Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-01
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
LOUD CALL FOR A DEMOCRATIC
LEADER
To Take the Republican Bull by the Horns
Radical Determination to Force
a Bitter Partisan Fight-NO
Money for Pensioners.
Wanted-A Leader.

w anteQ-A Leader.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The Demo-
crasy never so much as now needed an
Ajax in the halls OF Congress to repel the
base charge oi revolution which is being
huIled with force and effect by the Re
pu bliCans. No doubt the Republicans
feel that the Presidential crisis has
come, and have placed themselves bold
ly on the old sectional issues as the only
vital ones upon which they can make
National campaign. While the Demo-
Gratis are pOndcring over the question
of constitutional law, and are pre-
pairing elaborate arguments to main-
tain their position from con-
stitutiOnal standpoint, the opposition
are preparing cunning and crafty argu-
mcntS, not AT AL on the merits of the
controversy, but solely directed TO keep
the public mind hoodwinked with the
idea that there is an impending crisis,
and that the era of anew rebellion
menaceS the national life. Ii will be
observed that in the terrible phillippic
made by Garfield he never once at
tempted TO argue the merits OF the
Democratic position, but confined him
sell solely to tearing passion TO tatters
aud To have the cry borne to the breeze
that the Democrats threaten the
natious's lie through a process Of
national starvation. What Sneeded here
now is a man oi nerve, conviction ana
hOrse-ScnSC, who for the nOnCc can let
law 90 TO the dogs, and fear away the
hollow mask OF hypocrisy and deceit IN
which the Republican party is disport-
Ing. IL is believed that Garfield IN his
speech Yesterday made it smack with
the many stalwart sentences INDUCED
in solely for the ear of the President,
who is open enough, so his friends say,
to acknowledge that he does not appre-
hend anv Oi the dangers which Garfield
affects 10 believe and so elabOrately
portrays. The truth is that the Re
pubiicans are not at all sure that
the President will veto the appropriation
bills in the shape i'll which the Dem
ocrats will pass them, and every speech
made from their standpoint will be
with a view 10 coerce him To their way
of reasoning. When the Army Bill
reaches the senate Blaine will make an
elaborate speech, which he has already
prepared, which will depict the new re-
bcl!ion, aS it is called, in even sharper
shades than Gartield's speech Of yeSter-
lav, and hv which he trusts to precipl-
tate an exciting personal discussion be-
tween himself and Southern Senators.
The occasion is one which will again
give him the opportunity TO display
that aularity and bOldneSs for which he
j. noted, and he means to profit by 1t.
Sherman an Obstructionist.
WASuxGroS, March 3l.-Up to date
not single dime under the arrearlgcs
of the pension law has been paid,
although thousands of claims have been
filed, and are being acted upon by the
pension bureau. Sherman holds that
there is no money in the treasury mot
otherwise appropriated with which to
pay these claims, and he will not pay
any of them until further action Is taken
bv Congress. Thus sherman, To keep up
his resumption deluSiOn, allows foreman
idle i'm his vaults ahuge gold pile, which
really belongs to the soldiers of the late
war. The work caused under the pen
sion act of March y, 1878, amendatOry
nf an act of February II, 1871, allowing
pensiOus To soldiers and the widows OF
soldiers of the war of 1872, is nearly
completed, and large number ot the
clerical force previously engaged IN that
work have been transferred to the all
Indication of claims under the new law.
/; will thus be seen that Sherman Is the
only Stumbling-blOCk in the way 0t the
soldiers receiving their arrearages OF
pensions Justly voted them by.Congress.
Supreme Court Decision.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-OhiO and
Mississippi Railroad Company, plaintiff
i'm error. vs.. The Merchants National
Bank of II. Louis. This was a suit
brought Ia recover from the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad Company, as com,
mon carriers. the value OF one hundred
and eight bales OF cotton, for which the
Merchants National Bank of -. Louis
held the original bill of lading as securi-
~ for loan, but which was delivered
bv the AGENTS of the railroad company,
i'm Philadelphia, on duplicate bill oil
lading, to other parties. The Judgment
OF the Circuit Court, in favor OF the
bank, is affirmed by a divided court.
Nominations.
WASHINGTON, March Sl.-The Presi-
dent has nominated VIM. l.. SCraggs To
be consul nj Chin Kong, and VIM. r.
Burchari 10 be consul at Omoa and
TruNill.
Illness Of Col. French.
Col. French, late Sergeant-at-Arms OF
the Senate. had an attack OF vertigo to-
dav in the senate cloak room, but soon
recovered sufficiently to be taken home.
Licking County Court House Fire.