The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-16

sense, which so0ee men seem incapable OF
approaching. AM, TOR which he, should re-
.ceive commepdstion rather than abuse.
But thisis only a piece Of vain dema-
goguery, Matched up by an ambitious
,candidsss for public honors, and is
hardly worthy of passing attention. :.
I Wilfthe gentleman be 90 kind as to
make 1t publicly known in what respect
Mr.. Martin is the interior of his idol Mr..
Hogel 1t is true he lacks that autom-
atom, dandefed, skindeep polish for
which the "First Fools of Virginia were
always 50 noted, but is in other respects
just as capable, high-toned, honest and
pure as his worship dare be, and would
make just as worthy and efficient a rep.
resentative. Mr. Martin does not push
himself forward or lay claims TO the
nomination. 1t is friends, legions
in number, who are doing the pushing,
and this is the reason why other men
from this end are not out FOR the position.
All agree in conceding that he is the
right man for the place; man ofwhom
we would never have cause to be
ashamed.
1t is not, however, tho claims of Mr..
Martin that we took up our pen to advo-
cate; but it is the claims of thousands OF
Democrats who, like Lazarus, are denied
by Just such little-souled sycophants as
this Moorefeld Democrat the lowly priv
ilege of even licking up the crumbs that
fall from the rich mans table. We have
az vet no representation on the state or
national ticket, and feel that we are justly
entitled to some recognition at the hands
of our friends. The Republican party
took good care to place the bulk OF their
ticket in our district, where the Demo-
cratic party had left q fearful gap in their
ranks. Right here is to be the bat
tie ground this fall. The struggle has
already begun and the field is already oc
cupled by the Republican forces, and If
we are to be left without leader to the
tender mercies of our enemies we will
strike our colors and give up the contest
IN disgust. Then let our Eastern
brethren say when the Republican party
take possession of the state next fall if
they dare, to the ghost of Democracy,
"Thou canst not say 'it was we that did it,
Shake not those CORY locks at U.S.. sH
There is great amount of policy re.
quired in selecting the leaders in a
political campaign. They should be SO
distributed as to lend strength rather
than weakness to the party. Every man
loves his own neighborhood the best and
is prone to vote with that party that
does this love most reverence.
We have no Democrat as yet IN this
neighborhood, for whom to vote, but the
Republicans have given US very tempt
ing bait in the shape of Cot, Shlnn and
Berkshire, and in all probability will give
US General George w. Brown. They
know how to take advantage of an unoc-
cupisd field and where TO direct their
blows.
And row we appeal to our eastern
brethren, who are not yet the property of
this Moorefeld knight of ambition, to aid
us IN securing Martin as our leader in the
coming contest and we will promise not
only to hold the ground we have already
gained, but to carry our victorious arms
right into the hot.beds of Rsdicalism,
Monongalis and Preston, and root out
the last vestige of hope that the Repub-
lican party still entertsins of regaining
lost supremacy in our little State.
ELEMEN,