Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-20

| has ~ much StHnlllCAnCc as any olhol
mans vote. This IN the highest tunc-
ton uf a citizen, and the election day IL
the most important day Ia his political
liir 80 neglect therefore tuCast u law
iul ballot. or iu hinder another mau Ia
| the exercise ul his lawful right tu du 50,
h a shame aud u rrimo.
The cruwuing TACT thv kiugliust act
OF tfrydum, IL the trpcmah's vote
Every man IL hound Ia give Tree,
inUppuhdrul, CONSCIENTIOUS vote.
Know IL will Ice mid that every Cit
| zen ul a Tree state suslaus, almost ui u
Necessity, some party relation lie N
assur,Rlud with others Ia opinion and
effort Cumpa,ts. Implied II not aNu~od,
| rumu lu exist between him aud
his party associates lie h considered
| bound. la honor, 10 act WCur,llug To his
| prprlutmrd prutimcut a. hulp ulort
| ncn whom lac has helped Ia nominate,
aud ~ devote gumC portion ui hig time,
| money aud tulluCnru tu scCuro the
I triumph oi hi. puliIirM principles. Oi
routsr u all wtso aud patriotic men
| withdraw trum avtivu political lie, the
whole machinery ut party organizations
| will TALL into the hands al tho wliiah,
corrupt and abandoned, aud tho RcPuh,
| To- viii ho ruined,
| Wa must have party organizations IN
a free State, aud, II parties oNiSl, all
1 guud aud honorable mon ought Ia hc
| actively engaged Ia thCm, and, II the
| ur,csity aud usefulness at such Ws4o-
| Citations hr conceded, Il must alsn hc
| allowed that the individual mCmlTr ut
a party IL bound to sustain II ~ all
| legitimate and honorable waya. Hut
| there IA llmit tn thw shligatluu. llo
| can not sacrifice his Independence 81
| violate hig conscience. llC must, INT
| at alt mnintalu his manhood, his moral
| trrdum aud hts uprightuvs'. There ~
a base suh'vryloury Ia party an adhor'
| lug To- party lur pMiyB "akc, lullnwthg
| hliudll hrtausC certain mou lead, Which
| h. always tu br dcplutcd, Men musl
not. "a ANY relation, nor inr any reason,
at contrary Ia their moral convictions.
g. Ever, man h. bound to maintain
the purity ui the elective lruuchlgr,
\NthIug ~ ~ certain iu ICpult IA
auaryhy aud ruin iw the corruption ut
| tho ballot 10 d,ptruN the franchise ~
10 drslruy the very l"undat,"na
1T the government When tho poorlo
have ~ longer ANY cauiidonco Ia tho
,lrrlalun ui the ballot huN, they viii ne
luuHrr peacefully puhmtl iu the rcsult ni
elections RcNuluiluua aud a McNlran
| TYPO at civilization must follow, with
| the speedy destruction ui All that IN
dear tu thu hearts ui jho American pon
pie Tho corruption ui lhc lunrhiSc
purnua the yur, fountains ut our civil
liberties. Rud II II we're iu hrCumo gcn
rral, would utterly dCstruy our political
institutions Thcrc cau hC uu pCrma,
| uvu,r ui representative government, "
this uiatc ui things h. allowed Except
popular election IL huuCHj, how eau u
hc dcriuVC} Tho pcuccahlo modo ui
settling public gucHliuns ut tho polls
will hrrumv uh1ulclC, Whom Il n known
that priuAu corruption has drrlicd tho
great pguvy ui u national canvass, IhiH
a. the worst FEATURE ut this uhumlnahlo
hualucra Stolen millions may ho ~
gained l., industry aud enterprise, hut
an aitrmpl o. undermine the loundn
uuua al our civil rdiiirC, IN En tar az II
shakes the confidence at thC people ~ |
tho purity at the lwurhta". iaH rcrna
urui injury. a NIuiJl assault uuClrlF.
