The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-08

fr"+TNE NHaNlWF THHrHHH ~ HnUENH
the Resister isagaln troubled with either
forgcsfnlness. Of ignorance. 4 newspaper
that Will publish a statement like the
following Is Incompetent TO refer TO a
matter OF history which Is sill in the
mind OF ell who were familiar with the
politics OF West Virginia ten years ago.
Tho Register says:
When a handful OF Democrats bolted
the. nomination OF Senator Camden II.
1857, the editor OF the lntell!gancer took
enough personal interest In the matter 10
go 10 Charleston and report and dllate--
more or less trulhfuily- on tho proceed.
tngs hlnaelt. And for weeks tho COLI
nnns q the Iniclligencer were nlled With
the subject; the edltor-now a Hanna
Observation-Disclosures over the "splt'
IN the Democracy and did all In his
power 10, give aid and encouragement to.
Democratic boilers; he praised them
as the elite, the wisdom ana the virtue
OF inc Domocratcy; the splltjn the Deil-
ocrauc party was a good thing, worthy
or encouragement MS a revolt against all
sorts or obnoxious things. which were
conjured UP by the narrow, partisan I'M
agination OF the editor OF the 1ntclllgen:
Ger. yi1iS
This would all be very interesting II It
were true. It Is unnecessary to inform
the public, which Is better posted than
the editorial writer for the Register
seems to be, that the then editor Of the
Irtelllsencer did not go to Charleston,
and did not give "aid and encouragement
to the Democratic bolters;" nor did he
conjure up anything concerning their
conduct. They didn't need aid and en-
c~ouragcment. The 1ntelllgencer wasn't
helping the Democrats to heal up their
fight, however, when the fracas occurred.
and 1t isn't sorry that ever to this day
the sores haven't entirely healed. There
were some Republicans. though, who
thought It good policy, after It was
found to be impossible to elect a Republic
can senator, to help, II possible. settle the
matter In favor OF Mr.. Camden, In order
to prevent the election OF a rabid free
trade Democrat, which was regarded at
that time as probable.
II the Register will refer to Its own
files it will ascertain that the Intelligent
Ger, at that time, was accused by some
gentlemen OF rather favorinS this view
of the situation. The justice Of this
charge 1t is unnecessary now to discuss.
but the Tn~tellisencsr wasn't, certainly,
regarded by the boilers US giving aid
and comfort to their movement, for the
boilers represented the radical free
trade element OF the Democracy, while
the Camden wing was the recognized
conservative element. and Mr.. Camden
himself was even accused OF Republican
leanings, as he was last year by the
Register itself, when he refused to swal-
low the Chicago platform and the Bry-
ante free silver heresy.
Talking OF consistency the Registers
reference to Mr.. Camden's great popu-
larity among West Virginia Democrats
when a candidate for senator. and its
twaddle a year ago concerning him and
otker Gold Democrats not being wanted
in the party. but that they should be in
the Republican ranks where they belong.
ed, do not harmonic very beautifully.
Nor does the Registers characterization
of such men as Judge Lucas. Governor
Wilson, and other leading Democrats,
who led the opposition to Mr.. Camden III
1887, as boilers" and traitors to the
party. harmonic with the encomiums It
occasionally INDUCES In concerning these
same gentlemen.