The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-01

DeWOCIbuC primary GSAHa+A ".
deavored to shove Mr., Egerter aside
"Anything 10 beat the Dutch" was me
Notwithstanding this, M f.
was nominated. The order oil the day ior
US was then TO sustain Mr. E. and secure
his election. One day previous 10 the
election q gentleman employed on the
IS1ELLIagSCgR made the remark; II would
rather lose one hundred dollars than TO-
see Mr.. FreW beaten by o Dutchmsn'
Such expressions had been frequently re-
sorted to, and came to our ears IN que
time 10 advocate Mr.. Els election, we
have positive proof that a certain element
did their utmost to procure MI kgerteEs
defeat on account Of his nationality, al
though thia gentleman never gave ca MY
for the least doubt as to his loyalty, We
ask the ISTELLIGESCgR where 10 the Know
nothingiam-With US or with somebody
else? ..
editorial in yesterdays Vo!ksbIait, although
we are not aware that that paper publish
ed the few lines that appeared in the H.
TELLlGESCER on the subject, either as q
text or pretext for its long reply.
As to the remark said to have been
made by person employed in the INTEL
LgoEscgR office, we know nothing what
ever. We do not hold ourselves response
bic for any private remarks made by TIT
people who work in the lSTELLEGEScEI
establishment, and i! would seem as ii TIT
Polksblaa must have felt pretty hard up to'
something to write about when 1t zee X
to identify this paper with the re
marks of some person not responsible
for its position on any question. The files
OF the paper show that the INTELLIGENCE
took occasion to refer to Mr.. Egerter't
nomination for Mayor in complimentary
terms. Italso referred in complimentary
way to his election.
Tho few lines in our columns on which
the YolksblaH bases it's long article, haC
reference solely to the disposition OF thai
paper, the morning after the election ia
herald the result to the world as great
German victory. We expressed Nstonish'
meut that the result should be thus re-
lerrcd to, inasmuch 40 the community was
not aware OF any contest on lines oil
nationality. We did not even claim the
result as political victory, but rather as
the outcome OF independent voting. We
considered 1t unwise aud unCalled for to
appropriate the result az in any sense a
German victory. Germans do not occupy
a separate or distinctive position in
Wheeling, They belong to both political
parties, and their inLeresta are the same as
those Of all other citizens. They are moi
in anywise debarred from the enjoyment
Of any right or privilege enjoyed by Other
citizens. They have always shared in the
honors and emoluments Of Office, and
there is not the slightest disposition ia
discriminate against them in any respect
This being the case how could there be
German victory in a CANVASS in which
there was no German issue, and why seek
to array their votes on a nationality
issue.
The VolksblaA drags in the word "Know'
nottingham" Where does it get thai
word in reiorOnCp to this question: mol
certainly from the IETELLuEECER II has
manufactured the word without the alight
cot pretext 80 for as this paper is concern
ed. The introduction ioi It into this mat
ter is certainly very peculiar and also very
gratuitous on the part Of the Ro'kSblaa, a
it Is calculated to give a wholly erroneous
impression to its German readers as to oul
remarks,
Tho HolkSbLaA may consider that ii has O
mission in elections different from that
filled before by a German paper in oul
midst. 1t may he impressed with the ad.
visibility Of drawing nationality line, but
We feel sure that this will not DO the view
taken by the older class Of Germans in oul
midst, thono who have always regarded
thomselvesas an undivided and unClassiled
part and parcel Of the whole body Of oul
voting population. We feel sure also thai
in no way will such an innovation be Of
any benefit to the public Therefore We
Conalder It unwise and unCalled for.