The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-06

a very Interesting DeunOoFaLle
MeeIng-DISeuHHiOn Of theBtnte
Debt-BenIamIn franklin Mar.
tin NOT In High Favor for re-
election.
PHnpP1, W. Va, June Sd, 1878.
corrIpondsnss Of the intelligence.
The Democrats had a apow.Wow this
afternoon and "a usual, shipped a good
deal Of gas. This meeting also occurred
In the Court House Shsre the County
Court ought to have been sitting, but Of
course all Courts, witnesses, iuries, &c,
must stand of and walt on expenses I'M.
Ill our Democratic Brethering" can have
their say. The meeting was Of little i'm.
portance, its sole object being the fixing
upon 4 plan for a county organization
and the appointing Of delegates to the
Senatorial and Congressional Convent.
ions. This could have been done easily
In a halt hour, but 1t took the Democrats
nearly the whole afternoon to accomplish
It. However, there were some reSolut.
ions offered and opinions expressed that
were Of some Importance AZ showing the
peculiar views u the "Unterriisdn in
this section. The 6rst resolution We shall
refer 10 was one fayoring Ruben Davis.
son, Of Taylor, for District Delegate,
which was passed. Maj, Roger, offered q
resolution preceded by a long and wordy
preamble, which was nearly as follows:
"RaolSed, That we, the Democracy OF
Barbour, will support no man whofayors
the paying Of any portion Of the Virginia
State debt.p
The Major in his speech fayoripg his
resolution made use Of language 10 this
effect: That he believed that Virginia
had no legal or moral right or claim on
West Virginia for any sum whatever,
but II she had he did not stand 60 much
on his honor as 10 impoyeriSh his child.
rem By assuming the debt. We do moi
propose to enter into the merits or de-
merits OF the debt question. We believe
that most sensible men think that we
owe Virginia something but not near as
large u sum as she claims. The fact
that We wish to convey is that this aged
war.horse Of Democracy, whose language
we have quoted, and who is 0 Of the
chief authorities, fayors the placing OF
honor or reputation second to riches and
financial prosperity. But the Major does
not stand alone on this question. His
resolution was adopted with few dissent
ing voices. Afterwards 7. A. Bradford,
4 prominent lawyer here, who 10 q candi'
date for the Legislature, made u speech
in which be repudiated the State debt.
He was opposed to ever opening the ques-
ton again. During his remarks be made
use Of the following remarkable language
which your reporter took down perba.tm !:
"A Legislator must secure he hGPpiaesS and
property Of he people and mol care for he
public ciedior." You see, Mr.. Editor,
the Democracy Of Barbour Is getting out
4 new code Of political ethics. We wish
some authority Of theirs here would pub
lish the same in book form for We believe
1t would sstound the world. Capt. Brad
ford also expEessedhimselt as opposed 10
taxation for keeping up roads and also
opposed to the County Court. We pity
the County Court for it issad to see all its
iriends,those who broughtit into existence
now turning their backs upon it. His
remedy was 10 abolish its iurisdieuon
and increase the number Of judicial cir
cults. he had the irankness to confess
that in this respect be preferred the Con-
slitution Of 1858 10 1872. In other words,
be has now u haukering after the old
Republican Institution that he 80 bitterly
condemned in 1872, when the new Con-
stituIion was before the people for rati-
fcAtion. The Convention had consider
able trouble over deciding an organize.
tion plan, but at last did SO in favor Of
the Convention instead Of primary
election. Messrs. Ice, Reger and Nor
rail- discussed this point with great yigor
for over an hour. After five delegates
had been appointed from each magiste'
rial district in the county to the Senate
rial and Congressional Conventions, Maj
Roger offered a resolution ~instructing
the delegates to support B. F. Martin for
Congress. His resolution, however, me
with such vigorous opposition that he
had to withdraw it. Martin Is not SO
strong in this county as most persons
think and II the Honorable "Chawles
Jeems" would give US 3 speech or two be
would "6op over a good many Demo
Gratis, Nusc.