The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-03

The smelling committee Il hot likely
% amount to much "A thorough
investigation is already smothered.
Withdrawing, however, is a pFin-
ciple that Is co-existent with the party
itself. know Of no instance in history
wherein the Democratic party has ever
made q thorough Investigation into the
misconduct OF any Of It's officials, or ever
punished and exposed any Of its thieves,
! have never said that there ia anything
wrong in the administrations 81 our
present Auditor and Treasurer. + don't
know that they have misuSed the conf
dence repoaed in them by the people Of
tho State, but many persons think
that there is leak somewhere,
and an investigation hos been ordered;
and It seems 10 me that 1t should be thor
oughly sitted. Nothing, however, will
be done. The appointing Of the commit
tee is evidence Of THAT fact. Mr.. Monroe
is not the Speaker Of the House. He is
morally honest, and would do right, but
he lacks courage and backbone. There is
no doubt but ex-Speaker Miller appoint-
cd all the standing committees OF the
House, and there Is further no doubt
about Mr.. MOnrOe's allowing himself to
be manipulated by the interested parties
in the appointment Of the present inyeez
tigating committee. Mr.. Campbell was
the patron Of the resolution; why was he
not put on the OommitteeG Mr., WhitSiS
a fine business map, ,agSCd ACCOUNTANT,
and understands books why was he moi
given q place on the cOmmittee9 The
answer is patent to all; they are too
shrewd and sagacious to DO placed in a
position that they would have an oppor.
lunity 10 examine into the manner OF
the management Of the financial atfaiPs
Of the State. That would DO . dan
gerous experiment. II would never do
to allow two "old stagers" like them 10
smell through tho archives Of the two
finance offices, lest they might scent up .
dish Of "priYato pudding" Neither Of
them were placed on the committee,
Mr., Good Is chairman Of the committee
with four Democratic associates; and
Messrs. snider and Garlic represent the
minority. We have.nOthing to say against
the Republican members Olthe committee,
They are both firm, good men. But 70 ex-
anime books and accounts you want mon
who are experienced boOk.keepers. II
errors are to be discovered and corrected,
you must have them, We, therefore,
again ask, II an honest effort was to be
made TO investigate, why were MesSrs,
White and Campbell overlooked In maxi
ing the committee? In advance wo have
written tho whole thing down farce, and
It will 80 result,
A POLE IN A HORNETS NETT.
For several days past We heard cur.
rent rumOr In circulation to the effect
that q combination had been formed
by which tho election Of a United
States Senator was 10 be defeated,
Governor jacob was TO resign and Dan
johnson would take the Gubernatorial
chair then Daniel was to appoint "Hon-
est John" as o. s. Senator 'Gd interim.
The thing was 30 extremely foolish and
impracticable that but few persons gave
II second thought; but Il seems that
some buncbnbe Individual took 1t up
and telegraphed It 10 the New York Her
nd and 1imEi, the Cincinnati Commercial
and Eaqliirer, and the Wheeling Register,
and thus gave 1t almost unprecedented pub
licity. ilaa
Tonight in tho Senatorial caucus the
distinguished gentleman from Jefferson
(Mr. Mason) offered u resolution con.
demning tho Wheeling Register, the lead
Ing Democratic organ Of the Stale, for
throwing u fire.brand into It's own party
that would probably disrupt fatally. He
was therefore in favor Of speedily reading
said paper 0lit Of Tie Democratic party,
and forever ostraclSlng both the paper
and its editor. He spoke at length Upon
the resolution, Us did Daniel, who
thought that he had been outraged
and mahteated by said dispatches.
General Pannell, Of Ohio, also lad
something TO say on the subject, but
above al he vast for peace in tho party.
Pending the discussion tho following sub
stitute was offered by Mr.. Williams, Of
Grcenbrier; gS.,, '.al
"ReSolrcd, That the editors Of news.
papers are personally responsible 10 the
members Of this bOdy'for any misrepre.
sensations TINT they publish about them,
but that this caucus has no Jurisdiction
over them"
On motion tn. whole mbioctwas laid on
the table. ~ ..f5,
The Governor and MI johnson both
deny that they had anything to do with
tho alleged scheme, but It ia not denied
thattheir friends tried to work itup for
them II was very much like Walkers
serenading trick, Il lacked the necessary
thickness, and consequently failed to pan
out, 1t'sapity that Dan, failed 10 be &C.
cidental GoyGfnOr, u FOX no other reason
than II keeps Jacob out Of the Senate.
For II he were 10 80 70 the SenatedC Cam.
den would commit suicide and Walker
would retire to private lilOA4pr6bably to
the business Of tedchibg a. ihe Morgan.
town high school mid thus thsnStale
would be relieved Of Two TOAD stooG Tint
grow out as id5E aSS theY 80 clipped of,
and our people Wbthd b6 Dice more happy
and free. tl'i,s. lal I
TIE fHiNrtSb law g.. lnt
The present printing law is one 81 the
grosscSt frauds that has ever been forced
upon any State or people. II was evi.
IDENTIFY drawn by some sharper who meant
to rob the treasury. This Is a sweeping
assertion, but the law itself IA a positive
proof Of its correctness. A law that al
lows maximum Of 81 % per thousand
ems for rule and hgute work, and Under
Il q bidder agrees TO do this work for
thitty.flve cents Is proof positive that
there Is something wrong. Its 30 adroit.
ly framed that under II, for d certain
class Of work. the printer may charge
fifty times what II Il really worth. For
example, u sdys that for every five jdsti.
iications, the public l printer may make