Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-09
MAJOR +. 4 BENNETT.
4 weiI-Known Democrat submits His
Views.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, .
T,tte EiVor 0fNs Register.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. May d.
I IT, ne E,}1or orHs Register
+ SrR-Being asked 10 write my opinion
as To- the best method of organization i0r
fine Democratic party i'm this state. with
/ INV ideas of the weakness, defects, ETC. OF
I mo prescut organization or methods, win
I remarks uuon the strength or apathy OF
either or both leading parties, etc, etc,
/ will saw that upon general principles the
strength of political party depends NOT
/ III rnrrh upou the character of It's 0rganila-
tion AS upon the fealty OF its adherents 10
the principles advocated ana carried oul ny
those chosen 10 administer It's power n tuS
government That this tealty IS lnlehsliieG
or relaxed i'm accordance win tne soou
f,i+h or lack of 10 with which those SO
chosen may respond 10 the !ust hVPcS
and wishes of their constituents Inc
Question of methods of organization there
/ fore becomes a minor One-that OF the con
dnct of leaders and their official actions the
,,o,slrnouut one i'm the present crisis oil our
nolitirol affairs do not declare new or
STRANGE thing when say that the spirit Oh
ostfacism of all but their own crown OF
faction. adopted and carried out ON lhe GU
tcrie of West Virginia officials VINO repI.c.
sent us AT Washington. mas causeu iVsI'.
uafe comment and effected Disadvantage
Gratis who hoped for a different and broader
method from men SO exalted. IhoSe mus
disaffectcd are careless about going 10 lne
p0lls and never think of urging thelr ueish-
b0rs 20 come out and vote.
Our party has been exceedingly unior,
tunatc i'm having Mr. Cleveland at the heau
of the National ticket in the last TWO cam
'paisus. The tattering illusions OF inc
press and those who held Office under ms
administration. or hoped 10, did not reject
ANYTHING like the true sentiment OF very
large and respectable portion oil the pSoPc
who vote for Democratic principles lAese
held him unfit for the exalted position, TO
which an accident led. for many suDStdu-
fial reasons. Among these We're: First
hisapparent independence Of the party as
manifested i'm his appointments 10 once
second. his un-Dcmocratic position on the
silver question. and. third. his unmannerly
treatment of. and hostility 10, the
soldier element, a large proportion OF
whom vote the Democratic ticket put
who either rrfrained from voting al al or
voted for his opponent al the election OF
tSS> II was unfortunate for us IN West
Virginia that our gubernatorial election
was held on the same day with that Tor
President. If our excellent State ticket
had stood alone a full vote and an earnest
on,, would have taken the place Of light
one. and our scant majority would nave
been emphatic Then we have suffered
f,,,r, "a lacl, of CAPABLE legislation that was
md i needed 10 push the development Of
onr states industries. We should have a
geological survey and State aid to build
railroads through the Interior even lnouen
- substitution must be amended TO reach
,bet You viii be surprised when l
tel YOU that, in the re en-. i,.Sinb
,.,f,,;,,,s sa..b county 10 have its territory
surveyed and map thereof made and filed
I'M the Clerks office, the section requiring
this very necessary thing has been oiLlilteI
III will surprise you more that C9oeil
county leads the long list of counties Whlc9
are cropping along without such a map, ana iIi
mat i'm consequence OF this omission, the
CCnnfv COurt cannot be compelled 70 do It's
dutv in mis- regard. These Items are men.
TONED as examples-there are others Of
greater or less Importance. Ihat tlI H =,
Ious clause in the national platform ERleR
demands a government economically aa-
mustered has been taken 10 mean par