Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-01
SOME PLAIN FACTS.
the DEBAUcHeRY0f PUBLIC SENTI-
MENT BY RADICAL LEADERS.
The "lrepresstble Conflict" Between Radi-
cal Tactics and Free Institutions
The Liberty Of the People Can
be Preserved Only
BY THE OVERTHROW OF RAIcALISM.


The man successful in his first thief
is sure to steal again.
Four years ago the Radicals stole the
Presidency. They will steal it again i
they can.
The methods resorted to OF late years
by the Radical leaders to retain power
are base, monstrcus and criminal
What are those methods?
First, Bribry.-They bought up the
Returning Boards OF Louisiana and
Florida. They distributed funds in
every county in Indiana and Ohio in the
recent election, which funds were motto
riously used in buying votes. They are
now using money in Florida for the pur'
chase Of votes. They are paying the
capitation taxes OF the negroes in Nir'
ginia.
Second, Perjmy.-Their candidate fol-
the Presidency, James A. Garfield,
swore that he never at any time had any
interest in the Credit Mobilier stock. A
Republican committee afterwards re-
ported that he did buy stock from Cakes
Ames. He declares. over his own sig
nature, that he never wrote the Morey
Chinese letter. No one but his own
partisans believe him. A man who lies
once will lie again, the strength of the
motive being the same. Again, the
Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi and South
Carolina affidavit machines are things oil
history. They were political guillotines,
beheading facts, according to order. A
similar instrument is now in operation
in New York, under the management oil
Davenport, to give responsibility CD to
Garfield's denial.
Third, C0rrp.iOn.-Unable to carry
any certain Northern States by fair
means, they are enticing poor negroes
from comfortable homes in the South
and planting them in Ohio and Indiana.
They employ 'repeaters" and move
them like troops from place to place.
They make the postotlices, revenue sta
tons and naval yards subservent to
partisan ends.
Fourth. Sander and Lying.-They are
continually slandering the white peo-
pie Of the South. In the face OF pass
inc history they insist that the whites
bull doze negro voters; that rebels want
money back for their freed slaves, and
in their hearts are still secessiOnists.
Only last week there was circulated in
Wheeling a miserable dirty hand bill or
poster, pretending to give a list OF
prominent Democratic leaders in the
past; and among these leaders was in
serted the name of Wilkes Booth, the
assassin, Now, it is well known to
every man, woman and child Of ordinary
intelligence that the crazy, diabolical
act of Booth was as universally con-
demned and regretted in the South as
in the North. In fact, Wilkes Booth
has no more right to be classed among
Democratic leaders than Garfield has a
right to be suspected OF the murder OF
President Lincoln.
By such methods as these the Radical
leaders are debauching public sentiment
in this codntry; and fast making farce
OF our free institutions.
Selfish demagogues have ever welded
a tremendous influence in the affairs OF
Republics. To them, is owing the in.
yratitute OF Republics to their true pa.
triots. How often are brave and good
deeds forgotten, when brought, as 1t
were. into competition with the aspira-
tons OF demagogues?
Caius Marcus, in the Roman cam
paign against the Nolcians, displayed
extraordinary prowess before and within
the gates of Corioli, This valor, on that
occasion, won for him triumphal entry
into Rome and the surname OF Coriola'
nus.
The people, left to themselves, would
have elected him to the position of con-
sul--the highest in their gift. They
would gladly have henored the brave
soldier, covered with wounds received
in his country's service.
But this didn't suit the demagogues.
Those wretched tribunes oil the people,
Sicunius Velutus and Junius Brutus, by
lies, ISLANDERS and the wrongful use OF
money, so infamed the passions OF the
masses, as to induce them to Danish the
noble Marcus from Rome-his deeds
OF bravery only seeming to save him
from 1.-The steep Tarpeian DEATH
Will the American people, next Tu IS
dav, exhibit the same want OF grail
tIde?
Will they be influenced by Jewell,
Blaife, Davenport, Hutchinson, and
other demagogues,-t living types OF
Velutus and Brutus-to forget the heroic
deeds of Hancock. the patriot, and cast
their votes for Garfield, the Great Denler'
We can only say honor him who has
done you honor! And in this case, by
so doing, you helpto check the growth,
of the sore that is eating up the moral
purity of our local and National elections,
Be warned in time. II.