The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-15
Independent hspubiicans 10 Indepeau'
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ent D0lteFs.
The country has heard great eeal about
the offended Independent Republican,,
who are supposed TO DO go enraged By the
nomination Of the FIRST man in their party
that they are going out Ct it in such precip.
itate disorder that they tramp on each eth
er's tots in the stampede.
In our neighboring State Of Pennsylva-
MIA they have he'd very vigorous body Of
Independent Republicans. men Of inteIli-
gerce and character, led by persona Of
iamilisrily with political campaigning
methods. In two campaigns, the fret
time without generalization and without
organization, they made themselves felt to
the time Of nearly $4,000 votes. In their Bee.
ond campaign they defeated the Republ:-
can nominee Tor Governor, that gallant
soldier and useful citizen, General James
A. Beaver, who deserved better fate.
The Dol. in Pennsylvania Was against
party methods which sllerced the popular
voice and bent the party to will not its
own. It was grievance Of long standing,
and no sufficient effort had ever been made
within the party TO compel obedience to
the popular will aroused at last 1000 In
dependent Republicans struck the party
from the outaide and elected q Democratic
Governor.
Now these Independent Republicans
have issued an address 10 tho Independent
Republican boilers OF New York and Mss.
sachusetts. "Out Of the iulincss Of the
heart the mouth Hpeaketh." The Pennsyl-
vania brethren know what it ia to seek re-
form through Democratic administration.
They were determined to elect a Demo-
Graf; they elected him, and they have had
little reason to be proud Of their work.
All that has been "a ned has come through
the Republican party, which in Pennsyl-
yania has liberalizsd and popularized It's
methods aud on the srander plane has in
spirit and in fact been 80 ruled by the
popular will that tho frs. choice Of the
party has become ita nominee for P.esi.
dant. On this point the Pennsylvania In
dependent Republicans say: WI
I. cannot be gainssid that Mr.. Blaine ia tbs
choice OF the masses Of the dominant party In
the United 6ta.os, and that the late ConSen-
ton, bst,cr than most Of its predecessors,
gave heed to tho demands OF Ito constituents.
1t is an evidence Of the personal strength OF
Mr.. Blaine that his support came from the
inrthest East and the farthest Weat-trom
with her manufacturere-and |
in these widely separated localities with their
diverse interests, was exceptionally earnest \
and enthusiastic. To oppose his election |
would then seem to be au attack upon tho
results Of Independent work. Il would seem
to bs an acceptance Of the theory against
which We have been c3nlending, that the !
few are more entitled TO consideration than
tue many, and to differ from the principle
and PRACTICE OF the machine men mainly in
rs,2sc, to the tsonality OF The individuals
who participate In the effort. II
assumes a very asssilable, II notan indeieus!-
ble position, In that 1t enables opponents to
caa'ss taas independents are never content
luless their own preferences IS TO candidates
have been successful. Bach an opposition
would not only bc difficult to defend upon
theory but would, Ss conceive, hs mott dis.
assro1s In lis results, since 1t involves tho
proposition Of surrandering the control OF
the country to the Democracy party which
has bten on the wrong side Of every import
mt question settles iu tho most evcnttui
period Of American history, and which hiss
% look back 10 tire time OF Jackson for It's
Achievements, to the timo Of Jefferson for its
'irtues. The annals Of human affairs show
10 instance Of retormers relying for support
Il their measures upon an organization which ,
1875 exhibited such extreme conservatism. !
They find nothing in Nj. Blaine'p
haracter to repel them, and with regard
> the "charges," they refer to his election
. the United States Senate alter the charges
ad been Investigated, and to his selsc,ion =
y President Garfield es Secretary Of State. q
hey beg the ''bolters" not to mistake re. Q
eminent Tor conscience and 10 thinktwice y
efore they leap into the Democratic party a
, alliance with "!he most corrupt elements 8