The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-04
HANCOCK COUNTY.
wilson's Sober Reasoning and Solid
Facts.
FAIRvIEw, HANCOCK COUNTY, /
October 2, 1876.

FAIRvIEw, HANCOCK COUNTY, /
October 2, 1876.
Editors OF the Register:
A faithful account of the situation and
progress of the campaign in Hancock
might be summarily comprshended in no
more words than-Its all right. The
two speeches made by Col. Ben Wilson
in this equity (of which you have made
mcntion) were of real and positive ad-
vantage to us. so state, because the re-
suit of my observation is that not more
than one out OF every fifty political
speeches bloviated from the stump ever
has any positive force, the larger share Of
the iorty-nine surplus being positive dead
weights and actual drawbacks, rather
than mere innocent nothings. Colonel
Wilson spoke words of moderation and
wisdom, and without either rant or cant;
and when facts mot theory were the
subjects of his speech, he spoke beyond
the reach of contradiction, because he
spoke within the strong pale of furnished
proof.
There is not at all an excited state of
the political mind in our little COM
munity. Men of all parties remain, as
yet, in reasoning condition. Though the
majority remain steadily Republican, yet,
with only some exceptions, they thus far
refuse sympathy and alliance with the
wild, red-shirted Bashi Bazouk faction.
which Is bounded on lin this stateJ by
such men as extra (rent) Billy Stevenson
and alas, that it is to be said, the chairman
of the Republican State Committee.
Speaking OF Stevenson, it is very Won
derful how such n one as he should ever
be admitted to place ofinfluence in any
party. His wide comprehending men
dacity, which seems capable of taking in
and perverting to base utility everything
from the largest to the smallest partic.
ulars of falsehood, may, by some sutfi-
GENTLY venomous, but unreasoning Re.
publicans, be thought factor Of some
potency in political campaign; though,
in PLAIN truth, StevensOn's lying does
their party more harm than good. But
the superb ignorance and unparalleled
iackassism Of the man-why they should
fail to disqualify him from position OF
leadership in party that may even be
excused for tolerating the dissolute Ben.
Butler, Dan. Sickles and Bob Ingersoll
as guides to political conduct, is more
than can be easily comprehended. These
men-though one of them be thief, an
other a debauchee, and the third bias
pheming atheist-are yet men OF lntelll-
gence and brains. Stevenson is but n
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of either wit or wisdom, and, rs to heart,
of lust moral sensibility. A curious
bungle OF Stevensons special traits fell
under my observation short time ago.
1t was in an editorial article in his State
Journal paper, in which he undertook TO
reply to some statements of Your CORES
pondent respecting the County Court
system. In that article he inveighs with
the cultivated vigor of an ass braying,
against what had writ,en, though as to
T,ead,ng, he solemnly AYERS that after de-
nying that Camillus can read, he requests
him to read, and protests that he has
read certain things. But he went on in
the same brief article, and waXed wrOth
over reference your correspondent was
charged to have made to the result of the
vote in Wood county on the County
Court law, when not the slightest refer
ence to such thing was ever n aie or
alluded to. Trihes these; and yet they
show Stevenson both fool and liar. The
funny thing, however, IN the article re-
ierred to was Stevenson's reproach,
hurled at your correspondent Tor
being reader of "yellow-covered
literature" basing his charge upon the
fact that in his letter Camillus had made
use OF an illustration from the greatest
of all the great literary productions of
one who is acknowledged as &" the bright
particular star" " in the gallery of mod
ern romancers, Cervantes! The author
of Don Quixote, the incomparable-a
maker of yellow covered literature!
Why, what blithsome, old ignoramus
this extra trent) Billy is! Let all the
political and moral Bashi Bazouks ad-
mlre and follow him.
As to Chsirman Archie Campbell, his
present case is truly phenomenal one.
70 think that Archie, whose mental
structure was staunch enough and his
mental ballast weighty enough to carry
him upright through the stormy days Of
troo loilty," should now, in days Of
comparative calm, get on his beam ends
and be driven on the rocks by so insig-
nlfcant wind as that from the waving
of the bloody shirt! Touching Archie,
there is infallibly a screw loose some
where; but where l hereby lay in
junction against imaginations endeayor
10 find out.
The Democracy are to have several
meetings in al the various sections Of
the county this week, to be addressed by
the Hon. John Cunningham, Jos. III.
Quinn and J. 4. Donehoo. Hancock
county may be expected to do her duty.
CAMILLUs.