The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-17
MARSHALL COUNTY PoIIrIcs.
me caadIdAtssa ana me Canvass Repub
licans 4 ast Keep q BhaFp Look Out.
III Afousnsy1tIY, Septembet15.

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IN MouSnsrItLE, septemberl5 10. {
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" As the time draws near for the trial OF
speed and bottom as between the candi'
dates, 1t is well to look over the zelda little
and take view Of the situation. On the
one hand there ia the Independent candi-
date for State Senate, Henry w. Fisher, q
generous, Intelligent and open hearted
gentleman, and . man who has kept pace
with the progress Of the times.
On the other hand, we have the Dem
ocratic candidate, Mr.. LIS. Newman, an
old iogy, a regular Bourbon, who in his
public life has learned nothing and forgot
nothing. The Democracy claim that he
has been tried and suits them. We admit
that he has been tried, but We claim that
he has also been found wanting in every
element that constitutes safe, prudent
and, at the same time, progressive legisla.
tor and representive man. He is DEM
locrat ofafty years back; his ideas and his
speeches date back into the days OF Sladl'
son. Monroe and Benton. lie realizes
nothing OF the new issues that have come
before the people since the days OF the
honored fathers OF the Republic. In short,
Mr.. Newman Is tossililerous in oil his
thoughts and modes OF action: While q
member OF the House OF Delegates, at
Charleston, Dir. Newman was one OF that
select band OF Statesman who squandered
the school fund; who, under the guise OF
new Constitution, fastened upon us the
effete customs OF the old Virginia rule
prominent among them the 'abominab!e
County Court. For all these services Alr.
Newman, as reward, aspired to nothing
higher than to be Supercargo OF the rem
| itentiary. His appointment would have
been ail that was needed to round out
| into perfect frlness the late Board Of
Public works OF which Bennett, Burdett
and Byrne were part. Governor Jacob
however, declined to make the appoint,
ment. ANYHOW, as the two first OF the above
trio stepped down and out, It would nave
been impossible TO preserve the symmetry
Of the Board in its unigueness, and i L
we'll enough that friend Newmans modest
ambition was not gratitied.
More important than anything else al
fecting the coming election, Il becomes us
TO remember how Mr.. Newman was
elected to the office Of Delegate, in which
| he so grossly misrepresented the people Of
Marshall county. The echoes OF the past
will answer by fraud. The game that was
played then is being attempted again. The
same party who sold 1000 Republican
votes. but failed to deliver the goods, 4
putting in his oar again, and we think will
a. signally fail this time Us ~
his former miserable. fasco. The OF
ferines on the market are these;
| We Democrats will vote for Evans and
Mcknight, two Independent chaps run
ming for clerks OF the County and Circuit
Courts. Both OF them claim to be Repub
ilicans, and they, in turn, are 70 vote (anc
get their friends to vote) for Newman iol
Senator and John Jefferson and j. Alexi:
nor House Of Delegates. The Democrats
are not particular whether they beat Nc
| Fadden or Nixon, but think they Gan bea
one OF them by putting one Democrat OF
The track and playing Lewis Bakers game
that is, these bright young men are tc
paste their autographs on the tickets ovel
| the names Of the Republican nominees
tThis rascally trick is easily done by thost
who already have their hand in, and yet I
is as easily detected by the voters 4 they
will but use ordinary precantion. We shy
then to our Republican friends, and al
| Others who want to vote an independent
manly ballot, look al your ticksts. II yor
want 10 scratch any name do. itwith YOU
own hand, but see that there are nj
little jokers pasted on Its face. We are IN
formed that Bro. Newman has been hold
ing sort OF Belshazzar's feast up at Ben
wood In the way OF dispensing beer, hav
| ing deposited ten dollars for the benefit o
those fond Of hop tea. On the same da!
that no made said deposit at Benwood fol
lbeer, he made temperance speech down
M Gravel Bottom. Thus in the distribu
ton OF his aims, he endeayors TO fulti
the Scripture; that Is he doesn'
want to let his right hand know what hi'
left hand doeth. He could not conceal it
however, his wickedness has found hin
out. and now, like Belshazzar, he sees the
hand writing on the wall, and he has beer
shaking In his boots. Mr.. Newman has
heard It thunder, but he need have no feal
4 OF being struck by Senatorial lightning.
\ Finally, we say to our Republican
/ lTleuubt ItLlltlIuck tiAt eAto 70 NAtN Sts'
| in politics, but do not on that account sink
down into the apathy Of indifference; dc
not fatter yourselves that there will be
enough to carry the election without you
but 20 to tho polls aud take your neighbor
along with You. you will do this therew will
be regular old fashioned Republican ma
| jority, ZOO strong in Marshall. Remember
THAT we have a big hand to play in the Con-
gressional election. As the Irishman says
1.-THE odds is the difference" and the diff.
ference in this race is between straight
forward, hard working honest man OF the
people, Mr.. Hubbard, and that oily tongu'
ed old trickster and artful dodger, Ben
Wilson. Let every Republican appoint
himself committee OF one to see that MI
his acquaintance go to the polls and vote,
and vote right. .Let every man constitute
himself Waterman on the tower of Re
publican integrity, and keepthe fires burn
ing bright, and let the party slogan be a
sound currency, unbroken national faith,
and, in State matters, a constitutional
amendment abolishing the County Court.
~ Yours in the faith.
HrRRAH.
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