The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-06
A Brutal organ.

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A Brutal Organ.
The partisan hatred exhibited by the
Wheeling Register toward the Republic
can leaders in Yves. Virginia, and the
venemous assaults It Is constantly max.
ing upon them has long been q matter
OF note. No man who has reached a
position Of honor In the Republican
party is safe from the, vile abuse Of this
Democratic organ. No matter how
high his character, or how distinguished
his abilities, he is mark, not for dig
nified criticism Of his political opinions,
but'for malicious personal utilization
and Misrepresentation. Particularly Is
this true Of tho Hon. Steven D. Elkins,
whom Republicans delight to honor
and whom Democrats throughout the
state respect for his high character, his
public spiritedness and his splendid
social qualities. Mr.. Elkins, however,
has suffered no i'll effects in consequence
of tho Registers villiacation, and 1t has
doubtless given him little concern.
The latest exhibition Of this ma
liciouaness on the part OF the Regiiicr
toward tho distinguished ex.secretary
OF war comes in the form Of brutal
editorial paragraph in yesterdays paper,
as follows:
Tho sudden serious illness Of Nr. Eklns upon
the eve OF the convention whose cAnu1ume ne
does not want 70 be, looks something Ike lake.
lie may be really III and II so tho ReJlItkr ex'
tends IT'S conlOleuce, but there's something suS-
plclOus abOnt tho circumstances. II DIT. EiklhS
q III he can't attend tho convention lnd II ne
doesn't attend tho convention he can b. forced
" acccpt u nomination. Ills positive declination
will have 10 be accepted by tho convention as
hnul and s9Ine other man viii have 70 be defeat
ed by Mt. Wilson. Mr. ElkiDs has other aSpifl'
lions aud can't ailnrt TO be deieatOd even II nc
has 10 get sick to proyentit.
The above paragraph, conceived in
malice and written in hatred of one OF
West Virgiuia's most distinguished
citizens, was so brutal IN its nature. 90
unjus,ifiable, that even Democrats, no
matter how much they differed from
Mr.. EIkins politically, were moved to
openly condemn It's spirit, and to de-
no unce the kind Of partisan journalism
that gave It birth.
In order that it may be seen just how
far the Register went out Of it's way to
cast this insult ut sick man. We quote
tho Registers own special dispatch, on
which its only knowledge Of Mr.. Elkins
illness was based, as follows:-
Mr.. Elklns Is lying critically Ill at his home
Lere with crysIpalnS, which threatens intl1mnla'
Ilon Of tho briin. and Is secluded from every
one except the members OF his immaculate
family.
What is there in this statement that
warrants the Regi,ttr'S brutal insinua'
ton that Mr.. Elkins is fcigning sick
ness for campaign purposes2 On what
does the Register base its remarkable
COMMENT
When few months ago another OF
West virginia's distinguished political
leaders. Democrat, the Hon. William
L. Wilson, was stricken with critical
illness, there went up from every Soc
ton OF the state prayers aud hopes for
his recovery. Tho words Of sympathy
for him in his afiliction were from Re-
publicans and Democrats alike, and tho
Republican press, including tho INTEL
LIGEScER, was sincere in its expressions
OF deep concern for his condition.
When he recovered no congratulations
wero moro hearty than those OF tho Re-.
publican newspapers. Atsuch n time
there was no occasion for partisan
hatred. All was lost sight OF in the ono
thought that distinguished and hon
ored citizen Of tho state was stricken,
and political enmity was forgotten.
In marked contrast is the course OF tho
Register under the present circumstances
aud the decent citizens of West Virgin
10, regardless Of party will appreciate
tho difference.
When party organ is forced to
discrodit It's own news in order to make
a point against political oponcnt, cs.
pccially when that point is unwarranted
and indecent in its nature, its cause Is
indeed desperate ono.