The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-09
SENATOR THURMAN.
Tells How Not to DO it-But They Do II
All tho Same. 9.

Tells How Not to DO lt-But They Do II
All tho Same. .5s
COLUMBUS, January S.-The greatest sen.
cation Of the Senatorial contes! 80 far is the
letter Of ex-senator Thurman, published
on the eve Of the caucus. I. caused de.
cided autter among the Payne men, who
declared it forgery, but its Renuinenees
being established they declared It came too
late in the fight to do them any harm. The
contest has been 80 bitter that 1t will be
many day before tho wounds are all heal.
ed. The following is the text OF Judge
ThurmaH's letter: zs-s -
II have nothing to say against any OF the
candidates. They are men OF ability. NY
personal relations with each OF them have
always been friendly and pleasant, but
there is something that shocks me in the
idea Of crushing such men like Pendleton
and Ward, who have devoted the best por.
tion Of their lives TO the maintenance OF
Democracy, BY combiL alton against them
Of personal malice and overgrown wealth.
Ihear Payne men say, We can't support
Pendleton because we disapprove OF his
civil serv!ce reform bill, forgetting that
convention after convention OF tho Demo-
cratic party, both State and Nation.
al, have resolved in favor OF civil service
reform, and also forgetting that Republi.
cans now in Office are Just ss liabls to be
turned. out as il the Pendleton bill had
never been passed. l do not advocate that
bill. / think that it ought to be amended
or repealed. but l would not. slaughter a
lifelong Democrat because in q long pub.
lie service he happened to make one mis-.
take. But il these gentlemen cannot sup.
port Pendleton, why cannot they support
Ward?, He Is not responsible for the civil
service reform bill, indeed, have always
understood that he disapproves Of it. That
he is q man Of ability everybody must ad.
NIT. That he has performed immense Ia
Dor for our party no one will deny.
Why then prefer Payne to him?
AHAcHINE WANTED.
The answer, l fear, is perfectly plain.
There has never been any ma
chine politics in the Democratic party OF
Ohio. We bByp, rs party, been freer
from bossism than any party that ever ex.
listed. But some men seem to think we
ought to have a machine, amply supplied
with money to work it, and under the ab-
solute control Of the boss or bosses to de-
eide who shall and who shall, not receive
the honors and rewards within the gift OF
the party. 10 set up such a party it is
necessary in tho first place TO kill of the
men who have heretofore enjoyed the con-
tidence Of the party, the men whose ability,
hard labor, and principles did so much 10
keep the party together in the terrible or.
deal through which it has passed. am un.
willing to see this done. 1t does not con.
cern me personally, for 1 am mere
private citizen, having no expectation or
wish ever 10 hold office again. i But al.
though have never sought for revenge
upon the enemies in the party, if have
had any, on the other hand, have never
deserted my friends, and l don't want to
be called on 10 be a pall.bearer at their po.
litical funeral. 1 want to see our officers
elected-in the good old-fashioned Demo-
cratic mode, and not by some new.fangled
mode that, TO say the least Of it, wears evil
omened and suspicious aspects. I want to
see all true Democrats have fair chance
according 10 their merite, and don't want
to see political cut-throat bossism inaug.
urated for the beneti. Of a cless party, cor
poration, or candidate" 3 = ,.-s. 5.---.a