The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-04-26
FnG ANNUAL REPORTS.

The wheeling IAteNlgeBctF Is con
strained " liz Us out Of our boots. 81
TO speak, IL reference to al article re-
Gently published in TgE DENocRAr
concerning the annual reports Of our
State officers, Auoag other things,
spoken in the beniguant style peculiar,
st this lime, 10 our Wheeling friend,
he says;
The editor Of the WLsIoS DENoeEAT il
pleased with the reports lately issued BY bur
dett, the Treasurer, and Bennett, the Auditor,
Ne says that "Ihey are the most complete REd
exhaustive document Of the kind eTsr Issued
by any executive officers IA this State. -
And then be alkIthis solemn question, ''cau
Il be that tue conpileri thereof are dithon'
estSn This question he answers In Ihe neg
alive. There IL only one trouble about thi;
statement, and that isAhat II Is " variance
With the rspor, Of a eommittCc composed Of
three Democrats, two Independents aud two
Republicans 10 the llOuir u Delegates.
II Is ''intsrcs,in' rssiin'" Just now,
to hear Republican paper, and es.
pccially a IVES, Virginia Republican
paper, raise is voice aud pirate in be.
half Of honesty in public Office More
especially is It matter Of surprise that
paper protesting fairness and impair.
TALLY, should pefsisteutly cry "ctuci-
~ them !" "crucify them r and endea.
to prejudice the public uiud against
two citizens Of this State. before the
accused hare hai even tho form Of a
trial. But even supposing that every.
thing charged by the Mieiigsneer
sgains. the Auditor aud Treasurer
were irue,-Cven then, their cOndu.t
would make them appear as angels
compared With their Republican prede.
eessors in Office
We have had occasion to speak
heretofore Of this impeachment hum,
bug; and 10 the article to which the
ht.liigsnesr refers, We Nero but com.
plimenting cur State officers upon their
reports. Our co,emporary, however.
copied a part, and then reproduced tue
stsle story about Legislative commit.
tee that reported articles Of impeach.
ment. But be failed to add that the
committee. When making their report,
confessed that although they reported
articles Of impeachment, they had not
sufficient evidence before them to
make a case,
But inasnuch % tho Iaielligenc.r is
disposed to copy FROM TuE DENocEAT
occasionally, we suggest that It trans.
fer to its columns tue following article,
which appeared 10 this paper not long
ago, aud which the ht.iigeMeer care.
fully rrfraiued from noticing, nOtWith,
standing the circumstances must have
been strikingly familiar;
4 COMPARISON.
During thereign OF RadicaliEm, when white
men were diJifAnehlsed and black men en-.
ftAnehised, certain Nathaniel Harrison,
then Judge utthe 9th judicial Circuit, and
Nhoie name Is now sxecrAitd BY every de-
cent man, OF eilhef party, 10 the State, was
known 10 appear on tue bench intoxicated ;
il was well known that he battetsd bis ju.
dicial decisions for gain II was known that
he associated with The yileSt wfetehes 10 be
found aud that he openly kept and enjoyed
the society Of AEegro coneubine, All these
things were known, and more, not ct for
publication. AtidATits were prepared aud
all the necessary evidence ready. Al the
meeting Of the Legislature Colonel D. S.
liounshtll appeared, At the earnest request
Of the oppressed and insulted people Of the
District, and offered TO present. the evidence.
He waIRt upon by ruflianS members Of the
Legislatutel asp KicEEo DowS srAIa, AID
OUT OF THE HriLptSG. That was the notice
taken vi The undesirable FACTS he had with
him, Whetewlth 10 charge Judge Harrison.
Subsequently, alter the election which re-
suited In The frtt triumph Of Democracy,
Nat HArriIon,in order 10 shield nimielritom
the penitenliary, rendered his resignation
Governor FOREMAN accepted 1.-THE left Ito
Stale aud was immediately appointed 10 a
fat Office in one Of the Territories by PTesl.
dent Grant.
Such Is RadicAlitm
Now for the reverse. Al The recent scs.
sion OF the Legislature, Ne. Campbell, the
Republican member from Hancock county,
acting merely upon RuNoR, without one SOL
itaFy FACT 10 bear him out, preferred certain
charges against two Distinguished members
OF the Democratic parly-bOlding high posi-.
tions Of public trust. He offered resolution
ordering m investigation Of their Affairs.
Then what did the overwhelming majority
]: the House Of DcltgatSsdol Did they as.
Eault the atcuseF and kick him out OF the
Capital as their predecessors had dOne7 Did
they Put their feet upon the resolution and
crush III 10 sin Hut every Democrat 10
the House, without word In opposition,
Voted for the resolution, anu Il was adopted
Not only this; but Immediately upon hear.
ing Of tie circumstance, the officers charged
WTeieleittrs 10 the House demanding an i'm.
mediate and full investigation OF their al.
fairs, and waving all the foftuAlititJ which
they had q right TO demand
That Is Democracy
Comment i unnecessary.
An inquiring public would be glad
10 have dissertation from tho Iaielli,
SeRer in relation to the facts given
above. They would also be happy tC
be informed how TO recover tue fund
stolen by the loyal officials who "reor
ganiEed" the government Of Virgins
and formed tho new State. Tho IN
islligeneer might continue the story
OXIDE the New York LEDGER and Civ,
brief history Of the Registration Law
how the old thing worked-and hos
much money was spent yearly, b.
"irrespouSibls Boards Of Registration
In disfranehisiug the people Of til,
State. The Natural History o
Test oaths' would make a handsOln,
pctial story, the publication whsroo
would no doubt add largely to tht
subscription list Of tie Latcliigtacer
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