The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-23
FROM PRIVATE DALZELL.
An Error in His Record COrrectei-lIc IL
in the Hin: for Congress.

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CALDWELL, O., May 20, 1882.
El!;os lntcllisencer: a
1nyour issue Of to-day find very felic-
itous and numerous leading editorial
headed with my name. It afforded me in
the reading, as no donbt it did You in the
writing, Infinite amusement, notwithstand-
ins some OF its sarcasm and raillery. You
are coniessedly master in that kind Of
editorial writing. | shall not undertake to
tleleul myself against the keen thrus,s OF
your soOd.natured pleasantries, nor can I
hope to change your criticism OF my public
career. Your opinions are fixed Us the
pole" and l dare not hope to change them.
An etitor never takes back anything. He
= inlAlAble-at least incorrigible-within
MS sphere. "Errare est humanum" is an
aphorism true OF nil mankind except cdi.
tors but they can no more be convinced OF
Their errors OF judgment than woman,
and nobody ever yet succeeded in making
woman say that she had erred, In short,
an wonderfully entertained with your
expressed opinions about my politi-
cal career, however much I might wish
those opinions were better. 81
When these boys over the river elect me
toCongIess your opinions will be more flat
,etng! AS there is not the slightest evil
dence Of malice or i'll will in your editorial,
leljoy its raillery with the keener zest,
and hail you as the prince OF good fellows
pypn rhaD ,ria1jt =, III n nu h ri ~ ,;e;,,a
and eanstic pen Of political critic.
But there is one place in your entertain
lns editorial where you certainly uninten-
Gs9allY nisrepresent me gricvously, though
II st rs Too,s would say,"a matter OF no
consequence" l beg you to permit me Il
correction. You are pleased to say: "Some
years ago the Private's ueighbors elected
nm to the Ohio Legislature. They have
no. seen proper, however, to re.elect him."
This Is a mistake that does my record grave
Injustice, and l know you will gladly COR
fectt was first elected to the General
Assembly OF Ohio in 1915, in county that
ior several terms had been represented by
democrats. was chairman OF the mill.
IfycoMm!ttec and on the judiciary rs we'll.
In that year OF Ohio disasters, 1877, when
iHe Democracy swept every close county in
o0'o except this, after sixteen consecutive
]Clnt debates III MS many days with my
Democratic competitor, was triumphantly
reelected, and 4 second time placed on
inc judiciary committee, an honor not twice
sl!ccessively enjoyed bya dozen lawyers in
either branch OF the Ohio legislature ia
my years past. With six other lawyers,
IN those four years in the Ohio House, as
ssled to revise and report every law in our
tyses statutes from beginning to end, and
Neiped make the then Governor President
ptsides At the end OF my first term, !
SS unanimously renominatcd, and again
asaltd time urged to take it by the unani.
nous voice Of my people. hut l always op'
posed third termism and declined it TO re.
Mne The practice OF law. These are the
sSs M well known throughout Ohio, and the
'Vo0ls will prove them to be US stated.
as Tor my candidacy for Congress, you
%se a your own opinions, aud have ex-
T. sssG soi them III such manner as is not cal.
,d ,ss to inspire me with great expec.
,sss s.oai but the TACT remains that right
/. W. sa@ The river from Wheeling, two years
Z, .s. ~ u convention, received nine dele
e.. sSe 'oIeS Tor Congress, seven from Guern-
s,l;, nj, aaa my own county's twenty-five votes
NIL eourE, ! have never moved q
,'s inr so,s Oh. M o. Caldwell to seek nomination
snsn,. ! S.lsSe' HlM | never will. have ncye,
tai'' ~, ,.m HolsaE that way vet. never will
for 1 s n. ,o,, NJ! beloved Noble county is solid
,he ~ you WI soon see it is, mud while
monsv '1'";i?p w.;Ii Is not sold at auction for
Yours Truly, X
l', ] M n,Iyr,, F