The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-28
sustain the Auditor and eompal obedience
to Ms rnnndats Ia poalton already laok.
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i ed upon "a one d, usurpahon. NJ
i Then close upon tho heels iof this an
trenDy incidentally connected with tn
sane proceeding comes tho order Of tn
-tcvun IN. tho IxrrLiiaINckI contempt cas-
a decision which Is likely 10 give the cour
more notoriety {hnn distinction--abridc
Ing the freedom Of the press and restrain
Ing tho individual right Of the citizen 4 Il
The atteranes Of free speech. III
There Ii another rock which lies deebe
under the waters, but the dread Of its pfss
ence has caused apprehension Throughout
the State. It - the creation Of what
known as the Debt Commission by th'
lust Legislature and suspicion that In som,
mysterious way Il bears some relation I,
the expected attempt Of tho certificate
holding syndicate TO create a liabilit,
against West Virginia for share OF TIL
old Suite debt. While the press has bee,
somewhat silent in the discussion Of thi
mAttcr-the Democratic press not desirin;
to pn.cipitato 1t and the Republican pres
evidently holding Il back for effective am
munition after tho campaign open
still there has been heard in tn.
mutter OF loud whisperings all over thu
stats, that there IL job in the purposes o
| the debt commission and TINT what ].
known US tho estate House Ring" IL II
League with tho syndicate 10 manipulate
from this State Payment OF, tho deferred
certificates Of Virginia aRd arbitrarily as
signed TO this State for payment. Whill
we have no idoa TINT the Legislature con-
templated anything Of tho sort In proyid'
ing for the creation OF that Commission,
still We must recognize the fact that the
impression has gone abroad that there Is
crookedness In 1t, and it Is to DO regretted
TINT nothing has boon done by the admin.
istrntion in that connection to dispol tho
suspicion. 1t Is wiser, however, for tho
Democratic party In its convention to take
possession Of this gun and spike It rather
than have tho enemy llse it against lis
after the battle has opened. 5= ~
With this statement Of plumbers OF the
present administration and for which the
opposition will seek to hold the Democrat.
IL party responsible, Democrats may well
ask themselves, What are We going TO do
about it, Can VIC afford 10 attempt vim.
dication OF these iollies? Wisdom gives
negative reply. Can We afford to be
thrown on the defensive In tedious at-
tempts at explanation? The same answer
from tho same source comes back to Us.
Let u soc what can be done. sif
Fusion has been made practicable by
these errors OF our administration. The
unnatural alliance between Greenbackcrs
and Republicans has been the outgrowth
OF tho political plumbers OF our State al.
ministration. Combined MS they are, the
opposition opens the campaign with less
thin $500 OF the Democratic force. II the
same dissatisfied condition that now ex-
lists is to be continued, all tho probabilities
are that more than the necessary votes to
make them majority will be won from
our side. How, then, are we to meet them
in successful combat? We want to in
crease our vote and increase our majority.
We want to come out Of this campaign
with Blaine and his iuipertiucnt nlanagers
buried under at least $1,000 majority.
There is but one way to do it. 4.I|
Tho party must reform itself.- av
1t must wash its hands Of the despotic
officials who have been unfaittiiul to the
teachings OF the party. - . SEQ
1t must in no way commit itself to the
folly OF m endorsement OF acts and policies
that cannot be sustained before all honest
and intelligent constituency.
1t must not plant itself in opposition to
the will and in a position OF hostility to
the rights OF the people.
1t must panoply itself in the garments
Of purity! and integrity and not present
itself rs the organization Of rings, syndi.
Gates or dcspotic officials, who arc ialse to
the principles Of Democracy and disobey
the instructions OF their party.
It must preserve its judicial department
pure and free from the influence OF politi-
cal combination md the COMMUNICATING
blight Of partizan touch. :, y, q,
1t must promulgate declaration OF prin-
cip|es in accord with the National Demo
cratic plnttorm. 1t must present ticket
of able, bold, aggressive young men, men
who are i'll accord with the progressive
spirit Of. the agc md with the ability to
stamp the impress OF their progression
upon the onward destiny of your young
State. We want 10 iossiiatcd remains OF
an ,unfruittul past to pose rs figure heads
on the State ticket. We do not want men
whose very souls are welded to the issues
of generation that is dead and buried,
and who can bring no cheering promise Of
& better future. We want a man at the
head Of THO ticket whp Is the typeoi oup
courageous young leader in the national
canyass=a man Of aggressive instincts,
thoroughly imbued with the spirit oil
reform, II man Of lofty Independents char-
actcr who can rise above tho circunscribcd
lines Of partisan politics when greater
emergencies require it, man who has the
moral courage to secure pure admins,
tt6liQn ri TIC" State government In opposi-
ton nike to tho menaces OF ring polite.
inns and the Establishments Of fnwning
time servers, who has the ability; and
moral power to carry Ills purity up with
him TO higher planes OF practical states
Inansllip=fsNng, pn;e,shle eNd aggressive
JET anr leader he4WhotheF # is Faulkner,
or Wilson, or Fleming, or whoever else Of
our bright young men the party may
beieos-olheh W. deserve t9. sluueed and
will. Otherwise We invite defeat, we wifi
get 1t, and moreover will deserve it.