The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-22
WORK AT WASHINGTON.
THE RETURN OF THE SILVER
DOLLAR.
Better a Half Loaf than no Bread
The Dollar Of the Daddfes with
Gold Ear Marks-Another
Plight for a Vacant Chair
The Defenders OF
Wells e. Co.
correspondence of the Register.


of the House, 10 meet the Silver bill
when it was yet siar of, nor were there
any fatted calves killed, nor was there
music or dancing, or violent denonstra.
tiors of joy. The House silver men
seemed to think that their prodigal had
got into bad company since bis
departure from his fathers house, and
some. like the elder brother IN the para
BILE, refuse to go in unto the feast. They
feel that there is tsint upon it OF too
close intimacy with the gold bugs, and
they insist that, before it is embraced, it
should purify itself OF IFS impurities, and
present itself in the spotless garment of
shining silver with which it went out.
In other words, the limited coinage,
seignorage and international commits.
sion amendments, in the opinion of Ew.
ing, Butler and many other unqusllhed
silver men have materially changed their
bantling, and they find the new edition
yery distsstful. On the other hand q
very careful survey ofthe Senate discloses
the fact thst the Senators are not apt to
recede from their position. 1t is ver7
probable that majority could be iound
in that body who would be more than
delighted TO pass the Bland bill, pure
and without adulter alton, but that two
thirds could not, and that being the case,
if HAYES was TO sit down IN the osoy II
would be mashed as fat as pancake
and all the Kings horses and all the
Kings men couldn't give it life again,
at least during this session. Inc ques-
tion therefore with the House Is whether
it is not better to bow in humble sub
mission TO the inevitable and accept the
profer of pie when pudding is beyond
their reach. So thinks pater families,
Bland, Buckne- and Aleck Stephens OF
the Confederscy, and many other ardent
silver and greenbsck men. Ewing, IL is
supposed, fears the effect upon his aspl.
ranons for the Presidency as the advo-
cate of the uuterrifed green backer.
The AklIn-DarrcIi Contest.
We have had another case OF contest
in the House. As it comes from the
South, of course it gives fine opportu-
nifty for the wholesale abuse OF that sec
ton. 1t opens the door for the blood.
thirsty heroes "who smelt the battle
from affair."" TO fight over battles, of which
they have read, 10 parade the terms
treason, rebel and traitor TO the ooserv-
alton of Dixie's members. 1t allows
those who hate TO see quiet and peace
and reconciliation and frsternsl relations
and unity among the sections, because
their only capital has been based upon
the hstred engendered by strife, the
preiudiccs resulting from war
and the bad blood always
consequent upon civil conflicts, to hoist
again the bloody shirt and TO fan into
flame the worst passions OF poor trsil
humanity, who are forever, Phsrlsslcslly,
thanking God that they are not as other
men are.
As it came from Louisiana, it gave the
further opportunity tor the visiting
states men" TO rise in defense OF the IN
dIcted and convicted perjuries in Louisi-
ana, and it enabled the Republicans, one
and all, to come to the protection OF men,
who by every kind OF verdict snd through
every form OF public opinion have been
proved 10 be men OF such stamp, a.
least that no honest man, not blinded by
psrtizsnship would undertake to defend
their honesty and veracity.
Acklin ia the peri, who has been walt
ing for an admission TO Paradise. lie IS
a Young man, younger than West Vir.
ginis's youngest member he Is hand.
some and, best of all, he is Democrat.
He cot through all the TRADES against
him and against his State and looked at
the coveted seat as if be was "beholding
heaven and feeling hell"
Little Eugene.
Little Eugene Hale seems - be the
par excellence, o: Wells and
Anderson and the Louisiana thieves gen.
erally. It is 8 lsbour Of love with him
and no amount of vl!lsiny proved to be
Justly laid to their score hsunts him, or
.bstes bis tender and sympathetic atec-
ton. With the minds eye viewing the
immortal J. Madison Wells, st his prison
bar, be says:
81 know not, ask not. II quilts IN that
heart,
I but know that love thee, whatever
tnou art"
Garfield.
Garfield made sn ingenious aud an in
genuous speech. Always ready, always
plausible, always regardless OF the true
facts, Garfield is st the same time one OF
the sbles, and one of the most dangerous
men in Congress. He took up the ques-
ton, not Of tie contest between Acklin
snd Darrell, for that was elImin sted
from the discussion, but of the prosecu-
tion Of Anderson and Wells. He didn'!
allow fscts to bother him, but "rsn
through esch mode of the Tyre, and was
master of sill.
Anxiety About the Pate of the Re
turning Board Rascais.
The tset is, the Republican party is
becoming very anxious about the prose
cution OF two criminals by State Court.
IL looks IS if there was something more
thsn mere sympathy Tor the vicious IN
their crest zeal TO save two bsd men
from their just doom especially when
their own President virtually concurred
with the verdict OF the twelve men who
recently convicted Anderson. However
impolitic the prosecution OF Anderson
snd Wells may be, it is State sfsir,
and IS there is no question OF their guilt,
i, would seem thst all this gush Is
out of plsce, and it Is to
be hoped tha! the fate Of
these men will show others with like ten
dencies
"What tangled web We weave.
When first We practice 10 deceive.
Disclosures as to the Tilden matter are
still talked Of, and it is 70 be hoped that
there will be general confession al
round. Thst there was any bargain
i. not to be credited, but 81 long IS any
part of the truth is withheld from the
public, there will continue 20 be erimi'
ns.ion and recriminstion, which IL GER
tAinly not doing The party any good
When the silver bill passes, let Us Al
hope that
There's 9 guide time coming"