The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-20

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4 visited the other day by Col. Taylor, Of
= Guernsey county, with view Of ascertain.
! ing whether he, the Private, would not get
{ out OF the way in tho congressional race,
u and leave the course, In that end OF the
district, unobstructcd by claim from
Z Noble county. We read that the Private
I declined to retire from the arena, and ex.
Z pressed a determination to prefer his claims
I before the convention.
Private Dalzcll is queer sort Of man.
( He is the most prolific writer in America.
i He has heard voice ever since lie was
born commanding him to write, and it is
1 no exaggeration to say that he has written
y more letters for tho press, and to politicians,
B than any man in the United States. This
wonderful amount OF practice has made
\ him ready writer, and coupled with his
I energy, industry and zeal, has given him Il
large public acquaintance. lie wrote n
4 rather remarkable letter Of two columns
the other day to the Chicago Tribune,
which was not only full OF meat, but
: the points were put in n very tcrsc and
z fluent way. It seemed Ms II he could Just
\ as well have written whole page, had a
whole page been at his service. He never
7 stops because he has run out. IIe gave 4
4 very. interesting and rather graphic picture
i OF the Republican situation in Ohio in con-
Enection with the passage Of the Pond aud
Smith laws. Both Pond and Smith are his
.Aneighbors, and while he did not approve
OF what they had done, yet he invested
Z their course in tho Legislature with de-
& gree Of personal interest that was highly
4 complimentary to them, even while it was
iSquite critical OF their ideas on tho tenn.
& perance question.
.5As AS u se,ter.up OF soldiers reunions pri.
1 waite Dalzell has been 4 decided success.
u lie has made the little town where he lives
/ "a well.known spot to the country, and some
day We expect to read about the sign that
v hangs above his office door, u. Dalzell, At
& torney.at-Law," rs we read about that sign
5$in Greenvillc, Tenn, that proclaims where
"a. johnson, tailor" sat on the bench and
\ sewed and stitched while his wife read TO
Z him the history OF the United States.
Some years ago tho Privatc's neighbors
elected him 10 the Ohio Legislature. This
i WIS a compliment which he deserved ut
their hands after what he had done for the
county. They have not, however, seen
\ proper to re-clect him. Somehow they did
not seem inspired with tho idea that the
4 practical work OF a legislator was lis forte.
\ Not long since he was offered Sl,sOO
sclerkship at Washington, but declined it,
which was Il very sensible act OH his part.
+. He wants to so to Congress, but somehow
this is not want That is generally felt in
tthe district. Not that he is unpopular; not
that the people, and especially the soldier
/; element, do not like him, for they do; but
despite his much good work, and
( his unstintcd gloridcation Of the dis
4 trict as "Bingham's old district"
S%and rs a sort OF sacred soil,
the like Of which is to be found no where
I else on earth, the people do not discern
coming man for Congress in the Private.
/ But the Private does not see this. He does
met recognize that there is no demand for
his Congressional aspirations. lie is under
ian impression that there is, and hence he
: persists in being candidate.
"a This is unfortunate. It lends to his
well meant epistolary work, which is Sec
5ond nature to him, and to his soldier re-
unions, and to his district Qualifications,
all Of which are matters Of intellectual en-
ployment for his irrepressiblc "cacocthes
$scribendi," color Of scli.sccking that does
him great injustice, and that really detracts
from his professional attitude both as a
lawyer and writer.
II is to be regretted that the administra-
ftion did not give him some suitable foreign
appointment, where his busy pen could
have found a congenial field, and where he
could have hunted up facts and statistics
! and information for the State department
5at Washington. This would have been his
sphere, whereas going to Congress is not
his sphere, and not likely 10 be his en-.
4ployment Hc has deserved well Of the
Republican party, and as writer his use.
fulness could have been employed to the
advantage Of the country in foreign field.
We suggest that it is not yet too late for the
Ohio delegation in Congress to sec that,h
measure Of recognition is accorded to the
Private. ll:S!st