Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-01
DRESS PARADE AND EARN EST
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The Republicans of West Virginia are
on dress parade, and not very elegant
one either. They are weighing down
the mails at the expense OF the people
under the dead-heading OF Radical
members OF Congress, with tons OF rub.
blsh in the shape oil long-winded
speeches and the like, which nobody
could be hired to read. For the most
part these speeches were prepared by
members who want to advertise them
selves, and are just so many pounds
averdupois OF personal vanity, radical
ialsehood and poor wrapping paper,
printed at the expense Of the speaker,
distributed through the United States
mails at the expense Of the people, but
no one will foot the expense OF hiring
anybody TO read them. But they made
one element in this rather shabby
parade.
Then speakers have been sent hither
ana thither, up and down the State,
splitting their threats OF brass, straining
their gutta percha lungs and saving the
air, engaged for the most part in vi!lity-
ing their own State and misrepresentlng
the people, for political eiect-as they
hope. 1t is having an effect, but the
very opposite OF what they hoped. They
talk 10 the people of West Virginia as II
the latter were fools and ignoramuses-
indeed, they 90 so far as to tell them to
their faces as much. They djscredit the
efforts Of the people OF this State to adj
vance in intelligence and in the deyel-
opment OF their natural resources. They
tell the people abroad that this is no
place TO come with their strong arms,
their capital and their intelligent wives
and children. Their slanderous mis-
representations about our slow growth,
the Indebtedness OF our schools,
the backwardness OF our industries, are
all ,iisproved by the facts and official
figures, and the reaction upon the reck-
less slandererS of their own state ana
people is great.
1t is all dress parade.
On the other hand, the Democracy OF
the State have gone to work in dead
earnest, in the only way that great VIC
tories are won. Orgaai:e, has been their
watch-word. So early rs January last,
a quiet organization OF the party in this
State was commenced by gentlemen
who were connected with no committee
or held any other official standing IN the
party. Its object was to induce the pro-
pL, to take hold OF their ownsaiiairs and
win their own victories, as they always
must. All effective party organizations
must commence with the people in their
primary capacity. Each school
district must be carefully listed
and should have It's club organiza-
ton. This is the first great
step to success; and this the Democratic
party mas accomplished in this State.
There may be few localities yet UNI
organized, but the friends OF HANCOCK
in those localities will not longer delay
in doing the work. To such clubs as
have not done 50 we wish to say: As
soon as YOU organize send full list OF
your officers and members with the
postollice address OF each to Hon. w.
III. BARxrN, Chairman Democratic
National Committee, No. rs Fifth Az
enue, New York.
We will say to the Democrats OF this
and other States, that while the Repub-
licans are making more noise the Demo
cratic party of West Virginia has not
been for ten years in better condition
than it is to-day. We have every indi-
cation of an exceptionally brilliant vic
tory at the polls.