Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-01
FOR PENDLETON.
WHEELING, W. Va, July 30.

w uEELiNG. W. A.. Jul! so.
To ne Editor 0ftis Register.
SIR: Though it is not your custom 10
take sides between Democratic candi-
dates for nominations, must say that
admire the bold and determined stand
you took yesterday. Mr.. Pendleton'S
nomination for Congress is imperative
upon the Democracy.
For six months past the Democrats of
the United States with one voice, with
unparalleled wuanimity, with heat,
passion and bitterness never equalled in
this country. have denounced the parti-
san. unconstitutional, autocratic and
bulldozing course of Speaker Thomas
b. Reed.
Mr. Peudlctdn is the most cOnSpicu-
Gus victim OF Mr.. Reeds lawleSSneSS
and tyranny. He is the one Democrat
who was turned ont Of Congress with
out q quorum. 10 is notorious that in
his case alone the Speaker had To count
a quorum in order 10 turn him out. II
is well known that in spite of whipping
in. threats and cracks of the party
whip enough Republicans remained
away 20 break a quorum in Mr.. Pendlc-
toms case. and that Tom Reed counted
a quorum 20 Dust him.
The other Democrats. whose seats
have been stolen, were turned ont with
legal quorumS. The Democratic mem
beers of Congress expect Mr.. Pcndleton
% bee renomiuatcd 10y reclamation and
would Dee much surprised To- hear that
the Democrats OF the First district
We're hand In glove with Reed and were
endorsing his course.
What has Mr. Pendlctou done that ne
should be thrown aside, and what Dem
ocrat can say that ne is weak candi-
date? He has redeemed % district and
the Republicans to-day dare not
nominate Atkinson 10 run against
him. while every Republican paper in
the district Is running either Col. Dan
Johnson or Col Ben Wilson against Mr..
Pcndlcton for the Democratic nominal
tion for Congress They don't want
John q. Pcndleton ON the Democratic
ticket. They know that they Swindlcd
him; they know that his popularity IS
greater than that of any other Demo
crat. aud that he would be- the most
dangerous man for them 20 tight; and
vet they have the check 90 ask the
Democrats 90 nominate Col. Ben Wilson
or Col. Dan Johnson, but for Gods sake
not 20 nominate John o. PcudletOn.
Everyone knows that for six years prior
to lSss the Republicans held the dis
trict with ana iron hand. and expected
with Tariff Reform 10 the front
90 elect their Congressman bY over q
Thousand ma iOrity.
Well the Democrats nominated Mr..
Pendletou. He went everywhere, he
spoke everywhere aud mixed with the
people. Cleveland lost the district. so
did Fleming and the Democratic State
ticket. but John O. Peudletou ran ahead.
was elected by the people only TO have
his place stolen by the most damuable
fraud ever perpctratcd. and now we
Democrats are asked 10 endorse the raS-
cality of Thomas Il. Reed X Co. Not
much. Why. Mr.. Editor if Mr.. Pen
dletOu Dee not nominated thousands of
Democrats would remain away from the
polls aud not vote In sheer and con-
tcmptuOus disgust 40 such cOwardice
and political trickery. MOI Democrat
in the district should be- candidate
against Mr. Pcndleton and hc should.
ought aud will receive the nomination
by reclamation. 10 has always been the
custom when Democrat has been elect
cd to Congress from Democratic or
Republican district 90 give him second
nomination. When this rule has been
violated 10 has worked disaster, as In the
Fourth district. where Judge jackson
was elected by only thirteen majority,
when he should have had seven nun
drcd. Had Mr.. Hogg been given his
denomination there would have been no
complications there. Here is a district
which was Republican for the previous
six years Mr. PeudletOn is nominated.
carries IL. and hc and the party are in
cold-bloodcd, unlawful and yillainouS
manner cheated ont of the victory Shall
We deliberately throw the man who led
us % victory into the river and trample
upon his remains? Queer Democrats.
Men ready FOR the lunatic asylum might
DO this: sane Democrats never.
That Mr.. Peudlctou is popular is
shown by the fact that for the first time
iu twenty-siX years the nominee for con-
grcss ran ahead Of the Democratic nom
ncc for President and the Democratic
NINIf Lltktl lN lNl~ u4NtllN AAAl tl' - 81
man of great learning. eloquence aud
ability. mo- one needs % be told who
listened % the magnificent speech made
by him week before the last election
i'm the Capitol Rink.
The Republicans have forced Atkiu-
son from the field and dare not allow
the voters chance at him. They know
that Mr.. Pcndlcton will be- at the head
of the Democratic legionS, and they
have told Atkinson that Pendleton
would bury him under a thousand ma
jority.
We propose that the Democrat who
broke the Republican column in this
district shall lead us this fall. and that
the victor who >natched the district
from the Republicans shall not be- hurl-
ed from his place. Let every Democrat
be- 40 the polls ON Saturday night and
see to 70 that Ohio county sends an un-
broken Pcndleton delegation % the
Congressional Convention.
Place NO man on the delegation who
is not for John O. Peudlcton first, last
and an the time. and let us tell the peo-
pie that Ohio county loves her brilliant
and popular Young leader.