Year: 1873




No Compromise with Jacob Men,
Anothers'RingiDg Defiance"--Stand
Up Straight.


From the West Virginia Journal.


The Wheeling IntslRgencer has hardly


been responsible for its acts since the
Republican State Convention at Parkers-
burg in June, 1869. It's champion
hopes were then so quietly set to rest by
the party a. that Convention, ,that.its evi.
dences OF any real Republican life since
then have been feeble. Its fang has
been more deadly to itself that 10 the
enemy, because planted in the body Of
its own party, of which it claimed the
State paternity, il that was not covered
by Mr. Summers claim to national pa
teruity. Lately it advised Governor
Jacob to resign in view OF au adverse
decision by the Court Of Appeals Of
West Virginia, which he had invoked.
Now it pleads infancy for that idea,
and in avoidance of responsibility
Gays it is excussble also be-
cause it was done in dog
days and snake season. That its pecu-
liar infrmity was upon it, and it was
not responsible for the act. That its
tactics, though smart, were "too thin"
for either side. II the Mtcliyencsr does
not know the meaning of language or
the result of forces set in motion by a
leading public journal, it certainly will
yield TO some other journal of the State
that does understand results. If the
MtelIgsnccr does not Know that the In
dependents did promise to be neutral in
tie campaign for the support Of the Con-
st;tu!ion, aud that after they had fully
organized and secured the cooperation
OF the Republican party some ten days
before the election, they took open and
active measures for the ratification OF
the new Constitution, then they were
asleep or strangers to what passed in
these days. II is idle to tell US the
Republican party with Its eyes open
and not in snake time entered into a
Limited co-partnership" for a defined
period from which it was to derive no
advantage. Before it's policy the twenty
thousand OF the dominant party
declined upon the ratification of
the new Constitution to 200.
Tremendous surrender OF men, small
arms and artillery from the Camden
wing of the army, disgusted with party
that could break faith with friend and
foe. We will not be drawn into any
defence or attack upon Governor Jacob.
We have lost sight Of men in this con-
nection. We are heralding theYgreat
progressive party Of the State to their
legitimate lines. We desire 10 di8S0!vC
q connection no longer wiSe or useful. In
the concern we have not been awarded
q director, q clerk or q chimney sweep.
We want to know how the books OF the
concern have been kept. We will not
be drawn into any criticism upon Gov
ernor Jacobs administration. The game
is too feeble for our high purpose. We
will not ssy with the Mtc!hgcnccr that
the Governor and be were off sleeping
while the enemies OF the State
were OF working, and that sleep
ing is no crime. We shall not fol-
low the Iltc!G7cnclr in its unchaste use
Of language toward us or our views.
West Virginia is not dependent for her
Republicanism to-day npon the Inde-
pendents. To-day the party would
sweep the State by 10000 majority.


TTt ,c9uH 2egDiss ourselves To be used ~
tbs lille hmjtM of Independents. The
heart Of the State is Republican. The
prejuiices that sprang out Of the adop-
ton OF the Fifteenth Amendment and
gave the party temporary backset
are gone.


The spirit and literal meaning Of
the Mtciii7cncerS S position is, "Republ-
cans OF West Virginia you had as we'll
he Jacob Democrats as Republicans"
For ourselves we demur, Neither Gov.
Jacob nor his followers have ever acted
with us. We know nine in ten OF them
are Republicans, but they are ashamed
TO come out and make an open confess
zion. W are tired seeing them standing
tile door. Il di8.ract8 reHgi Gus worskip
They can 90 in or out as they please, but
let them d. one Or the other.


Grants large majority shows that we
have nothing to fear from West Virgin
ia but prolonged continuation OF this
unnatural connection, so demoralizing
to Republicans. You cannot stuff it
down the throats OF the people that a
Jacob Democrat as such IS q Republic
can. The people feel that the further
continuance Of the relation ia demoral-
izing. The idea that the Republican
party is three legs Of the Independent
stool Of the Democratic party has had
scquiesence too long, so long that we
are a part OF them, instead OF they a
part of US II the Independents can 20
back to the Camden wing, we do not |
want them; if they are not ready to
20 with US we DO not want them. The
Republican party has more to hope |
for from the regular than the volunteer
Democracy, and it's ranks have received !
largely more additions from the one
than from the other. Grants large
majority proves that the Democratic
party ia destroyed in West Virginia,
and that the Republicans have nothing
to iear from anything but continued al
lance. That trusting to their own peo-
pie they are strong, that acting with |
the third party move any longer is