The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-24
FROM GRAFTON.

.. P. Il. Z.
FROM GRAFTON.
An neutrality-suspicious. Conven-
tion--Tilden and Hendricks Club
Let Others do Their Own Fighting
Hand You Will Not Get Hurt.
GRAFTON, July q, 1876.
Editors of the Register.
Allow me to apologize for the un-
seemly show Of bad blood exhibited by
my esteemed friend "Junius jr.," in this
mornings Lntelligsncer. Under ordinery
circumstances he is calm, cool and ge-
NAL gentleman, but he seems on this oc-
casion TO have surrendered himself on this
occasion to the influence of a high tenn.
per. With the hostess Of the tavern in
Eastcheap to her. beloved Falstaf, l would
here remark:
..p faith, sweetheart, methinks now you
are in an excellent good temporarily.
But 4 faith you have drunk too much
Canaries, and that. is marvellous
searching wine."
When my quandam friend becomes
the honored Governor of the State OF
West Virginia, l knoU that he will
heartily repent that he ever shook his
fist under my nose, and called me a
"bralnless, irresponsible liar" for such is
the sum and substance of his last cummu-
nication, and that, in token of his contri-
ton and as a reward for my services in
aiding the Republican party during the
last campaign to elect His Excellency,
John j. Jacob, and to carry out other
party measures they then had in view,
and 1 believed to be right, he will ap-
point me, though irresponsible" to- be
his efficient Secretary of State.
As for our late unpleasantness, / now
surrender it into the hands ofthe people
that they may judge between US when
they hear the Hon. John j. Davis Tor
themselves, on the stump, this fall. He
probably thanks neither of us for stealing
mis- thunder TO break each others heads.
The Republicans held what they called
mass meeting at the court house on
last Monday, for the purpose of appoint.
ing delegates to the State Congressional
and Senatorial Conventions. There were
present some thirty Republicans and
about half as many Democratic specta-
tors. The meeting passed of very
pleasantly. The customary resolutions
were adopted, as matter of course,
censurlng the Democratic party for mis-
| rule, high taxes, &c. A long list Of del
egates, including all the Republicans Of
the county, were appointed to the various
conventions, and the body adjourned
sine die without returning thanks to their
Democratic brethren for their good be-
hsvior and encouraging presence. The
Republican party numbers in its ranks
many of the best and most influential
men of our county, yet they have failed
So far to create any great enthusiasm on
the part of their adherents, because Of the
weight of bad times, which hangs about
cur country's neck like milestone.
Ii they were not inclined to be little
contrary they would acknowledge that
the present national banking system is
wrong, the salaries of our officers too
high and their number too great, and
vote Tor reform, instead of travelling in
the old rut.
After the convention adjourned, the
old lead horse of Democracy in this
county, John Dllworth, mounted the
. court house steps and delivered IA old
fashioned Democratic harsngue, TO be
continued at some future day. He closed
by inviting all the Republicans to unite
with US and We will do them good. Many
no doubt, like King Agrippa, ielt like
saving, Thou almost persnadest me to
become Democrat" but came not.
The Democrats of the town organized
Tilden and Hendricks club, last night.
They were oil quite enthusiastic and en-.
ter the campaign feeling that they are
espousing a glorious cause, which Will
one day be triumphant.
The Hayes club are working away
with diminished zeal and 1t is not alto
rether improbable that they will come
| over to the Tilden and Hendricks club
en- mass before long. Whenever the
prodigsl sons grow tired of feeding on
husks our arms and the fatted calf are
ready 10 receive them.
| Since the withdrawal Of Mr.. Faulkner,
Martin stock has gone up rapidly in this
county. The people generally believe
that Judge Hoge should be satisfied with
the office he now holds until Taylor
county receives some recognition for
its LOYALTY to the Democratic party. II
is situated in the tickets Of the fight
and needs encouragement from those
counties, which are not battle fields.
Some particular individual as appears
from the last Grafton Sentinel claims the
initials al. NJ" for his sole and separate
property as though they did not belong
to the alphabet, and could not stand TOR
Large Mule, Little Mouse, Laughing Mon.
kew, or a thousand other names IS we'll
as his respectable name. He need have
no fears that any one would imagine
even for moment that his mighty
genius would stoop from its lofty flights
heaven ward to produce The article TO
which he referred. The article speaks
for itself, and ITS author is neither afraid
nor ashamed 10 own it.
There are some men whose souls are
too grove,ling. The calibre of whose
brains are too small and the flights OF
whose ambition are TOO Insignificant ever
TO resent an insult TO themselves or their
party; but who are ever ready like .
favning dog to lick the hand that rudeiy
smites them For my part / prefer
death to such humility, and have for
such men q mean sort Of admiration that
is akin TO contempt.
For fear l shall have some modern
Robson Crusoe and his man Friday both
on nv hands, hereafter will sign my
name. L. Mn. o. p. &c.