Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-01
A HoRRIFIED EDITOR!

policy OF the Republican party.
He may have a fit over it yet, as 1t
seems to be to him the great discovery
of the campaign.
The editor OF the Iateitigencer is kind
" disposed individual! He runs over
with the milk OF human kindness! His
bowels yearn with compassion and ten
derness for his political opponents! lie
is man OF broad and charitable views,
especially when his view is directed TO-
ward the Democratic party lie has
drawn around himself many Democratic
friends by his charitable andconsderate
demeanor toward his opponents! he is
utterly without malice! He loves all
men! There is nothing selfish about
him nothing mean He never hated
anything in his life!
No, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL is known
all over the State asthe mostnotienslve,
most generous, most charitable OF all
men. Wherever he goes friends flock
around him and cover him with bless
ings, as a man who lives not for him.
self, but for the people-for his country,
and who constantly exemplifies in his
life and in the conduct OF his journal,
that beautiful sentiment oil the dead
LINCOLN, "With malice toward none,
and with charity for all, &c.
Now, the editor OF the hteUigencer has
been citizen and an editor in this State
ever since its formation. He is under
stood to have aided and abetted his par
~ in the policy inaugurated after the
war by which the heels OF q partisan
d.spotism. never before rivaled,
trod down and crushed out
the life and the business OF the
individual citizen who was SO
unfortunate as not to think and act with
the party in power; party despotlsm
that deprived man not only OF his vote
and his right to think, but absolutely
forbade him to do business, shut up the
courts against him, and completely
ostracised him while occupying his own
home and the lands which the laws OF
the State made him the legal owner OF;
in other words, this party despotism had
taken the State by the throat, so TO
sneak. and was endeavoring to choke the
life out of it, depopulate it, and convert
it into an inquisition whose sole purpose
would be to Cypress and drive out OF it
every man who dared to differ in his
political views with the majority.
Ii is true that the editor OF the Inteif.
g,1,cer WAS regarded as one OF the leaders
in this policy-his paper advocated and
supported it, and was always foremost
in the demands OF vengeance and hate,
but Of course A. w. CAMPBELL did not
individually endorse any such policy
He was compelled to keep up appear
ances, but his tender heart and his low
ing nature, and his broad sympathies
went out secretly for his oppressed poll
teal opponents whom he would have
covered with the shadow OF his wing, II
he had only dared DO so. He never
hated anybody-never oppressed or
wronged a political oppOnent-not he,
Now that he has found a man who
cordially hates the party despotisn that
was thus inaugurated by his party, it
fills him with horror TO contemplate
him, That man whose very character
makes him the foe OF oppression and all
that is undemocratlc in government
has been nominated by people for
Governor OF a State which passed
through the ordeal OF despotism to which
we have referred, is something strange
and unaccountable to the blood-thirsty
nature of this editor.
But we can assure the editor OF the
Lpteilipencer that the deep hatred OF such
despotisln which burns IN the heart OF
the Democratic candidate Tor Governor,
is shared by the same overwhelming
majority of citizens OF the State, who
regardless OF party ties, once rose up
and turned ont OF place and power, and
forever retired to private life every one
OF these despots, and they are still
standing guard over the offices OF this
State to prevent their return to power
and place; and we can further assure
this editor, that the nomination OF
a man whose whole nature Is
so thoroughly imbued with hatred OF
such party despotism, is the very best
assurance that the past has not been
forgotten by the people, and that they
propose that no Republican despOt, or
any man who does not thoroughly hate
such despotism, shall ever again occupy
a position in this State while this gener-
alton and their children live in it,
We are glad to find him advertising
AZ On ID. JANhNbN 90 IuoN oNSh a. AheiA'
1t was the bold and uncomprOmising
utterances against such oppression that
made him the nominee OF the Demo
cratic party, and while the hteHigencer
is apparently very eager to have him re-
nounce them, it will not find him so
doing-it Will not find him any less
champion OF Democratic government,
and bold opponent of oppression, than
when he first uttered these sentiments
in the opening campaign. His election
depends upon his maintaining just such
sentiments.
WOULDN'T YOU PLAY YOUR
CARDS IF YOU HAD THEM ?"
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