The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-11

Again, in the language Of your fellow
toWnsman, Mr.. Tlngle, ut Is not proper
that the hospital should be turned into a
nursery" Aside from the saving men.
toned above, the change gives the hospital
physicians, who will do something more
than draw their salaries, cut Of coupons,
shave notes and compute interest-physi.
clans, to say the Toast, equally as com
peLent as the retiring ones, who will at.
tend TO their duties In the hospital and
not To interests out Of 1t.
The fact Ia, that the management OF
the asylum, as the press Of the State can
testify. has long been source OF such lust
complaint, and has gone so far uurebuEed ,
that the directors Coud not do otherwise
than as they did. The influences oil the
asylum were made not only political, but
personal, and whenever political, II was
An unrelenting war against Republicans
When personal, the war wason the greasy
style so peculiar to our Goal oil Senator"
and his eminent brother.
George Il, TiDgle, the Wheeling mem.
Der OF the Board, Is near TO you, and
doubtless you will hear from him, and the
Republicans here honor him, as they do
IH0 ubhlo DheStVAbtiu t ulu manly CuuEhes
Dr.. Hullihen, the new assistant, Ia In your
ClIy-is he not competent physician ?
When you simmer tall down, Mr., Editor,
this tWaddle about the "poor unfOrtu.
mates" refers only, In fact, to Drs Camden
and Kunst; as for the patients, as your old
lIiend Tierney would say, 1.-THE devil q
care does Justice caro- about them"
Dr. Bland has held many on honorable
position In his profession. He is known
and respected bill over the State. He has
been President Of the State Medical So.
Ciety, delegate TO the International Con.
gees Of Physicians, a member OF the
American Medical Society, q surgeon In
the Contedera . servlCe-Rnd FederAls as
well az Oonfederates can testify Rs to how
faithfully he performed hiB duties. No
man will dare TO say that DR.. Bland Is not
competent. The Board knew and were
well satisfied OF that fact, and the fact that
he received the vote Of all three Of our
home DireCtors-one Of whom Ia physic.
iGn-testiAes beyond Cavil u the opinion
held Of him here.
Returning again to politics, your gal.
vanizsd Democratic correspondent en-.
deavors to create the impression that It Is
sore thing for Republicans. How
ubout that? Dr.. Bland IL Democrat
DR.. Camden iS a Democrat. But, while
DR.. Camden is an arrogant, ovetbeating
man, who
"Fotges The place from whence he grew,
Ard thinks himself the Lord knows whO,"
Dr.. Bland, as all men who know him will
certify, is the same In sunshine as in the
shade-a man who greets bis fellow.men
with that true American spirit which
makes all mankind kin" The Republi.
can employees are not afraid Of him, be-.
cause they know him. And we know
here that he has frequently declared, since
bis election, that merit, and not polltiCs,
would control his appointments. Before
his election, the only remark that could be
gained from him waa that he was Candi.
date, and hoped TO be elected. What Dr..
Bland Gays he will do, that he will do.
There is one portion OF the letter refer
to that | dislike to approach, and that is
the infamous attack upon Judge John
Brannon. II lie 30 utterly beneath what q
gentleman would do, that II ought not to
be noticed, save Tor the outrage and insult
cast Upon the triendsol Judge Brannon as
well as upon himself. The character Of
Judge Brannon is too we'll known 10 need
building up In q newspaper His high
sense oil honor needs no defense from the
attacks Of llbelous fellow, who, like bis
undoubted relative, the serpent, strlh es
from the grass and In ConCealment. Bat
whoever this fellow "JustiCe" Ia, who has
introduced his ISLANDERS 10 your readers,
he has here earned the title Of "dog," and
vey small dog at that. You will femem.
Der, probably, that Dr.. Camden was in
Wheeling from the beginning TO the end
oithe Senatorial canvass. The "poor I'm.
fotIanatee" were to take "potiuCk" In his
absence. Don't forget that.
As TO Governor Jackson, you have him
with .you- "bay.window" :and all. He
will no doubt speak Tor himself.
REPuBLiCAS.