The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-29
The Bargain and sale and Thirst for
Office

To the Editors OF the IHtelliReneer:
Certain members of the Legislature
thirsty for additional Offices, bdrgained with
the Auditor, Treasurer, State Superinten-
Isnt of Free Schools and Attorney Gen
eral to appoint them lin violation OF the
ConslituliOn) a Board Of Public Works,
II they, in turn, would appoint them "oili-
GERS OF the public Institutions Of the State
and Kanawha Board" The parley which
took place-up stairs In the "Hale House"
was in fashion as follows: The first
speaker, was delegate from the Panhan.
die, heretofore modest man, but lured a
way, by willy and unsCrpolous politicians,
who rose and said addressing himself to
the officers afOresaid) gentlemen they
say Chat is our frien1s) one man can hold
tLc0 offices at the same iime-thatsuits me-
you make Inc Director Of the Hospital Tor
the Insane, and will vote to make you
members OF the Board Of Public Works"
The next speaker, who was a youthful
Senator sprang 10 his feat and said
"Brethren-I like that talk want to be
Director for the Hospital tOo:-You
"tiCkle me and I'll tickle you" The next
speaker was the Delegate from Lewis,
author of the school law and very Ches-
tOraeld in his way, tipped his beaver and
shrugged his noggin which being interpe.
ted 10 mean, II too, Mr.. Speaker, want a
place in the Asylum" The next member
who rose to speeChily was old Dr.. Thomp.
son, of Putnam, who said on the floor Of
tho House of Delegates, and which he re-
pe8ted, This Is contest between Cam
den men and Jacob men, and one or the
other must go dOwn-snd he too was
ready for The bargain" These remarks
so electrified the audience, as to bring the
law officer of the State TO his feet, who
assured the Doctor he should have a
place among the lunatics. Tho next
member introduced was VaWter, from
Monroe. 5 lie said "he had fought, bled
and died for the cause" whereupon the
Public Printer, who had been scratching
down the proceedings, yelled out mo-
ton, that his friend Vawter, who was
hero and patriot, be placed along eide of
his old friend Thompson. BRIGGS "hsd
led his men to battle. He was q gallant
captsin-hsd passed the Rubicon, seen
GdmbsrSbUTg, and helped to white. wash
Walker. He expected something better
than empty honOrs. He must be made
Superintendent oil the Penitentiary. II
pays trel. This much he deserved for
services rendered his State. But,
Alasl Hush methinks hear q
sound like the rushing Of the
winds. What Is II? The mover 10
pass the Hospital bill over the Governors
veto in8tdntW ct sub SitntiO. SO brave lel.'
low must not be forgotten. He too de-
serves well Of his country. He wants TO
be director in the Kanswha Board, and
by the ghosts Of Homer he must have it,
or else he may 60 back on us as he did on
Jacob. The bargain is struck, the peo-
pic sold, and the Constitution handed
over to the mercies Of JacObin mob.
"All now goes we'll" The power which
the people had reserved for themselves,
or placed at the disposal Of the Governor
with the approval OF the Senate, is given
to the new Board Of Public Works to be
61rgdinEd away as the RinSmGSterS may
direct. Jacob, as was agreed upon by
the Camden Democratic Executive Com.
mitLee in Parkersburgh last September,
Is stripped Of his constitutional right, and
the people made serfs and slaves to law.
less cabsl. The Legislature after ex-
pending TOR services never rendered and
"per diem'O upwards Of one hundred and
sir thousand dollars Of the peoples money,
hare adjourned to meet merit October 10 spend
$lOG 900 more! And OF such Is the bOast-
ed economy the new men for office prom
ised the tax payers Of the State, and such,
too, are the beauties of the new Constitu-
zion In the hands Of tho new rulers, who
are singing hozannahs to tho people, Of
the good time that's coming TO make
them all happy. wealthy aud wise.
May 90. 1873. KANAwHA.