Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-09
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Weld the Democracy of West Virginia Into
an Unanimous Whole.
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WHEELING, W. A., May >.

10 he EilU0r oftbe Register;
SR.-Please allow me space in your pa
per TO say one word The recent letter
issued by the REGISTER sets forth belief
that there is an important necessity Tor
more thorough organization OF the State
/ Democracy, and asks the parties addressed
for their opinion You have received and
published responses from many tried, true
and good men But are there no others
| i'm the State worthy of being taken into
council on matter of So much Importance,
+ or is this 10 be repetition of the old policy
when none but the friends of factions were
To be put on guard. The Democratic party
OF West Virginia IS a large body OF people.
Ia "a matter of this kind when the party
success and the general welfare OF all are
nt stake. all should be taken into council,
and if possible made a harmonious whole
| To accomplish this. leaders who are not IN
sympathy and full accord with true Demo
/ cratic principles should not come up OF be
pushed 10 the front, TO compromise
I The party or the principles OF
| the party. which will be involved
I i'm the campaign as has been done in times
mast IN our cost. Horace Greeley once
/ said. when asked how the country could
resume specie payment: The way to re
sumo payment is 10 resume The whole
world read the declaration with amaze
ment. II was done, all the same. / now
saw 10 Editor fancy the way TO strength
en- the Democracy oil west virginia Is u"
bee Democratic. Don't set up as leader
i'm one county Democrat of pronounced
views of the JacksOnian and Jeifcr-
sonian school. and IN another, prob
ably AN adjoining county. one
who has not only compromised himself put
the party. We want true Democratic
principles to be the issue, the bed rock as a
base for foundation 10 build from, and
these master heads that prefer defeat on
such basis 10 victory on
a false issue. For leaders give us
these, Mr. fancy, backed up with goou
organization throughout the State, and vic
tory will be ours. Their need be no fears.
With "a weak knecd, timid and vacillatine
platform, the masses Of the party led by a
mOngrel lot Of leaders, no two OF whom
stand together in line. decentralization, de
feat and destruction stare Us III the lace
/ let us have bold, aggressive campaign
We are not on the defensive. Put your
leaders in the fore front. with the banner OF
tariff reform. and areductlOn OF Federal tax
alton or robbery boldly imprinted thereon,
and the people will rally around them and
carry them TO victory, in spite OF Mchln-
lev. Reed X Co. who are now pulling ana
tearing al each others hair. Before the
ides of November next they VIII be spit
and shivered worse than any giant oak ever
was by a Western cyclone These are my
opinions. Mr. Editor They cost nothing.
/ charge nothing for them. am seeking
no office. nor do | desire notorety, but as
an humble citizen of our State, lifelong
Democrat OF the old school who desires
nothing but the general welfare OF the PEG
pie. beg 10 dedicate this TO the best inter
est of all the people and the peoples party
of this country.
Withrespect, &c, am
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