Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-15
SONIEADVICE
From "Brue Hen" TO the Democratic Party
of Ohio County.

of Ohio County.
To ne Editor If the Register:
The Democratic party of Ohio county Is
largely made mp OF ~wOrkingmen, more so
than the Republican, party. 4 movement
is on foot, the proposition submitted, its
adoption vigorously discussed and pressed
by some wOuld-be leaders of the party, to
compel the Democratic county convention,
to nominate certain men, and unless the
convention agrees differentiation ofthese
men, they will defeat the party by with
drawing from the party, members OF the
Knights of the Labor and trades assemblies
who are also members of the Democratic
party in this city and county. So far as
am personally interested in the welfare and
success of the Democratic party
in this county and State,
/ prefer defeat to an agreement OF this
kind. l am not yet ready, nor DO l be-
heye, that the wOrkingmen who are mem
beers Of the DemOcraticpa party in this county
are ready to say that n or two hall
blOOded Democrats shall make u noml-
nations for us. / am in favor Of a regularly
elected convention of the party; free from
rings, family interests, and any and alland
every kind of improper influence. Let the
delegates go into the convention untram-
meled and unpledged, and then let the
convention in making its nominations look
TO the interests Of the people first, and to
the party next. The best of men should
be selected. All classes Of our interests
and citizens should have q place on the
ticket. The ~workingmcn, the merchants,
-, ,,,I p,annfasfn rarg oil GhOnln
have a capable representative on the
ticket, if we would make it successful.
I hope to see the Democrats OF this county
exercise more than their ordinary and
customary wisdom and prudence in max
inc ND their Legislative ticket in Ohio
county this year, for, if they don't, defeat
awaits them sure. But in advance, | warn
the party not agree to, or do anything, not
right, and that will not command the APP
prevail OF the party, generally.
The interests of the people, and the in
terests OF the pBrty, and not the interests
of men, whose only ambition and effort is
to rule or ruin the party, should govern
the party and its connection, when the
time comes for the act.
The Democratic party is prominently
TIC party VI Al PS'pAN" II ANANNN' WV
great and grand idea and sentiment
Of 1.-THE American citizen. A free
dom in all things, not inconsistent
with, nor in any way destructive, of the
virtue and moral and social safety and
welfare of the people. Its grand conserya-
tism has always been, and is now, the only
anchor this government has had, II now
has. O~verpOwered o GRANVILLE, by a wild sen
timent, it has again come up to take hold
ofthe reins of government and guide the
ship of State, as it had done, for almost a
century. Iappeal to all members of the
party mot those who are using the party
for personal ends only to do nothing that
will cause diSsensions in our ranks, but,
on the contrary, to contribute in any pos
sible way to the success OF the party in the
coming canvass. Let that man who thinks
and says that he carries the success of the
party in his nomination, be thrust aside
for a better Democrat.
BLUE HEN.