The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-16
THE iNTELLlGENCER.
WHEELING, FEBRUARY 10, 1898.
A Democratic Dream.

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The esteemed local organ Of the Demo-
cracy OF West Virginia has some pleas
ant words to say concerning the har-
monlous t?) contest that Will be made
among prospective Democratic candl-
dates for the United States senate. True
It only names two Of them, Senator
Faulkner and General st. Clair, with
accent on the latter g%entlcman's fitness,
but that doesn't figure since all OF them
are enlisted IN a hopeless cause. The
main point about the article, which Is
doubtless aimed to smooth over some
difficulties, Is its total disregard Of the
fractional feeling existing between the
free oliver extremists and the conserva-
tive wing Of the party, which Is more
strongly looming UP each day.
Our nelghbor's refusal to see anything
ominous in the effort to rule out Mr.,
Faulkner on the one side. and to doubt
the sincerity OF Colonel McGraw and
others on the other hand. and its en-
deavor to make it appear that the Demo-
crazy is a very happy family. and thor
oughly united on the main national is
sue, are Indicated by the following clos
ing paragraph of It's editorial:
The people of West Virginia have the
satisfaction of knowing that the next
legislature In choosing among the gen.
tlemen In the senatorial race cannot
make a mistake. They are all good men
and loyal Democrats. The more OF them
enter the list the more interesting the
contest will be, and the beauty OF II is
that while every man will naturally have
his favorite, II will be purely a friendly,i II
hot, contest, and will leave no bad blood
behind. Go It, gentlemen!
It Is not likely that the people Of West
Virginia will witness the choice of a
senator from among the numerous aspir-
ing statemen of the Democracy. That
impossiblilty is not written in the books,
The point of the above paragraph, how
ever, is that they are all good men and
loyal Democrats" and that there will
be mo bad blood" behind the contest.
It is not surprising that our neignbor
should carefully disguise the fact that
nan Democratic papers In the state,
judging from their expressions. do not
agree with 1t on the question OF the un-
animous loyalty Of these gentlemen, and
that It should ignore the further fact
that the quality OF blood displayed by
some OF the organ In discussing the
brands of Democracy OF certain of these
ambitious ones, II not bad. is certainly
not peaceful.
With the chief Democratic organ in
the state. aside from the Register, OF
course lifting up Its voice at the state
capital to show that Senator Faulkner
Is not regarded as loyal" by a host OF
silver Democrats; with other papers
charging that Colonel McGraw's CONVEX
sion TO free silver and Organism came
between two ballots in a convention in
which he was candidate for delegate to
Chicago: with still others claiming that
Governor MacCorkle Is a protcct!onist
and a Republican in everything but the
name; with similar remarks being made
about ex-senator Davis, and others who
are mentioned in this connection, and
the gold Democrats everywhere being
notified that they must return on Bonded
knees or not at all: with the sign hang
Ing out everywhere that none but an
original free silver nan need apply, It
seems that the Registers beautiful Wis
ion OF a friendly contest between
loyal" Democrats is about to be dis
slpated.
1t might be we'll for the two rival or
gans of the Democracy. the one at
Wheeling and the one one at Charleston,
to get together and agree on what con-
stitutes party loyalty. and whether or
not they really meant what they said a
year ago when they announced that no
man whose Organism and Popocratic
free silvcrism and free tradeism were not
thoroughly dyed In the wool need ever
hope for hoaors from either the West
Virginia or the national Democracy.
The Register may continue 10 cover It
all over, but when coming Democratic
conventions meet TO take action to con-
front the Republican party, which,
whatever rIvalrIcs 1t may have concern
Ing personal favoritcs. stands united on
tho great and vital national Issues, the
charges and counter-charges now being
made concerning the party loyalty Of
various leading Democratic candidates
for the senate will bob up In spite of all
and dlspel our contemporaries grand.
sweet dream of harmony and good will.
All OF which reminds us that the Regis
ter has never yet come to the defense Of
the present senator. who asks for re-
election. from the assault made upon his
loyalty" TO Bryanlsm,made by the rival
organ Mt Charleston, and echoed by
many silvcrltcs all over the state and
country.
An inmate OF a Kansas insane asylum
recovered his mind long enough Just
before his death to clear away the mys-
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