The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-14
THE SILENT POWER
>,vspAPER CORREsPoND-
OF 4 ENr', WORK.
nh, Controversy-Capf. Moi
The Id his Side of the
ease and Asks the Other
side 10 Join Issue.
s,rwAsNING To THE STATE

4 n
,;.or,.ion OF public issue into q
:. ..,ivs of personal details. Therefore
.,.n mot stop to reply to the coarse in
,,.,iops OF 3 personal nature IN Gov
p.rcs', letter Of February 18th.
rss matter OF no consequence to the
r,s,ber | studied law III his OIL
. boarded in his house for few
... and iaasmuch as / paid htm, l
-s,sOn why he should be further
.,.,,ai sbou. it. As to the rest l am
-, 20 attribute it to the imbeci!ity
-, extreme old age, together with the
.,.,pen. dissppointments of an ambi-
.,,'. n,s-thst being the most charits-
n, view that can take Of it, and one
49,, I would prefer to the only other
that can conceive of-thst OF
lin, in the exercise of sound discre'
49,, and the high prerogatives OF cI!l'
.,of Wes, Vrginis, expressed pref
.,,.s for sJme other gentleman for
United stste8 Senator. Hence,5 shall
.asrIy reirsin from personalities
The aprurlen, ambition" OF newspaper
..s,,oDdepts hss been nightmare to
..,a,e,ns Of more than one ambitious
u,r,ci,p. DO not deny any ambition
I'm. s5r. thst | msy cherish, tor l
know OF no higher sphere OF public use
n0rs.s for young man to aspire to. l
,.. profoundly grateful, that when dis
.,.e hss SO tsr psrslyzed my physical
o,gsrs IS to prevent an active psrtlciFs-
n,,ip a more buslling field, that l can
s.t u,e Tor my pen and an able in q
,.nbs cspscity to do the S's.e some
god. This "prurient ambitiCn,' rs tie
,;,ye-nor IS pleased to call it, has been
ne uesns o. icrreting out great dcsl OF
r5,,up,lor in this countTy, and has b ca
,5s togniai! Of uo few Christian States
MEN. NJ wonder that they hold it g.
,e.ng u. Contempt. l: was the "pruri-
so, su5.voa' ot newspaper corresPon-
dents which unmasEed the hypocrisy Of
Schuyler Co.iaI sd dethroned the Smil-
ing scamp from the high position whittier
hs hst sscended under cloak Of piety.
Il wss this same "prurient an bition" OF
newspaper correspondents which unveil-
al tina rsscslites Of the CreGiL MObiiler |
snd sntslled disgrace upon scores OF
Caris.isn Statesmen. And tho same |
pslien. agent WAS st work in the expos
u,e and removal of the thousand corrupt !
prsc.ics, which disyrsced our govern
ment few wears $50 and brought both |
Of Ihe great political parties to the sup |
port Of civil service reform. This "pru-
rlanI ambition OF newspaper correspond
enB hss been faithful, silent, unceaslng |
power 10 bringing the hidden things 10
lght, snd has been of more real, substsn-
rs! service 70 The people of America than
S.. other forces combined. Tne coed 1t |
hAJ done Is lneslimable, although 1t is al
ambition which finds is reward IN tho |
SIMPLE consciousness of having done !
good. So isr ss dollars and cents 90 II |
unremuners;jye, but i: IS a power that |
goes hand 10 hand with the public school I.
system IN enhsn,euing the people, and |
has 40 Influence unsurpassed by the pull |
pit IN requesting their morals. The peo- |
pie Of the entire civilized world look for |
hight and information 10 the press, whose |
wonderful. corps OF correspondents are !
earnestly 81 work unes-thlng the secrets !
OF the rich srd unyeiIlg the miseries OF |
the hour. 1t ls power whose working
10! compssse1 by material things. |
There is neither heighth, nor depth, nor
P'tcipsIliy power, nor homes where the |
ambition OF newspaper correspondent |
hn not carried him. 1t is 3 fsrce which |
works With the eloquent mystery of right,
aod reveals the result of It's labors in the
golden spiendor OF day.
No wonder, then, that tho sChemlng
aldsysrlcloGs dehgh ht to throw contempt
upon Il, S1d endeavor TO bring into DIS
'sPl!e force which has the power
" .aEaft their unholy ambitions l
isI. congratulate myself if in indulging
'as the "prlrIent ambition of CORE
ip1alent | hsye been able to uumssk
.0o which might have cost the State
I"iion' Of dollars t. fill the pockets of
% %oi spectators; and, however limited
my sphere in this useful department, yet
q eeoosIngl: abandoned the profession
" aS, wherein II | had continued, |
might S. .esst have STAINED to sufficient
en!nence rs to be able TO write will
AN !len afterwards sppesr as attorney
= ae!es! the provisions OF the instrument
Asd drawn. And while do n i affect
'LsnncLmOny 'Ls OF Pharisee in thanking
UV1 ms. SIN not rs other men, yet
70 content myself with hope that Whist
ones may have, will ST. east, cease
""l my youth.
The ISSUE PREsESTED.
"is 10: necessary TO stop and pclnt
S-''he discrepancies in the various eX-
talaIon' made in reference to the action
VI 'le Constitutional Convention on the
S'O' question. Mr.. Price SAYS that bat
oN member Of the Committee Of Seven
Ss bond holder. "VIndex" says there
'e'e three. l an willing 20 let these
sTa"emen determine that among them
s'es 1t Is not so much question Of
,S'e'est 10 the public 81 10 how many Of
sH' -. committee owned Virgins bonds, as
- -. 70 Know the purpose of the commit
Inst point has been studiously
sr NUlaed by the gentlemen who have re-
f'0G 70 my chsrge that 3 'job' was on
-S o' They initiate the ioI in being
;"lns 10 get out themselves and leas.
s 'oe Cat TO hold the bag. Or the few
~. TIoeF: who voted against the resolu-
,";.. ~ VI Mr.. Campbell TO wipe the CON-
,s" s'''oe out OF existence, certsiniy some OF
as@ Ias nave some knowledge of the object
m winch they wanted this select
s0.1 u@HIee. Instead Of indUlglng in per-
40. cfimlnslions against me for having
,Ses'ed ,s'd public attention to this matter,
S. Use correspondents could have rem.
s'se - more profitable service to the State
w. '.n'hg IN few plain words why it
o,.I 'neJ Were so anxious TO have spe-
's4 COumlttea Whv uas - tba, .Ya,,a3