Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-23
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.
Republican Falsehood aud hisrepresen
tation Thoroughly Showa Up.

/ hepuDncal Z fAiSS0OOI aUQ btiSIcpttsch'
/ tation Thoroughly Shown Up.
CLAEESGUEG, W. Va, O:t. -, 1880.
/ T. he I2t'.S Of lie Fast Congressional
District:
There has been printed for circulation
l in this piS'ric Slanderous and libelnus
card which mas neither date, name oi the
author, mr. anything upon its face TO in
/ dictate thu office at which it was printed.
/ IL is cert hin, however, that il emanated
! from Par&ersburs. 1t is malicious Cf-
| tort to injure me by gross misrcp
reservations Just upon the eve
OF the election; and except
for the kindly act Of i'iend, who hand
ed me copy nj ParkerSburg 4 few days
ago, i might have ESCAPED my attention
until too late to have exposed the vii
lainy before the election. Ii bears the
ear marks of John A. llutchlnsons
speeches, and may be attributed to him.
lie will have an opportunity TO admit or
deny its authorship, and u say whether
or not he read the proof AMI paid for the
printing. or had il paid for. Whatever
may be his answer. | charge that 1t was
Prepared and Will be Circulated in His
Interest
q. | was confined 10 my bed and room
in Washington City during the session
Of Congress with typhoid and malariai
lever from late in the month of Febru-
airy, 1876, until about the first Of June
fnllnving and fnr we"k< during that
time my fife was despaired OF. In tact,
;rlr,raphic information was sent to the
country that had died. Before | was
able To walk about was brought to my
home i'm West Virginia. and was not
able To be in Congress. except mOmenta-
ri,v, 10 attend 70 my business until July
26, when | went there to offer the usual
resolutions upon the death of Senator
Caperton, and then and Tor the residue
oi the session | could only occasionally
be in my seat.
This sickness and consequent neces-
sary absence from the house, Will eS-
Vl9in
WhyI Could not be Present aud Vote
Upon the Following Propos tons:
MAY L. Is76.-Ou Mr. Payue's resolutions
pr..vidiug for issuing more silver coin
'sNlrch - lN-6 Tn Mr.. Adams resolution
against any igrtacr Lex station on the tar.li'
June 10, i>;i ..Oa >. > CoSS resolution to
Lane -. Is 6-On IanGer'S amendment 10
TIE silver bill prIydng for the coiaSSe OF Sill
yCr dollars ot l>6i.'
Watch a 80 On the REAGAN Amendment
t. limit the ir-al tender quality OF the silver
"Im,y u iS.6-On Judge Eelly's bill au;horiz-
;ug the e .Iu,s' OF silver Dollars
May I, l>.H-tu HOsmInS buI 10 Iepea. 'he
..WSrtb : IS77-on the Democratic cauC us
hi,l prnyiiirc frr the gra iuai resumption oi
JHnc = iSs6 On the hill to repeal the Act
Tor the registration of votes
The vote purpOrting 20 be taken on
the Democratic Caucus Bul on the 2Ith
of March, 1877, is an error. IL was upon
the 27th ui March, 1876, as shown bv the
Record, and hence during the time OF my
sickness and confinement TO my room.
The charge that dodged any OF these
votes
ysa Malicious Falsshood
AMI uttered only by one who is desti-
tute al truth aud honor.
The following charges will show the
viciGus and corrupt intention oi the
author OF this card to misrepresent the
iac's aud injure me, viz:
.vcvcrahe- :. I>77-On Mr. BANDS bill TO an.
thor = the itre coinage ot SILVER ann restore iS
Legal tender CharIe;Cr, Wilson dodSei
The author this card knew from the
Record that three DAYS before this vote
WI, taken hai been sent I" lnditna, As
ON. ,f Il committee ui congressman, by
order OF the llOuse, ~ all IN the burlaI
al Hon Oliver L. Morton. a prominent
Rrputlican Scna'or lIOn that state. lie
also knew that | was paired with Con-
prcssman Loring, Republican, from
Massachusetts,. lie also knew that
neither Gen. Garfield nor myself voted
ON ,Ee Bland BIZ. He knew that We
were both absent from the House hy its
leaye. and vet he charges that Wilson
ty,I.e,i." Why did he not also charge
tia, Gen. Gartiell lodged?
Ee Dare \ OF Do This.
In ann, uncing his pair with me, Mr..
Ioriur stated that il Mr.. Wilson were
present Ee would vo.e for the Bland
BIZ! and he (l.oring) would vote against
IL.
Another charSa:
DNarrh ) lS>J Wilson voted in favor OF re-
f,rriI,g a. Cpumittec, SarltordS biu 10 reuuce
Inc tariff 80 per cent) fifty l>r cent ca aruc!es
composed principally of hemp metals WOOD
wool and cotton.
Mr.. Sanford offered the bill and it
was referred to the Committee OF Ways
and Means, as that committee, under
rule Of the House, had jurisdiction OF
the subject and no other committee had
one hundred ami sixty.four gentlemen
voted for the reference and only ~ voted
sgtinst il. voted for the reference.
- did Gen. Garfield, Gen. Hawley,
Judge Kelly and other tariff members
of both parties in the House. Ii 1t was
improper for me to vote for 1t, why
were not Gen. Garfield and others
Charged with the same improprie,y?
Another Charge-TarifandT Taxes!
"on the 70 h Of January, lS5S Wilson voted TO
reduce the taxes ON distilled liquors. But ON
| The am OF February, ISIS. he voted "a idror of
taxing the incOmVs OF the farmer and business
man OF the country.
Idid vote to reduce the tax on distilled
LIQUORS. Farmers oil over the country,
I in the grain growing districts, petitioned
, Congress for this reduction, upon the
ground that the tax was oppressive and