Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-03

bv this means the President is elected
and the tailor gets his seat IN the Caol-
net. And while the chairman OF the
committee and manager OF the cam
paign does not pretend to be a religious
man. vet the President, who under these
circumstances appoints the tailor 10 a
I Cabinet position and the tailor himself,
are heralded as very religious and plouS
men. Worse than PhariSeelSm relgns
i'm high places. The Democratic
party is the safeguard of the peoples
rights. What shall be done to keep the
Democratic party in power in this state:
ORGANIZE. ORGANIZE
Success cannot be hoped for without
organization. There ought TO be Dem
ocratic club i'm every town and School
district i'm the State. There ought to DC
county committee, thoroughly organ
lied in every county Of the State, with
chairman living at the principal place
I i'm the county, with a member of said
committee living i'm every voting pre-
cinct i'm the county. The chairman
ought at an times 10 be in direct COM
munication with each committeeman in
the voting districts and with the presl-
dent of every club. OF course there
ought TO be q State Executive Commit
tee. whose chairman should be IN con-
slant communication with the chairman
of each county committee. Through
these channels, by the distribution Of
documents. the people will be properly
educated in Democratic principles.
As To methods? Let the Democratic
party plant itself on a higher plane
than that on which its opponent stands.
Instead of encouraging the corrupt use
of money TO induce the voter to vote
the Democratic ticket, denOunce such
corruption in your platform, and insist
uDOn the briber and the bride taker be-
ing punished 20 the extent of the law
And if q candidate dares to resort to
any such methods 90 secure nOmina-
ton. let him be denied the nomination,
and if he attempts such methods TO Sc
cure his election, let the proper commit
tee take him down and substitute an
honest man i'm his stead. Let
your best men be nominated,
men in whom the people have
confidence. Don't nominate man
merely because he wants the nomination,
nor because he is willing to put money
into tine campaign if he is nominated.
One essential weakness in party politics
to-day is that 10 seems to be understood
that a poor man must not be candi-
date for an honorable position. That to
him who will pay the expense OF the
campaign shall be given the Office. The
effect of this is 90 corrupt the voter, 10
discourage our poor but brainy
Young men. and to encourage
the lOafer at the crossroads
20 fleece every candidate for office, or
worse still, 10 encourage candidates
whose only qualification for Office is the
money they possess, by It's lavish use 10
put a collar on the neckS of the young
men. and make them their retainerS, so
as % make a little something out OF
politics, knowing that under such SyS-
TEN they have no show TO hold office.
Discountenance personal politics. 1t
is the rock on which a party has
often suffered loss. IL creates jealOuSieS
and factions, and leads to defeat. Let
the people have voice in selecting
their representatives, and letnot packed
conventions present to them unworthy
men, and say These be thy Gods,
0. Israeli" and expect the people TO
blindly do the bidding Of such packed
conventions,
The people want honesty in politics;
and the party that will adopt the meth
DDS have suggested can raise sufficient
money for legitimate purposes, and will
cause people 10 look forward 10 the time
soon 20 come when honesty and brains
will Doe at a premium, and mere money
as a factor in politics will be at dis
count These principles ought rOtOnly
Doe discussed in the club, but the best
men In the State ought to be in
duced to 20 before the people
and discuss them, and to inspire
the people with the belief that
the tide of political corruption of the
same character that destroyed the an
Client Republics can be stopped and
turned back. and that the purity. and
that the perpetuity OF the Republican
government. the heritage of our fathers,
can be- secured. OKEY JOHNSON.