The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-05

aggregation and the Wheeling Organ,
there is nothing LEI: for the !ortY-od5
telIiorI 20 do bCi 70 EubDi: 20 ;aeis
tate End coasea. 20 DO "exi.sd from our
councils" .ai 10 longer march nader
the motto streaming from oct b2a-
ness"
SeHo1.ly speaking. tae members Of
the Hickory aggregation arc batter sld
more corsiTtent Democrats THAI are the
senators whom they deao1uce. The
HiekoE!ss take tue groua1 tha:ths .a,-
ifle2!sla,ion which 1s are 20 have Il 4
rssul: OF the conpro2ise between con-
Mcting Democratic TieEs is direc. yi-
o!aiou OF the pledges made by she
party, and total disregard Of the
principles laid down il the party plat
form, on which the Democracy va.
elected 70 power. I: il i coSari!y
;DsEe-shift, is sectional. Ua-basi1ess-
Ike and fraudulent, and Is conpTo-
mise Tor political purposes only. Ei:h-
out regard ;or the business iltsrests OF
the couatry. While seeking to zasiziy
both wings OF the Democratic party 4.
satisfies neither, andis:he subject Of nd
ieule from Statesmen and business rnen
andoi curses from the industrial classes
Il is monument 20 the inconpsIencT
and denayogy OF the politicians who
made il, and does nc: enbody single
consistent feature nor recognize or carry
out the promises made 10 the people.
The position Of the Hickory aggregation
oil Parkersburg IS consistent, because
the aggregation is consistently iot Dem
oc'a:ic free trade; bu:, l repeat, what
!. tie aggregation going 70 do aboGt il?
The auditor OF the state OF West Yir-
ginia, Hon. I. V. Johnson, brr.ts forth
thus in the RrT;seT: The southern
people Etand ready to march on 10
Washington in defense of the constitu.
ton, the laws and the integrity OF the
union, bu. not for bread; We are trying
TO make that a. home God blesz the
south, the home Of conservatism and
patriotism" There was time when
the bulk OF Brother Johnson's party
wac no: go ieETer.ly patriotic aad had
not 60 much respect Tor ";he constitu-
:ion and the integrity OF :he unioa."
There was time when the nor.h w2s
obliged to rise up a. ore man and in
duce, By force OF arms, the southern
people TO acknowledge the power OF the
constitution and the integrity Of the
union. L is gratifying 10 know tina.
Brother Johnson and the Southern
people" have recovered IRON their at.
tack OF temporary insanity Of thirty
yeasa ago.
There is q comnuuissic, no. TO Ea-
enarchistic, tone in the editorials OF the
Democratic organ in this city these
days, which gives rise 10 the suspicion
that new hand is at work. The paper
is also more radically free trade than
ever, and come Of the editorials OF 10.
day would look queer printed parallel
with those tina. appeared in the same
columns during the campaign of 1892,
when the organ was trying to deceive
Democrats as TO the real meaning OF the
Chicago platform
The Grafton SIniind publishes le:-
ter from lifelong Democrat, who has
had his eyes opened. What he says is
worth repeating. There are thousands
Of other Democrats in the country, who
have been doing the game kind OF
thinking and will agree with him IL
the following homely sentiments: 81
volunteered December 3, 1851, in the
Union Army, and served three years
and seven months. l have voted at
eight presidential elections, at seven OF
them for Democrats. Nave always ad-
vocased Democratic principals in good
faith, believed tina. the Democratic
party was the party ior poor man.
helped TO put that party in power and
what do | see? All over the United
States our factories closed and our
mines shut down, our nation OF men
looking for work. WhenI rise in the
morning the first thing that ercets nv
ears is the begging OF 4 tramp Tor some
thing to eat Our people are csowdiug
by thousands to Washington, praying
Congress TO do something TO relieve
the wants OF their wives and little ones
at home. Blu. 60 far Q deaf ear has
been turned 10 them. How long, oh
how long, will such a state Of things
last? l am perfectly satisfied with the
Democratic party as the paEty ior a
poor man. aud want no more of Il.
God being my helper, II l 1.-Two until 1925
I will cast my first Republican ticket.
A vote for the party that does look to
the poor man's interest. Ny Demo.
cratic friends say oh you will get over
this, but, boys. ] mean il, and leave
you forever as thousands upon thou.
sands have done and will do before the
mex. election"
The Republican papers OF the state
are "whooping it up" for the cotnlng
meeting OF the State Republican League,
and there is no doubt thatit will be n
great success. In this connection the
Parkersburs STATE Journal suggests ,ha.
wherever the meeting is held 1T should
be made rous!ns convention. This
will be the first movement. in the CAM
paign, md it should be crowded with
business. There will be plenty OF work
Tor the Republican clubs to do, and it is
not 100 soon even nowto begin reviyiny
old organizations or forming now ones.
Down AZ Huntington Republican club
was organized last Friday night with
l60 members. On Saturday night an.
other Republican club was organized in
tho same ci,ywitha hundred members"
The election in the Third Ohio dis
'trict las. Tuesday, which resulted in
the deiea. OF Rathbone, the Republican
candidate Tor Congress, seems to afford
the Democratic, brethren a grain Of
comfort; but it is only a grain, for tits
the only opportunity they have had to
crow for n lnnr, Tina q Tha sSlop,oc.,, !,