The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-05
CheAEtelliqerreer.

Ma LEWIS BAKER desires Us to tread
II. II, Goa. tail by coming out and pre-
S..i,, y. charges against him over our
'",'I1 a.o ,1..pon.ibility in regard to the Nc.
Wv, m,,,cr. Thi, is not necessity at
49, y. n,c.ent time, aud we shall defer that
i',,,s.,iag ", performance until a more
s.S,sniep, 's%, ,en.on. II the McCOok bust
W., Va, new affair on Mr. Bakers
S, S,n1,-it he had never heard ol any iF: ::
r,,Yl.,i.y Of that kind in h" i''e-h
No M responsibility had ever attached 70
an, writer's on the subject, there WOIla w
be- .oms point in his coming out 'ni %I, ue'
m.Djins an accusation at our hanu''
4, ,be matter stands, however we con-
~ a., ,ocb A demand upon US an a''ump'
,;o, oI vir,uou, Indignation that Mr.
R'E.ri. '' incapable Of feeling at this stage
af III, game, or, III other words. as a
.; o,,s s"S Of .ry' :,nge performance that i' not
entitled to our serious attention
o,e would suppose hatMr. Baker had
D.,er heard Of a paper that was pub
Ij,,eI in this city in 1872 in the intere'''
of the Jacob Democracy. We have a
S,unl copy Of thi' paper before us at this
vritiOr. We find tina! comments OF one
k;,J and another on the shortcomings OF
nti. lIlker we're the staples Of It's edit.
o,i,, Thee articles were respon'ibIy
b,cked, /, occurs to uS az something
o,,er ,ha, Mr. Baker should have neg.
l4e,ed the golden opportunity then pre-
.,o,sl for obtaining all needed infOrma.
ron on the McCoOk question. The
u,ge. Of the Democrat are fairly alive
Nth remarks on that very subject.
There /, no end to insinuations, inuen.
h,.,nl all other kinds OF direct and in.
dire,. approaches to the subject matter
t;..a"eI Once md awhile all these liz
ps iorullitieI we're entirely dispensed
s,b and the editors came down to hard
mia their remarks in way that really
ml, hlvob.sn pIintuIIy blunt to a per.
oaol Mr.. Gtker's tender SensibililieS.
pu,,hi. /. not all. There we're some
r.,olu,ion. offered at tho ParkcrabuFg
D,n,e,atic Convention Of tue 2Sd OF Au-
s,., l... tha, seemed to demand Mr.. Ba'
k.t'. instant and earnest attention a. a
plrly then snl there present. The nu'
thor., alder. and aheIiOrs OF said resoIu-
tions in .aid Convention were not deficient
in rCsp,aaibilily Of any kind or quantity,
,ha, Mr.. Baker might have demanded.
They would have been delighted to have
..c,muods,ed him to the utmost extent.
They moved for committee Of inquiry
il ,lm, Convention, but Mr.. Baker did
n,l see Il, to lrc,ni rLcir laudablc efforts
ia that direction, lie preferred to get
out asd sei away from the presence Of
aid plr;ic8 .! the earliest possible mo-
ueut, and he has Inanugei with becoming
lt1.erity to keep out OF their way ever
,incl;
Thi. 1sing the situation Of affairs "a !
b.tSecn Mr.. Baker and some OF the lead.
ioy men Of his own party, We DO not
p'opo,c to interfere in their family mat
teH by putting in our oar us party to
the IasaIatiOn. We have no taste for do.
a.,iir broil1 and shall therefore decline
NJ. Blkrr's invitation to assume either
the truth or laI4ity OF the charges that
have been so long preferred against him.
And now one word N between Mr..
Blkefand ourselves. He seems to want
10 make our retort to one Of his fings at
L, q matter Of personal vituperHtion.
This /, his characteristic style. lie is
nsse; SO much al home Is in the use OF
blIin,ga'c. We have no fancy for de-
,cendiug into that arena to measure epi-
lhet' with lin. It isa style Of warfare
to which We have not accustomed the
readers OF this paper. Mr.. Baker deals
In that aor! Ct stuff habilually. His in
deccat attack on ex-senator Wiley a
lev Seek' ago il specimen Of tho way
Ia which he conducts himself towards
opponents lie has no respect for the
4eceDcies VI newspaper discussion. This
IL one secret ot his low standing rs a
Rew'pIper man in thiS community, both
with Democrats and Republicans. Both
parties look upon him US cold and
crafty inItiSuer, bent on his own aggrand.
Isenen', reckless and Unscrupulous as to
tue methods hO employs to achieve his
end'' His famous paste pot operation a
lew years ago, when he was candidate
tor the State Senate, illustrates the gem
eral style ofihe man, a, Al.o does the use
he made of the name Of Mr, Lamb on a
certain occasion in q political convention
In this city. II il we're necessary we
SOa!l alilcc other instances Of like char.
'cieF Suffice il to say that his record In
'GhCoRaunity within the last liIseen
'sn" has made him sn object Of suspi-
c'o0, aversion and contempt both with
Democrats and Republicans.
NG, LEws BAKER, of the Register, is
avery cORvenion, sort OF an individual.
When he wants to perform the part Of an
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