The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-08
CURRENT OPINION.

"Gentlemen," said Tilden, calmly, when
they caught him with the ciphers in his
hands, gentlemen, my name is not Til
den."-Bmtette tRcp.)
Now the fond Democratic parent, who
wants his son to grow up to be n great poll
ticiau, will educate him in readin', writin',
and cipherin' Toledo Blade (Rtp.)
Gen. Butler is rumored to be in treaty
with Edison for new invention in boot
heels by which man can stamp dollar
out OF mud-''the cheapest material
every time lie steps. -BOaon Courier.
The Nationals will be able to set an ex-
ample OF economy in the next House.
Their Congressman from Indiana, the Rev.
De La Matyr, can act as Chaplain and save
the usual salary paid TO that funchonary.
M. Vernon (0.) Banner tDem.).
Senator Blaine proposes, for greater uil'
ity, that the fiat greenback be labeled 81
on one side and 81 900 on the other When
fiat money becomes the currency OF the
country there will be little Use for bills OF
the denomination OF 81. A note OF this
value will then hardly purchase the salt
with which 10 cook beefsteak. The cost
OF the beeisteak can only be imagined
Piasburgh Dispatch (Rrp.).
We meet the issue raised by these
cipher dispatches and all other exposures
Of the kind, fairly and boldly, with the de-
mand made months ago, when the Potter
Committee was organized. II any fraud
has been committed let it be unearthcd
and punished for the sake OF the country
and free institutions. II any man has
been guilty Of bribery, or forgery, or per-
Jury, or any other crime in connection
with the election Of President, let the fact
he proven and the culprit punishcd.-Ner
York EtPrea tDc".l
II was one OF the mysteries OF the times
that the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, a man OF keen insight into
men and great experience in affairs, should
have so many hangers-on and sGlf.pro'
claimed spokesmen, who were either weak
or wicked. The wonder is that he did not
long ago clean his kitchen OF these bum
mers and let the world know that they
were divided into two classes, pensioners
and wOuld.be pensioners, and that he w@s
in no way represented by the one or the
other.-FhiludelphiH T;"es (lnd.)'
A party Of gentlemen sought to make Il
display Of their wealth. The first lighted
his cigar with ten.dOIlar grcenback. The
second event him ten better and con
sumcd n twenty-dollar note in the same
way. The third, not 10 I've outdOne, sacri
feed cool fifty. Then the fourth and
Inst declared he'd beat the crowd, took q
bank check from his pocket, filed 1t oui
ior round thousand, signed it, and then
Uphted his pipe with II. And the Joke O
h was The other three "caved" at once Il
his reckless extravaganza A clear case o
siHat' money.--BotOn Transcript lheP.).
The morality among Democratic states
men this year is positively frightful. Mr.
Tildcn dies Of too much cipher, and Mr.
Thurman Of too much "Ohio idcc," anc
Mr.. Hendricks Of too much Communism
and all the Massachusetts, Democrats OF tot
much Butler ain the country OF th'
blind, the One.cyGd il King" says IN
IHOverb. Chiefly because no other Demo
cratic candidate can be said TO have tn
breath OF life left In hiS body, the strong
est now seems to bc Mr.. Bayard, and he
although m accomplished gentleman and
according to his light most faithful pub
lie servant, hasn't enough chance TO bra
On.-!Ner Yoyt TriJuHr tRq.l.
General Butler must feel this mornin
that he has kicked up good deal Of dut
in this Commonwealth, and done himsc
no good. Besides, II has cost him pratt
penny. Probably Si5O,OOO, at least, hA
been diSburscd through hisagcnt-cnoug
10 act 4 good many young mechanics II
In business. or 10 give the operatives I
the Middlesex Mills living wages for SO'
eral years. BoDiOa HrrqM