The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-03
Must Naye III ELECTORAL Ticket

II we were to judge OF the Greenback-
Labor party by its protested organ at Par
kcrsburs, the STATE Standard, We should de-
Bpair OF fusion. But, thanks to the better
sense Of nincty-ninc hundrcdths Of that
party, fusion is success without the aid
OF Mr.. piorsol. Being the first to propose
fusion, he was the first to kick when he
found his supreme will was not obeycd in
carrying out the fusion details. Failing TO
control his party, and failing on several
occasions to fill his depleted treasury with
Republican cash, lie now essays to broad
on hi, peculiar influence by dcnouncing
the Republican party Tor what he claims is
its bad faith. 5's tlg-,: y +
Mr.. Picrsol knows that he uttcrs IN ab-
solute untruth when he declares that "the
Republicans have failed to divide the
Electoral ticket in accordance with the
Grafton Conference 1lcis unblushinsiy
impertinent when he says with the aid
OF John X. Thompson and other so-called
Grcenbackcrs, they have cndeavorcd to
foist upon the Grcenbacli voters OF the
State an electoral ticket the complexion
OF which is = guarantee that in The event
that fusion should prove success,
Blaine will receive the entire vote OF the
electoral college OF West Virginia" The
editor OF the Stale Standard has been fur.
nished witha resolution passed by the
Republican State Executive Committee
guaranteeing TO the j Observation-Disclosures
party the fulfllmcnt OF the Grafton COM
pact. And he also knows that the Re-
publican State Executive Committee have
tho matter i'll hand and are prosecuting it
to full completeness. Probably within a
week three Greenback-Labor electors, (thc
number guaranteed to them) will be in
tho field in iuliillmcnt OF the Grafton
agreement. When this is done the entire
fusion programme will have been Carried
out-carried out in good iaith by the Re-
publican party. g5j,-.
Mr.. John X. Thompson, whom he slurs,
is the Chairman OF his party's Executive
Committee, and from his position prcsu-
mably acts by neutrality-suspicious.
certainly have no right to call in question
tho personal orpolitical acts ofMr. Thomp-
son. He isa gentleman, n scholar, and
anablc leader Of his party, and We fear
that, because he is all three, he excitcs the
undisguised hatred OF the editor Of the
STATE Standard. 1t is because Mr.. Thomp-
ron has made fusion practicable in the
face Of Mr.. Piersol's opposition, that he is
now the victim OF the spleen and envy OF
this boiler. Mr.. Picrsol has lost his grip,
and his soreness can only be salvcd with
nplentiiul amount OF Republican cash,
rrofcssclly for the purpose OF distributing
Greenback literature in sufficient quanti-
ties to put him and his friends in the field
to make fusiona failure.
1t is possibly the misfortune Of the Re.
publican party Of West Virginia, like its
co.laborcr, TO be poor. in this world,
goods. This being true, We cannot under
stand how there could have been any ar
rangcment for "aid to place our Green
b speakers in the field and circulate
Grecnback literature" We are led, how
ever to believe that when the campaign
fully opens, tho Republican State Exccu.
tive Committee will be in n position to
help bear the burdens OF the canvass. But
it will have no funds TO cxpend for illesit-
imatc purposes, such as arc suggested by
the editor Of the Standard; but whatever
it cxpends, will be through tho proper and
recognized channels for such disburse-
mcnts and will be used for proper pur-
poses. The State Executive Committceof
the Grcenback borpartywill be charged
with this duty, and We doubt not in their
hands every dollar will be judiciously OK.
pended. .ss i'ig1S$
II Mr.. Picrsol cannot exercise. a little
patience, but desires to hoist the Demo-
cratic flag and ilaunt it in the face OF his
political friends, let him do so honestly and
sqaarely ii he cam He is evidently bid.
ding for Democratic hire We have no /
objections to his. getting his price, ii they
can sec anything in his position or his in.
hucnce to commend totlieir consideration
and attention. i've had word OF advice
70 give on tho subject We would advise
thatour Republican and Grccnback friends
lot Mr., Picrsol and his special associates /
severely alone. It's thc best way for them
to find their level. It is a positive! dctri-
ment to any party tolhave such men
eround, feeding like corlnorants on the