The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-30
FRANK STATEMENTS
Regarding the Condition Of the
West Virginia Democracy.
FROM EX-SENATOR B. W, PRICE
Refused Admission to tho Register
Columns After Being Solicited
by tho General Munngcr...The
Party False to Its Principles.

Re9isier, was sent to that paper by e,
State Senator B. W. Price, OF Mursha
county, in response to u circular recci,
eddy him from Manager Taney askin
him to give his views as to the matter
treated OF In the communication. Nj
Taney refused to publish Senator Price
views, although he did print severa
columns Of letters from other leadin,
Democrats who answered his request
for their views on tho subject referret
to. Following Is Senator Prices letter
which has been semitic the INrRLLlGeS
GER since being refused admit.snce te
the Registers columns:
NATivG HoME, MARSHALL Co., W. Va,
- . August q, 1890. I
To he Editor ofthe Register.
! received some time ago letter from
you In whichyou request me to furnish
your paper with my opinion Of the bea,
method OF bringing uhont thorough
organization OF the Democratic party in
West Virginia, also any other iuiorma.
ton as TO the methods, weakness
defects, strength or apathy Of either or
both parties, and whatsoever suggested
iseif to NC that might be Of use in pro.
noting and pespeluatiug Democratic
principles. | approach the aubjsct with
some mtsgivings, because Of my limited
knowledge Of political matters generally
and my want OF ability to get ND An
article ior publication Ia a yspap.r
that would be readable, but, asy you have
asked Tor my news in regard to that
matter, unsought by me, will venture
to give them, asd whatever criticisms
i any, you or Others may have in store
Tor what | say I would Ike to hear, |
have read with acme interest and care
most Of the answers to your otter ad.
dressed to other Democrats OF the State
~ the same subject aud I heartily agree
with them in all they. have said in regard
70 the organization of the purity. | had
hoped, however, that soule OF those
earned lawyers and judges would have
answered those other requests contained
IN the latter part OF your letter, for thew
must know as well as l that all is not
harmony and sunshine in the Demo.
cratic party OF West Virginia to day and
that our Sampson OF party OF 1872 has
been shorn oil it's locks and now lies
almost helpless at the feet OF its foes.
This loss Of strength has grown out of
the fact that the party, at least portion
of il, including the Register, has not stood
'quarety by aud carried out the princi.
pies laid down in Democratic platforms
State and National. The Democratic
party, from the time of it's first platform.
went to the people in the days OF An.
Drew Jackson (aud 1t WAS my good for.
tune to live in those days and TO give
my. feeble aid to that great leader in the
derce war wayel against him and the
people by monopoly and the money
power, headed by Nick Biddle), took
he ground in that first platform, and it
las been declared in all Democratic
otatforms since that time, tnas the
money po|er and monopoly are danger.
Jus elements in this Government, which
means that the parties who are the ad-
locates aud the participants OF the ex.
;lusive privileges and iavors growing out
II those hurliul Influences should no,
% trusted with the iaw.makinv power.
You are aware, Mr.. Taney, that in the
not very long ago a Democratic Lseislu,
.ure Of this State, the Wheeling REGISTER
md other Democratic newspapers of
West Virginia, and many OF the party
eaders moved heaven aud earth, as it
we're, to put man in the United States
Senate who was bank monopolst, a
'ailroad mouopoiist and Standard Oil
nonopolist-known to be such every
where; and in that same Legislature
here were other Democrats who yiror.
3usly opposed his election upon the
ground that to elect him would be- re-
and going back on the anti
monopoly doctlinOs found in Demo.
cratic platforms; and out Of that differ.
snce Of opinion and action scisms and
actions grew up that have we'll nigh
worked lne parsy's ruin in our little
Mountain State. Hence our weakness.
md who Of those two factions was to
blame? Was it those who stood by the
Jacksonian doctrines and principles
ouad in Democratic platforms for the
oast three score years, or the parties
who went back Oh those platforms and
''rayed away after false gods and the
money aud monopoly infamy? The
sntire Democracy oi West Virginia an.
'wered that question Il. Grafton the
he other day.
In order that any party should have
he respect, the confidence and support
II the masses, it should be consistent,
aud the Democratic party has either to
strike from its platform opposition to
monopoly or cease to vote for and elect
men to high public positions who grow
rich and fatten on those damnable ayep.
stes at the expense OF the people. sug.
2est, then, that in order to regain our
lost strength and to perpetuate Demo.
cratic principles, that the Wheeling
Register and other Democratic newspa-
pers Of the State lead of in a bold,
manly effort to convince the masses that
in all the future the Democratic party
will be true to the people and the anti.
doctrines and promises found
in its platforms, and that it will elect no
man who asks for public office who is
identified with that infamous outrage,
Do this, Mr.. hney, and aoon our good
old party will stand forth before the
world bright as The morning, clothed in
all it's former purity aid power.
B. ". PRICE.