The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-08
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To the Editors Of the Intelllgenees: ma
Learning that the Boss was In town We
were allied with curiosity 10 sec 80 remark.
able a character, the champion regular
Democrat OF the nation, one who never
bolted regular nominations and. always
stuck TO the nominees; whose lame and
renown had excited the emulation OF or
ring politicians and stimulated them 70
acts or repeated rascality. he was their
divinity, Of whose etthey lnclt win tne
alteration Of an Eastern idolator.-
mi alas. In a momentary vtrtuous
enaam I'M inoonaclasts Of New YORK de-
stroyed their Idol, and now lew 80 po IT,
es N do him reverence, and he wanaeLss
i;l,e ~ iii lear wofully wailing and inyelgn;,
ine against the degeneracy ana aes saSno =
spinal marrow OF the straight ou ,.S S' aaSa
racy: he ingratituds OF men VIM ome "
their ali to bis addition division anu ~
ience. who, when tho storms OF anvetsity
and popular wrath encompassed him
about were the first to, desert andIileGgei
him naked 10 his former victims llR
+ In company with several others we
;wended our way to the Mcclure House,
sentin our cards and were admitted toan
interview. We had hardly introduced
ourselves when we were interrupted by Q
delegation Of Straight Bourbon Demo
.crats, oneoI whom was mistaken by the
Boss for antold friend ioi shis1and rushing
incontinentiy ffomusihe placed Q hand on
each Of his shoulders and CALCULATED:
aWhatl it, cannot bes@Those eyes:
Those mouth. Those nose, MY old
friend, Ben Bntler.M The Boss was
chagrinned at discovering his mis-
take butrecoyeredi hisg ood Immor when
be discovered iihat though mistaken In
the personality Of the individual, there
we're 80 many points OF resemblance
10 his friend, outside Of an accidental
likeness, as to furnish o passport 10 his
confidence and admiration. He was in
troduced to the balance of the party.
Conspicuous among them was o states
man Of the ring.tail squealer genus, he
was not a member OF the Amercus Club.
he carries his like d Pike county Missou-
rian does his bowie kniie-in his boot. He
amused the Boss by informing him that he
weighed nine hundred and smelled like q
vol; that he shot, cut, and played cards;
was not now nor ever had been % member
Of the Young Mems Ghristian citation;
was Bourbon Straight, personified, and
that he and his distinguished friends were
running the machine 10 this State. ;. he
gave the, Boss o history ofithe packed
Parkersburg Convention, and theintrigues
oil the ring In the Legislature; how they
had condoned and virtually acquitted the
Public Printer by a packed committee;
circumvented the Goyernor-in fact, gave
him full history OF the conspiracy from
the moment Of Its inception 20 ita grand
elimination in the Court Of Appeals.
Twas glorious to. watch the CLEAN Of
exultant satisfaction that illuminated the
countenance oil this Sultan OF Straightouts
during the recital, occasionaly interrupt
ing the narrator with CALCULATIONS such as
"Good Boy" "Bully," aShake,n "Put II
there and other Manifestations Of his ap-
prevail. The Boss said that they had done
very well considering the circumstances.
The management OF that Printing Com
mittee and the subsequent action OF the
Legislature was splendid; that hehad Civ
en- some attention to our affairs, and ex'
pressed his unqualified admiration oil the
late decision. None oisJudge Barnard'f
was deuce high to. II; that the case was
managed In most mastery manner; ina,
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and confused So
phistries was Lethean legal lake
where facts, reason. and truth were
drowned in oblivion; that the author was
a bully boy; and that Il was q pity to CON
tract such peculiar powers In o pent up
Utica like West Virginia and for such a
miserable pittance as four thousand year.
No language can express his look OF scorn
and contempt when he referred TO the
small salary; said he had his eye on the
organ here; that there was not enough
elan In II. It's editor, he thought
was too old 10 conduct o live news
paper, as senilily smiled serenely
and somnolently in Its editorials;
that It's lucubrations smote the cor like the
heavy rumblipg Of q night cart over o
cobble stone pavement; and turning TO Q
member eagerly remarked "that to max
rascality respectable, you must mix II
with BRAINS" Asthere was some curios'
ity to find out what brought him here, ht
said that he was recruiting brigade o.
professional politicians Of Bourbon pro-
cliyities, entirely destitute of principle
that he was sure he could raise Of least 0
regiment here, and that he intended Ia
make Henry Walker Colonel ~
There are some people who think that
there Is some Significance to beattached
TO the coincidence Of the Boss visiting our
State Just at the time when our Bourbon
politicians are soiactive holding confer.
ences in different parts Of the State. Az
1t was getting late, we rose to take our
leave. The BoSs insisted on our taking Q
drink, and the company We're feauested
to indicate their poison. They oh re-
sponded straight BourbonSTione In
discreet fellow who attempted TO dilute
his'n with water, was discovered, de
nounced as Bolter, and kicked down
stairs. Having business elsewhere, We
lett the Boss In close consultation with
several prominent professionals Thus
ended our interview with the mostte-
markable living straightout. :,
Watalaag, September 8, 1873. .R5EEs
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