Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-03
SOME RESTRICTIONS UPON TIE COM
ING estate CANVASS.

IOlXH REELEOIlONS IFON AAAn1 WIN
IsGsrATE CANVASS.
While the open boast ofthe Republicans
hat they win carry the next Legislature
N this State is premature, it is worthy OF
attention. Gen. Corr announces officially
that be will not accept denomination to
the House Of Representatives. The issue
may therefore be understood to De square
" made that this ambitious gentleman Is
TO be put forward IS an ayowed candidate,
which he really is, for the United States
Senate. That such condition OF things
should be witnessed in State which is
reliably Democratic, and whose Legislature
at its coming session viii cOrresPOndingly
represent g reliable Democratic constituent
cy, would strike the casual
observer as anomalous. Whist is
there behind it all? What does it
msan2 The REGISTER has given some
thought to the subject, and is prepared 1t
thinks to state frankly to the Democracy
of West Virginia precisely the scheme
which ia behind these conditions. Every
body knows that no Republican can hope
BY fair means to witness the success OF
his party in this State. Everybody must
know that while the Republican party can
not defeat the Democratic party in the
coming election of West Virginia, the Re
publican party at the same time ia stalking
Its hopes upon the assumed fallscies which
might cause the Democracy to defeat IT.
self Let us look at it. In the first place
| il has been whispered in number OF quar-
tsrs that Democratic candidates for the
Legislature are to be pledged for or against
this man or that as q candidate for the
United States Senate. On the same theory
of course each Democratic candidate would
be called on to pledge himselfou every lead
ing topic of legislation going outside the
pale of his representative duties. DE
could likewise be called upon to pledge
himself touching the removal Of a court
house, or the temperance question, Oh
the dog lsw," and if our Republican enc
mics are to give color and direction to ou'
canvass the average Democratic candidate
would be interviewed upon the Mormon
question" the Chinese issue" and dozer
other kindred topics. 1t can readily, there
fore, be seen that Instead OF patriotic
course, prompted by a spirit Of good gov
eminent, leading to the selection by th'
Democracy in each county Of the State o
its BEST and ablest and purest men for tn
Legislature, the theories of the Republican
party for our disruption, if allowed to b
injected into the camp of Democracy
would make cat and dog fight in every
locality, render almost secure, not SO muei
a Republican victory as an ipglorious AMI
inexcusable Democratic defeat.
The talk Of a State Convention to enabl'
any msiority Of counties or Of population
represented in such convention to dictst
to other counties and other sections of tn
State what policy shall be, even in tn
selection of their representatives, has tn
same tendency and is doubtless designe'
for the same purpose.
All this means, and can only mean or
thing, that is, to arouse the inspiration
of every true Democrat in the S;st
to repudiate every attempt, from whateVe
source, 10 create discord, foment strife o
lend embarrassment to the party canvass
The one thing which oughs to be done
the natural, the easy and the right thing
That is, that the Democrats of the vsriou
counties shall utterly repudiate and con
denim every manufacture Of fictitious issu
and 90 into the coming contest upon tn
one issue which alone may be depended oil
to carry the party triumphsntly to success
and hat issue should be the selection OF til
very best and truest and purest mel
for representative hopors. Let tie Sera
torisl question take care Of itself; let mat
tiers of public legislation take care o
themselves; let the dog lay take care o
itself; or rather in each and every case le
the people and not the politicians taxi
care of all these questions Let the PEG
pie and not the politicians nominate ranc
elect their representatives; let the people
the Democratic people, nominate anc
elect in each and in every case, and With
tall measure OF confidence to which they
are entitled, there best and ablest anC
purest Democrats to office, and in the
hands of the beat, the ablest and the pures
Democrats of the respective counties, the
Senatorial question and the dog law alike
will be safe from all harm.