West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-04
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EzrroR ARGUS The Wheeling Regis
ter seems by-s tacIt understanding, or by
common consent, to be the organ Of the
! Democratic party in West Virginia, and
consequently the source TO which the rank
and file of the party, to which the writer
belongs. looks 4 7 instruction and guidance
In political mattera, The Register is new
~, bright and energetic, but what Rs real
views on several leading issues are, II
certainly is not easy to determine. Are
we TO understand that the only difference
between this Democratic and Republican
parties is, that We are cut, and they are
in-and that we want TO get 10, and they
don't want to get out Or. are we TO
succeed In the APP reaching campaign upon
moral grounds purely That il, are We
10 succeed by convincing the great body
| OF the Republican party, that we are in
diyidualty more honest than they and tina,
therefore the government ought To be
handed over to Us That course, | pres
ume, would neither be true nor taking. 1
have always believed, that as between the
individual member Of the two parties, the re
is no difference, In the matter of honesty,
sobrlety-notwithS,auding many Demo
Gratis, and Democratic papers, are foolieu
enough, and carel'sa enough, to assist
Republican demaaSgpes. in stigmaiiziup
Themselves, as jruukards aud wine bib
bers.
This has been permitted, and wiuked al,
until msny well meaning men have come
to REGARD il as fact, that the Democrats
do all the drinking, and the Republicans
VII the praying. Well. | admit that the
RAIDS have abundant cause for praying
But have Internationally digresscd.
started out 10 enquire, what the Register
position ID, ON some { the leading issues.
II there nrc any leading issues The tar Fl
for instance
1 understand that ills agre d by all par
ties, that The present taft produces rev
enue greatly in excess, even Of the ex-
travagant Expenditures OF the Government
ard it is equally well agreed, that to the
extent of the surplus produced, it rs op-
prcssive, end cOrrupri"g in iLs effects, and
onght TO be corrected.
The Democratic masses have thought,
and yet think, that the Republican party
10 culpable for continuing this uscless and
corrup,ing war tariff In time OF peace.
This has been understood to be he position
and teaching of the Register. Why l.
then, that the X gister is continually
disprageing, by its editorials, those men
IN Congress, who are endeayorlng To ac-
complish this end ? Way is il that the
Register seeks 10 convey the idea that
there are lrrecopCilable II rrencts Gctwe,
the Democratic leaders on the question
Why does the r gister join the Rrpub-
lican papers, In T, joicing at every sign of
defeat Of measures looking to the reduc-
ton of the tariff Why does the Regis
ter characterize such men as Carlisle aud
Morrison, Free traders''P Why does the
Register desire the Democrats in Congress
to ignore this quegtion, in view of the
PRESIDENTIAL campaign 2 Would il be wise
for the Democratic party to take az cow
ardlJ a course e. ihpiH To dodge An i'm
portant issue, and then go before tie
county end ask its support, saying We
will make thiDgs oil right if you will give
Gs the Bsesidency, but We were ofraid to
do anything last winter, for far our real
position might be known, and We would
lose some vo'e-
II 'S no use to talk about dodgius the
tariff issue ia the coming campaign. We
do not want to do IL notice has already
been serYed ON US by high Republican an
thority thq, we mus. fsce it. We can
face 1t. Let US do it like men.
JuSIUs.