Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-06

The Democracy Of the Country was
never in better shape to win at the in
4 itial point 81 National Campaign than
in this year Of our Lord, 1892. 1t has
I the right side Of all the great issues.
The force bin, tariff reform, honest
money, economic government, and
fearless, honest, patriotic and tried
standard bearec to maintain its prin-
ciples; everything in fact that party
could wish TO nerve the arm for a great
battle, and to come out Of the contest
VIGOROUSLY.
| But the best equipped army in the
world cannot win a victory from
tenth rate foe, let alone willy,
energetic and we'll entrenched one II
It's generals be at loggerheads with
each other, and be Of the selfish,
envious, conceited and pig-headed kind.
Great fools often have big heads, and
the abnormally developed head in
political campaign is a danger OF I'M
/ known quantity. In fact there Is no
telling what harm fool friends Of this
character can do without knowing it,
and unfortunately the Democratic party
has several ship loads of them. They
think they know il all, il must be
there way or it will be nobody's. Give
and take for the purpose Of success is
an unknown quantity to them. Dog
matte to a degree they can see nothing
good in anyone's reasons but their
own. In short, they would rather go to
the devil shrieking scissors than 80 TO
heaven and give an inch.
It's such fool friends who are going
to endanger the success of the Demo
cratic party next November more than
the common enemy unless little horse
sense can be injected into them.
An illustration of this fighting at
cross purposes, and wasting the vitali-
ty which ought to be spent upon the
Republican party is our esteemed and
able contemporary, the Chicago Herald.
1t is twitting the New York sun with
| such language as this: There is no place
on the Democratic platform for any
man to stand who is in the slightest de-
gree tainted with the heresY or protec-
ton" This is but sample of the pet
ty and unworthy warfare going on be-
] tween some of the Democratic dailies Of
the great cities Of the country.
But the sun very ably and properly
answers the HCrald'S trifing criticism in
the following retort:
We have great respect for the sentiment
/ regarding the rights OF State which pre-
/ serves the direction pitts own affairs IN the
\ hands of its own citizens. Any State pro-
I posing to vote against the Force bill in No
| vember has the right 10 carry itself upon
any plank I'm the Democratic platform
which il may prefer. Perhaps our esteem
| ed Chicago contemporary may be able to
/ carry Illinois upon the plank IN Wnlcn us
| principles find most delight. But, Tor IN
\ stance. il won't carry New York or Con-
necticut, nor fan the fires Of hope in Massa-
I chusetts, nor keep the mantle Of security
I over the rock-riboed Democracy of New
/ Jersey.
\ When the Democracy is in danger Of be-
\ ing hemmed i'm completely by the Olazes OF
| the Force bin, why retire from lighting nre
I and begin to deliver lectures on the theory
/ Of economies No matter how great some
| professors are on economics, they mad bet
/ ter leave it alone for the present.
As for the REGISTER its purpose is to
win a victory from the common enemy
Of the country and for the Democratic
party, and it takes pleasure in welcom-
ing the return Of the New York sun into
the fold Of the party. The sun yields
trenchant and influential pen and its
active work, no matter from what stand
point, will do much good this year for
Democracy. 1t chooses to make the
! Force bin the leading issue. Very we'll
let it do so. 1t is a great issue and
/ the Infamous measure deserves the
sound drubbing it is sure to get at
the hands of the Slm. Some able
newspapers prefer 10 make tariff re-
\ form the leading issue. Very we'll let
/ them do it. II too is a great issue and
should be courageously defended aud
the Mckinley law assaied with all the
vigor and power they can muster. But
let each and all do it in their own good
way. II they are not waging battle
equal to your gauge Of what it ought to
be then battle all the stronger yourself
from your own standpoint so as to make
up for the other fellows supposed de-
\ linquencies. Keep this good advice in
mind. Don't let us waste ammunition
in chickering's and differences among
ourselves until we nave whipped and
routed the enemy. IL will be- time
enough to quarrel among ourselves
when we have something to quarrel
over.
LOOKING BACKWARD.
The esteemed, but evidently paretic
! IlltclliqeRccr, takes from speeches Of