Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-15

AtAN '''-
ing papers. and especially the R'g's
kr in their endeavors to smooth
over tho outrage done the Thru
District in the removal of the Capt.
toll and the lame efforts TO marutac-
ture public opinion into juStihea
tim Gift. Bat it is natural that 1t
should De 50. 1t IS well known that
tie people of the State dill not
Command the removal; sn effort was
n,a,le lat .ummer to get up \ Cap
toI remqS,d convention which was
an inglurious 6zzle. Some delegates
from Wood, Taylor, Harrison and
Ohio Counties met, each Of which
counties was candidate II secure
the removal to its borders, and with
few men from a EeS other counties,
who were "ruas" in, they held a 50
called convention. They agreed
about nothing except, that the con-
vention was a failure, aai that the
cspitsI ought to be moved They
adjourned TO The call Of the commit
tee, but the committee very wisely
conrluled that one such meeting was
enough, 50 they let it Glide.
The Register says, chow can that
be unjust which was sanctioned, ana
not ONLY sanctioned but demanded by
the majority Of the people Of the
State. as in accordance With then
best interests
Caano. msjoTities be unjust2 But
the fact Is, the removal was not De
mandel nor sanctioned by a majority
ofthe people Of the State. The PEG
pie of the Thirl District would have
been perfectly satisfied to have left
the question to be settled by the pop
ular vote of the State, but Wheeling
would not consent to any such ar
ranSement. They sent delegation
of lobbyists to Charleston, who made
all kinds of combinations, with ali
kinds of people. REGARDLESS Of all other
considerations, except the one single
one of getting the Capitol away from
Charleston.
Geo. Jingle, who received 4 Gold
Watch in ADDITION 70 his hire, was
the man who ny his perseyering peril
nacity succeedel in banboozling tie
legislators into voting for this bill,
and 20 him and his Vaccinations the
State of West Virginia OTes the vast
ing Of the last session Of the Leglsla-
ture and lie removal Of the Capr
IL.
The representation that the canvass
in the First and Second Districts was
carried on on the issue Of the Capt.
tol removal Is n misrepresentation OF
the case. In Wheeling it was an issue,
and the issue there was the removal 10
Wheeling, but there was no such Is
sue elsewhere. Many papers in the
Fir.t and ; conl Districts opposed
removal, and especially the removal
t. Wheeling
The Register talks very magnani
muu>ly about di>iuterestedness &c
and tha'the only reason urged was
that the good Of the State required
removal because Wheeling Is more
accessible than Charleston, but itthat
WAS the only reason, then there were
better reasons for the Capitol going
TO Clarksburs. Grafton, Parkersburg,
or Fairmont than to Wheeling they
are all Of equalor superior accessible
by. and more central.
The most thoroughly disgusting
part of the Registers article, IS lis
philosophical, patriotic and platitu-
dinous aIyice h democrats Of the
Third District not to % back on
their principles for the reason that
they have been tramP,ej on, and all
thc;r rights outraged. This comes
FL from the Register which Is sup
porting an oatrage coasumm1ted by
the union OF he Democrats of the
First AMI Second Districts with the
Republicans OF those Districts, which
could not have been accomplished
excep; through this union an ont
rage against which nig'r''F VI
Democrats in both houses OF the Leg
islature voted, and which was sup
ported by every Republican in both
Houses except one.
The Democrats Of he Third Dis
trio, bovo beoD the strenOtI. Of the
party in the State. They do not pro
pvse to 60 to tie Register for ins'ruc-
ton as to what is their duty, nor to
abandon their principles, because
union Of sectional Democrats and
Republicans has tramP!cd on their
rights, but the advice ofthe Register
comes wish bad grace, and with
much Of the aroma of impertiuence,