The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-26
Ii, R.-uIt Of the Democratic Congress

The Rtsult Of the Democratic Congress.
,iouai Primaries In This County.
We expressed the opinion in Saturdays
aper that Sheriff Tingle would find 1t
a,rs ditHcul! to set up ten. primaries than
Oae convention. The result Of Saturdays
voing proved this to have been the case,
Uen more 80 than we anticipated. The
S.iaAnd hisfriends were quite mistaken
aDt their strength. They came out OF the
cMSat decidedly short OF their expecta-
tons Col. Wilson has at least two.thirds
iInos thre2.lOurths OF the delegates from
ias county.
The explanations Of the defeated party
mHuRerOns; as is usual under such cir.
taasances, but the principal reason ap.
Is.r 10 be that they could not muster
wts enough. This is lie only reason
that The public will take much account Of.
Tie cup ftGl Of the l4th OF June hnrt
atSheriI. People do not like that sort
oi'hip practice, and they are always In.
diael TO 90 back on it when they get q
ItchanCe.
htO the whole business on both sides,
han Oe said that It WAS a very discredit-
StampaigL-s much 80 as any that
t'10~aued in our midst. 1t was regu-
HVAlsky and beer whoop and howl
INa snl to end-a low down saturnalia
bldI and night during the whole OF last
'Hk' To elect mere local municipal
'1'en in this way Is bad enough in oil
@aeence, hut to select representatives
eiae American Congress by such means
siOsoneIy disgraceiul.
IIeems Sii Democratic votes in this
city He dependent on the amount ol
'asiry and beer set up. To this com
P't'ion has Democratic politics come ir
'Nnilt Isit not time for respectable
l'NFe to enter a protest. Are We tc
aleaII our nominations made by suclI
G.sp?tAhle influences? The practice il
No'Dg in our midst. II was never more
oPeaty or detiantly carried on than with
ID The ,ast few months.
Ike Republican party, to itsgreat credit,
'ao' seeking success in this disgracetul
Wv Is nominations are not bought
''' money, whisky or beer. It's nOmi.
sE'0fCougress does not represent such
aa9sn'e', lie is man who would not
raovf to such influences. He is a gentle.
IAA Of high character, who stands far re-
~lva IFom all such methods.
Tue respectable people Of this com.
aaAlly owe 1t to themselves to take q
Naaa against this Generalization In our
midst, II they wink at 1t in this cam.
lSsa it will be carried on even more dis.
n4SiaIly Gext time. Any one can sec
I4 'ae practice Is growing rapidly. Thi.
E0'Sa results from the supposed indilfer
o''s Of the public. The understanding Il
s4' Tue public will vote for the candida
w. w.. Whoever they may be, that are thu
animated, v And every time the mer
']' dag our politics into this mire sue
wy 'Aey are embOldened for a still lowe
'7cent next time.
i, ias i'a most serious matter-one tina
w! sNp,! concerns the youth and all tn,
os'.,n oa''a'e'ests Of the community. De Toe
s'ss''ie, in his great work on American
,s%taaonS, "'.t makes this memorable re
W. iLs ilrle's prejudicial to be a witnes
inS,s. WY immortality Of the great than to III
61Allty which leads 10 0reatness. In
,S,.gi,eoctacy, private citizens see a man q
Sp,. en UWn rank in life, who rises from OF
frbs. poI'lon pai and becomes possessed {
tbsi, . SnI power. The spectacle excite
a,s ' surprise and their envy, and the
Vbo 'N e 10 inquire how The perso
iltr rnIs:y Yesterday their equal is to.da
nIs,,,u ,ulef' To attribute his rise 10 b
/ ,c;,, VI us virtues Is unpleasant, for
ibsry 70 acknowledge that they Al
h. viSes E'l les yirtuons and talented tina
pO,iSis They are, therefore, led ian
'sq0'A'ly their conjecture Is . co