The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-22

dsy, and furnished US with the result OF
the primary election held in Brooke
county on Saturday last. The ticket
nominated is as follows:
Senator-Wm. II. Tarr.
House-J. b. Somerville.
Presiding Justiee-Lewis Browning.
Prosecuting Aitorney-Eugene Tarr.
Sheriff.. K. Curtis.
Assessor'-H. II. Kimberlsnd.
Mr.. GLASS tells us that the vote was the
largest Democratic vote ever polled in
Brooke county, and that the party is in
good trim, and will certainly carry the
county by q handsome msjority. The
ticket in every part Is regarded as
strong one-onc OF the very best that
could have been selected.
We observe that in making up its
tickets in the various counties of the
State, the Democracy are showing wisdom
and discretion in this regard-they are
making very strong local nominations.
The road to reform and good government
lies IN this direction.
Since writing the above we have re-
ceived a letter from a very prominent
citizen of Brooke county, which we take
pleasure in printing. Our CORES
pondent tells us in few plain
words who our nominees are. He
shows, also, that if the Democrats
stand cordially shoulder to shoulder at
the polls in October our majority will be
between $50 and 200 in Brooke. And
from what he tells us Of our nominees
we can see no reason TO doubt that the
entire ticket will receive the hearty and
unanimous support of the party.
HARPER'S WEEKLY On TILDEN'
In this issue of the REGISTER we print
several extracts from the New York
Times, the ablest Republican organ in
the country, on Mr.. TILDEN. 1t is true
these articles were written before Mr..
TILpEN became candidate for the Presi-
dency, but they are none the less trutbful
by reason of the fact that they were writ
ten at time when there was no incentive
for misrepresentation.
Our attention was called, yesterday, to
an able editorial in the number
of Harper's Weekly for September
18th last, headed "Reform and Coy
ernor Tilden," in which that pa
per, notwithstanding Its bitter partisan
Rsdicalism, gives Mr.. TILDEN great
credit for his honest, energetic, persistent,
and successful efforts at reform. The ar
ticle was written, not for the purpose OF
prsising Gov. TILDEN, but to rebuke
some small.mlnded Republicans who
were not willing to accord to him his just
dues. We now have only room for q
short extract from the article, but the
whole of it is of similar tenor:
If they are truths, why should not Gov
ernor Tilden's efforts to recover for the
State the money of which 1t has been de-
frauded by canal thieves be heartily ap-
proved and sustained by men of all par
ties? Those who know any thing ofhim
personally are aware that he is fully in
formed upon the subject Of the canals.
Those who sat with him in the Constitu-
tional Convention of 1867 had no doubt OF
that fact. HIS canal message showed that
he was no tyro. And the commission
that he appointed has exposed the details
and methods of the rascality OF the Ca
nal Ring as clearly and conclusively as
the Times exposed those of the Tweed
Ring. Last winter the Governor urged
the passage of laws which would secure
restitution of the stolen money. The
laws were passed, and under the Cover
nor's auspices the frauds have been laid
bare. Suits have been begun against the
robbers, and their property has been at
tached. And now, if the Court OF APP
pesls does not reverse the probable deci-
sion of the lower courts, the State will
come BY its own again. This is certainly
a most admirable work. 1t is turning
the opportunity and the authority OF high
official DO. .ition to the best public account
1t tends to renew the tagging faith OF the
country in political integrity, and checks
the growing fear that we are hopelessly
lost IN corruption. 1t is, indeed, no more
than every public officer ought to do;
but, under the circumstances and at this
time, it Is q service mcriting the most
grateful recognition.
Is it any the less service or less wor-
thy of communication and support De-
cause Mr. Tilden did not begin his prose.
cution of Tweed as soon rs we and many
others wish that he had begun it? Is it
any the less praiseworthy because 1t may
be of advantage TO the Democratic party,
and because Mr.. Tilden may see that his
course will his nomination by that party
to the Presidency? II we must have
Democratic President, Is it not better to
have An able and honest man who Will
Law his hand on thieves rather than
man who will wink st
them? Is the work 10 be pooh
poohed or damned with faint praise be-
cause his party organs may represent the
Governor as the great and original re-
former, as if none had been known be-
fore him2 Indeed, is it not public duty
not to speak slightingly of his efforts, but
frankly and candidly to sustain him and
show that such conduct shall not fail of
its just appreciation?
THE merchants and business men OF