The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-20
OUR F4IRMONT LETTER.
FA1RxosE, W. VA, May 1e

FA1RMoGT, w, Ne AU'
corrsspondsnn Of the Inttligsneer.
During the LAST six or eight days We
have had an overdose Of cold, rainy
weather, threatening ms with a blasting
freeze, which, at the present, would prove
disastrous almost beyond computation, as
crops Of all kinds are forward and prom
isipg. Though the freeze has not over
taken us, some Of our farmers are fearful
nat the p~rotracted wei spell has
given wheat the rust; but We trust
that this Is not the case, and 1t Is
our opinion that it is not developed
quite enough to take the rust. Prog
nosticators have been predicting q frost
for The 10th today, and as II has been
40 cool for the past few days many began
To fear thatlt would come true, but 70
onr ;oy and comfort this mornipg's sun
dispelied The lowering semblsnee oil
slofm and disaster, and Is cheerily beam;
ipg down upon us, drying up the mud and
bidding US "Hope."
But very little is being said At the pre-
sent in regard to politics or political can
didates; we are, however, informed that
Messrs, ], A. Crane and r. B. Lott have
sisnifed their intention TO offer them
selves as candidates for reelection 70 me
Offices which they have long represented
with pro6t and satisfaction 70 their con.
stituents and honor to themselves, and
IS nave M doubt that they will be re-
elected. for II Ia q serious thing 70 casl
aside an old and efficient clerk oil Court
for one who has not been tried, n The
intelligent portions Of both parties have
too much respect for their own interests
and loo little political bigotry In Their
hearts 10 "cut of their noses to spite their
faces !,
tho observation-disclosures we notice that your
FSirmont correspondent John" makes
our Republican organ, the Wet Vtrotn'
Ian. the victim Of q malicious and ungen-
tIemanly "Hipg," and as We are personal
" acquainted with the representatives o
that organ as we'll as its political stand
inc, also with the circumstance which
sesyes az the basis Of "John's" reflections
we feel It no more than justice to the
editors Of the Ret Hrginian, 10 offer 9
word in reply, toprevent the public mind
from being biased by his uncharitable
comments, It Is within our power. to
Drove the assertion that that organ has
been truer to the Republican party than
mo marty has been to Il, but potwith.
standing this, it still stands firmly upon
the broad platform OF Republican,
ism, and fearlessly advocates ID
principles. claiming and asserting the
figbt al the same time to rise above sec
tiepal preiudices, and accord honor tc
whom honor Is due.
The article, We presume, which soured
the political bile on "John's stomach wa'
the reference made to Q. NJ. Dawson
ESQ. as the Democratic candidate fol
Congress, and though he was a John
states, ~aeulogized to the skies we as Re
pnbliean and citizen Of Marion county
feelfree 10 say that there was not q word
In that "eulogy" which we do not endorse
nor do we believe that there Is an homes
Republican in the county acquainted will
that gentleman, personally, who woult
not endorse Il all. The public must beai
Il In mind that this gentleman was no
eulogized by the Hirginiun to the exclu
sion Of a Republican, but was spoken, o
as a Democrat, among Democrats, and In
comparison with Democrats, there being
no Republican named "a . candidate
They simply told the truth about him
and expressed n desire that il we must be
represented by a Democrat, let US have
one OF whom we will not be ashamed
he who cannot speak n fitting word for
good man, though he be not Of bis owr
party affiliations is u sad victim Of preju
dics' REPUBLICAN,.