The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12

fore weighs but about ninety per cent
as compared with Il Democratic vote,
which weighs 100 per cant, ll,l
Republican Legislature Must be
Y Elected. n NJ;
The important Issue OF the campaign
this year In West Virginia Is tho cleo
ton OF n Republican Legislature. which.
under our constitution must apportion
the state for election Of members Of the
legislature, under the census of1soo.sto
remain rs apportioned for the Eexsstea
years. We want a Republican legisla--i
turc to do this work in the interests OF
falr,biay. we. ask for no unlul .alyan--
tage over. our political opponents. We
do insist that a Republican's vote
should weigh rs much as 4 Democrats.
We ask fol, u just and equitable, appor-
tionment, one which will dssf,anohlsa
no county because OF Its politics and
which Will not aim to make, ten out OF
thirteen senatorial districts Democratic
by gerrymandars which violate the
spirit as well as The letter Of our stat
constitution We can judge from the
past what sort OF apportonments Il a
Democratic legislature would make
Remember Republicans. that no mat-
ter how unfair how unjust, how outs,
raEaons that superintendent may BIZ y
must stand for ten years. The Rcpub-
iicans OF this state are entitled to fair
play, They do not get It under, the stex-
iSting legislative superintendent and 1T
Is their duty OF supreme importance to
see that the legislature elected this fall
Is Republican In boil, branchss.I The
superintendent OF the state for ten
years TO come Is more important IL: my
Judgment than the election OF Il Cover
nor or a United States senator. The
test OF loyalty of Republicans In this
state this year Is hearty support of the
legislative ticket in every county aud
every district. q IL stlis,
Should Draw the Veil Of Silence.
The Democratic state platform makes
an alleged recital OF the contest over
the control of the legislature Of 1898 and
has something 10 saw nbout "tramn-
ling the law and constitution under
foot" and refers 10 the case of Senator
Kidd In tragic tones. 1t seems to me
That our pemocratic friends sho,,ld
hays drawn Tho vel, or si,ence over tba
contest Of 1898. What I have TO sny "a
sni1 in no shirt of bitterness ar anger
md win no desire 10 rafact upon the
honor md Integrity Of the rank ana Ale
or tho Democratic marty. The great
maturity of tho voters Of this slate IN
nil parties. want to do and are irving
n ,do what thav hallevo to he riuht Tho
naomi, want honest eter,tons md nm
hn,nst DISCRIMINATION os the resp,ts
thereof. ~ p. Z,
I'm. WIN, hoe ho,n tho racor5 81 ,be,
nonocratic marty under It's recant.
,e,dcrshin and for the mast d6cnd. In,
nnr e,otaq Who ,s IL thar ha { ~ RI mn.
led tho Inv and the constitution under
foot9a Wac canarat Coa7 .a,actssa oov.
ernor in 1sSs or was he not? Answer
that question as honest mem. There
can be but one answer to that question.
It took the Republican party eight
long years to outgrow the count out OF
General Goff as governor. 1t yet re-
members with an outraged sense OF
a., -
Ogdn. elected from the Fourth senator.
ial district: the refusal to seat Anthony
Smith, who held certificates Of election
from the same, the Fourth, senatorial
district, tho counting out Of Warren
Miller. elected II supreme Judge in 1922
the contingent of S. G.. Smith, elected!
to the house 0: delegates from Ohio
county; the cases OF the three Repub-'
lican congressional candidates who
were compelled to contest before Com
Cress in 1855 for their rights. But these
matters our political friends say are OF
the past-ten to twelve years ago. We
can forgive, but seif-preservation de-
,nands that we do not forget. ~
What ~ The post md Present.
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