The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-04
Henry q. Davis in Centre Wheel
ing rO-Night,

Ing Tonight.
The Hon. Henry G. Davis, one OF our
West Virginia U. S. Senators, is to speak
tonight in Centre Wheeling. He is
stumpiug the State for reelection to the
U. Senate. There is to be abi!ter fight
between him and Faulkner this winter
for this coveted prize.
Mr.. Davis will Of course speak in behalf
Of "Relorm" tonight. There is one little
matter which asa "Reiormer" he should
not neglect to speak about, and that is
the fact that he took tho Congressional
back pay in 1s73-the famous salary
grab-gcnerally called the "salary s'e0S"
by the Democratic press.
"This SALARY steal" tho Hon. Henry 9.
Davis (Reformer) put in his pocket, and
there it ia to this day, ready to be used
this winter as private political campaign
fund, after the fashion OF 1901, the
time when the Hon. Senator was first
elected. .t.....
In view Of tue fact that Mr.. Davis is
m for reelection to the Senate, it is
we'll tina. the Democracy ahouldbc posted
on Ais political record. No doubt he
will take pleasure in explaining it to the
faithful tonight. In order to afford the
proper opening for the necessary expla'
nations We will proceed to throw in 4
few suggestions, as follows:
l. lie took the SALARY grab" This
he did as means OF putting himself in
possession OF the sinews Of war where
with to prosecute the great work Of re.
form. A reformer must have money
about his clothes as we'll as other people.
.. In 1866, as a member OF the West
Virginia House Of Delegates, lie voted
for the Registration bill blouse bill No.
5S), which was very stringent bill-in
fact las Democrat would say abittter
one.-N rtgired The irOn.elad oath. After
the oath was taken it was made the
Registrars duty to diligently inquire
whether. the applicant had done any Of
the acts in the oath set forth, and il he
had he was to carefully exclude" said
voter. 1t made no provision for the ap
plicant 10 have notice when his case
would be inquiredinto or 10 furnish proc
in his own behalf. II made il very trouble
some for foreign.born citizen to regis
ter, and DISTINGUISHED all dCserters from
the Union army, and all who left thu
State to escape military service. 7 ~
3. Chapter Sc, acts Of 1865, authorized
officers Of election to reject any votel
(this act was prior to any registration
law) who reiused 10 take the test oath
Suits had been brought against some o
the election law for enforcing this law
House bill number 10 provided that il
all cases where such suits had been Of
might thereafter be brought, said Office
might employ counsel and defend at th'
expense Of the State. Henry G. Davi
voted for this bill, See page 6S, lTous'
Journal Of 1866. s...
4. House bill, number l6G, provided
that every person or officer employed IL
holding any election by the people shoul'
take the test oath and testify it on thu
poll books, and il not so certified the vot'
should not be counted.
Mr.. Davis voted for that bill. See pag
225 House Journal OF 1866. :.
s. He voted 10 authorize Judge Nat
Harrison-him Of infamous memory il
all Democratic newspapers-to fill al
vacancies in county and township Office
in the Ninth Circuit, The preamble re
cites that the law is gotten up in conse
quence Of "rebcl opposition and resist
ance" to law. See page 2Ss, House JOUR
nal Of 1866.
6. Senator Davis voted for resolution
denounciug the Hounshell charge
against Nat. Harrison-this same MAI
Harrison-as "a malicious attempt t
publicly SANDER one ofthe Circuit Judge
Of the State" See page ll5, House Jour
nal Of 1866.
How will all this do for Democrat
record on which to come before next win
ters West Virginia Legislature, and asl
for re election to tho United States Sen
ate. .,1,,.'H