The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-10

Ccket E~leCtt0nS14g came NI "u'.''
spent the morning distributing tickets. AT
noon, feeling exhausted, he went to .
neighboring hotel for a short nap, and
fell into a sound sleep, from which he did
not awake until the polls closed. He lost
his own vote thereby. -,
The people in the fifth district could
hardly believe that Hale's power was gone,
and alter they saw it, the man who broke
the Blaine-HGle ring became \ hero.
Shrewd politicians in other parts Of the
STATE admit that the canvass OF the new
party was handled with marvellous skill,
Tor there were some d~istruSting elements
within TO be managed, As well as the enc
1y without to be fought. To Organize,
control and lead to victory within six
months such u movement required q skill
that Blaine only was supposed 10 possess:
Bot one reason is given for the success OF
the movement, aside from what is admit
ted Is its skiIlful handling, and thst IS the
prevailing desire for the utter overthrow
Of Blaine and Hale. Could Blaine hear
the opinions that Republicans now freely
express about him, he would realize that
his sway is over, while OF Hale expires
Sons Of contempt are used.
HOW TIE NEW CONGRESSMAN LOOKS AND
TALKS.
The newly-elected Congressman Is Of
medium size, with u supple frame. He
must have been agile when younger. He
WAS neatly dressed in black, aud over the
POLISHED linen the black ends Of + necktie
len n~egligently. A slender chain Of gold
runs from his vest button.hole to the watch
pocket, neat and not ostentHtious. bis
feet and hands are small, but his hands
are calloused by years Of manual labor,
a pair OF large, light blue and ~singulariy
expressive ewes fix the strangers attention
INSTANTLY. There are little wrinkles run
ming from the corners OF the Ids that give
him the appearance OF being constantly
amused, and these wrinkles do often con.
tract with a genuine smile. \ broad,
high forehead, with the perrePtive tacu!-
ties especially conspicuous, is tringed with
light brown hair that is rapidly silverins,
and the locks that are brushed back over
the ears are almost snow white. \ nose
rs straight as q Grecian models, with
finely-cut n~ostrils, partially hidden by
silky brown moustachc, inda thir-lipped,
strong-willed mouth, give plenty @! char
acter 10 the face. Mr.. Murch would pass
far more readily for a professional mar
than for q s~tone-cutter, especially when a
view is obtained OF his clear-cut profile.
Exposure and labor have Drowned a com.
plexion that must oncs have been rosy,
and there are more wrinkles than 3 man
of 10 would have after a life OF ease. He
speaks quickly and d~eterminedly, and his
emotions play all over his face when he is
at all stirred.
do o know" he said, that the Sun
expressed my idea precisely whenit urged
that the electoral commission was uncOn.
s%titutional? All, that whole business was
damnable," he continued, and he meant
what he said. ."That villainous Louisiana
business and the whole scheme OF stealing
the Presidency we shall get over
it / have an idea that future patriots will
Try to skip that part Of our history
Then you are not q believer In Hayes
right TO the Presidency?
Indeed, / am not, and / don't think
there is aman in the country who, if he
told the truth, would say he was either
"Did that feeling have any influence in
your Maine whrlwind?"
"UnQuestionably," replied Mr.. Murch,
and thGR added, musingly, 81 know that
the disgust that tho whole business pro-
duced had q great influence m getting our
people Into that frame of mind which led
irresistbly to seek . change
"In both parties?
"Yes, I should say so. Republicans
feel the disgrace rs much IS the Demo
Gratis do the injustice"
you have bad q remarkable canvass in
this district"
YES, and one that is entirely misunder-
stood outside"
'In what respect?"
"Well, as to the reason that made victo-
ry possible, and as to the nature Of our
financial views
"You were nominated and elected as a
mechanic, were you mott"
~ am one, and have always been since
Ileft the sea Bat ] always preferred the
name national industrial party TO the
greenback party Tor the new movement
However, the name doesn't amount to
very much now. We all believe in the
same ideas"
"And what are those idcas?"
"Well, irst of all, We wish labor to have
O fair chance all over the country. In adj
ditiOn to that, We wish the political slave
~ in this district to be done away with.
We wish such protection from imposition
as legislation can give US, and we desire
some arrangement by which disagree
ment between Abor and capital can
be adjusted. l AMI myself strongly in favor
Of a board Of arbitrator, 10 b. appointed
by the State, 70 whom matters OF dispute
shall be referred. That would do away
with strikes, which / believe to be OF great
disadvantage, although now, ut times, alb
~solutely necessary Tor protection"
But it is said that you are a commun-
ist."
"That is the meanest SANDER that was
made against me. On the contrary, | be-
lieye that the ambition 10 accumulate
property is the very strongest incentive
for getting the best and most labor out OF
men. It is that they may have a tair
chance for such accumulation proportion
ately with capital that l have gone into
this political battle. ! tell you" contin-
ued Mr.. Murch, rising and rapidly walk
ingthe floor, shat the most earnest oppo-
nents Of the socialist idea are the men
who labor with the view OF a~ccumulating.
How such . SANDER could have arisen
| don't know. 1t Is made put OF whole
cloth. | don't know but l would rather
suffer some Of the present evils than TO
have the communist idea prevail"
"what first set you in the direction of
political lite?"
"rhe ~intolerable abuses which the work.
men employed by government contractors
in our harbor suffered. They are mere
slaves. l expect that some OF them will
be discharged for voting for nae. l saw
that there was absolutely no hope except
through q ballot-box revolution. II 1t had
not been that, it must have been some
thing worse"
"Did you expect to accomplish it so
soon?'
"No. indeed. But when l saw what in
tense dissatisfaction there was in this dis
trict among the masses with Republican
rule-a dissatisfaction that had been sub
dued because it had no way to express itself
until the new party gave it the chance i
felt encouraged
HThe cause of that dissatisfaction was