Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-17
A RICH AND RAcY INTERVIEW.
Speciai % Re SIaday Regi.ter.

missioner here called at Private DalzelPs
law office to-day and found him busy among
his briefs and law books preparing for the
October term of court here. As your re-
porter entered, Private Dalzell politely
dropped his pen, rose and asked him to be
seated. Whereupon the following colloquy
ensued:
Commissioned really beg yonr pardon
for this intrusion. I'called simply to ask
YOU few questions about the political sit
nation in your district, if you have the
time to reply.
Private-(smiling)-O sir, no apologies
are needed. | feel honored more by the
visit OF a newspaper man than OF presi-
dent, and
Two Great Presidents Have Visited Me
Here.
am not in politics. i am practicing
law and trying TO make an honest living for
NV wife and six children. But proceed
with your questions. l know but little
about the political situation, and having
no secrets committed to my care will tell
You all know, which is but very little.
Commissioned understand you are an
independent Republican candidate for
Congress; is that true?
Private (quicklyeYes and no. | will
not canvass the district will not distrio-
ute money and garden seeds; will not be
nominated; but have no doubt many Oh
the soldier boys will drop in vote or two
for me by way OF protest against Updegrad
and his methods. But, upon the whole,
am NOT a candidate, and never will be, for
any Office. 1t is no use; am too poor to
buy ii and not mean enough to try It. l
am really ashamed Of myself that l ever
was candidate anyway. But as II go
Cost Nearly Fourteen Dollars
all told 10 run that long canvass, and did
not travel mile, and as l quit with my
own dear Noble sslid almost for me, have
nothing to be ashamed Of. ..,.,
Commissioner You do not appear to like
URdegratfH
Private-1sharply.) No, you are wrong
there. have nothing against that man, or
any other man in the world. harbor
malice against no man that God ever made.
| only dislike and abhor his methods. My
political action has never been controlled
by personal motives, for il it was l should
suspect was wrong. In fact, | rather like
the man Updegraff, but his methods to me
are utterly hateful. Now you understand
me.
Commissioner-Could you be more spe-
cific about what you call his methodist
Private No. l need not 60 into that old
story. YQq have read all have written
about the history OF the st. Clairsville con.
vention. published in the press of the
county long ago, and republished now, as
understand, again lately in circular form.
can add nothing to it.
Commissioner-You still stand by it,
then?
Private Striking the desk before him till
The Ink SpIashed over a Legal Docu-
ment
he had been engaged OnHStand by it?
You don tknow me. / never take back
anything. 1t was all as true as Gods gos-
pei, every word and syllable, and thou
sand armies could not compel me to re-
tract one word of it. tell you, sir, that
corrupt money was used, and used freely
and lavishly-thousands of dollars 10 nom-
mate Updegratf by his blowers and striksrs,
saw some Of the money myself. Abe
Young, chairman Of our delegation, saw it
gold, silver and greenbacks paid out to
buy delegate, as the delegate confessed to
us. Take that back? Never 1t reeked
and stunk like q carbon, and, as Danford
says, this district will not get over the deg
radiation OF its highest office sold tor gold
and silver for the next ten years. | am,
sir, almost ashamed of the grand old dis.
trict since its political prostitution. 1t has
struck the Republican party as hard blow
as the 0'Connor Legislature struck the
State four years ago, and you know how
Denounced that Infamy then.
Commissioner-Mr. Dalzsll, may l VEN
ture TO ask you the simple, plain, straight
forward question, will you vote for Upde-
graft?
Private Slowly, and with slow and meas.
ured emphasis. III have always been, now
am, and always will be a Republican. l
was at the birth of the good old party.
love it more than l do life itself; would
die for it and its immortal principles to-
day, if need be; but-so-help-me-God,
I-will-never,- neyer,-vot -fOr--Upde-
graft
As the Private closed this solemn state
ment with an oath, his voice quivered with
emotion, his thin and pallid face colored
with deep feeling, and the reporter could
see tear in each flashing eve.
Commissioner-Yet, l remember myself
to have heard you declare in your speech
withdrawing from the st. Clairsville Con-
vention, that you would vote for the nom
inee if he were
The Horned and Hoofei Devil.
How do you reconcile your present attitude
with that?
Privaie-I was then candidate before
that convention, but was not q candidate
at the next convention, which was entirely
a new body of men, at least newly -el eeted,
by the old methods many OF them. would
have been as a Repu blican bound to vote
for their nominee then, but a. | was not in
or before the next convention, am as free
as any Republican in the District. '
Commissioner-Do you believe that other
Republicans share your views about bribery
and corruption being used to nominate
Updegraff7
Priyate-Thousands of them, but as for
their votes have nothing to say. speak
only for myself. No honest man who saw
bride money as saw il can vote for him.
1t was put on my hand there-and l feel
the touch of il like a snake yet, by the man
who received it. Tell me there was no
bribery.
IshoOk IL on ~ Paul Did tho Viper,
and the fellow picked up the price of his
honor and pocketed it, and went into that
convention and voted for Updegraf. These
are solemn facts that no man can dispute.
/ started out torebuke this curse of money
in politics, spent no money myself, except
my own personal expenses, and can, as
Garfield used to say, look the devil in the
eye and tell him he is the devil" Inever
turn back when | know l am right /
know nothing about policy or eIpediency.
i want TO be right, and il / voted for Up
degraff should probably be provided for. 1
know could get big money for it. know
that could get hush money by the thou.
sand to-day, but poor as l am, one Of the
poorest of Gods poor, no man can buy me
and no man can scare me.
Believing the interview was long enough.
here your commissioner took up his notes
and bowed himself out.
MASONIC MATTERS.