The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-02
RANDOM POLITICAL NOTES

AnQ Qppa0ls WHICH are Iukeuoou 70 oo'
scure the main issues Of campaign, or
TO prejudice the minds OF voters against
candidates representing the opposing
cause, It is the Democratic cause in
this state which now finds itself in this
condition, and there Is frantic en-
deayor everywhere to turn the tide oil
protection sentiment the other way. In
this district the A. P. A. roorbach Is
being worked for all it Is worth. In the
Second district, in the eastern pan
handle counties, sectional and race
prejudices are being appealed to, and in
other parts OF the state, wherever ex-
Confederate soldiers are found In num-
bers, the cry against pensions is used.
And so it goes. Argument having
failed, these tactics arc resotted TO by
the desperate politicians OF the free
trade party. But the d. P. A. bugaboo
was sprung too soon. Tho Intelligent
masses do not find in it IN issue be.
tween Republicanism and Democracy,
and the absurd attempt to make it APP
pear that the Republican managers are
in alliance with secret order has
fallen fat, not only in this city bat else
where In the district For instance,
tho Weston World, the editor Of which
is leading Catholic as we'll as a Repub-
lican, stamps the lie out oil the roor-
bach wheB he says:
The eGor. 70 gain the Catholic vote BY Juggling
In his religion Is rePrehenSlble. II L. only
trick Of cunning political schemen. II iSAYile,
nasty trick, And no Catholic should he such q
gudEeon Us 70 be caught With hook eS!ted
a NaHFn
bis jaws. The archbishop. IN their recent con;
ference took no notice Of 4. =. 4. ism, and had
no advice 70 give their people about Il. As
Archbishop Ryan said: "rhey were beneath
on account Of his religion should spurn with
unmitIIHted disgust the party who makes the
appeal 10 him. The appeal Is currlsh. COwnrdly.
contemplate. Tho issue betoru tho voter Is
political, not religious.
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This ia an indication Of how much
o Iect the Registers vaporingis having.
The boomerang will react upon tho
Democratic party in whose interest it
was thrown. In New York. where
Senator Hill started the same Infamous
story which is being used here, Arch
bishop Ireland recently took OCCASION
10 publicly rebuke the Democratic
party for making use OF such means to
create religious prejudice. When the
ISTELLIGENcER called attention 10 the
arch bishops remarks, tho Register
affected to believe that the lNrELLIdEN-
GER had misrepresented him. that the
rebuke was really intended Tor the Re.
publicans. A sufficient refutation OF
tho Registers claim may be found in
the fact that Archbishop Ireland was
- Rhn FaidffOFFn nj tina
great Republican meeting addressed By
ex-Presidant Harrison in New York
Wednesday night. Ih0re are Demo
Gratis and Republicans in the A. p. A.,
as In every other secret order, out the
Republican marty, the party OF tho con.
stitution, OF civil and religious liberty,
has no alliance with them. The issue
OF protection versus free trade is the
question between the parties. The
cause OF neither can be advanced by
stirring up political prejudices.
OF the methods which are being resort
ed to in other portions of the state to
obscure the main question and excite
the passions OF men, perhaps the most
unpatriolic and despicable is the attack
being made in certain sections upon the
ex.Union soldiers. Allen o. Myers. OF
Ohio. whose methods in politics have
never been above reproach. has been
stumping the Third districs In John D.
Aiderson's behalf, and in his speeches
at some points has made some violent
remarks on this line. In Pocahontas
county last week he assaulted the men
who fought to preserve the Union in
the following language: ave Democrats
are paying them for their patriotism
and they are voting the Republican
ticket. They had better treat rs Rebels
right or we'll kick and pension none
but Democrats. Lord, but would not
these patriots crawl over one another TO
get into the Democratic partyP" The
paper reporting Myers speech does not
say whether this brutal sentiment was
applauded. have too firm belief in
tue manhood OF the Confederate soldier
to believe that there were any bravo
men who wore the gray in his audience
who would even endorse it 1t 10 un.
fortunate for the Democracy OF this
state that Allen q. Myers was brought
to address the intelligent voters Of
West virginia.
At this writing, with the election only
four days of, it is not easy to size up
the exact situation. The Democracy
has Of late been making desperate efforts
to stem tho Republican tide, but it does
not apnenr that they have met with n
very great degree OF success. The great
flourish with which Mr.. Wilson started
out on his hippodrome tour availed him
little, and the effort TO start sweeping
tide Of free trade enthusiasm proved so
dismal q failure that the project was
abandoned before the tour rs it had
been arranged was COMPLETED, Reports
from throughout that district are TO the
effect that the protection forces arc
maintaining solid front and
nre confident oil winning, while the
free traders arc Corresponuingly
anxious and doubtful. The exposure
OF Colonel McGraw's methods, in his
attempt to prejudice miners against
Mr.. Dayton and secure their votes for
the man who is pledged 10 FREQ coal
after promising them he wouldn't be,
brought from that very shrewd Wilson
manager an acknowledgement oil the
identity oithe letter on which the expos
ure was based. with an attempt to
counteract it's effect by saying the letter
had beon stolen. This latter statement
by Colonel McGraw is challenged by
Chairman Hail, Of the Republican COM
mittco, who says that il McGraw will
have it eworn to, he will provo tho man
making tho affidavit perjurer. 1t
would have boen better for the coloneFs
cause had he said nothing.
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