The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-23
HE DON'T ANSWER.


For some time past our usually
steady going neighbor in the lntelagsncer
Office has manifested a balky disposI-
/ ton n Every once in a while he takes a
notion not to pull steadily in the party
traces, and he occasionly ventures upon
% a furtive, but timid and feeble, kick at
his driver. The GRANT collar don't
rest very comfortably on his neck and
he has two or three sore places that are
sometimes rubbed by the harness and
much wincing ensues He has been
crowded away from the public crib and
has not had square meal OF Official
clover for q long time. neither is 1t very
probable that the Chief Hostler will
give him much better provender in
future. s....... ..a. F....
Dropping the figure, which we admit
has been suggested by GRANTS pecu-
liarities rather than by those Of the ed.
itor Of the Intsligeaesr, who is not
known to have cultivated horsemanship
with any great success, we desire to
show what is the trouble with our
Quincy street neighbor. He makes a
slap at GRANT occasionally, and now
and then expresses grave dissatisfaction
with some Of the pet measures and
prominent characteristics Of the Fed
eral Administration. In view OF the
probability Of GRANTS denomination by
the Repu blican party, some little curl
o.i,y has been felt to know whether the
Intsligencer expects to advocate his re,
election. 1t is not matter Of much
importance, it is true; for that paper
can scarcely be expected to carry West
Virginia for GRANT or any other Re
publican nominee; and, 30 far as Fed.
eral patronage is concerned, our neigh
boris former efforts for GRANT, when
he did receive the electoral vote
OF the State have not borne very en-
couraging fruit. 1t is therefore q
matter of no particular importance what
course the IntelHgsncer adopts it can dc
no harm to the Democratic cause, mol
can it render any aid to the Radicals
The editor squirms iearfully, however
because we have asked what he will do
in the event Of GRANTS renom!na'
lion, and declines to answer plain
question civilly put. lie seems to at
tach more importance to his intention
than any other person in the State is
willing to accord to it. and guards his
secret as zealously as il it were of some
value to the public. The truth is, one
Of the Inteligencer men has a pretty
considerable laundering after lucrative
office. Even in his dreams he saws:
III want to be a Postmaster
And mid the mail-bags stand,
A commission in my pocket
And greenbacks in my hand"
lie dare not say he will not supper
GRANT and he don't like to say that hi
will. That's what's the matter with
Miss NANCY.
1t has been said that ian open con
fession is good for the SOUL" we there
lore exhort our neighbor; not for oul
own sake nor for the information ofth'
public (for, really, no person outside
the IntslGgencer Office cares three straw
about it, but for the sake Of its owl
peace Of mind, for the repose of what
ever semblance of soul the editor still
possesses; to arrive at some decision
and boldly answer the question hereto
lore propounded IF GRANT is nomina
ted by the Republicans for President
will the Wheeling InteNigencer supper
him ?" We pause for reply.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD