Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-16
EDITOR Drown.
The Needs of the Situation as Viewed
from Old Preston.

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KINGwoop, W. Va, May /, 1880.
TO bee EiHt0r ofH- Rsgis'sy:
SR;-In reply 20 yours OF a recent date,
asking for some expression in regard TO the
organization and strengthening of the Dem
0cratic party Of the State, / will say hon
cstly and candidly that we need much
more complete organization aud all the
strengthening that we can get to success
fully combat with the enemy who are
ALREADY moving TO the front, and with supc-
riOr discipline aud unlimited Doodle will
complete the work of capturing our little
mountain State, unless we are soon active
Is and aggresslyely in the field.
The Republican party Of this State will
make a desperate effort to complete the
steal of ISIS No money or means will be
spared 70 secure the next Legislature and
send a solid delegation 10 Congress. and once
in possession of the State every trick and
deyice'knOwn 10 demagogues and the z o. p
would be resOrted 10 10 keep the party Of
the people from resuming control and ad-
miniStering a wise and economical govern
meut
The Democratic party is the party of the
people, and with an overwhelming majority
OF the popular vote il is u vile blot on
the foundation stone and fundamental prin-
ciplcs Of our government and the popular
liberty OF the people that such INHALED
scoundrels as Quay and Dudley could de-
feat the expressed viii of the people a hun
dred thousand extra strong With no PreSi-
Dental campaign ON hand, such doubtful
States as West Virginia will receive the
special attention of these political pirates
aud the Doodle OF blOated monopOlists. All
such high protective hypOcrites as John
Wanamakcr will flood the country. All
their Doodle and brides would have but
little effect among our own people
but the large floating vote along the rail
roads. rivers and boundary lines is cap
tured with the poodle and voted in blocks
Of five, etc. With our knowledge of all
these things, and the Republican methods
In general, we should be up and doing and
ever on the alert 10 Illustrate all such vii
lainy. We must have better and more
complete organization; let il be so complete
that every citizen will be polled long before
the election. Let the State Committee be
in constant communication with the county
committees, and let there be q committee
in every magisteriai district and men APP
pointed in every sub-distriCt who know
every voter and list him, keep roll aud
record of his politics and look after the
doubtful ones very closely: know VINO are
qualified TO vote and who are not, and let
there be challengcrs at the polls on cleo
ton DAY TO keep out imported votes.
The State Leagae of Democratic Clubs
should have "a meeting some time next
month NJ some central point, say Clarks-
burg The officers Of il should communi-
cate with clubs all over the State and have
u full set of delegates appointed from
every county Where there are no clubs
organized. mass convention should be
called and delegates elected, who will go,
and. in fact. any good Democrat present
should be admitted, for the meeting should
be more in the shape Of a mass convention,
an enthusiastic gathering OF the people Tor
the common good ef the party, ana dele
gates should be elected merely TO insure
representation. Let Vice President Tor
the League be elected in each county, and
let live. active men be selected who Will
work for the party and help the good cause
along. Then let the State Committee
send out campaign documents to
the Vice Presidents, who should
In turn put them in the hands Of dis
trict and sub-district men who can put
them TO use where they VIII do the most
good Eternal vigilance is the price OF lb-
ertv and Democracy. Let every Democrat
consider himself committee of one To gain
one doubtful voter. Let no guilty man
escape. but smite them hip and thigh till
they come over to the Lords side. One
great trouble with the Democratic party
has been too many who wanted 10 lead, but
no leaders. Fractional differences, the rule
or ruin policy, should be entirely elimin-
ated from the campaign. We must pull
together or else pun to pieces. We must
fight the enemy and not amongst ourselves.
Leaders must be chosen. not rs tools for
certain politicians, but for fitness and abil-
ity. We have everything in our own
hands for successful campaign
IL we use il to the
best advantage. True the Republican
party has more money 10 spend for cam
paign purposes. levied tribute from the
millionaire monopolist. whose special cham
pion the Republican party is, while the
Democratic party, the party Of the people
and the friend of the labOring man, can
only appeal TO the common sense and