The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-06
Why Not

Our readers will remember that on
Monday last Mr.. Campbell, Of Hancock,
offered resolution in the House re-
quiring the Special Committee OF Seven,
appointed February "a, 1875, to investi-
gate the finances Of the State, to continue
their investigations in relation to the
$3S, 900 alleged to have wandered from
the State Treasury by crooked ways
during the year 1868 under Republican
administration, II will also be remem.
bered that in the scope Of that resolution
were comprehended the fullest powers
necessary to secure facilities for the most
searching inquiry, not even limiting the
committee to the records OF the State OF
West Virginia, but authorizing them TO
dive into the fOliOs Of the restored gov.
ernmCnt Of Virginia! even though to
properly carry out the object in view they
should be compelled to go TO Richmond,
1t will further be remembered that Mr..
WOodell, Of Pocohontas, objected to the
consideration Of the resolution, although
II we mistake not he il the father Of u
similar but less sweeping resolution on
the same subject. This gentleman is also
the author Of the resolution looking to
the investigation Of the sums OF money
expended by Boards Of Registration in
what he denominates the disfranchising
Of tax.paying citizens. Notwithstanding
the gentleman's seeming appetite for in
veStigation, as we formerly remarked, he
interposed his objection to the consideru-
tion Of Mr.. Campbell'S resolution.l
On Friday Mr., Campbell called up his
resolution and m animated and at times
somewhat fierce discussion ensued, after
which the House by yea and nay vote
Of q to 81 refused to further investigate
the alleged S3S,OOO deialcalion, We
wish the people to note the fact that
while Democratic orators and Democratic
papers in the broadest and bodest man.
nCr allcge that the State has been swim
died out Of $3S,OOO, yet with the amplest
opportunity backed by unlimited author
ity and with the light thrown upon The
probable place where the truth Of the
matter may be found, by several recent
communications which have been pub
llshed in this paper, II Democratic Leg.
islaturc refuses to look II up, refuses to
have anything further to do in bringing
back to the treasury this considerable
sum or furnishing the perpetrators of a
fraud.
These are facts from which the
Democratic party cannot escape, they are
written in the book Of the Chronicles Of
the acts Of The extra session OF the Leg.
islature OF the State Of West Virginia in
the month Of November 1876. Why then,
people, honest people may well ask does
the Democratic majority refuse to inves.
Ligate? There il ono and only one
consistent answer to the question and
that Il that no such defalcation
ever occurred and that these same
Democratic leaders know il, and they
know further that an investigation such
"a the resolution Of Mr.. Campbell compre-
hends would verify II beyond the shadow
OF doubt. Knowing thisfNCt the Demo.
cratic leaders dare not undertake 1t.
They know that lie we'll propugated and
adhered to answers their purpose for the
ends Of n political campaign far better
than the truth, and they know that full
investigation Of the matter will excnlpate
Republican officials. They feel, too, that
the further plowing Of their own fields,
which might become necessary incident
Of further investigation, might develop
another set Of Dragons teeth more for
midablc than those the stlidy Of which has
occupied the attention Of Democratic
Legislature for over fifteen days, and the
end Of which is not yet. Our Market
street neighbor, with all his aSperity and
vehemcnCe in charging upon the Republi-
can party all the woes which have come
upon the State, forgetS or will not remem.
Der that whatever may have been the
shortcomings of its career il left to its
Democratic successors n full treasury, the
contents Of which they have squandered
in getting up hybrid Constitution that
Ia like to nothing In the heavens above or
the earth beneath, or the waters under the
earth, intended however to inStitute a
system of legislation for the perpetuity
Of Democratic supremacy irrespective oil
whatever the sentiment Of the people in
the future might be. That Constitution
to-day, at this very hour, SetS at defiance
all useful legislation, It's weakness, its I'm.
perfection and its idiotic partiHan mNlig'
nifty stare the Legislature 80 squarely in
the face that every honest man is obliged
to pronounce IL an abortion under which
practical legislation is impossible. Why
not, instead Of reveling In sphere ot
Imagination, which conjures up from the
mnrky atmosphere Of the civil war
the issues Of conflict that Is dead
and the memory Of which Is passing away,
take hold Of something that will put
money in the pockets Of the people by
reforming the abuses which have grown
up under the prevalence Of its own faith,
by which the people have been and are
being robbed Of hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars. These abuses are continuous.
Even with the trial now on It's hands the
Democratic majority cannot and will not
administer the laws according to their
letter and their spirit. Why does not
our ncighbor give its attention to matter
IN which we have repeatcdly called its