The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-29
No Reason Why the Whole Ticket
From Top to Bottom Should
Not Be Elected.

uTellO ueA COIlSTululuteu uVOHA tuc SUE
cessful efforts they are making toward
organization. They are to be congratl-
lated upon their efforts in the past In
redeeming rock-ribbed Democratic
stronghold, bringing 1t Into line for Re-
publicanism, making 1t possible to elect
n Republican commissioner, who VIII
not sit In county board session and
recount and change enough votes to
elect q Democrat to Congress. thereby
annulling the will Of the people. You
have not forgotten that expert Demo-
crutic vote counter who used to rep
resent this district in the. county board.
Have you?
"And you should not forget that the
district was for some time represented
by that other rock-ribbed. hard-shell.
incorporating Democrat who not
long ago SO far forgot himself as to let
himself be interviewed by Sunday
newspaper reporter, giving himself
away as to his real feeling towards Re-
publlcans. You remember In that in
terview he attacked one of our most
eminent Republicans of the south. the
Honorable Ex-Governor Bradley. the
first Republican governor the state of
Kentucky had for years. IL not the first
1t ever had. am not sure that can
quote the exact language he used. but
in substance 1t was 10 the effect that
Governor Bradley was elected by the
very worst element In Kentucky, aad
believe he said the governor was
blackleg and dlsreputable politician.
Has It occurred to You that 1t WIS not
so much HIS hatred for the governor
personally rs 1t was his dislike for mat
ters Republican that he said this?
That's the way Democrats talk down
south. They call Republicans down
there poor white trash" and as our
friend was born down there, are you
very much surprised that he said such
a thing? 1t would have been better for
him had he not been interviewed that
day.
My fellow citizens. we must not for
get these things. Another thing we
must not forget, and that Is do to
others what they would like to do 10
you, but do yours first" This Is n good
rule to follow in 4 fight. believe It
Is n rule that pusilists follow when
they 20 into scientific contest with
their fists.
II would like to know If there is any
| body here who could expect to be
| elected sheriff on the Republican ticket
| In Ohio county II the county was DEMO-
cratic by 1900? If there is. let them
go ask the friends OF G. II. Parks and
OF the lamcnted Frank johnson and OF
Doc. Moffat.
MY friends, the office of sheriff OF
Ohio county has never within our rec
! objection been filed by Republican as
long as the county was Democratic.
Who will say that George II. Parks was
not us well qualified as George r. Tin
gle to I'LL that office? Who will say
that the late Frank Johnson was not
as well qualified MS the late Hon. c.
P. Brown to fill that office? Come down
little nearer 10 the present. Twice
our own Doc. Moffat was n candidate
for that high Office against aIessrs.
Steenrod and Franzheim, respectively.
when the county was Democratic by
only hundred or two. VIII anybody
say that Doc. Moffat was not as we'll
qualified to fill the Office of sheriff as
either Of those two gentlemen?
ANY one Of those elections was an
opportunity for Democrats to show
their liberalIty in politics and elect n
good Republican sheriff. Did they do
It? No. Well we now have the spec.
tacle OF this Democrat going around
with brassy assurance. wanting Repub-
leans In county which Is theirs by
anywhere from 1900 to 1000 majority
TO elect him. My friends. don't forget
the past.
MY, fellow citizens. the Democrats OF
this county are playing deeply
planned game. They are trying to do
two things, and the sooner We are all
on to their game the better 1t will be
for us. They know the county Is Re-
publican on the national ticket by 1900
to 1000. Through what they call their
popular candidate for sheriff they expect
scratching by Republicans to the eX-
tent that many tickets will be vitiatad
by attempts at scratching. that We will
be careless and Indifferent about our
voting for county officers. hoping there
by to bring about sufficient demoraliza-
ton In close masisterial districts. such
ms Centre. Union, Richland. Liberty
and other districts. to capture the roun-
ty board and at least one delegate to
the legislature. This Is their aim. and
you can bet n house and lot on It that
they hope for nothing else.
Now. why do they want the county
board? For election machinery two
and four years hence At the begin
ming referred to the incident OF their
counting In n Democrat for Congress-.
They want to be In the same position
again. They desire above everything
else the appointment OF majority Of
clerks and Judges at coming elections.
Democrats In this county place high
value on these places. Their past rec
ord proves this. Moreover, they want
to be the returning board. and, If nee
essary. decide ngnin that two spells
twelve. You have not forgotten this
little Incident have you?
- warn Republicans to be careful.
Weigh seriously any inclination not to
vote n straight ticket from Mckinley
down to constable.
a proportion to vote for the most
insignificant Office on the ticket outside
OF the regular straight Republican tick
CT Is frnught with danger, and ! know
you Will not do 1t.
BRYAN said In n speech n short time
ago. Vote straight 1t should occur to
us that this IL n good rule for Ohio
county Republicans to follow.
THE Democratic party OF to-day has
allied Itself with Populis.s, free silver
Republicans. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., ard
other parties with isms to the tnil end
OF their names, ana which do not re
cell Mt present, nll for the purpose OF
beating Mckinley and Roosevelt and
what they stand for. Don't let us re
fooled by blind fusion with such n
party In this county on local Offices.
Let us work diligently for the success
OF the whole ticket, and give our san
didate for sheriff. DR.. Taylor. as big n
majority us We give any candidate"