The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-29
GIVES HIS REASONS.

O. X. sutton. One Of tho Most Prominent
Young Men or Central VErSt Virginia,
Tells Why liz Leaves tho Democratic
Party.
8. X. Sutton, one OF the best known
men In the state. and heretofore n
prominent young Democratic leader of
Braxton county. whose determination
to cut loose from that party was re-
Gently announced, wrote for the BraX-
ton Central the following reasons for
his course. They should he read by
every young man in West Virginia. Mr.,
Sutton is being abused for his action
by the Democratic press, but who shat
say that his reasons are not logical. or
that they are not the words OF an honest
man.
Editor Central:-HavinG from my
youth a natural inclination to engage
in the political affairs Of the country
and being rocked, as was. tn n Demo-
cratic cradle. and even wrapped AT my
birth In Democratic swaddling clothes.
and taught the doctrines OF the party IN
all it's phase md the various and diner
cnt constructions placed upon She lead
ing questions. as they have been dllIcr-
emily presented and variously con-
the sentiment OF the locality In which
they were sought TO be applied from
tho sentiment OF my locality. believed
that Lincoln was an usurper ana W
rant. that Grant was n butcher. ana
Butler was a monster, and that Gar
field was covered with lnfnmy, ana the
young state in which | was born ana
lived was q bastard. md the free school
| in which l was being taught hau heeh
conceived and brought into existence
| hy dlsloyal and corrupt men. SuSh
was the trimming Of the youths OF my
section as 1t any wonder then That
| should Tor time, nj least, rspnuSs
| the cause of the Democratic party but
| | have lived to sec great changes.
recently read Henry WuttcrSOn's great
| euiogy Of IiRcalR, claiming ulat the
| first Rcvublican President wns inspired
| by cod. There isn't. ! believe, nj tbs
| day. n brave GonfCdcrat" soldier OF the
| Solth that has not in his heart warm
| placr for the memory Of the leader OF
| ihr Union forces. Butler received the
| embarrassment Of the Democratic party
FOR n high office, and that would be q
sufficient rcfutntlon FOR all the charges
| TINT could have boon hrIpcd upon nm.
Az 10 Garfield, his memory Ia rcV"rcd
by cvcry honest. intelligent man III
| America. So IN these things ] hnh thefr
! was neither Justice truth Nor reason
A marty no holstarcd mp and kept to-
gcthcr by influencing the passions ana
| uliglcallng the better Judgment OF the
people mast Of necessity rroyr uiHaS,
| trou4 To- the country Whenever iutTust'h
with power They have violated every
| pledge made to the people; thr'r throrF
| ON economic questions has been OK
| tipIrd mud proven a failure, n reckless
| Motley 81 experiments has brought SUI
rnripf ana calamity TO the people. The
| marty has Tccod"d from every rohluoi'
il has taken IN the past
When contrast tho prosperity ana
sentiment 81 The people duriuE the tine
thr country wnR under the management
Of thr Republican party, with uN'u
prInciplrg and nm American policy, win
Tho destruction and REORGANIZATION OF
hugluggH and consequent want tElt al.
WAYS ga,m t. follow In the wake ni
Tho Democratic party ] am convinced
mat tho gurCoqf Of the party founded
ma nnrr led hy tie inspired lIHvoln,
Ig IndIyprngahlc To IN" renewal nf hnHl'
moan ana mo further continuance OF the
rrngpcrity Of Nh" country, For these
rr1r6uB am unwilling to further lend
nv assistance to q party who's" hrln'
rnlpg and methods can no longer en-
remember with feelings Of mortl.
| Ccati0n aud regret IN" theft that was
ucrprtrnipd hy tho Democratic pnrty
Of west virginia IN 1850, when General
cor was wrDnrfully cheated ana
robbed NJ thut which tho people hnd
given him, aud TINT FIT transferred
to another. when the word 1--WE was