The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-07

employed to run the stationary engin
that heats the Senate chamber ut salar
les ranging from $500 to $4,000 pr
annum. when two, at farthest, could d.
all that was necessary. The fifth on
happened to be employed in this way
He had rendered some political service
To Republican Senator. and came t
Washington to be rewarded with al
office. Upon looking around, he foun,
there were four engineers to do the worl
above stated This seemed easy work
and 50 he asked his friend, the Senator
to secure him position in that corps, ant
it was accordingly done.
To show still farther how the none.
went when the present party in powe
had the handling of the purse strings
reference WIS made 10 the disbursement
Of the contingent fund Of the, so called
Department Of Justice. 1t is there showI
that the wife of the Attorncy-Cfenera
has purchased, for family Use at the public
expense. II fine carriage, called by the
coach-maker> II ''landaulct,' for which
81 800 was paid out OF the public fund
That 81 600 landaulet purchased by Mrs
Williams in january, 1875, was repaired
up to last December, about 81, 100 worth
Geo. Wilkrnsom and Charles w. Lee
household servants employed by Attor'
ncv General Williams are paid by tht
government, one rs clerk ut $40 pei
month, and the other aS messenger at
$50 per month. In addition 10 this there
i, one item ul' 500 for mirror which
has been placed i'll Mr.. Williams house
These expenses were all paid out Of the
contingent fund al the Department oi
Justice, and serve L. illustrate where the
money m,".~ and why the debt is inrr"n>-
my.
Reference was then made III equally
emphatic terms and with equally good
effect, each point being rounded on with
enthusiastic applause OH behalf OF the al-
drncr, To the frauds committed bv Gov
rrnor- Cooke and shepherd of the Dis
trict ut Columbia, bulh intimate friends
ol' the President and enjoying his r"'lIl-
trmamcc and support, and even after Boss
Shrpherd had been hrld up before the
nation IL the chirt beneficiary in these
rasculitirs. he VA, nominated 10y the
President to be- chief "i the very govern
mrmt which the people "f the
District were cndravorlny I" snatch
from hi, clutches and the c"rmDrantN
of his crew. The Howard de-
falcatiom and the Sanburn -,laynrc"ntraclH
i'm New IOrk also came III Tor notice by
the speaker, and the rnormltirS Of each
were shown upa> atlordinS some cXplnna-
ton of where the money goes, ana now
the people of the country are robbed
without redress 10y the representatives "i
the present party III power; the party "t
GREAT moral ideas, Can the voters, the
honest and hard working men who earn
hy daily toll tn" pittancr that serves
them /" keep body and soul together, ana
to prevent the tax collector from sclZlnS
their household goods, consent 10 con-
tinuancc Of this shameless >GuanderInS OF
the money that is wrung from their
wrctchrdncSs? viii YOU not vote to
drive out this horde OF thieves and put
in power in the Federal government men
who will obey Your wishes and honestly
account for every penny of public treas
ure that comes into il hands?
GENERAL GoFF'S SPEECH.
Colonel Wilson half hour having cN-
nircd. General Goii was introduced and
. rrctrd with applause by his political
f,IIowcr,. He claimed to be the caIdi-
date of tn" people, irrespective ofparty,
the champion of the people against the
ring" He spoke of "HomeSt John j,
j. jacob and "Honest John j. Davis,
hut thcemphasis upon the adjectiv" did
not seem TO awaken much enthusiasm in
the audience He said hc was opposed t" all
"ring,' in any party whatsoever aud
thought that the people of South Caro-
lima and Louisiana were suffering to-day
under the evils of the "ring' rule. He
was opposed to the salary grab, but he
would remind Colonel Wilson that it
was voted for by number of the Demo
cratic members of Congress. Somebody
asked: "Who signed it, and the Gencr-
al replied, 1T was signed by General
Grant and suppose by that act ii be-
camea law. but do not the less con-
denim il on that account, for ! am op-
posed to fraud and wrong doing every
where. no matter whether il be done
by one party or the other.
This sentiment WAS tumultuOu>ly y
applaudcd in manner that would prob
ably have moved the President to revoke
the Generals commission As n Federal
officeholdcr, if it had been heard in
Washington. II WAS Joined in by Re-
publicanS n well aS Democrats, and
showed that Grant had but few ap"l"glsts
or defenders even among those al ms
own party VIII" were present.
Referring To- the Civil Rights Bill, al
which hr expected that Colonel Wilson
would hereafter speak, he said: "Had !
beer II member of the Hous" "t Repre-
srntatives when that bill came up, |
would have cast my vote against It; AMI
here promise You that, ii elected, and
that hill come, hrtnr" IN" for action. |
will record my vote against It's passage.
The remainder of the Generals hour
WAS taken up i'll an endeav"r /" answer
the arralgrlnrnt of his party made III
Colonel Wilson's opening speech, and,
although his apologies were often greeted
with applause worthy Of better reasons,
his CLOSING over OF the faults Of the adj
ministration was wonderfully thin. lie
seemed somewhat diSnclincd To discuss
national affairs, ~ any topics with which
the Federal Congress will have t" do, but
preferred Ia talk vaguely about rings
in State affair. and to invoke the ap,
plausc Of his partisans by dcnunciations
Of wha, he was pleased to call the ring
Democracy of West Virginia.
He spoke slowly and distinctly and
made his manner and voice supply
the place of argument and OF tangible AS
ser,ion. He rolled his rs over and over
again whenever and that was very often
he mentioned the "r-r-ring Dcmocra,
cv.' but he contented himself with thr'
trick of orstory and adduced no reason
why. for the securing of a good and hon
est administration of the national gov
ernment, he should be elected TO Con.