The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-24
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BETHANY, BROOKE Co., W: W, !
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Editors of the Register. -:
On the morning Of the 4th one OF the
veterans of the war Of 1872 passed from
earth to q brighter sphere, where We
trust he shall meet many OF MS com
panions il arms who fought by his slde
In defense Of this country. MI. james
Darling passed the greater part OF ms
lite, we think, in West Liberty, and died
there at the home of his daughter. De
was we'll known by many of the citizens
of the surrounding country, and none
knew him but to reverence him. bis
loss will be gteatly telt by all who knew
him, and his friends and children have
suffered an almost irretrievable loss.
Thus one by one the fathers pass rom
our midst, and soon all shall have gone.
Oh, that those who guarded their country
when foreign foe had set foot upon our
soil, could now live through all time to
guard the nation against the vaulting am
6ition .of our politicians They have
lived, and nobly too, and having hlled
their mission they must clay down the
cross and take up the crown" whilst we
that remain behind battle the earth with
our tears
"But wherefore weep? His matchless
Beyond where splendid shines the orb
And " weeping angels lead him to these
Where endless pleasures deeds repay"
RepublIcanism had again commenced
hurting its hellish darts at Democratic
heads. Speaker Kerr is accused OF &C
cepting brlbe of $500. 1t Is not the
amount which they complain, but they
1.-THE Republicans) are stung to madness
when they are forced to admit that .
Democrat has q conscience of which
they are proud that they have not. Had
Mr.. Kerr, been true Republican he
would have swelIed the six hundred to
six million, and nothing would have
been said. Take a double armful or
none IS the Radical pass word. Kerr is
as innocent we believe as the unborn
blbe, yet the Radical local press is
branding him as thief before the geR-
tleman has an opportunity to vlndicate
his cause, but then that is Radical justice,
and it is as it should be. We verify be-
lieve that if Christ were 10 come upon
earth again an6 espouse the Democratic
cause the Radical press would ere
month brand him Us traitor, defsulter
and thief; but before they become too
ready to bring Democrats to the rack
we would advise them to compare
Grants administration with an equal
number of years before the reign OF
Bael, 1880 and see which party shows
to the best moral 1--WE use The word moral
to distinguish from the corruption OF the
present administrator qualifications of
the two contesting parties. Let Mr..
Kerr have fair and impartial trial, is
all we ask. We will not beg for the gen.
tleman as certain parties did to white
wash the Babcock affair at st. Louis. A
better time is not far distant.
Each county in the First District de-
sires the Executive Committee TO desig
nate the county seat as the place to hold
the next Convention. Brooke is very
modest county, and scarcely ever asks
a favor, yet we ask in her name that the
Convention meet at Wellsburg. We
have as good boarding accommodations
rs any town of its size in West Virginia.
Our landlords are gentlemen, and do not
make exorbitant charges. Our Court
House Is large, and we keep as good
whisky as any of them. What more
could one desire in the way OF accomno-
dations2 We wish one chance to send
two hundred delegates to Convention.
Gentlemen of the committee, when you
meet to decide upon proper place, we
would like if you would not forget US,
for we still live and are trlumphant.y
crowding our enemies to the ropes.
Thank our stars we are Democratic IN
principle and action We are live Dem.
ocrats, so give US encouragement by hold
ing the Con vention al Wellsburg. We
will not attempt to bribe delegates:
lack Roe