Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-04
TWO sTALwARPs IN DISTRESS


The souirming and twisting OF the
Radical press over the unfortunate pub
lie record OF their candidate for Iresi-
dent has become one OF the most anus
ing phases of the campaign it would
be extremely comical ii the signs OF DIS
tress were no; so intense.
OF the two most INSCRIPTIONS Partl-
san papers U: this State, the Wheeling
I,ieliiJsRc,r and the MorgantOwn Post, 1t
is difficult to determine which has made
itself most ridiculous in ito effort" Z" d""i
with this troublesome matter.
The former while lodging any de-
tense of GARFIELD on the charges oil
bribery and corruption in office, on ITS
own part, summons to its aid the names
of a few Democrats whom II declares
believe in GARFIELDs integrity OF char
acter. But the editor OF the Mt'HigeHcer
himself has never dared utter word IN
exculpation OF his candidate against
these grave charges. He has gone
through the record, doubtless, many
times with view OF finding some palii-
ating fact or circumstance with which to
cover over these ugly b.urs on the OIL
cial career OF the man he would, Tor per-
sonal and partisan enls, exalt to the
Presidency.
The silence OF the h'e''iegcDc'r, while
it is undoubtedly the most prudent
course for tue accomplishment OF It's
purpose, is also the most significant. 1t
is tacit admission that these charges
cannot be answered-cannot even be
pallated. The IatiiigeacCr has, III effect,
bv its course, confessed to its party and
the world that It's candidate for the
Presidency is convicted of bribe-taklng
and perjury. TheSr are the charges
fastened upon him by committee oil
his own party; it is matter OF public
official record, and not to deny or dis
prove them is to confess them.
But the Morgantown Post has cut
even a more sorry figure than the Lai'lE-
geacJ' in this connection. With less
prudence than the latter, 1t run itself
into position where il was either com.
PEELED TO make a show OF defense OF con
TESS its inability to do so. When the
thumb-screws were applied to it on the
DEGorYER bride and it was compelled to
reply, it resorted to the petty expedient
of trying to make 1t appear, in defiance
OF the most significant fact in the whole
case, that DECioLYER & Go. were not
seeking an appropriation through the
committee OF which GARFIELD was the
chairman, but only through the Board
OF Public Works OF the District.
In other words the Post ignored the
gist OF the whole business, and carefully
suppressed the one important fact that
cOnvicts GARFIELD, viz: that by the eX-
press terms OF the award made to De
GoLSER x Co. by the Board, they 'r'rs To
dua1 an appropriation bg Congress beto,e
being paid, and it was because OF this
condition Of the award that De GoLYER
found it necessary TO secure the services
ofGARFIELD "who held the purse strings
OF the Nation and it was because OF
this condition in the award that GAR
FIELD was carrying in his pocket tee t?)
of s. 900; and it was because This intiu-
ence as Chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations and not as an attor-
ney o.. before the Board that when he
had accepted the bride. the agent oil the
company wrote "TO-day's and to-
nights work has secured the assistance
OF General GARFIELD. You cannot over
rate tn eimportance OF this accession. He
is the Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, and ho'ds he pUrsc strings
OH National Treasury. Through him
must come every dollar OF Apr Opria
tions. | need not say that now ! feel
certain OF success.
The Post was imprudent enough to
put itself in place which compelled 1t
to attempt defense, and then was silly
enough to offer one so shallow as that
we have referred to above.
Now would it not he well for the In
isliiq,nccr to come to the rescue and help
Is colleague in distress ont OF such
plight? We are sure the iptciiigcnc'T will
not make quite so great a goose Of itself
AS the Post has done, but then We want
TO see how it will touch this subject at all
without making goose OF itself.
A SERIOUS CONFLICT OF TESrI-
MONY.
The following choice bit OF testimony