The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-23
GkHGntslliaeurer.
Ann.nl 10 the TIIgher Court.

An Appeal 10 INC A'EneR N"u'''
lis hinted, but whether upon any snr
Of authority or not we cannot say, that II
view Of the recent decision by the suprem'
Cour, Governor JACOB will at once re-
sion and offer himself for reelection, il
order that the controversy may go q
nnCe to the higher court, the people
The Governor would be eligible for re
election for the remainder Of the term
sud resIgning now, an election woulC
have 70 be held to fll the vacancy. Il
this way he could, therefore, enable th'
people Of the State to pass judgment on
the quarrel as 1t now stands-to ro'elect
him If they approve his course, to defeat
him II they approve the course OF the
Legislature. 1t would make o square
tight, and bring the whole difficulty to an
ISSUE We can very well understand that
with an assurance that the people ap.
proved bis course, tho Governor would
feel encouraged to stay there and fight
the plunderers and corruptlonists till the
people get another chance at this Legisla'
ture, but that without some expression Of
such approval be could not feel that his
usefulness in the place, stripped and dis.
armed at all points as he is by the
conspiracy against the treasury, would be
sufficient TO justify the sacrifice 1t would
require Of him to remain under such cir
cumstances. Gfthe Governor does con-
template such action, 1t seems to us the
thought is happy ono and that 1t will
meet the cordial appreciation Of the peo-
pie in their present temper. Elections
are to be- deprecated ordinarily, but the
present exigency is not an ordinary one.
BY the action of an intensely partisan
court the resources ofthe State are placed
Ut The mercy Of n plunlering ring, and
tue Executive OF the State is reduced to
mere figure head, to be still further re-
luced and disgraced next winter, to en-
large the opportunities Tor robbing the
treasury, unless the people are heard
from In the meantime. The real question
involved in this controversy Is not one of
legal lechnicalllies aud bubbles, but
il ia simply whether All honest Exec
ative, chosen by the people of the
State, Is to be sustained in protecting
them from the Vaccinations, the cor
rlptiOns, the thiCving Of the crew that
now rules tho present disgraceIul Legts-
lsture. On that question we believe the
Governor can safely appeal to the people.
1t he cannot make such an appeal sue
cesslully, with the issue so sharply defined,
he himself must desire to know It, for he
could not wish foreman day in the place
alter such an assurance that his useful
nrss there to the honest people was at
vi end
We hope, therefore, it is true that the
Governor contemplates an immediate up
zeal Of this case 10 the people. We be.
leve the merits Of tho whole controversy
are well understood throughout the State
The temper Of the people in other States
IS showing ilselI to be adverse to rsscall.
ties and peculatlons Of every kind. We
believe 1t Is 80 In West Virginia, and
that the time has come for public eX.
preston of that temper. 1t is in Gov.
JAcoB's power to afford the opportunity.
II lie thinks of doing so he cannot do It
TOO promptly,