tiuy civilization, Hud deserving tho |
acycrrJ rrprulntluu. Aud Vet II |
~ ultru aAll that ChlHtmus, |
Jud especially Christian m,nwi"p,
"a ,ht tuhaNy ,ory httio, II anything, I" |
du with pullii.,
lIy,ausv the ualurH at two 'lrrgNmcu |
W,ry attl,h,d 10 ~ pnlItlral document u !
lyadjur Journal iu au eastern uiN i"uk |
u,,l.luu To- dvuuuu,c all interference n |
political maltrrt Toy mlulH"H "i ilc |
Gospel declaring that the, ought not 10 |
d,s,rud "lrum the pulpit To- the pa |
mary "A place Hllvd with the rCluRo |
whum gin mlls aud ,luu,g.' Tho Oh |
,Iuug augWrr u, that ClCrEymCu arc Clti |
srua. aud have tho responsibilities ui |
citizenship e. meet. They ATE inter
ugtvd u the welfare ct the country, aud |
Ia thv peace AMI prosperity Which l"l
low "a Nisr naturalization ui govern. |
mvut Iu.t w much W auyhudy clHr. |
Ih,, uulll IA common with uthvrH |
uhru corrupt men aro ~ power, Whcu
taNra grv Increased. When the publ, &C. |
auurr,, are sluaudorrd, Hnd whcu bust |
u,I,s ptuslratluu AMI tho uaNagC auj |
WIstu 1T War d,guGlc the lane. II ~ |
lhytr hu.lucW, IA my Judgment Ia |
mrui,h ihclr llurkspu example at tllr
uANltHl lllllllNllNHf ~ Wv WV ''''' ~ w
civil Hud pullIlral dulioR,
The ldoa that miuudcu aud Christians |
nIr "A ,uusvyutcd ylatE aud have nothing |
Ia dn with the aimtu ~ tina world, aud |
that the primary political Irgpousihui |
u,a nrr Iu be- hutuu hN duad hCutH, |
shoulder hilirrs, druukarla aui pei
mr,g. a. utterly Inconsistent With |
the genius ul uur government, !
aud hurrsJur uu the civilization ul |
the uIuvt,vuth century, Tho state las |
a ught Co. the pvuyirU 81 Ita hvsi AMI |
most Intelligent citizens, n every do
pattmrut ui uaululmCag, uud especially !
lu maintaining thr grave and uput
tant rrgpuunhlltiw ul government |
We du not know uu what principle |
,l,rs,mru cau hr rNcugrd lrrm their
lu.t aui reasonable obligations
The CuJr.Jrronoird, IN au article on
Religion IA NJ Ihlugs.' EtyN ol the
ir,u,ht.r "ru vote iauuc ui the most
ADJ nm dutt,Erysting the American
ltiE,u II t. the uuly way ~ which lac
,uu discharge himEcll ol hIs sharv ct ~.
ppuusihliy ~ have this laud a lud at
ustiyr. freedom aud gpdlmCw u mas
really a solemn at ~ II would ho aud
wound hr leli To- be- II the question was
wholly lylt tu h,m aud To- hi' one VOICE |
tn a,ttlc the matter. lu say then, that
politics he out ct the plane ot plriy, IL To
VA, that ,u one at the must solrmu lie
patImyuts at the a,tlNltivH ui manhood
Good ha. no rhulcv. nr man uu duty oi
plraaiur ,iud lipatriuIism IL ugIcnt
thng. aud religion applies tn all things,
even the least II must apply 4" that
let. then, Christian pvuplo ircl ihct
responsibility e. vote, aud tn yutCas they
ury. II all who love Good would
su vote. tho result would hc safe.
Al great banquet, given To- the
American Minister Hon icycuiy john.
son. by lho Chamber Ut Commerce, tn
liverpool, England just at thc close ol
the war iur the luiuu, Mr. Gladstone,
al that time the lraivr 1T thc House ~
Commons. SAID,
.No have been taught much ~ the Nnch
ann tr,i struggle Ia which the several rivus u
tbr' q uitrI ststcs wen fvcvuuY engaged lul U
~. -. - ttKssl ana tif ma ~ that tho