The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-07
THE ERA OF GOOD FEELING.

With good deal OF pleasure we trans
fer to the columns ofthe REGIsTER d short
article from one of our most esteemed
Republican State exchanges, the Richie
Gazette in regard to the feeling that
should characterize men who belong to
opposite parties. Time was in this State
and this city when Republicans did not
talk so. At that time Democrat had
no right,-not political right only, but
social or business, that a Republican was
bound TO respect. The REGISTER, then.
exhausted its eloquence and reasoning
in trying to convince a perverse
but triumphant political majority,
that at msttered nothing to them
whether the miller OF whom they
bought their -four, or the merchant who
sold them their sugar, or the pOor-devil
of printer who printed their cards and
bill heads, cherished the same political
views they did, or not, so that the arti-
cles were of as good quality and procured
At as low price, as could be had from
Others" but no go. When Republicans
had patronage to bestow, public or pri-
vs.e, it generally went 10 Republicans.
Even socially, for time, Democrats
were osLraclsed. But when the Democ-
rscy came into power in this city, county
and State, all this was chsnged-snd
rghtfully so, although in some cases the
pendulum may have swung too tar.
We have always inculcsted the most
extreme tolerance, the largest liberallty
10 thought and action, and, therefore, 1t
gives US the more pleasure TO transfer to
our columns the following article from
the Richie Gazette:
The Wheeling REGISTER publishes a
few remarks OF ours defending the Su. |
preme Court of this State from certain
charges made against it, and inserts be- |
fore the same, From the Richie Gazette, |
Republican, We understand the mean
ing of the use OF the last word, and |
deplore the custom tina. sanctions |
the same. 1t is true this is u |
Republican paper, while the prlnci-
piles of the gentlemen who compose |
our Supreme Court are Democratic; yet |
when we speak Of the above named tribu-
nal, we desire TO lose SIGHT of the latter |
fact, snd think of its members only as |
pure judges. Just the same rs we believe |
they could render Us justice, without |
asking our politics, Were We sutton be- |
fore them, do we wish TO mete out TO |
them any honor which they msy deserve. |
Heaven Knows the partizanship Of our
political campaigns is bitter enough with
out allowing II 10 rancoT In our breasts,
so that we cannot even utter fair word |
in favor of officials who do not entertain
our views Our Judges, our Governor,
now that they sre elected. are the officers |
of the whole people OF West Virgins,
and we sincerely hope they may ever be
honorable, true and just men. For them |
We have nothing but the best o: feeling,
and TO them, Ms long SIS they are what We |
nave ueSCTlOeu, We eNAll GClGeE AIL que |
respect. And on the same basis, We have |
established our social and business rels- |
lions What care we whether the |
neighbor, whose doors we enter, and who |
sups with Us, is Democrat or Repub- !
lic,n2 We believe he can be an up |
right mar; and be either. Whist matters !
it TO us whether the miller of whom We |
buy our -four, or the merchant who sells
us our sugar, cherishes the same politi- |
cal views that We DO, or not, go I
that the former srticle is white !
and good, and the lstter pure2 !
1t is pity, in our opinion. that
the press OF this country does u IT do more
than it does, 10 encourage such doctrine
as this. IL is not necessary that news
papers be forever flaming into fsme,
political feeling, nor that they be always
blind to the merits OF their opponents.
We hope tor more liberal stste OF ieel-
ing, and trust that the time may come
when the just encomiums OF paper re.
stipg TO persons of different politics from
1, may not need an explanatory head to
1--WE them force