Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-31
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Correspondence VI tut hNtSAotSis
CLARKsBURG, July %.
agree with the views expressed in
your editorial on State Politics in your
issue of the 2Sth inst: "A good major
ity of the people of the State believe in
the principles OF the Democratic party,
and with anything like an efficient or
ganization there should be no difficulty
in that party carrying the State and
each Congressional Districtin it by good
round majorities." But you will find,
Mr.. Editor, that the Democratic party
of this State land | believe of no other
State) will never be organized as you
say the Greenback party is. You can
never organize the Democratic party
into secret clubs, and connect the afore-
said clubs by means of "the under
ground railroad" The Democracy of
this State can never be or
ganized in that way, hence they
will never be organized, as we have rea-
son 10 believe our Greenback friends are
in some counties. There is no doubt,
however, but the party lacks organiza-
ton, and its victories are generally won
bv ''main strength and awkardness" in
stead of by skillful management. 1t
seems impossible to keep up political or
ganizatiOn when campaign Is not IN
progress. The great trouble with Dem
ocrats in this State is the fact that they
lose sight of thefact that they are Dem
ocrats during the off year, and Demo-
cratic officials seem to lose sight OF the
fact that they are Democrats soon as
thew are elected. With the Republi-
cans the case is different. The
rank and file of the Republican party
never fails to patronize Republican or
gan. IL makes no difference what the
character of the editor may be
or how indifferent the newspaper, or
how small its circulation, they go to it
during the off wear and at all other
times for job printing, give it their adj
vertising, and subscribe for it. With a
majority of Democrats in this State, the
case is different. 1t seems that they
would Just as soon patronize Republic
can newspaper as any other kind and a
little sooner.
liza Republican is elected to Office,
his official patronage goes exclusively to
Republican institutions and journals.
lie does not ask the price. lie gives the
official business to political friends, and
pays the price that is charged. With a
Democratic official as a rule it is differ
ent. He wants to keep on the good
side of Republican journal, and he
gives it as many, if not more,
favors than he does the Demo-
cratic journal, TO which he owes his
political preferment, or he wants to
boast OF how cheap he can do the public
business, or see how much he can make
out of the office himself, and he sets the
opposition organs to bidding and there
by cuts down the price until the work
is worth nothing TO the man that gets
it. The Democratic Sheriff ofthis coun-
" is a striking illustration of this class
OF Democratic officials.
Again, il Democratic officials have
public places TO fill, it is not always GER
tain that useful and efficient Democrat
is going to be appointed. A Republican
is about as likely to get the place as a
Democrat, and as sure as Republican
does get it he runs it in the
interest of his party. We have an illus
tration of this fact in the two clerks Of
fees here.
These things have tendency 10 break
down Democratic newspapers, dis
organize the party and discourage its
best workers. The only way for party
TO preserve its ascendency is for its
members to be true to its principles,
patronize its institutions and remember
all the year round that they are