The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-31
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o. n'I .a - Enown as an office hunter in th'
%, Vts Sa, simply as a gO'easy lawyer o
Pa' D,oIrrate D~ abilities and moderate
vH w.. lie iss thorough going Bourbon
lf,G,'s, a'a aoIil!cs. No man in the State Il
M. ID Nv pronounced in his hate OF the Re
aSje,n nI's party. lie is the wrong sort Of
'asD.as ~ slsct Governor OF West Virgins
i''p ...,i,is in her history, when 80 many
10 nIs 'us are leaving the State and SO lew
FOh i", into it. Born to a comfortable
''m'Ds '',,rv, Col. Jake has never known
Ps,'i, I vas 10 exercise energy himself OF
'i.s;,s 'I% # in other people. He propa'
y, I,' looks upon energy as q spe'
Wy y. Of Black Republicanism. He
eS ,T.,., in the status quo, aud feeling
D. liable himself in the possession Of q
S.,ily name and patrimonial inner.
',ass a.o.s would hang on forever to the old
..,., aI.,' of things rs it has come down to
y.'' Wv. Va sec no possible advantage to
S.., ",., Virginia from the chief maglstracy
,t,s,b, man. We have had enough OF that
',toI (;oyernorship. We want a man who
y, minated by the spirit Of progress that
making other States pOpulOus and ricn
man who knows the value Of energy
!, bis own career-a man who under
E,D,l, and appreciates thenecessity ot the ,
n,ses in West Virginia for political
,oIcv that will work to their betterment
r fifs Such a man is not Col. Jake jack
.n nr We should therefore deplore his
.Isc+op as Governor OF the State.
The balance Of the ticket has not SO
much political significance. 1t is rather
me tsil to the kite. The offices to be
sIl.d have mostly periunctory duties to
Ia .DertOnned. 1t is the Governor who
Ttte. messages to the Legislature and
sbo has power and influence in forecast
IN, and shaping State policy.
There is perhaps one other officer who
, 10 some extent, an adjunct power in
,b,Ojug public policy. We refer to the
Sspsrpteadent Of Schools. There is no
,o.i,ior in the State outside OF the Gov
,uor's Office, where man OF natural
,5ity and scholarship can 80 impress
himself upon the people for good as at the
head Of the School Department. We have
,lluded elsewhere to the visible effect OF
,As schools OF the State in the improved
,omplexiou Of the Martinsburg Conven-
tou, We might allude further to the en-
.v,iug and vitaIizng influence OF man
ii the head Of the department who is
capable Of magnilying his high office so as
10 lnluse into the youth Of this State an In
dependent and progressive spirit, and also
hrge and liberal ideas. Prof. A. L. Wade
Ardonea great work OF this kind in
lloaongalia county, and We believe that
Prol. Purinton is the man to do a great
d.ll Of the same work throughout tue
SGte in case be should be elected Super
iuteudent Of Schools.
For the positions Of Auditor and Treas
uNr the Democracy have made very good
nominations. Mr.. Miller has approved
himself good officer throughout his pres
elt term as Auditor, and Col. o'Brien has
the qualifications to efficiently discharge
Tue duties and trusts OF Treasurer. Speak
Ing Of the COlonel's nomination, reminds
utbSI it is charged up by the Democracy
bIhe Republicans, inasmpCh as they 1.-THE
Rspublicans) set the example OF nomina'
ting an Irishman for the same place on
their ticket. But for this fact the Colonel
uerer would have been selected. The
Democracy we're afraid, under the circum'
stances, to give his nomination the go.by
HID they known Oithe Colonels long Re
publican and war record We apprehend thai
svtn the pressure Of Burke's nomination
might have been resisted. Union antece'
dents did not qualify Democrat for Q
domination at Martinsburg. Talk abou
The bloody shirt 1t was with thu
utmost difficulty that the Confederate
grment could be kept in the back grount
inlhAt convention. Morrow, OF Fairmont
hditei It once in full view, and anothe
delegate coupled Jackson's name witt
lh& Of the commander Of the Stonewal
brigade.
EOr the Supreme bench, Judge Green
VHfe-nominated, after a hot pursuit oil tn
Pliceby Sam. Woods, OF Barbour. The con
tetenlsted a great dealo OF feeling. Woodl
TN very anxious to be nominated, ant
VSOn the ground using all his powers o
PesusSion, while Greene stayed away
This contrast between the two was made
so'edound to the latter's advantage in thI
speeches OF his friends. Poor Sam wa
very sore over his defeat.
Judge Greene is Bourbon OF the fos
SIi'efous school. lie delivered a dictun
IN the Sttauder case expressive Of his OLE
Virginia contempt for the Civil Rights
OlIl enacted by Congress, and went out o
haw way to pronounce upon It's constitu
GoaAlity. The Supreme Court Of th'
United States, where they are supposed
% Know pretty near as much law as oul
i0s'lIIlerous judge, took occasion las
" S'a'eF to set down on his opinion in tn
S.aOder case by reversing his decision
ulS'am and all. But II you we're to bray
!as u Judge in mortar, yet would not hi
Soa'Oonism !. depart from him. He wa
Ha'saed as to his views Of States rights
&C. when he was twenty.one years old
anu s has never moved an inch since. H
Oe'OaS' to school that Is incorrigiblG
aud aaa nothing but a change at the polls vii
'ssu'e TO West Virginia Court that ca
.sSaptehend - that the world moves. an
u" old Virginia ideas have had the
The Isct that the West Virginia Demo
eau s,a''' ticket is composed of nominees {