Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-05
POLITICAL BURIAL
Secretary Folgsr's Demise Only a
Question of Time.
The Arrangements for the Funeral Com
pleted, the hOurners on Hand, and the
Corpse to be Ready on No
yember 9TH.
GENERAL WASHINGTON INTELLIGENCE.
Special Dispatch 10 Re Renister.

| Special Dispatch TO he Register
WASHINGTON, October 4-The Republican
family row in New York is waxing fiercer
and hercer with each passing day, notwith-
standing the desperate efforts which Fol-
gers friends are making to pacify and con-
eiliate the refOrmers and the liberal wing
Of the organization. Privately and conf
dentially the Stalwsrt leaders admit that
an overwhelming defeat is the only out
come visible at this stage of the game, but
they profess to have abundant faith in the
influence of the almighty dollar on the
average voter, and claim that many who are
now loud in their protests against the
candidacy of the Secretary of the Treasury
will, ere long,
Experience Change OF Heart.
One of the best posted politicians il Wash
lngton, tonight, In conversation on the
situation, expressed himself about as fol-
lows on this point: This talk about the
barrels OF money that are to be rolled out
and unheaded in aid of Folger, is all bosh.
In The first place, let me tell you privately,
q good many OF Arthur's friends wouldnit
she'd many tears II Cleveland should go in
with rush, as ! believe he will. Next,
money or no money, the dissatisfaction
and disgust is too copy and deep
seated 10 allow US to bind up the wounds
and bruises which have been distributed
with such lavish hand, and go into the |
hight with our old-time organization; and |
lastly, Curtis and his crowd are sans re-
Iroehe, and will listen to nothing except !
an
Unconditional Surrender
on our part. Money will be used, and lots |
OF 1t, bnt not TO buy votes with. Our op-
ponentS in our own party can't be bought, !
and it wouldn't take q very large bag to |
hold all the Democrats we can catch" |
Apropos of Curtis and his crowd" the |
reformers are particularly wrathful over
the way the Republican Congressional |
Campaign Committee has done them dirt, |
in copying into the text book they have
got out that savage aud insulting attack on
those Republicans who advocate civil SER
vice reform and are opposed to assessments
for political purposes. They wildly desire
to be informed bow the Stalwarts can come
to them for aid and comfort when their
chief campaign document is overtowing
with disreSpectful illusions and personal
insults. One prominent half-breed is
quoted as saying:
Things Have Come TO a Pretty Pass
when the Committee of our own party
sends forth an official publication in which
we are spoken of as noodles and 'hypo-
critics. and are accused of 'falSehood,' dis
honor 'meanness. and most of the crimes
in the political calendar. Hubbell and the
Stalwarts hsye a perfect right to desert
Curtis and the reformers If they like, but
they should keep their sentiments for pri-
vare circulation, and not scatter them
broadcast over the county in an official
document. That is, they should not if they
desire success.
The Congressional Contest
in your State is being anxiously watched
by the leaders of both parties. The Repub-
liCanS are building castles upon rose colored
reports from Wheeling that the First Dis
trict will be carried By Goff, while the DEM
9fGTatS ftms soXa Xaai Democratic deiegation viii be
preserved, are displaying some little ankle
ty as to Goods chances. The other dIs-
tricts, being regarded rs dead sure Tor the
Democrats, are not allowed to worry those
who are keeping an eye open as to the COM
plexion of the next House. Much interest
also
Centers In Ohio,
as the election by either of the great par
ties of decided majority of the Congress
men will 90 far towards settling the queS-
ton OF supremacy in the lower House.
Conservative Democrats have no hesitation
in claiming twelve districts, and the more
sanguine add three or four to this number.
ON the other hand, the Republicans are
predicting that, with the exception of one
Cincinnati man, they will hold their own.
But there is nothing so unsafe as political
prophecy, and next week viii decide the
matter.