Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-08
WEST vIRGINIA,s STAR.

WEST VIRGINIA'S STAR.
"A West virgjuiau m the Cabinet,
uas ON. a.I absorbing topic OF conversa-
ton in this city yesterday. The ap-
roiprr-nr of Grurra. UuT as Secretary
of the Navy having been made known
uisht D. fore last, the ever vig'lan' re-
porterthougrt.y yesterday afternoon, that
time had elapsed Tor
Sober Re HectiOn
% creep in upon the minis OF the O'g
men wr. berameq quite unbalance'when
they We're first stocked with the Wash
irg,on news. therefore. hr concluded
that il would interest the REGISTER
readers, and the public generally, TO
know lust what our most eminent poll
ucjaus and the public men honestly
Thought ON this event Of the day,
which the excitement here has
made quite prominent, and the views Of
some distinguished persons are sub
mjtted.
When matters OF a political nature
are involve the
Soul Of the Newspaper Man
,r.9v..,l ru oHirphOlders, politicians and
syr1 ike To absorb what they think
rr-v suow. and supply What they 10
NOT snow. is brs especial privilege and
oru.rnr vocation. Ii intpryiewers can
mo-, ha-ar otH-yho.ir able To talk ,aud
these. politicians OF the upper rank are,
many Of them, too whaezy to sustain
the effort very long, they content them
selves with tine humber ma,rria. OF
business man, SD called
Itmattrrs little what or whom the
ulrioua, OF local pao sucker represents.
TIA, is enough % constitute him valid
and ,.t material. Tor
The Pumping Torture,
a process, u tur main exercised by
knIglf, of 'up Fabar jutal.igrHt'y and
WItucUumruiJu.cV persistence but rarely
prlIur..y" gt brilliant results, owing 10
the urryu,iUc scarcity Ol material sulta'
l.. irr statesmen. Tr make great folks
ou. ui wrr,rlri.y poor material Is the
uuy consciousness oi abiding guilt that
tlr average newspaper man may be
sand ,0 sudyr but occaS. Onally
the scrl. oj the black lead
lance finds srvgru, representa-
ty,s Of tl, people able rp sized a clear
Ggtt up.u ~Hme vvNtt,Ous public prob
lens. such men We're 'he
state House Brigade
lis tine ,hiei executive h T > q er ed
the srr,u, as boz entered the UuveruUr's
private apartments.
"NY.' replied messenger "Uc has
gone to Pttshurg FOR day or two, and,
also his secretary.
Luxmr,us.y guutarel IN a suite oi
the finest roows in IN" capital, Hon Il.
l.. Butcher tine uvN.y-ciyCtcd >upJrlu-
tcndrnt ID Free schools gracefully sub
mittad to hn interviewed upon West
Virginia buuy M Jur cabinet soup
Hetuougur 10 Nl~ a worthy tribute tn
the leader oi the Republican party ofthis
STATE. and a high compliment tu West
Virginia.
General GoT
had lead the party IN most OF ITS battles
i'm this State. and was beyond doubt
the m, 81 popular and a able man as the
party had In our boundaries.
"Why did GoH resign his present
position and accept this appointment, a.
the term Of office expires m about sixty
days2" said the REGJSrER.
"Weu, he will either Dee reappOlnted
10 the same position by the next admin
Istraton. or be- well provided Tor with
something equally as goot
Who will bee the United States Dis
trict Attorney for West Virginia.
quizzed
The News Prober
There is little George Caldwell, GOh's
assistant. and Bill Hubbard They viii
be candidates. l understand Also, |
suppose, J. Marshall Hagdus will, aS
usual. have aspirations in that direction,
and PouudStoue, OF Buckhaunnn, who
has been life candidate Tor a Nth'ng
and everything, will also attempt "A tight
for H.
Having applied the appar. tus sutE-
GENTLY long 90 this state oihcIa., the re-
porter stepped into the
Auditors Ofice
10 see the chief Of that department. Not
finding the man he wanted, he seized
upon one oi MIR. Muler's lieutenants,
and began:
"What do you think oi West Vir-
ginia's latest toom?'
1T cooks
Archie's Goose
completely. don't IL, he said. well,
itlSa first rate appointment, and quite
"A tribute 10 West Virginia, AMI We
should all feel proud OF IL ~
The Auditor soon ran across the kEG-
,srER emissary. and cordially invited
him 10 take : It IN his priydte aIar,-
ments.
.Wua, 10 think oI COTS appoint
mtEt ehI'
"Itis tirst-rate one and well Bes,ow-
ed wnen placed upon
The Shoulders
of tucgaI ant Radical leader Of this State
A recognition of our STATE IN this way Is
a perfectly natural thing, and the honor
CuuiduOt have heen more wOTthily be-
slowed than upon our brilliant political
opponent, General GOH. He is the
most popular man in his party in this
State, and IS certainly as brainy a man
a. the Radicals have. 1t is a spleEdid