The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-17
Again the aovernorship.

Again the GovernorShip.
IN Monday's issue Of the Wheeling In,
f6lIlgencer the leading editorial was de-
voted to q mild chaBGEoment OF this paper,
because we have had the courage OF our
G6nVloti0dG and have been 0utSpoken IN
TeFaFd to SNAP" conventions and other
un-RaDublican tactics. Quito condescen-
sion upon the part Of the 1ntelligencer 70
take nOtice OF MonongalaB Hepunllca.n
organ Our demands for fairness towards
Judge BFOer seem to have had some enect
RftGr an. We seem to have located one Of
Whites strongholds, and the shell Just
fired from the INTEL igencer would mos
cate that our gunner had found the range
- good Beason.-MorgaAt0Wn Post
the Post appears to have lost the
point the Intelligencer sought to con-
vey, or perhaps this paper was not clear
enough in It's statements. The Intelll-
gencer would not presume to administer
chastisement to any paper for having
the courage Of It's convictions"
Post above ali others. And as for the
matter Of condescenSion, the 1ntelligen-
car bers to assure the Post OF Its most
distinguished regard, and that any re-
taxation Of a severe dignity has been
altogether with the Post, which the In
teIigencer accepts as mark Of special
distinction. With proper apprecia-
ton Of our humility, we beg to suggest
that the idea We venttlred to exploit in
the article referred to by the liberal
minded and courageous Post, was that
Il. together with other papers in the
state inimical 70 the candidacy OF Mr..
white. have assumed that It Is rank
treason to speak for any one for the
Fubernatorlal nomination but Mr..
Freer,f for the reason that there has been
a special and peculiar demand for him
by the people TO the exclusion Of any
other Republican that could be named.
This radical position the 1ntelllgencer
has had the temerity to question as be-
ing both untenahle and unjust. On this
very point the IntelIlsencer on March
., said editoriaIly:
There has been ill-advised in9istenee OF
late that there Il only one man ~ the Re
publican party who, Il nominated tor tne
FoVernorShip, would possibly be stronger
fhSn his party, and that one candidate is
demanded by the f0Fce OF the appear q
SSe 'rIain people" II Is not likely that
any man q being forced to asPIEe W. 70 J me
EinlR against his Will, and the tf1enaS @
mn candidate are not in any measure
i1eiplng that candidate for whom they
claim any special or extraordinary ouah-
~ 4 81 understood that the Intelli-
r.6ncer speakS for no particular candidate.
Il viii be for the nominee OF the cohHen-
fi0n, and Will give that gentleman ltS
TVSrnne1t endorsement Ia fighting the COM
mon enemy, It wishes 10 make plain,
however. to the friends Of any gentleman
who seeks the nomination that the a[gu.
Inent OF Buper-po popularity ana strength 70
the exclusion OF the consideration OF any
6theF Republican who aSplres TO the nomi-
oSfion. Is OF feeble force II that Is the sole
reootdrnendation Of his candidacy
NV Tentft1ble, clean Republican who Sc
,.tIFeS dc nomination can be elected. He
nm have no trouble in polling the tull
strength Of tho party, ana any SugRes-
= source that IL open to the suspicion OF
t0VSity 10 any man who may be SUCCESS
hi aS against this or that faction.
At this time we do not believe we can
ada one line that will make the IntelIi-
RenceTs position with reference to the
gubernatorial contest any clearer. The
Inteiligencer is for no man but the nom
inee Of the state convention. but 1t GER
tainIy Is entitled to the privilege of de-
tending any man who Is the target Of
malignant mIsE;----. ,Ilons, and of re-
futIng the assertions Of those inconsid-
crate persons who are continually wall
ing and gnashlug their teeth about IT
being the organ Of the 'ring," the sole
mouthpiece Of politicians" who would
rule or ruin" the Republican party,
ana who are doing more to breed dis
sensIons and destroy harmony that is
90 essential to success this year OF all
others, than any utteranca this paper
has ever made.
The Intelligencer desires above all
things to live on terms Of amIty and
cordially with the Republican press of
the state with an object looking solely
10 the continuance of the adNinlstra-
ton Of the affairs of West Virginia by
the Republican party and the uphold
inEof Itsincomparabls principles, which,
II believes, win best conserve the mater
ial and moral welfare OF the people of
the state. These are It's honest motives,
ana those who question them arc open
to the suspicion OF spurious loyalty,
which only displays It's fcalty when they
alone are pleased.