The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-22
Tho Circulation OF Republican Newspa

pers.
The Parkcrsburg Journal lately made
the following very forcible and truthful
remark:
Every Republican paper in the State was
"liyely and effective campaign docu.
ment" throughout the campaign. And II
the money that was put into torChlight
professions. brass bands and trashy cam
paigu literature had been used in placing
Republican newspapers in every voters
hands, the State could have been carried
for Garfield.
The Charleston LEADER concurs heartily
in this remark, and adds the following
observation:
The Republican vote would have been
much larger and the party would have
been better organized in this part Of the
State, II Republican newspapers had been
more generally circulated.
Without reference to any particular
newspaper, We have held and urge d this
opinion all along. One Of the most expe.
rieuced and sagacious gentlemen in West
Virginia long ago made the remark that the
way to assure good results at the polls was
to place Republican newspapers in the
hands OF Democratic readers for as long q
time as possible before elections. And he
offered at the time to be one Of a number
who should subscribe for and send out,
long before the late campaign, a lot Of Re-
publican papers, and had his ideas been
followed up by others the result would
have been handsome addition to the Re-
publican vote OF the State in the late can
vass.
These remarks afford US an opportunity
to say to our Republican friends every
where throughout the State, that the way
to convert West Virginia to the true faith
in politics is to encourage the widest pos
sible circulation OF good Republican news.
papers, and that the time to commence
their circulation is now, and not to wait
until tho heat and excitement OF an Ohio
canvass are upon US. Intelligent conver-
sion is not a speedy process. 1t comes
from good deal OF reading and thinking
amidst every day occupations. The long
winter evenings are particularly advan-
tageous season in which to make an i'm
preston on the popular mind, especially
on readers in the country. 1t the read
ing season OF the year in the country,
and therefore now is the time
to SOW the good seed broadcast
over the State. Two years from
now another Congressional and Lsgisla.
tive election will be upon US, and there
will be great deal OF effort put out by
campaign committees and public speakers
to effect changes, and they will spend
twice as much money perhaps as would be
required from this time on to change dou-
BILE as many votes as they will succeed in
reaching. The beauty about convert OBJ
tanned under TIE slow and healthy process
OF reading and thinking for year or two
ia that lie Is reliable as recruit. He has
a reason to give for the faith that Is in
him; he is posted; he becomes, as 1t were,
q misaionsry for the propagation Of the
faith among others, and thus double
coed is secured.
We commend these views to our Repub.
lican friends throughout the State, and
submit to them whether it is not really
cheaperaud more preferable in every point
OF view, to pool together for the circula'
ton OF Republican newspapers as far in
advance OF elections as possible, rather
than to contribute their dollars to the hur-
rah Of q campaign after It has opened.