The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-19
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a Grave Charge Against Mr.. CorIIIe.


The Wheeling Register, one Of whose
editors Is Chairman Of the Democratic
Slate Committee, In its issue Of Satur.
day last, asserts that last Fall, before
engaging 10 the canvass for Grant In
this State, Hon. John s. Carllle tender
ed his services 10 Mr.. johnson N. Cam.
den, to stump the State for him and the
Democracy, and that Mr.. Camden de-
clined to employ him. Now we sub
nit that under all the circumstances
considering that Mr.. CarlIle was gener.
ously paid out Of Republican funds for
his speeches for Grant In this State;
considering the conspicuIty he has
since assumed as the very head and
front Of Republicanism in West Vir.
Glnla; and that he deals his thunder
bolts OF denunciAtlon all round the
State at those who fall TO recognize him
AZ the Republican JoVe-thIs is O very
grave charge, and one that Mr.. Carllle
Is bound to take notice Of. The Regis.
Ter is quite specific. We copy lis own
language:
Just here the Democracy have a de.
Clded advantage over our Republican
friends. They are iron.clad against the
soft seductions OF Carlile. Last sum.
meF, when he rendered his services TO
stump the State for Camden, he failed
10 secure employment. Our folks were
"othsh." The stuff was unsRleable,
But when he took his wares 10 the
loyal" establishment he found ready
purchasers. Within q few weeks after
he failed In his negotiations with the
Democracy he was on the stump for
Grant.
II was matter OF wonder with those
who knew Of his proposals to the DEM
OcralB, why j. N. Camden, ESQ, never
Published the letter In which CarlIle
rendered him his distinguished services.
But Camden appeared to think that
with Carllle political principles were
mere merchandise, and that upon the
principle that the laborer 10 worthy Of
his hire, It would be rather cruel to
break ln upon -Carlile's engagements
with the Republicans and spoil his
speculation, especially when his efforts
upon the stump could do no possible
harm TO the Democracy.
i
Carlile can evade almost any issue,
but there's one which Ia too many for
him. That is the Issue OF the Camden
letter, In which he sought employment
In the service of the Democratic candI-
date for Governor. Failing to procur re |
1t, he entered the Radical ranks, put
himself between their State Executive
Committee and their National Commit
tee, cut of the supplies OF cash, and
having fixed his own price for his SER
vices, paid himself out Of the Commits
tee money which came into his hands, |
The Republican Executive Committee |
can establish SO much OF this as comes
within their range. Mr.. Carlie can
nave column q day In the Register |
from now TO the election II he wants TO |
deny the Camden letter. We trust be
will demand the proof. II
We have heard Of this charge before.
1t has long been known and talked
about among both parties In this city.
For ourselves, we have hitherto re.
Trained from giving 1t newspaper pub.
llcity, not because we doubted itR truth,
but chiefly because we had already been
obliged to say 30 many severe things
about this man. that we wanted to
avoid even an appearance ofpersecu-
tion. But Mr.. Cariile's conduct as a
public man is 30 bad, 80 pervsrse, 90
shamelessly inconsistent, that he will
not permit his friends TO exercise to-
wards him even the charity of silence.
Mr.. Carlile must deny this charge,
now that It Is made public, or be must
stand convicted OF It. Il