The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-15


when the offices could be disposed of 10
rings or given 10 relations, or 10 the high.
est bidder. He said he wanted the Sen
ate, who keeps sJournal that can be In
: spected by the public, to have a supervI
sorry power in making appointments, as
provided for In the Constitution. But Il
Is said the Governor will, In his appoint
ments, discriminate against the Democrat.
ic party; the Senate can prevent that; but
: has the Governor so far Disseminated
against the Democrats; every appoint,
ment he has made since the last cleo.
ton, he has taken the appointed from
the Democrats. Pendleton, Of Brooke,
a life long Democrat, Was appointed to
. fill the place Of the late State Super.
intendent Of free schools In forming
the special court In the contested
election Of JackmAn and Loumas
be appointed Col. Smith, President of the
Court; we all know he Is noble old con-
sentative Democrat, that tho Democrats
tried hard 10 elect Governor over Bore
man. In the case Of Hanson %. Lewis, he
appointed as President Of the Court, Mr..
Miller, q distinguished lawyers and Demo.
Graf; and within the last two or three days
he appointed well tried Democrat, Sec
rotary oil State. 1.-The Republicans do not
complain, the Democrats ought 10 be the
last 10 raise such issue. The gentleman
from Putnam speaks truly, when be says
the Democratic party is going TO the
devil; and 10 the devil 1t will go unless
It's leaders are more conservative. "Those
whom tho gods intend to destroy they
first mako mad" He said he was de-
lighted the other day when the Governor
delivered his inaugural from the Speak
er's stand. His liberal views and gen.
erous federation commanded the re-
spect oil all good men outside Of
the extreme and intolerant wing of the
Democratic party. he held tho Cover
nor to-day in much higher estimation
than he did two years ago. When he
was first elected he was then untried, but
be has since been weighd in the balance
and found not wanting. BE had been
fully endorsed In the late Democratic
Convention held at Parkersburg. Mr..
Brown said he reloiced with the Democ-
raCy when Gov. Jacob. was first elected.
He was elected under pledges and prom
ises which he, (Mr. Brown in common
with the Democrats, had made to the PEG.
pie, that If the people would hand over to
the Democracy the management OF public
affairs they would run the government
on o cheaper and better plan than the Re.
publicans had done. He said no had
made those pledges in good faith. He
never dreamed when he was making
them that the Democracy would so soon
as they got the power overthrow the gov
eminent they had promised to protect and
reform to It's very f0Indation and substi.
tute In its place WhA. the gentleman from
Ohio, called to-day, the most sublime
and perfect Constitution ever invented by
the wit of man. He said he doubted
the candor oil his friend when he passed
that high enconium on the new ConsIitu.
ton, for II his ears did not deceive him,
he heard voice q few days ago, from or
near that gentlemsn's seat calling this
magnificent instrument Uf to-day, per-
feet fraud, failure Of the worst kind.
Mr.. B. said he never had called the
new Constitution by hard names, he
knew It had been hastily made, It had
many defects Is we have all experienced
In trying TO put 1t into operatloni but
that he was working and would work
hard to make the best oft. he said he
had opposed the call OF convention also,
the adoption Of tho new Constitution.
he believed that after the Flick amend
ment, tho old Constitution with q
few amendments would have been
much better than the new, and all the
extraordinary cost and taxation now fall.
ing upon US could have been avoided and
saved TO the people, The call of the Con.
vention was q grand mistake, and II the
signs Of the times Can DO relied on such
will be the ultimate verdict Of the people,
Notwithstanding the application Of the
party lash with all It's well known power.
But the unkindest cut Of all was the
advice the gentleman from Ohio gave his
party, not 10 take much stock or put much
faith In the opinions Of him (Mr. B J, be.
cause, although he once had been Dem.
ocrat, and had some slight procllvlties in
that way yet, still as he represented Re.
publican constituency he could not be
safely trusted. It was true he was life.
long Democrat, not In name but In prin.
cipie. The first vote he ever gave was for
Gen. Jackson In 1924, though defeated he
took the stump for the old hero and helped
Ell ect him in 1928 and again In 1882, and
he had voted with the democracy ever
since, until they nominated Mr.. Greeley.
He did not vote for him and II that Tor.
ieited his right to the name he was now
no Democrat General Grant Is lie.
long Democrat, as well as Jacob, and at
the last election he voted for them both,
and II that forfeited his right to be called
a Democrat he was no Democrat BE
said he followed his party when they
acted consistent and right, but he could
not follow them in all their wild me.
anderings, or In their intolerance or per-
secutions. He said he had been In public
lie, except at short intervals, for more
than forty years, Many of those that
voted for him last fall were the great.
grand children oil those that frat elected
him as their representative in the old
State Legislature, and that he was
prouder Of his last election than
any Of the former ones because
OF the long continued and generous conf.
dencc Of the people Of his native coun-
try. Call them Republican Ifyou please,
"a rose by any other nOme would smell
as sweet,"-Who possess all the elements
OF true Democracy In as great degree as
the people Of any Of her sister counties,
Preston used to be called the banner
county Of Democracy. In the trans.
Allegheny counties OF Virginia she Is
now called, the banner county Of
Republlcapism. In Wst Virginia they
are the same people To-Day that
they were twenty years ago; animated
with the same love for 1.-THE union
Of the States established by their
wise and heroic fathers, the same love
for equal laws and equal rights among
men, and above all, with the same love
for constitutional liberty, both civil and