Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-03
General Politics Discussed,
MoNoNGALIA COUNTY, w. VA,
JaDuarv 40 1892.

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MoSoNeALIA COUNTY, w. Va,
January 80, 1892.
To hs Editor oft the Register:
SIR: 1 suppose the Democratic party
will organize again this season and put
a State ticket in the field, to be elected
as usual: Notwithstanding the boast OF
certain Republican papers that Eikins
owns the State and is going TO do such
wonderful things. have no doubt OF
the fact that our opponents will make
q very strong effort for West Virginia
this fall, and the resolution in our last
campaign that denounced the Re-
publican party for legislating
in the,interest of "monopolies, trusts and
political friends, whereby the few are
to be enriched at the expense OF the
many, so that In future elections the
sinews Of war may be supplied without
stint, ito purchase votes and corrupt
the ballot box" very nearly covers the
case now. They are early in the saddle
and there is no need Of being mistaken
| in their purpose. What is our duty and
obligation =? Plainly as heretofore to
organize and 90 into the light, re-
solved to do our best and testify
TO our belief that the Democratic party
is the party Of the people, and not
OF the moropolies and monied corpora
tions. We want now to organize by
putting forward vigorous, active men,
who will carry the war right into the
enemy's camp. This will be no time
to tell Of what we have done; we must
show what we can do. We want for
leaders bold, fearless, aggressive men,
"who know the right, and knowing,
dare maintain" This will be no time
to distribute favors on silver platters,
with silk-velvet Innings, because OF any
theories or selt-suggested fitness, or
the manner In which any one has
discharged official trust. No one has
ever flied an Office so well but
that his peer can be found in this
country. We believe in rotation in Of
fce-and don't want any third terms,
and in most cases not even a second.
There are great many patriotic
and we'll qualified men, and we must
give them chance Of distinction. We
like to see men call attention TO the
qualification OF their friends for an Of
fee, but in doing so we need not there
by cast any reflection on any other
aspirant, as we are sorry to see certain
so-called Democratic papers and parti-
sans doing, as in the case OF Senator
Hill.
That Senator Hill is a prominent
figure just now, no one can deny; but
has he not Justly earned his prominence
for where has been a more gallant
fight made than that by him for the
Democracy OF New York? We are told
that he is a trickster, and that he
knitted Cleveland, and this kind Of thing,
but on what evidence? The veriest as
sertion, If any. Let justice at all times
be done, especially by Democrats to-
ward Democrats.
This is said, not so much as the cham
pion of Senator Hill, as to admonish oar
friends to not go to cutting eacher's
throats.
II you will excuse the inclination OF
men to run, where angels fear to
tread" / would say that for reasons
which may be made apparent hereafter
il necessary, am in favor of Western
man to head our ticket, all things be-
ing equal, and l think Gov. Boies the
equal of any. and as he belongs TO my
own class-the farmer-I would like TO
see some good man like German on a
ticket with him, put before the people.
But give us any good man, that Is, a
Democrat, and l will be ready
to whoop him up. l notice
quite number Of names for
State offices, all good and true, and
some of whom particularly struck my
fancy, as Col. Dan Johnson for Governor
Of w. Va, and Thos. NJ. Darrah, OF
your city, for Auditor, both honorable
and deserving men.
Col. johnson has been a most faithful
and ardent party worker and has had
but little reward or recognition by the
party, and in the nomination Of Darrah
for Auditor feel sure the Democracy
would make no mistake.
As for my platform, I believe the
tariff is a tax and that the people pay 1t,
and that.the free sugar which is the
only part OF the Mckinley bill that our
opponents care to discuss, is the Demo
cratic idea. Let us have three RS In
this campaign, Retrenchment, Reform,
Relief. SUBSCRIBER