The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-24
The Late Charleston COnycn.
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Editors IntellIgencer
One believing in signs or omena, could
not stand on the banks OF the Ohio on
last Saturday week and watch the ap-
proach OF tho Courier loaded with disap-
pointed politicians, without finding ma
terial for reflection. She was u lair pic
ture Of a boat loaded with defeated can
didatcs after an election going up Salt
river. iI..st IA Eti
The music was grand and il was not
Orally Round the Flag" or the "Union
For Ever" either; il was the soft melode-
ous strains OF that music that mingles
the past, present and future together,
makes man glory in being prosecuted
for n good cause and reconsiled TO his
fate. 1t was tho "Wearing Of the Green.a
II tho long headed politicians on board
thought 1t would have the desired effect
on those who lined the shores, they were
sadly mistaksn. When great calamities
and disappointment overlook ambitious
politicians in the ancient Republics Of
Greece and Rome, those who had not the
COURAGE to open their veins and die, took
up their lives and retired from society to
the mountains, where they. sung and
played along the murmuring streams.
We do not wish that our disappointed
lawyers would commit any rash act, but
ifthey would take up some musical in
strument and retire to the mountains to
pour out Their sorrows we think that
straight politics in, the future and pos
terity in general would suffer no loss.
Against the Democratic candidates we
have nothing to say, as we don't know
them, and we have not the space or time
TO say what We would wish against the
platform OF the Charleston Convention.
The first resolution Of the Convention
is n mystery to us. We don't know what
element or wing it aims 10 cement togeth-
er, unless they intended to form aunion
with the hard cash wing Of the Repabli.
can party and endorse the contraction
policy, which commences where wise ma
lions leave Of, and compel us all TO plod
our way on the road to bankruptcy, bor-
rowing and paying like modern Turky.
If the people Of Wheeling had sent
this delegation to'the Charleston Conven'
ton they would call them to an account
for their action on. the finance question
but they were sent by small ring Of
slippery and crooked politicians,
therefore they are not responsible to
the people and we have nothing
10 say. We heartily sympathize,. however
with tho Democrats OF the Sd District as
long as they are lead bysuch q politi,
clan rs Walker. He launched himself
out on the financial plank 70 recapture
the floating capital, and our delegation Of
lawyers, having an eye on the old adage
that bird in the hand Is worth two in
the bush, killed his resolution. Walker
lost the capital and we, the people, the
finance plank, and the Democrats oil West
Virginia have nothing left to so into the
campaign with but Walker and the
Wheeling Ring. Poor consolation in,
deed. Their actions prove that National
principles had avery weak hold on the mer
who composed that convention. Our
leaders will find out their mistake next
fall. Tho rank and file Of the voters will
be disheartcned. The croaking Of crook.
cd bankers about honest money is nc
rallying cry for us. We believe such a
cry to be as inconsistent as the long
tervent prayer Of the Italian bandit who
duplicates tho Virgin and all tho saintS
TO give him courage to plunge his dagger
into the weary traveller in order to get
his money. RcSpccttully,a