The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-12

These committees deported themselyet
as lagless bodies; recognizing no public
or private rights which they were bound
to'respect, and were distinguished from
the, secret tribunals OF. the Inqpisition
only by the absence Of the thumb.screw
the rack and the stake.
The single case Of Secretary, Belknap
gave the Democracy more 10y than the
Birth Of a Savior, and they managed 10
keep 1t before the country continuously
for nearly six months: This man had
always been a Democrat 'and entered the
Cabinet by the personal preference and
confidence Of the President, without ever
having been connected with the Republi.
can Party.
It is impossible now 10 fix the cost Of
all these Investigations. Ihave heard nc
estimate putting II at less than half a
million Of dollars. Investigations set ;;on
foot for the purposes Of truth, Justice, and
the punishment Of crime are praiseworthy
and useful; but when they are used as
methods Of electioneering, TO crafty NAL
iceA AblaGken the innocent, and help dema-
gogues, traitors, land-thieves and rail-
road robbers into Office, ,theybecome dark.
er crimes than those they pretend to
investigate.
DEstRE TO SOIL THE CHIEF MAdrsTRATE.
One Of the darkest features Of this busi-
ness was the intense desire to soil the
reputation OF the Chief Magistrate. The
effort to connect him with whisky frauds
has been persistent and devilish, reveal
ing not only malice towards him person.
ally but an earnest hatred Of the govern
ment, and the determination to. tarnish it
before the world. The filth hurled at
him refused ID stick, and, rebounding, adj
hered to the splotched faces ofhis adver-
saries; and his good name and integrity
shine brighter. than ever through the
storm Of dirty missils. His command,
"Let no guilty man escape" will be read
and admired when his enemies are re-
membered only to be despised. ,:!r. IN
The Republican party have chosen as
standard bearers Messrs. Hayes and
Wheeler. They are able and pure men
and have always been on the right side Of
the great questions Of the day. They
have been true to their country, to liber-
ty and to humanity, and their lives have
been illustrated by distinguished services
in the field, in the government Of States
and in the councils Of the nation.
Governor Hayes was a brave soldier
who commanded with distinction and
fell upon the field severely wounded.
His name has been inscribed upon that
roll ofheroes who offered their lives that
their country might live. As apledge
that bis administration will be pure and
benefcen., he. presents an untarnished
record, without blot or blnnder, and as a
proof OF his capacity shows thathe has
judged wisely on every occasion, in the
field and in politics; and he stands in
marked, contrast to his competitor, who
has been conspicnously wrong upon
every great question which has agitated
the country for quarter Of century.
II we are to Judge Of the comparative
merits and fitness Of these two men for
the office Of President by their past lives,
there Is no room left for doubt. The
one always right, the other always
wrong. One trained in correct princi-
Piles that he is not required TO unlearn;
the other coming from vocation and
from lifelong associations that should
excite the distrust and repugnance OF the
country. 1