The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-11
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Tho organ OF the late lamcntCd Popo-
cratic causc In this city, refers 10 the
Embellishments expressed regret that the
democrats" exhibited In the campaign
so much acctionalIsm aud asks: .'Now
what docs tho community think OF
thIS2"
Democrats did not exhibit sectional
Ism. II the Register will permit the cor
rcctlon. Democrats. those who stood by
the time honored principles OF Dcmoc.
rncy, north and south, caat and west,
Joined with the Republican party In the
campaign for the honor OF tho whole
country regardless OF sectional or marty
lines, and what the community
thinks" OF the fact that the organs and
the TIllmans and the AltGclds attempted
TO array section against section and
class against class may be read In the
election returns. This should be n sunl-
Client answer 10 the knocked-out Regis
ter's question.
But the Register goes on to spcnk OF
the lntclllgencer as n "hIde-bound Re-
publican sheet which has been preach
lug the most Infamous sectional doc
tr!ncS for the past generation" and
wants TO know II this paper remembers
the horr!d bogy the solid south" To
all OF which the IntellIgencer replies
that 1t does remember the solid south,
but II is happy to say that, thanks TO the
patriotic sentiment OF thousands of
Democrats OF the once solid south, It Is
solid no longer and sectional lines have
been wiped out.
There is no solid south, no solid north
nor no solid any other scmtlon arraycd
against another. The recent election
demonstrated that, and the people OF
America have forever demonstrated
that the party or the political leader
starts out on the assumption that
there is IAN enemy's cnunrty" within the
bounds OF the United States, as Mr.
Bryan did. shall have their emphatic
condemnation: that the nl&n who arises
In n national party convention. and
speaking as one with authority to speak
for his cause, announces that question
affecting the welfare OF tn. whole pco.
pie is "a SECTIONAL question" as TIllman
did, not only deserves the Kisses he re-
ce!red from the galleries. but the ever
lasting contempt " the country.
Yes. the lntclligencer remembers the
"bosy OF the solid south" which, thanks
TO the Ruler OF all nations, is solid no
longer. and 1t points with no little pride
to the humble part II has borne in the
work OF rendering 1t impossible for dem
ngogic partlsans OF the PopocratIc cause
to any longer point to the states south
nf an immaginary line and boast that so
many commemorative may be depended
upon in advance, by reason OF n CAREFUL
ly cultivated sectional hate or prejudice,
TO vote "solldly" for any fad. ism or
heresy that may be offered them In the
name ~ the Democracy.
The rSople OF the once solid south have
placed the seal OF their dIsapproval on
that un-Amerlcan boast and there IS no
longer sectional line. II the Intelligent
Ger has In the past cundcmncd the idea
OF n solid south was It not because 1t
condemned sectionalism? II It believed
in the virtue OF scctionalsm and the con-
tinuance OF the feeling which was the
outgrcwth Of an unfortunate strife be-
tween sections. why should 1t all these
years have been lnboring TO wipe out
these lines. and welcoming into the
ranks every man who wore the gray and
Joined for the restoration OF the unvcr-
sal brotherhood OF all American citizens,
which has now come to pass. In spite OF
the recent efforts of the PopocratIc poll
tIclans 10 prevent 1t by appeals to Sec
tlnnal and class prejudice?
After the Register has recovered from
the shock 1t received about the third
day OF the present month, perhaps It Will
realize tina; it Is always good policy to
accept defeat gracefully To show a
vindlctlvc spirit isn't Sign OF courage.