The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-22
a VOICE FROM TAYLOR.
a correspondent VINO Prefers Som


a Correspondent WHO Prefers some
other Man Than Dir. AIason-He Wants
the Young Blood Honored.
{ To The Editor OF the InteuiJsncsr.
S1R:-I am constant reader OF the
INrELLIGENCER, and / have noted with
some interest the articles in relation to
the congressional race in this. the Sec
ond district, next fall.
All agree that the next Republican
candidate Tor Congress in this district
ought to be selected with great care,
and I, as Republican, am sorry to see
disposition manifesting itself, at this
early day, to forestall public sentiment
and railroad some iavorite through the
convention. Such q course at this time
would not only be mistake, but 1t
would be criminally go. The party g
publican is bent on doing his best for
the principles of his party and their
success. 10 chill this commendable
ardor by nominating q candidate the re-
suit OF machine methods would mean
defeat before the campaign began
The recent articles appearing IN the
INTELLIGENCER and other papers boom
ing" the Hon. John ". Mason Tor Con-
gress smacks too much OF machine
methods.
1t seems little strange that it should
first be discovered, away down in the
city of Washington that Mr.. Mason is
the only candidate for the Republicans
to run, and that the first county IN the
district to nominate him IS one IN
which the Republicans can be almost
counted on your finger ends, and which
is tho "banner Democratic county IN
the district. Our Romney friend should
remember that Mr.. Harrison was noml-
mated at Minneapolis by the southern
delegates who were unable to give him
single electoral vote after they secured
his nomination, and his defeat was
ignominious. Shall we continue this
folly?
Mir. Mason was a resident of this
county for twenty years before he was
appointed commissioner OF Internal
revenue by MIR. Harrison and he ls well
known by our people. II there was any
reason for supposing him to be excep..
tionally strong it ought TO pc 1ounq
here, and yet sitter careful inquiry
find no sentiment for his nomination
existing here, but on the other hand q
largo majority of the Republicans are
opposed to it. First, they accept Mr.:
Mason's word that he is not and will
not be candidate; second, they agree
with mis- published declaration that he
has already been honored by his party
to his full deserts
For twenty years Mr.. Mason has Deen
before the public and enjoying all his
party could do for him, During this
limo other younger men have come up;
thew have made just as earnest and de-
termined fights for their party as he, ana
as manv sacrifices, and the question
now begins to be asked, are these to be
forever kept under the shadow OF MIR;
Mason'a giant form? Why ignore all
the time the brilliant young men OF the
party, such as the Hon. a. u. Dayton,
Of Barbour, II. 4. G. Pownall, OF Hamp-
shire, Hon. u. S. Pitzer, of Berkeley,
Hon. Neil J. Fourtnoy, OF Preston, and
a ecore of others 4hat might be named.
The old adage, "All work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy,' may some time
be applied by the friends of these young
men. Would it not be well to give the
young men q chance?
The Republican party OF this district
has taken on new life, new VlSor, new
hope. Give us new man with new
blood, q man with new and active
brains, with the ability to carry our
banner with credit to himself and honor
to the party to wherever our foes shall
stake the line of battle.
It's time for the Republicans to stop
the cowardIy.'stil hunt" business. We
have pursued this policy for twenty
years and our party found the same old
grave at the end of each successive cam
paign.
Give the people fair play in our con-
vention and we will nominate a man
who has the courage and ability to draw
to our standard such an army OF young
Republicanism as will forever Danish
the .'Professor" and his free trade dog
mas from this district. TAYLOR.
Grafton, W. "a, January 10, 1871.