Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-04
CHARLESTON
News Letter from the Third
District - Political Opinions
and Discussions.

and Discussions.
Correspondence Of the Register.
CHARLESTON, April 2s.
The REGISTER is a favorite paper with
me. 1t is live and newsy, and abounds
in editorials and selections founded on
the principles which must, necessarily,
underlie a free government. And, by
the way, for several weeks recently, l
have been reading Of a new departure
by a Chicago daily. II proposes TO is
sue a larger or smaller sheet according
to the pressure upon its columns BE
fore this idea struck Chicago, without
any trumpeting, so far IS / have OBJ
served, without being noticed by even
the papers of our own State, the Reels
TER had adopted and is carrying out the
same plan. Verify a prophet is not
without honor save in his own land.
In this position Of the State several
Democratic gentlemen who would like
to 70 10 Congress from this district, and
Others who are seeking positions on our
State ticket in the coming campaign, are
very active in pushing their claims to
these positions. However, their efforts
may result as TO their individual aspira-
tons, the party at large must, l think
be the gamer. A number OF them are
visiting the different counties. taking adj
vantage of court days, and addressing
the people on the live issues OF the day.
The questions mostly discussed are the
unhoiy alliance by which some, politi-
cally, hybrid ~demagogue is sought to be
thrust into Congress from this district,
instead of a tried Democrat, and
a radical instead OF a Democrat
i'm State government foisted
upon us. In addition to these is pre-
sented the aid which such a combina-
ton in the State would afford IN estab-
fishing a consolidated national govern
ment, by which State lines are to be
wiped out; the rights of the States, as
reserved in the Federal Constitution,
ignored; our elections superintendent by
bummers, shoulder strikers and ex.peni-
Tertiary convicts; the jurors and our
State courts selected by agents OF the
national government; and, II these
things may be, then the logical conclu-
sion that these same agents may march
into our legislative halls and control and
certify the election OF United States Sem
ators, and enter our court rooms and
elucidate the judgments to be there en-
tered up.
You need no assurance as TO the re-
Spouse, from all patriotic and unbiased
people, TO the presentation OF these
questions, we cannot fail to gain by their
discussion. What a Radical State gov
eminent means, our people know by
sad experience. They have q lively
remembrance OF the Foreman and
Stevenson dynasties, Capitalization in
the State government; registration laws,
and Acknowledgement for opinion sake,
make up, in part, the record OF our rad
ical State administrations.
The recent decisions OF the supreme
Court OF the United State have brought
out in such bold relief the questions
pertaining to the national policy, that
they cannot be ignored. They are now,
and must be, the formal and undodga-
Bile issues i'm the coming canvass.
Justices Field and Clifford have found
warm places in our hearts for their
brave and patriotic protests in behalf OF
the principles of Republican govern
ment, imperilled as these are by the
decisions above alluded to.
The Democrats Of this portion OF the
State seem to be unanimously opposed
to the denomination OF Tilden. Abatlng
no jot or title OF their disgust at the
methods by which a legally elected
president was deprived OF his office,
and a minority candidate, by partisan
chicanery, installed in his plan, they
feel that the party has a higher mission
than mere personal vindication. They
cannot understand why, in the APP
preaching elections, Of oyershadowing
import as they are. Our cause should
be handicapped and perhaps imperiiled
by a miserable local quarrel, even II
that quarrel is based on, who shall
dispense the spoils and patronage OF the
New York City government. And with
us hundreds OF thousands OF Democratic
voters in the Nation protest against so
narrow an issue. Tlden was no favorite
here in 1875, and is less so now.
Somehow l have lost sight Of local
in this letter, but will send that before
long. OCCASIONALLY. .