The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-15
0TR WETzEL CORRESPON.
DENCE,
The Question of Railroads, Con-
greSsiOnnI Nominations and
State Offices all Mixed Up.
NEW MARTISsvILLE, W. Va, |
March 10, 1876,

Editors IntslUCcneeE
A difficult question has arisen here
among our Democratic friends, and as
the Regiaer folks are supposed to be too
busy taking care Of the berkshire bulls"
and durham bears" shortly to be dis.
tributed amongst the faithful to paymuch
attention to minor matters, We thought 1t
best to refer to you. The case is about
a. follows: In the canvass for the Con.
gressional nomination two years ago, Col.
Ben. was being rather hard pressed, and
it seemed necessary that Wetzel should
be solid; but how TO arrange il was the
question. We have no railroad in this
part Of the county, and after due consid.
Grafton Col. Ben. thought he would build
one up Fishing CreeE-only marrow
gauge II is true, but you know even
that is better than nothing. But
" Hans" Good was coming down and
he might "see" the Colonels marrow
gauge" and "go" broad gauge "better,"
and something else must be done. Let
US premise by the way that We have some
very talented fmen here, QUALIFIED to Gil
any position sir" You may have heard
Of some Of them, for though they general
ly let their light shine only at home, yet
the reiulgence sometimes extends TO the
State Capital. "Col. Ben.," soon found
out how It was, and although sorry that
his arrangements were such that he
couldn't give way that time, yet nothing
could be easier than 10 promise them eth.
er the next Congressional nomination, or
position on the State ticket.
This did the work and II was easier
under this arrangement TO raise Wilson
delegates than It would have been to raise
company OF Brigadiers during the last
war. When "Hans Good" came down
he didn't build any railroads or send
anybody to Congress, and Of course, IA
incompatible "true blues" Col. Ben was
our man. But time rolls on, Col. Ben
finds the position rather pleasant and
now has the unbluGhing efirontery TO tell
the "boys" they will have to wait little
longer or take something else, but they
"can't see it." The farmers along the
route Of the narrow gauge don't know
whether 10 plant any corn or not as it
may be necessary for the Col. to build
"broad gauge" this time in order to have
Wetzel solid, and then the "boys" who
were promised positions before don't
know whether 10 arrange to make an
honest living in their usual ayocations,
or fill most OF the State offices and go to
Congress too.
II you can get some good lawyer to an
swer the following questions and take
his pay in Sang" have him TO do so and
send bill to coffee Seeker" and somebody
will get it.
LIST. Has the "Col." the legal right to
build "narrow-gauge" up Fishing
Creek" every time he wants the nomina.
ton for Congress?
ID. Is there any kind OF legal proceed
ing by which he can be compelled TO full
fiji his promises to the "boys,"to give
them allthe Offices they want?
We think our County Court would
have jurisdiction as they can do almost
anything except squash indictments" II
there should be any demurrers to over.
rule they can do that Gust as easy"
Anxiously, JUSTICE.