The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-03
A Subscriber Who Thinks That
West Virginia should Have
Moro Government Pm.

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Editors lntelllgeneer
1t is very apparent that the Republi-
cans Of West Virginia give the admins
tration Of President Hayes on unqualified
endorsement. They like his policy per
Sc, and do not accept it for mere expe-
diency 10 prevent division in their
ranks. It is very apparent that the Re-
publicans OF this State are not brought
into the support Of the President by hav-
ing government patronage literally be-
slowed upon them, for in this matter
they are lett out President Hayes has
made but Jew appointments from
our State, and those he has made
are minor ones and conferred up
on natives Of Ohio, with one
exception. Gen. B. +. Kelley hiss been
installed as Superintendent at the Hot
Springs, Arkansas, and he L. citizen oi
Maryland, and at the time Of his appoint:
ment was residing on farm in that
State. There Is one gentleman in the
diplomatic service Consul at Antwerp
appointed by President Grant and cred
tied to West Virginia who is Pennsyl-
yanian, but who taught school at Nor.
gantown few months, not sufficiently
long 10 acquire citizenship in our State.
So il really looks as II West Virginia
were ignored in the distribution OF Gov.
ernment patronage. do not desire TO
enter the liAt Of croakers or grumblers,
for il really matters but little with the
great body OF the people who obtain the
Government Offices so they are men oil
integrity, but Il Is rather hnmiliating 10
see our young State, which stood up so
CALAMITY for the Union when It's life was
threatened and imperilled by traitors,
ignored and forgotten.
President Grant doled out little pa
tronage to our State atthe instance oil his
| well-beloyed cousin, Col. Tom Swami,
who had won his laurels, II laurels
they were, in the Confederate army, and
this patronage, TO great extent, was
conferred on Swann's fellow Coniederates.
When Hayes became President many Of
the Republicans Of our State thought this
thing would be changed. Mr.. Hayes
had military campaign in our State, In
fact he commenced his military career in
our mountains, and was presumed 10
be acquainted with many Of our
people. In sheridan's campaign in
The Shenandoah Valley iu 1884 sew
eral regiments Of West VirgInia
soldiers served in the same corps with
him. Gems. Duyal, Nortbcott and Har.
/ ris, like Hayes, commanded brigades on
that memorable campaign. These men
we're then his military peers, and II does
seem that they should be able to WELD
some influence with their old "oomr ade in
arms" and get him to bestow something
on some OF our people, II not 10 gratiiy
the aspirations Of the otfiee-seeker, 70
give our State aproper recognition, and
not leave the people Of the Union TO in-
fer that the Republicans Of West Vir.
ginia are unworthy Of trust. -
In the departments at Washington,
West Virginia 10 not known except In 3
few second class Clerkships. The Super.
intendent OF Public Printing 10 credited
TO West Virginia on account OF bis having
4 summer residence at Berkeley SPRING.,
while he IL really an Indianian. Our
State Is represented by one Judge in the
territories, and We have one Consul In the
person Of q Pennsylvania schoolmaster.
II is to be hoped the Presidents atten-
tion will be called 10 this matter and be
will see that justice is done TO our State,
for this neglect Is doubtless inadyertent
and we should not cenSure his Excellency
yet, ,ior It.. West Virginia has been too
irue 10 be thus humilfaIed.
RKPuRLIcAN.