The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-10

PuutnuERs AND PRoPMEToEA
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1879.
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WE would say for the benefit Of the edl.
tor Of the Clarksburg Ne,a that the editor
Of this paper had no knowledge whatever
Of any programme to organize The commit.
teesof the legislature on any fusion or ILL.,
cral or anti.DemOcratiC understanding.
lfthere was any programme Of the kind
OH foot in the interest Of a new departure
in politics, the fact was kept u profound
secret from amy person connected with
this paper. Atlle same time We can say
that We cordially approve what the Speak
or did In that direction, lie gave two
Republicans chairmansllips Of important
committees. Ifhc had gone out Of his
way to do such thing and appointed I'M.
lit men for the positions, there might have
been ground for complaint against him,
but Ms It was there could be no ground
for complaint. lie gave his own party
the lions share, and rs general
thing the organization Of the House was
made up not only on more liberal scale
hut with rs much Il not moro reference TO
personal fitness than average preceding
legislatures. DR.. Logan had no superior,
and perhaps no equal in the House for the
position to which lie was assigned, and
this being the case, and the Speaker know
ing the fact beforehand, it was clearly his
duty in the interest Of efficient legislation
10 appoint him to the place. Mr.. Hagans
was also well fitted by his experience in
Congress to hold leading craftsmanship,
aud It was in like manner the duty Of the
Speaker to recognize that fact. These two
Republican appointments were good ones
and reflect credit on tho Speakers recog'
milton of the eternal fitness Of things.
So far as a new departure in West
Virginia politics is concerned, it is mat,
ter that occupies the least possible space
in our mcditations. We have the utmost
confidence in thegeneral progress Of the
country, and this general progress will
have its effect on West Virginia. In spite
of the Democracy Of West Virginia the
progress thus fur made by the country
since the war has been achieved, and w
have faith to believe that with them OF
without them the country will 90 on pros.
pering in the future. Ii the issues Of the
dIy turn out to DO such a3 to divide tue
Democracy in West Virginia into two
wings, we shall not reSIrd the event as a
calamity, any more than We did in 1872.
The Hon. Charles James Faulkner appear,
to have approximations of something Of the
kind, and predicates lis fears OH what llas
happened in New York, New Jersey ant
Connecticut since 1876 and also on the
large GrcenbaCk vote cast in this State last
year. He is credited with being an as.utC
politician, and tits possible that his fears
arc well founded. We are quite willing
to see them realized. We believe it to be
for the good of the public tina! the Demo.
cratic party shonli be de.bourb onized,
and liberalized, and this can be best nc
plished, in our opinion, by depicting its
large majority in West Virginia.
The Republican party his 5000 votes
in the State that it can east when it feels
disposed to exert its strength. This il
an immense balance of power that is cal.
culated to exercise a most salutary in.
fluenCe on Democratic politics. 1t tempts
independence on the pnrt Of many Demo.
Gratis who would otherwise smother down
their ideas and accept whatever ring in.
side the party might fastcn upon the party.
But for this large reserve vote Gov. Jacob
would have been overthrown by ring in
1872, and the power OF that ring, in the
way Of public plumber, fastened upon the
State for IN indefinite time to come.
The uneasiness, apprehension and mn.
certainty which such reserve vote n,
this constantly begets in the minds Of
the Democratic leaders is a most saIutary
influence, and matter for congratulation.
We trust that the day will never come
when West Virginia politics will be more
one.sided than they are now, aad We
trust also that there will always be a
Speaker in the chair who, following the
good example set by Speaker MolTet, will
organize the House on liberal principles,
in the interests Of the whole body Of the
people.