Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-27
KANAWHA VALLEY LETTER
Personal Mention Unkind Cuts
at the County Court Pros
poets Of the Greenback Candi-
date for Governor and the
Presidency, nc.

Correspo ndcnco oi the Register.
BUFFALO, ". Va, December -.
Mr.. &. Is. Webb, late editor oi the
kanawha ChrOniClc, who left Charles
ton, some time in the fall is filling the
papers oi this end oi the State with let
tcrs from South lladlcy, Mass. lie is
Il sprightly writer, and gives some inter
cstng facts from Yankee land.
Cant. John Bower, oi Winfield, Put
nam county, died last "Wednesday even
ing. lie was one of the oldest citizens
of the county; having been familiar
10 every citizen of the county Tor the
last hall century on account nl his
prominence in local affairs, and his
memory is insepcrahlc from the war
record oi Putnam county.
Some correspondent Ia the Putnam
Democrat signing himself "Greenbacker,
makes some unkind cuts at our delight
iul economical timc-h"n"rcd lnsti-
tuition oi the daddics vulgar
". called ''thc County Court. ~
"l,rrrnbackcr" start out by asking
..who will say that the County Court Is
not a glorious institution" and then goes
on TO show that the aforesaid court al
lowed claims to the amount otS 800 or
- 900, without any law whatever lor
such allowances" And then shows his
last trick but thusly, The court refused
to publish their proceedings III the i'tm-
ocrui. Ii there was n" law authorizing
the allowance of the claims they did al
low. the reason ior not enlightrnlng the
citizens il apparent" Party men would
say to "(irecnhackcr" don't get your
back up, YOU have no right t" question
the acts uf those in power. But 90 on
and let them dance while you pay the
fiddler.
The Democrat i'm referring to our re-
cent letter published i'll the RE"-
IsrER, in which We suggest the
name ui Senator elect Brown, "i
Jackson, as the Grernbark candidate
for Governor in 1850. says: "rhc sug-
prstion is timely, but that party viii
hardly furnish tile next tiorern"r..
W, are afraid to trust Brother Down
tain AZ II prophet, Tor he SAID repeatedly
in the late campaign that the HrrrI-
back party would not poll more tiah
two or thrac hundred votes III ihIs
county, while the count showed
more than two Ia one IN the ''rr"nhach-
ers' favor. But the TACT of the matter Is,
there will be several political Hops he-
tween now and 1880. The result "I re-.
.umptiou and the action ui the National
Democratic Convention will have much
to do with the future al the Hrech'ack
Marty. Ii the Eastern Democracy con
trols the Convention, which II probable,
and adopts a hard money platform,
the Greeubackcrs will rise into new litc
anJ carry this and many al tha Western
States. hut should the Democracy d" the
sensible thing, and adopt "rtchh'"A
anti National Bank platform, and nni''i'
nate the right man, Thurman ar Hen
bricks, il will probably result IN a coal,
essence between the Democrats and
Gr,enbackers, which will give them a
ioir show ior the Presidency. Other
wise there will he three candidates,
with prospect nf leaving Congress L"
decide who shall he the CHIEF ENccu-
tive.
The Kanawha Gazette still feels sal
and walls over the defeat oi Judge FER
puson, and, like Rachael, refuses tn he
eomforted. 1t then gives shout on
breaking the first ground on the f"t"-
mac and Ohio railroad, hut We tear they
have only laid one egg To cackie over
The farmers in this valley seem hope
iul for better times, hut are curSlng
John Sherman and his resumption
scheme. MAY their hopes he realized
for the present law process is very hard
on them. WV.