The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-11
FROM MARSHALL.
MARSHALL COUNTY, WEST VA,
April 4.h, 1875. !

Editors OF the Register:
There appears to be an apprehension
in the minds of some Of your CORES
pondents, that there exists great amount
of dissatisfaction among the Democrats
of the Third district on account OF the
removal of the State capital, and unless
there be applied to their lacerated feelings
the salve of selfish interest, they cannot
DC depended upon in the next general
election. A communication from Jeter-
son county, over the initials OF A. p, Of
of q recent date, begins with this idea BY
say that 1.-The people Of the Third district
think they have been treated badly by
the balance of the State" and then points
out the way in which the discordan. ele-
ment OF that section may be easily har-
monized. The plan proposed by A. T. is
for the convention that meets at Charles
ton In June next to fill all the prominent
places on the State ticket with names
from the Third district, and thus by q
direct appeal to their selfish interests,
they can be organized and made efficient.
Now, am proud t. acknowledge tina. l
have too much confidence in the wisdom
and virtue of the Democracy of the
Third district TO believe for one moment
that they would be governed by any such
motive, or that they have ever enter
tanned any feelings of hostility to the
party on account of the action Of the
Legislature on the capital question,
and for the party at this time to
offer such terms by way Oft bride, would
be but adding insult 10 injury, now
that portion of the people feel che.
crined over the loss of their capital. No
one for moment denies, but the idea
that they attribute the loss wholly to the
democracy of the balance of the State Is
too ridiculous to be entertained. 1t Is
fact too we'll known to be denied that the
Repu blcans were as much divided on the
question of removal as the Democrats
and there was really no party policy or
party principle involved in it whatever
1t is true that threats were made IN the
heat OF the debate by the friends Of
Charleston against some of the leaders
of the removal scheme, who were Demo
cats, that their opposition TO Charleston
would be remembered against them, but
We have since been assured that they did
not truthfully reflect the sentiments OF
their constituents. As has already been
intimsted. we do not believe there ever
existed any serious amount OF discord In
the Democratic ranks on the question, 1t
has only been used as the catchpenny
argument Of the political trickster FOR
the purpose of furthering their own sell
fish ends. But If on the other hand 1t
were really true that they entertained
such feelings of enmity towards their
brother Democrats of other sections, that
their further cooperation depended up
on the party catering to their selfish in
terests, would it be polite to do 50. In
that case it might not be
without beneficial results to
teach them 3 wholesome lesson by
quietly allowing them TO creep back I'M
der the benign influence OF radical DOM
inition and prescription from which
they were but recently rescued by the
balance of the State. They might be
able from that STANDPOINT TO feel and
properly appreciate Democratic rule,
and possibly see in it something more
than q mere means of gratifying person.
al aims and local ambitions But we
think We are no. tar wrong when We
saw tina; the Democrats of the Third Dis
trict do not differ materially from the
democracy of other districts, that they
are Democrats from principle, that they
vote the Democratic ticket because they
desire 10 see those principles promoted
and that they are not 70 be swerved
from their course BY appeals to their
prejudices.
We feel assured that this idea OF their
"going back" on the party, unless ap-
peased by "loaves and fishes, is without
four alton, and is only used at this time
TO shape in advance the action of our
State Convention. We feel that we but
reflect the sentiments Of the democracy
Of this section when we say that We are
ready to endorse the regularly nominated
leaders OF the party, no matter from
what section they may come; but We In
sist upon it that each candidate before
our Convention stands upon his indIvi-
dual merits; that the Convention recog-
nizes no sectional demands or local
claims; that they be chosen because OF
their especial fitness for the different
positions, and without regard to "iocai
habitstion." DENos.