The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-13
THE KIND OLA DEMOCRAT.
Henry Watterson isle Makes Some
Forcible Remarks.

Forcible Remarks.
Louisville Courier Journal: The Cour-
Ter Journal is quite old enough and
tough enough TO meet and TO survive
the abuse OF those that revlle 1t be-
cause o. It's independence and It's disln-
teredness. One OF these exclaims with
a loud voice. THE Courie:-JournaI IS In
the market and can be bought for
price" Yes. always; SO much q copy,
With liberal discount to the trade. Its
editorial opinions are likewise accessible
and cheap: for they can either be got
for nothing. or they cannot be got at
all. One curious experience the paper
has had-that OF heaping Goals OF fire
upon Its enemies-for most OF those who
have most bitterly assailed 1t have had
soon or late to appeal to 1t for fall: play.
They have never appealed In vain.
The Courier-Journal has sought, frs.
OF all. TO impress itself upon the people
without distinction OF party politics
upon good people-upon patriotic people
upon Intelligent people. Whenever 1t
has thought It saw the Democratic
party drifting away from truth. as It
was able to see the truth. 1t has inter-
posed It's protest and opposition. 1t will
continue 10 do this to the end OF time. 1t
wants no political association that Is
not built upon the firm foundations 81
an open. manly confession of faith 1t
seeks no leadership at all and never has
sought 1t. disdaining at all times and,
under all circumstances, the title OF an.
organ It Is not conducted by 4 mob OF.
stocfholders-by a mere monster with,
out head-each having some AK to
grind; but II Is Its own master. putting
down In black and white. day by day It's
opinions upon every public question
that looms above the horizon OF affairs.
Those who do not like 1t are under no
obliqat lions TO take 1t.
1t Is Democrat But It is Democrat
on lines OF It's own making; not n pot
wollaper at the beck and caii.df those
professional Democrats who are in poll
ties for what they expect 10 get out OF
politics. In 1896, and again In 1897, 1t
tried to set up higher. nobler, purer
standard of politics. 1t tried to divert It's
party from what it sincerely believed
and still believes was the road 20 ruin.
1t was not sustained by the people. 1t
was repudiated by the voters. 1t accept
ed the rcbukc. 1t took its medicine. 1t
frankly Withdrew from The arena. /:
was then and Is now no more interested
In saving the country and the party
than the rest, and what the rest can
stand 1t can stand. Reduced 10 n choice
between its life-tlmc political associates
and its 1tfe-time political adversar!es, It
prefers the company OF the former. 1t Is
Democrat, not n Republicans: but It
lives In the confident belief that the fu-
ture will verify all its positions and vim
dictate the truth OF its forecast. One
story's good till another Is told. Those
laugh most who laugh last.
In fine, and In short, they who want
mac!ine-made Democracy must seek It
elsewhere. They will not find It In the
Courier-Journai. But they who want
Democracy pure and simple will. To the
party leaders who. like beSgars on horse
back, finding themselves In the saddle,
would ride TO destruction. 1t says--"go
on with Your rat-k!lling. gentlemen. and
may the best terrier win; though be
careful lest some one In the midst o;
the melee does not cry ont with Tray
ers: Buy the rat.'" eE