West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-15

party continue in power in West Virginia?
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TIE now notorious VIM. III. Kemble
and HE gang OF confessed corruptionists,
of Pa, have been turned loose by the
Board of Pardons, and the people OF the
State are indignant, but the Republicans
could not afford to have their leaders in
the penitentiary about election times, es.
pecially when Grant needs tho assistance
of his old comrades so badly.
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Col. GEO. II. LATHAM is having a hard
time Of it. In this county we learn be
has appointed only Republicans to be emu
meratOrs of census. We are by no means
surprised at this, for We expected the Co..
onel TO help along the machinery, not
withdrawing the law requires that the ap-
pointments be made without reference TO
politics, bat we are much surprised at the
following from correspondent in the
Weston Republican
at 10 not often that Republican can
see much To commend In Democratic
Congress but the long hesitation of the
Senate as to the confirmation of George
X. Latham as Supervisor of the Census
for this District is fully justified by the
character If the appointments he has thus
far made. In this county we get one Re
publican-Capt. VIM. j. Nich0les; and
with probably two exceptions, the ap-
peintees appear to have been selected with
special reference to their unGtness for the
positions they hold.
AS To Mr.. Latham, he must look to his
Democratic sponsors FOR aid hereafter.
The Republican party will drop him as
an Incompetent and unialthful officer,
who, thus far, has brought only disrepute
upon the party, aud misfortune upon
the State. CITIZEN"
In the estimation of this Radical it is
rank treason for Republican to appoint
a Democrat to Office, Notwithstanding the
law requires him to he non partisan.
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SOMETIMES When our old friends from
the country call in to see us they tell u, of
the good old times when the Wing and
Democratic parties were contesting for
power, and they always insist that in those
days men had political principles and sup
ported those principles they hold up in
contrast the men aDd measures of the
present day, and some of our old Demo-
cratic friends, who voted for Andrew
Jackson, insist that there Is neither hon
esty nor consistency in this Republican
party; and We have about concluded they
are right, as the following taken from the
Intelligencer-(Rep fifty ana anus
ingly illustrates
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The House of
Representatives. least the Republican
side OF it-had a frst-class scare TODAY.
and adjourned incontinently to get rid of
the third-term bugaboo. In the Forty
third Congress the pugnacious Springer
offered a resolution against third term,
which was adopted by an overwhelming
vote, without regard to party lines.
Some SIX weeks ago, when Weaver,
the Gieenbacker, on the floor of the
House, charged Speaker Randall with
purposely refusing TO recognize him, TO
allow vote to be forced on his financial
resolution, Springer came to Randail's
rescue by declaring that he, too, had been
ignored, and failed TO catch the speakers
eye TO again offer his anti-third term
resolution.
when Springer made this announce
ment the Republican members exchanged
ely glances, and since then they have
quietly discussed the matter, and arrived
at the conclusion-to use Simon Camerons,
favorite sentence-that a vote forced on
the resolution would make a "hell of a
time" When to-day it was ascertaned
that Springer stood at the head of Ran
dells list to move a suspention OF the
rules, and it was futher ascertained that
he meant to throw into the Bear Garden
the anti-tbird term resolution, the Repub
lican members concluden they either have
to take To the woods or choke Springer
off. Accordingly, when the states were
called for bills the Republican members
demanded the reading of each separate
one presented. Nay, worse, they re-
duced the longest bills which could be
found on the files of the Document-room,
and got ready to fight it out all summer
rather than that the Illinois anti-third-
termer should get in his explosive"
Yet these fellows talk great deal about
consistency, economy, delaying the bust
ness Ii Congress, and all that sort of non
sense. But as Mr.. Springer is one of
those persistent sort Of fellows known as
Democrats, we venture the prediction
that these uneasy Republicans will vet
have an opportunity to vote on this third
term resolution.
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