The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-26
How the Twain Have Changed


How the Twain Have Changed.
In February, 1875, Immediately after
the removal Of the Capital from Charles.
ton, the Courier Of that place came out
with sort Of a Te Deum ofthanksgiVing
over the happy deliverance oi that com.
munity from the baneiul influence Of the
State government in their midst. The
very next day after the passage Of the
removal bill It exclaimed that "irom yes.
teriay rcM date he prosperity Of Charls'tOH.'
1t further remarked that "the taking
away Of the Capital will create healthy
public sentiment in favor Of manufactur.
ing, and Of those arts which instead Of
corrupting the public morals add to
to public health and wealth." It form.
ally announced that "the Capital and its
attendant evils are gone" Also that the
regime Of F'the political sOlOns, bar.room
bummers, dead beat lobbyists, and the
attendant mass Of gamblers" had come to
an end. It confessed to the people OF
West Virginia that owing to the presence
OF the Capital at Charleston "the honest
pursuits Of life were coming to be looked
on With contempt" that "even the me.
chanics Of the place were rapidly chang.
ing into politicians and Office seekers, and
that the whole community struggled in
vain for healthy existence"
The foregoing extracts are specimens oi
the CoUrier's admissions and congratula.
tions after the removal Of the Capital in
the month OF February, 1875. That paper
was either praC.icing gross deceit and by,
pocrisy at that time or else its present
appeals and arguments on behalf Of the
restoration of the Capital to Charleston
are all to be regarded as mere local bun.
combe, gotten up to tickle the ears of
those whom the editor so grievously OF.
Tended last winter by his detection on the
Capital question. lie can take his choice
of the two horns Of the dilemma in which
he has placed himself on the question.
The "Glter ego Of the Courier, the
wheeling hegIsteT, Is IN pretty much the
same boat as regards inconsistency on
tho ,ras,io,. L,u winter IL scon,sd
CI.-,L-.ss,, Ii, ..I s.o,o..;on. ;.
G"As'e'.o%' .'A''' "'" Po''"''O'1 -
the Capital with apparent warmth. pes'
plte Of its present arguments it then de-
MOD that the location oi the Cauital A,
C,I-,.",.. Ill n,,,..;,,I,, h.-ae,
."arleE'o" sOutu e'sA N"''i 'A'!' oeue"
the place. Not one reason did the EdltoI
see why the Capital should be Relocated
,tCbsrla.,o, Now however Uthe mar
,L., ~. p.,--
""oSe eyes are 0Pe"' "1'''' ''"e 'A'Aau
the son oil Beor, greatly changed. Alter
reading his article Of yesterday in favor
NJ CbarlsSton. no ore WouId pvcr ann
.L..L IL -. t.II.-:
P's' '"aS ne ia" "''''e" '"e 'o''o"i"e
article against Charleston In the fall oil
1874. We quote specimen extract from
IL n. folloVs.
~. ,.L. A., c..:
,honld he nj once removed from Cbsrles
ton may be briefly summed up as fol.
lows:
i. rs iSHTSe .Tn s,',a ,,Tn ,Ie ,h nost popu'oul
Ineommoded optnunbcrinr by more tbsr
l2s,0OO those who are supposed to be nc
commodated thereby.
II ;s @ tenose iFTm ,hn sne weal'n anu ou;i'
are incommoded having more % tSan two. y.
thirds OF the State taxes, or more thar
tWics as much az spaid by those who
are suPPo.eu 70 Oe accommodated oy 'h'
CommHric,tior bs,wsnr Cbsr,s,,or
and the most popuIous and wealthy por.
llon OF the state Is slow, difficult aut
expensive, esPeSlally Geflng Inc wlnIei
nls ars unable 10 exert mon tbs IsoIsIS
tive body that influence which theil
Interests demand, and the Legislators are
mnaoIe 70 MAINTAIN ,!.s tlas , intercourse WIN
the sn,c,msnt "f wholesome law ~
we .ubr;, that II tho ,bor. ,,,rusr,,
war. M, f,r,h IN .ood i,i,L H. "a D..
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