Year: 1872




and the wheeling Intelligencer.
Editor Of the Reporter:


SIR:-In the Wheeling daily InteIh
ger, of the oath OF June, ! read the cal
of our Executive Committee for State
Convention, and also the IntsligenceT
comments thereon. / think the cal
was opportune and proper, and JUS
what was needed at the time, and re
GREETED very much the course taken by
the InteMgencer against it. Had its
comments been in any manner fair, OF
dictated by honest purposes, l would
not now trouble you.


The IntelEgencer's article, in tone, is
dictatorial; in argument, weak and
fallacious; in suggestions, cowardly
and deceptive, and in its charges and
inuendos wilfully and maIicisusly
false. Nothing short of nature cor,
rupted and debased by mean and
vulgar predisposition to lie could so
far misrepresent the plain and intelligble
purpose OF the committee as set forth
iu its call. To say that the editor was
honest and knew no better when be
penned his scurrillous and deceptive
article is to brand him at once as a
blockhead too low in the scale OF
intellectual organism to be fit compan-
ion for domesticated monkey. II the
policy proposed for the Republican
party in his article is sound, and should
be adopted by the party, was it skiltul
tactics TO publish it for the benefit OF
our opponents Such publication in
Republican newspaper could have
but one effect, and that would be 10
drive from Governor Jacob every
one OF his Democratic supporters,
which, no doubt, the HteIligcncer
intended to do in its hypocritical hurrah
for ANY body to beat Camden.


1t is but a short time since that, the
MtelHgeacer, under the leadership OF
that Red Republican" Carl Schurz
WAS mastering in the ranks OF the sore
heads" and joining in the cry, Any
body TO beat Grant" and gave publicity
with favorable comments TO the worst
things that have been said against Gen.
Grants administration. 1t is known to
everybody that the IntcLLgcncer man
had hankerng after the Wheeling
postoffice, and because President Grant
found more worthy and trusty man in
the person of Capt Rawlings, he (the
MtelLgemcer man) got the sore-head, and
by his recent course gave unmistakeable
evidence that he has been serving the
Republican party (in his weak way) fol-
filthy lucre, and not as a matter oI
principle.


The Democratic party is in power to
day because the InteLEgencer was one o.
old Greeley's trail pups in forcing
universal amnesty upon us. And to-
day, as l am credibly informed by 6
gentleman from Wheeling and who
claims to be Liberal Republican
that, while the IntelAgencer is ostensl'
bly, supporting Grant and Wilson, tina
every person connected with the con-
cern, from the editor up to devil-witf
one honorable exception, Mr.. Frew-
are in favor of Greeley and Brown
and will vote for them" This il
not at all strange; any person would
think as much when he reads the Tteli
qencer and sees how particular and zeal
GUS the editor always is in collecting
items which tend to show the progress
of Liberal Republicanism and Gree
leyism." And is this the paper that is t
dictate to the Republicans Of this Stat'
their platform Of principles, anc
whether they shall hold convention
and have ticket, or whether all shal
be surrendered to the Democracy
thirk it is too fresh from the Greeley
ranks and in too bad odor to presume
any such things. 1t will 60 into any
thing and for anybody if it sees 6
chance for a Postotfice. 1t advocates
Grant and Wilson to catch Republican
subscribers, and would turn Democrat
tomorrow il there was brains enough
in it to compete with the REGISTER
The Republicans Of the State should
have an able and reliable organ, and il
one such as Governor Stevenson is now
publishing, was established at Wheel,
ing the IntelLigencer might be turned
into "woman's rights paper"


ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.