The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-21

sessiop. TO save Lne Pl4AG 1OU VUet t42V"j
how action was saved Of iE months;
how al last committee was appointed;
how this committee was stuffed BY VALE
KR and his counsel; while the State was
without counsel; how 1t WIS charged that
WALKER wrote the report Of the commit
tee and how nobody who knew the chair
man doubted it. There was q strong
presumption that the chairman las well
as the bulk d that oonmittee) was ap-
pointed at Mr.. Walkers dictation. He
WAS too powerful an individual for the
Sneaker TO run the risk Of offending, even
hsd be not been wholly subserTient 70 Nj.
WALKERS wishes. Our readers will re-
member that Mr.. WV. L. BRIDGES, Who
hiss Just been awarded place in the Pen.
itentAry, was the chairman Of that COM
mittee, 8 man who knew just enough
about such an investigation, so it is
said by those acquainted with his ca
pActty, to. get up and present report
when it had been prepared and placed in
his hands for that purpose. That report
they will remember, undertook to exon
crate the Printer from al suspicion Of
wrong. That was & dose st which
the stomach Of even that Legislature re-
VOTED. Members did not dare vote for
such declaration and face their consdtu'
euls again: but this report, adopted in
part, afforded sort OF cover under which
the investigation went out Ct sight, and
the Legislature adjourning without fur
the- action the Printer was able 70 laugh
his enemies 70 scorn. All this Rhtle the
war against JACOB was waging. WALK
EKR fought the Governor because that
was the way to save himselE and in every
way he made hinselfso useful in promot.
ing the schemes Of the Syndicate and
OF the ruling faction in the Legislature,
that after the end Of the printing
agitation, he was, beyond any man al
the Capital, master Of the stuSdon.
He said TO men go and they Went-come
and they came When he wanted any
thing he got it. By coincidence that is
quite striking he wanted Mr.. BRIDGES
sent up here TO the Penitentiary, doubt
less because he appreciated his deserving
and his capacity. The bogus Board Of
Public Works, which WALKER had done
50 much to help create and defend, gra-
ciously appointed Mr.. BADGES accord
ipgly. We speak Of these things as coin
cidence only. n might do all parties
grest injustice to suggest thai the appoint
ment Of Mr. BADGES as Chairman OF the
Printing Committee was made because he
Of all men in the House, knew nothing Of
the subject to be investigated, or TO ssy
that Mr.. BRlD6Es' reward for bringing in
the report he did was his appointment tc
the Penitentiary; because that would i'm
plicste the Speaker, Mr. WALLER, Mr.
BRIDGES, and the B. P. W. in q way
hardly creditAble 70 eItbeE: We only
speak of the things that all our readers
know, and each can put them TO-
geiher and draw inferences to suit
himself But we wish the reader to
reflect that this little hiAOEy that we have
thus run over hastily Is part OF the his
tory OF this Penitentiary case. AppaI-
entity, Mr.. BRDdEs is Superintendent o.
the Penitendary to-day because pillar
OF the party had to be supported and de.
Tended, and Mr. BRIDGES WIS SO tortu.
nate as 10 make himself useful in that
great work. But without the Supreme
Court B Ridges was ,undone and Mr..
WAiKRR's debt Of gratitude remained
unpaid. 1t was the Court thGt put the
finishing touch TO this chain Of coincI'
dences and completed the fulfllment Of
the Public Printers obligations to Mr..
BRIDGES. And we can comprehend thai
those who believe the decision 70 be
merely an ingenious and labored perver.
sion of law may find it give color to the
idea that Mr. WALKER Is the ruling
spirit OF the whole dominant party; who
having rendered the one hostile depart
ment Of the government poweFless, has
the satisfaction OF standing behind the
scenes, wires in hand, and seeing the
Others dance attendance upon his slightest
wish. rather admire brains and audAci.
ty And the success they WIN. Mt. WALKER
seems Just now TO be, like an illustrious
nsmesake, "the grey.eyed man OF des-
tiny" if his party7gtsi long enough to win
it for him. The Legislature to be chosen
in the fall Of 1874 viii elect an L. S. Sen
ator; and il his faction can elect 8 Legis-
latuga, what is 70 hinder the man whose
energy and brains DOW give direction and
tone 10 two departments Of the State
government, while they have crippled
the third, from carrying OF the senGto.
nal prize: With 1.-TWO newspapers, both
daily" with courts and boards and Leg.
islatures and depAIlments, al ready and
eager 10 do his bidding, why mott
"HEil, Macbeth! Han % thee, ThaneoE CGVdo'r
Another IDJunction Wanted.