Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21
Various Political Notes.


Convention week.
The Young Mems Club will meet at
Market Hall tonight.
The advance guard Of the Democratic
State Convention-the captains Of the hosts
will arriveto-day. Tomorrow, the woods
will be full Of them,
This morning at lS o'clock, the Board Of
Directors of the Jefferson Democratic club
will have a meeting to arrange for the re-
ception and entertainment of delegates to
the convention.
On Wednesday night, the loyal Demo,
Gratis will be treated to a ratification meet
ing that will surely ratify. Eloquent al
dresses, stirring speeches, big toUrnouts
hne music and brilliant fireworks will br
features Of the affair.
The Democratic Club in this or any
other vicinity are not aristocratic or exclu
size. The doors are open for all, an
every member will be welcomed. All are
Oh equal footing whether he cuts coupons
or cuts iron.
No one denies the Pantalette Brigade OF
Republicans can drill we'll ANY clap
could under similar circumstances, which
are these; The Club boasts that it has put
up the initiation fee high and ordered an
expensive uniform for the one purpose OF
kccping the lower or laboring class out.
The writer has heard this boast openly
made by its members. That's the kind of
a plutocracy it is No workingman need
apply. is its motto. Such has always been
he spade toll and kidglove policy. of the
Lincoln Club aud its subordinate organiza-
tioDS-- This is a nice mOrsel to lay before
the rank and file of the party that whineS
and SAYS it is for the workingman always.
Let a workingmap apply for admission to
the Pantalettes and see how quickly he is
black balled Now. contrast this with the
Democratic Club. No black balls there.
No rank or station is necessary for admis-
sion All men are equal and one is as
good as another.
The following from the Catholic Colum,
bian. of Columbus, on Saturday will be Of
interest to our Catholic readers: Mr.
Blaine's record on the sectariap question !SS
not confined to the Madigan circular Dur
ing his not very distinguished term as a
Senator he found at least one opportunity,
on Nav u, 1878, of opposinga measure for
the relief of certain schools in the District
of Columbia, apparently on no other
grounds than that the bene6ciaries were
mainly Catholic institutions. 1t was pro-
posed to exempt the collegiate institutions
IF the District from taxation, and to refund
certain taxes paid by them. During the
debate Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, opposed
the measure, and stated that most Of the
colleges to be benefited were Cath
Ole. Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts,, de-
Tended the bill, as did also Messrs. Thur
man and Bayard, but Mr.. Blaine made a
vigorous onslaught on the private institu-
tons of learning, which he stigmatized as
being lat war with the public school syS-
Ten" and denounced the proposition as a
"detriment and q stab at the efficiency and
support" of the latter Messrs. Hoar,
Thurman, and Bayard took the broad and
enlightened view that all private colleges
aided and reinforced the public school sys'
TEN, instead of antagonizing it, and a
majority of the Senators were of the same
uI inione when the vote was taken; but
Nessrs Ingalls,, Blaine, Sargent, and TWEEN
~ others were in the glorious minority
who would not sanction an act Of Justice
so long as it involved justice to Catholic
institutions.