Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-30
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Notes Cleaned From Here and There oil
the Political Current.


Camden will be returned TO the Senate
See if he don't-Berksiey Sprays Aces.
The Hinton Independent warmly urges
/ the claims OF Senator J. ". McCreery, OF
| Raleigh county, as suitable person to
elect President of the West Virginia SEN
ate.
Republican votes TO elect Democratic
| L. $. Senator for this State. Democrats
will 90 into caucus. They will vote and
elect him. Republicans will 20 through
with their Grand Laama Golf religious eN-
ercises. but they will not have any part
in electtng our next Senator.-Hetzd Dem
! ocrdt.
We understand that our friend Z. ].
Simpson, OF Martinsburg will be candi-
date for the position of Sergeant-at-Arms
of the next State Senate We hope he will
obtain the place. lie is fully qualified to
perform the duties, and is besides q
staunch Democrat and very good fellow.
-ShepherdSfO'rR Register.
The Lineage" of the editor Of the West
Virginia Democrat holds him high above
the temptation to do wrong. Successful
politicians are an awful set of fellows
while living, but they establish noble
lines, and the tenth tranSmitter OF fool
ISL face" points back with,pride to them
kGRdlChG GG=Ctte.
The State Journal, Parkersburg argues
that it is the duty of the Republicans to
defeat Johnson y. Camden for reelection
to the Senate, because ; he is the very life
and soul of the Democratic party of West
Virginia" We don't think Democrats
will heed the wishes OF the Republicans
Pt Pleasant Register.
Although the Republicans have minor
ity in the West Virginia Legislature, they
are throwing out dark hints that they will
be able to thwart the will Of the Democrat
ic majority by the aid of q few Democrats
who will refuse to 20 into caucus when 1t
comes TO the election OF Senator. We
hardly think that there are any Democratic
members OF the Legislature who are fool
ish enough to butt their heads against a
brick wall.-.ShspheILstO Register.
While Senator Camden may be to some
extent the life of the Democratic party
in this State he is mt the same time the
very life of the State itself Let Mr..
Camden withdraw his capital from the de
yelopments he is now making, let him
cease 10 build railroads and how soon would
West Virginia come to q stand still; and
wouldn't this State he in pitiable plight,
! indeed, if we depended upon the rich Re
publican GOff 10 invest his money in en-
terprises in our midSt.-H. Pleasant Regis
ter
The small Democratic majority in the
Legislature of this State has suggested the
idea that possibly sufficient number Of
Democrats could De found who would re-
fuse TO 20 into caucus of the party to de
feat a nomination. There is not, we be-
lieve, in the party, man 50 lost 10 every
principle of political honesty rs to give aid
and comfort to such proposition. Any
Democrat who refuses To 20 with his party
in the Senatorial contest now on us will
be a traitor and deserves and will receive
the execratiOn of all honest Democrats
ibicr>oH Statesman.
Some OfOur contemporaries are going
for" the Charlestown Democrat in very
lively svle in their Efforts to prevent the
harm it is doing to the Democratic party.
We confess that we do not know whether
it is sensible or foolish to answer the many
malicious and miSchicvOuS articles which
appear in that paper. Considering Scrip
ture in regard tn the matter, the 18th verse
Of the 26th chapter OF Proverbs tells us
what to do in the case, and the next verse
advises contrary course, and we are
again in doubt. We reckon the best plan
is 10 give the Democrat plenty of rope and
await the neutrality-suspicious. Register
Unity and harmony can scarcely be ex-
pcctcd ~ long rs one side claims tn be-
absolutely right and that the other is alb
SOlutely wrong and the faction assuming
to be right denOunccs members OF the
others traitors aud preSumeS To read them
out Of the party.
The narrow margin by which we hold
the Legislature ought To admOniSh the
extreme men ef each faction of the neceS-
Sity for adjusting all party differences,
10 the end that strife may cease
and the organization again become
strong in the State One of the cardinal
doctrines OF the Democratic party is that
the majority shall rule. IfthiS wholesome
rule is observed, and we do not see how
any sound Democrat can disregard it, all
trouble over the election of u Senator can
be disposed OF easily. For months before
the election was held, indeed for many
months before the conventions to nominate
candidates were called, the question ~ TO
who should succeed Mr.. Camden was dis
cuSSed very thoroughly throughout the
entire State, and in almost every county
candidates were pledged either for or
against Camden. In this way very fair
expression of the will of the people was
obtained. Therefore, if majority
Of his party favor his return, he is
entitled to the Scnatorship, having won it
in fair fight, and his opponents should
be fair enough and manly enough to yield
gracefully to the wishes of the people