Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-26
LYING NEWSPAPERS
That Feast and Grow Fat On
Fstid Vice.
A CAMPAIGN OF FILTH AND DIRT.
The Life Of a Man Rh0 Is
Bidding For Some Cheap
Political kotoristy.
HISTORY AS MAN AND CLERK.
He Is Shown To Be Sharper and
SWicdler.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 25.-[Ex-
elusive. The politicians down here are
busy making bets on the result of the No
yember election, and tradgeing what they
call the enemy" This deposition, now
accepted into the theology Of the day, has
helped to make political campaign some
thing ike clyil war, and everything is
looked on as justifable against the en-
emy
The Dangers of Repeated Wars.
Thus we have mud, and slander, and
filth. and dirt, elimination and recrimina-
ton heaped by the enemy on his enemy.
Can the nation stand this upheaval every
four years?
The thunder Of this Presidential battle
is but the re-echo of the storm four years
ago, and the sound will not be broken be-
fore the clouds gather in 1888.
Had we not better give time tor the
smoke to clear?
The country cannot stand it, The peace
IS disturbed, the commercial and financial
interests tremble in the balance, and We
are on the lookout the whole time, unset.
lied unfxed-Hke a race OF Arabs.
Ihaye no remembrance Of such cam
pa;gn as this. Ii seems 20 me that, as the
rule, there has been nothing but froth and
as long as things could 0e kept on the sur
face, we'll and good. We have been living
on foam those of US who have weakness
for believing and swallowing everything
cast adrif
What fools these mortals be- And let
it not surprise nv readers when tell them
that the majority OF American voters hold
open their mouths for foam like young
birds DO for worms. Whatever is set aAoat
meets some open mouth and is swallowed
or-tried to be.
Hence so many demogOgues flourish.
They live on gulibiIity.
One-Sided NewspGper>.
The greatest m schief makers among us
are the iron-bound newspapers, there taiut-
ed and polluted sheets that exists by lying
and fatteu on vice as tetid in detailing
poison to multitudes Of credulous dupes as
the hearts Of their owners.
Here and there the press Of our country
needs burning coal
And such is that want to have voice in
choosing TOR us Chief Magistrate.
The newspapers that can see but one side
o. question or will not do justice to Doth
should be swept out of the community.
They lead astray and aim to burden the
community with willd aud premedited
numbering of truth. No, even Mercury
could catch up lie
LYING has put many man into the
grave. but truth has never brought one
back. Thus hold L TO be truism that
every living newspaper is indirectly, at least
a destroyer of life The tact is that they de-
stroy directly only TOO often. y newspaper
man of maay years have right to say this
I have corns, too.
The great trouble is we have TOO many
little papers. They worry anu annoy and
are of no earthly value. They are Poked
into faces, rammed into our pockets, left IN
our boxes at the post office, and we have to
subscribe or we're blackmailed. At one
time was the victim OF forty odd ne~sPa-
pers which never asked for, never wanted,
never read, and never opened
Didn't you get my paper said an edi
tor with hair on his head like that on
miles tail.
Upon my word l couldn't tell YOU l
Srow get good many, bnt land r'm-
bid inst herel haven't time to read them
and can't open hem sometimes.
VERY well. sir. if You don't see MT 70
read nv paper, sir, I will let the people
know know. sir what interest you take IN
our county. sir. and III see that our coun-
,rv. sir. takes no interest in YOU. You owe
re. sir. for two wears subscription.
Thinking that might some day need
that great mans services in a race Tor
CONGRESS. should have paid him.
would i'll had been a demagogue. shall
not 20 TO Congress on any such miserable
haSis as that. As haven asked to 90 no
one has any right to complain.
My co-workers Of the press understand
NE at least those who can appreciate JUS
tice and whose good will is to me sincere
pleasure.
stand by the Record.
The best road, the grand road that leads
70 distinction is the road Of merit, then you
are never tresspasSer, there is no bending
or cringing, or fawning. Why not have It
so in this great campaign? Let every clti-
zen who loves his country study how TO help
secure its welfare.
Responsibility is the definition Of life and
a man. record is a test of that reSponsloih-
~. Is is, too, scroll Of prophecy tuL OF
intimations for the future.
Let US 90 bv the book. What need OF
seeking a verdict upon private character!
There the record. That's the test. II a
man have no public record then God has
given him something by which We can Judge
him. ,
Reputation is not what needs be meas
ured. II won't do When man attempts
to push his reputation, the odds are against
him; it's ike managing ship in a hurri,
cana SELBY.