Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-09
THE REGIsTER AND THE INTEL
IIGENCER.

II should be well understood now, If i never
has been before, that nonomtnee VINO uoSs not
belong TO the party aud the faction OF the
Wheeling REGISTER can have decent treatment
from thai poor apology Of a newspaper.
Incompetent TO argue the questions when en-
cage the public attention, II resorts 10 the max
ing of falSshOOds aud the vult1catton OF cltiZens
ofdeseryedly good standing. IL seems 70 nave
no policy except that OF Misrepresentation.
Us conduct Of its part OF the campaign mas
been diSgraceful 70 our Journalism ana our pom,
tics IL does not deserve the cOuntenance OF
anybody who likes clean journalism and fairly
decent polidcs.-hbHt2tRcef.
We can only Icy the above gross iusult
to this community to an Oysrplus Of i'm
potent rSge, msl;eo and spleen, for there
il az much of it in the above surprising
sbullition as could be crowded into that
space.
Toe astonishing iupudsncs of the IHtsH-
iqsaecr in this bit of brutal bl~sekguardism
is only equallei by the cowlike awkward
nes of its attempt to cover mp its "
Dangling r~ascality iu the campsign just
ended.
We have no need to say that the REGIS
E has made an open, fair and honorable
fight. The people know it and attest it
by the c,rdiality Of their support. We
have attacked no candidate personally
and the H~lteHigeaeer can not bring
forward q Republican candidate who
will not instantly give the lie TO Its aSssr-
ton. On the other hand, Whist sort Of a
campaign has the hteuigeaeer made? Tit
attempted anything like argument we
failed to see it. 1t has made a campaign
of deception, rascality and personal vilih-
cation. Its attacks on Mr.. PENDLEToN
especially have hesn shameful. A man has
only 10 be q Democrat to have the mud
batteries of this narrow-mindsd, lying,
hids-bouud partisan sheet turned foil
force upon him; the better the Democrat
the more scandalous the yituperation. 1t
has always been so, but in this clm-
paigu the HteQigeReer has out IRteIigeneered
the IateHigeaeer. It's campaign Of dirt
throwing, deception and actual rsscality,
wss 80 palpsbls, that Republicans lat
their plrty in this county in disgust,
simply because Of its organ. Witness the
clean sweep made by the Democracy hare.
We doubt if any other county in the State
EQUALS il. While the REGISTER gave
facts, figures ar argument, the LRteRigeR-
cer Conducted q baby fight, insulted
the intelligence Of our wcrkingmsn, by
bowling free trade" aud aogersd honest
Republicans, by its peurils and dirty per-
sOnal campaign against the Dsmccratic
candidates. Wherever the LRteRigReer
was circulated, it lost its party votes, be-
yond the shadow of doubt AS We have
already said, we hardly know which con-
tributed most 10 the magnificent L. mocrat-
ic victory in this county, the R~EGIsrEE's
strong. honest and fair fight or the IAtelli-
0~eaeer's pusrile and dirty one. It has been
almost criminal in sOms inStaness, notably
in its rsscally sarblinG Of the election law
to aid the Republican managers in their
bold schemes Of fraud. The instant effect
of this was to increase the REGIsTER's cir
collation. among Republicans many hun
dreds, the REGISTER having published the
law in full. The REGISTER fought hard
to preserve the purity Of tia ballot and we
not only received no aid from the LateRi.
geaeer but we had to eight IFS influence on
the side of the projected rascality. We
fought successfully and We never have had
30 fir an election.
1.-THE hteliigeneereye yer had any reputation
it has now lest ID all. It has no standing
as 3 newspaper ard the people can place
no confidence in it It's circulation has
DECREASED and the REGIsTER's has BOOM
ed away ahead. Ask the nswsboys on the
streets, on the railroad trains, ak the
news agents Throughout this and sdjoin-
ing States as 10 the comparative pOpu'as-
ity Of the two papers and Jon win find
the inquiry Is always for the REGusrER,