discus
sion upon any question IN politics with
out falling into the asperities, vulgarity,
abuse, detraction, and shameful SANDER
that is tho reprosch and disgrace Of the
newspaper press"
alt is a form of idiocy, believe" re-
piled old Bartholomew; at is an indlca-
ton of feeble mind that looks upon
abuse rs an argument and bullying as
logic. l am and always nave been Re-
publican. but can express my dlsap-
prevail Of many Democratic measures in
n gentlemanly manner, and if l had not
mind enough to keep my temper L would
consider that l had no right TO talk pol
tiles"
You are perfectly correct" replied
Nr. Leatherby, earnestly; and while we
di:agree on some points in political con.
s.Ier that l had no right to talk politics"
You are perfectly correct" replied
MIR. Leatherby, earnestly; sand while we
disagree on some points in political con-
troversy, being n lifelong Democrat,
vet we can freely and with mutual pleas
ure and, trust, profit, meet and discuss
our differences in friendly way, with
out giving way to the insane and detesti-
bic exhibition of temper, ignorance and
prejudice which marks the tone of the
morning papers"
81 had not noticed it go much in the
Ha,ckeye," replied Mr.. Bartholomew,
with a show of awakening interest in the
conversation, "but when that trashy
Democratic sheet that pollutes the even
ing air is brought to me by neighbor,
An ignorant dolt who can neither read
nor write, but takes the paper as party
duty, to read for him, am amazed that
the gods OF truth and decency do not an
initiate the infamous puerile sheet with
their thunder bolts.
"You must bear in mind, however"
reioned Mr.. Leatherby, speaking trlfie
louder than was necessary in addressing
a companion whose head WAS resting on
his arm, 1.-The Gazette has such tide of
corruption, such an avalanche of politl-
cal bigotry and villainy to rebuke, that
its voice must be raised in order to be
heard, and it must speak boldly, defiant
". and in the thunder tones Of righteous
denunciation to startle the people into a
realizing sense OF the peril which threat
ems the country from Republican misrule
and tyranny"
"By Georgel" shouted Mr.. Bartholo-
NEW, "the Republican party is the last,
the only buwark between the Republic
and eternal ruin. tell you, sir, once
let the Democratic party obtain control of
this government, once let. the infamous
organization of political thieves, knucks,
outlaws and castaways take charge OF
our political machinery and we will find
ourselves in the hands of a horde of the
most abandoned prohigates, the most I'm.
principled, the most vicious, demoralized,
unconsciouable, diabolicsl set of scoun-
drels that ever cheated the gallowsP'
"Bv the long horned spoonl" rosred
Mr.. Leatherby, jerking his arm away
from Mr.. Bartholomew hand, II the
satanic and Internal plans of the Repub-
lican party were carried ont, with all
their attendant knsvery and debsuchery,
this government would be q rule OF
branded mslefsctors ana convicts, gov
eminent of telons, penal colony IN
which the most hopelessly Irreclalmsble,
graceless villains would administer the
law. The bad faith of the Republican
psrtv, Its ignominious record It's vicious
tendencies, have shocked the Christian
world, and"
YOU'RE liar" yelled Mr.. Rartholo.
NEW, land your are just like the rest OF
YOUR besotted, low-lived, i:norant class
a low, mean, pitiful, beggsrly, unscrupu-
lous and trescherOus set, whose impu-
dence in asking for the votes OF honorable
men is only equaled by Your rapscious
and unbridled greed for office, your
You are an old foolE' howled MIR.
Leatherbv, "a censorious, clamorous,
scurrilous, four-tongued old reprooate,
and disgrace my name when | talk to
YOU on the street. You mistake vituper-
alton and abuse for argument and you
reply TO simple, plain statement OF
facts with malignant and defamatory
SANDER and calumny because you cant
answer"
"Shut up?" shrieked Mr.. Bsrtholo-
new. "Don't YOU say another word to
me or III slap your ugly mouth. BY
George, I'll kick your head off
"You cant do it, roared Mr.. Lesth-
erby, pulling of his coat and dancing
around Mr.. Bartholomew. can lick
the whole Republican party, from the
big whisky thief and ring master down
to the sneak thief that picks pockets at
mass meetings! L
you're a fighting liar, and you dsren't
take it up2" howled Mr.. Bartholomew