Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-03
DAVIS DIvULGEs
The Schsme to Make Coalition
Success.
The Dose Known to Be a Hard One to
Take, but Barbee is to Be the
Sugar Coating to
the Pill.

Col. J. W. Davis, of Greenbrier county, is
in the city, ostensibly to transact some
business before the Supreme Court. He
wss found comfortably seated in one OF the
well stuffed chairs of the Mcclure House
lobby last evening, looking like genial
summer edition of Santa Claus, refreshing
the mind with light literature. The book
was laid aside when a REGISTER man ap-
preached, but at the mention OF politics
the venerable Colonel smiled deprecating-
ly, though he was brim full Of interesting
information, as usual. He is one OF the
Republican powers in the Democratic end
Of the State and figured quite conspicuous
~ as q Sherman warrior in 1880 in this
city. Lately he mas been prominent as q
leader of the resurrected coalition PROPOSE
and is at the head of the Republican boom
started for DIR. Bsrbee, the Greenbsck Sem
aterial pill compounder of Point Pleasant.
81 don't know a thing about politics"
the Colonel protested, land 1 don't want
to get into the pspers. Whenever 1 say
anything it is made the cause Of more ex
coriatiOn than care to stand. But If /
knew anything of interest would tell it
fresly."
Then tell Us something Of the coali'
ton"
"Irs an assured fact. You can put that
down."
Yes; but how is it to be brought about?
And why is it assured?'
because it's tho only chance. Pleasant
or dissgreesble, it's the one alternative and
it must come. It's neck or nothing-bull
or no beef. My idea Of the method of get
ting up ticket has already been given by
the papers and stand right there yet. Let
the Republicans and Greenbackers each
nave their convention; one will nominate
a ticket and leave blanks and the other will
ill the blanks; then both conventions will
ratify the entire ticket 1t is pure matter
of Winning and no sacrifice is involved.
The Republicans will get some OF the
offices, the Greenbackers will get the rest
the Democratic party will be overthrow
and there will be no sacrifice OF principle.
Could anything be nicer%
But the war over the head OF the ticket
how is that to be adjusted
Here the Co onel hesitated, but when the
man of news whispered "Barbee,' his face
Frightened with q smile and he said:
"Yes, Barbee is the man, the best man
nd the only man."
How will Republicans swallow Damo.
cIatlc-Greensacker"
oh they mustbe brought to look at it in
Is proper light. You see we must put up
man without a sign Of test oath record.
We might as well run man with small.
uox, down in our end of the State, as one
Aiih faint of the test-oath. harsalways
oten The trouble. There are Democrats
,ick Of the party and sick OF the admins
ration and would like to vote for change.
But they say to US, how can you expect US
g ote Tor the kind Of Republicans you put
IN your ticket? and they won't do it. But
With Barbee all will be different. He was
Democrat and he went out at the first tap
of the drum and stayed until Lee surren-
deTed. There's no test oath about him.
You don't appreciate that feeling and I'll
explain. In the last Congressional cam.
paign presided at q meeting in Monroe
county and introduced Judge Brown, who
vas running against Snyder. l had \ copy
of the REGIsTER which had given the Judge
a coed send-off, and read it. Well, he
made rafting good speech and IL vote
had been taken then, he would have got
ten eight out OF every nine men in
he court house. But the next
Jay St. Clair came = down there and
read those people some Of Judge Browns
decisions on test oath cases, and on con-
tederate money and changed them all over.
Tbe county, instead of giving SOD for
Brown, gave 500 against him. Nothing OF
that kind could be said against Bar6ee, the
soldier who was in twenty pitched battles.
He would get 5000 Democratic votes in
the Third District"
DO you regard the vote for Supreme
Judge, two years o,any index Of the vote,
N case of a coalitions"
no sir, and I'll tell you why. There
was no organized effort for Guthrie aud he
did not get 500 votes south OF the New river.
GTeenbrier voted almost solid for Snyder
and in other places Republicans did not
vote at all. That vote was certainly no
est"
Now. Colonel, will there not bs great
opposition to coalition? How wilt the Re-
puolicans approsch the GreenbaCkers after
the cutting rejection of their overtures four
years ago at Charleston"
Yes" the Colonel responded, there
will be opposition, and principally among
the Republicans of the northern sections
Of the State. They are not wedged in by
The same large Democratic najorities that
We are. They have not felt the mailed
hand as we have. There will be opposi-
ton, and it will be the greater that the con-
yenlion will not be held in our part Of the
state. Those people who most feel the ne
,esSity and the advantage of coalition will
oe the least represented. 1t costs q man
bout $50 to come up here to convention,
md this aud the Colonel's abrupt silencs
vas intensely expressive.
The Greenbsck organ opposes cosli-
iior-won't it's advice be followed by many
GreSnbackers?'
They will understand the matter Alright,
EhiCh they do not now. They suppose CO.
IiIliOn involves a sacrifice Of principle, bat
mat is q mistake. 1t is simply to win that
We want Success is the great end to be
ccomplished and principle does not enter
into it at all. II We overthrow the Bour.
bon Democracy some Of us will get in who
would never get in otherwise, and our
principles are unchanged. By US do not
mean myself. | favor coalition because |
think it will win and not because | want An
office, as this man Morris, of the Richie
Gszette, is continually saying"
sin further conversation, Col. Davis con
veyed the impression that while he is
sublimely confident coalition will win, he
is not so certain il can be accomplished in
the face of the opposition.
And now, Colonel, although you will
consider it a wild flight of fancy, what
would De the reSaI II coalition SnOulu Ot
ecured and defeated at the polls? Which
psrty would it wipe out?
1t would wipe out both Republican and
Greenback. But that will never be-
Letter From Assembly man Hoag.
STATE OF New YORK, ASSEMBLY CHAMBER,
ALBANY, April Is, 1888
During nay temporary residence here the
past winter contracted severe cold, which
Tor q time confined me to my room AID
-endered me unfit TO attend to my duties.
not only suffered all the unconveniences
which usually attend heavy cold, but
vas afflicted with tightness in the chest,
accompanied with q severe pain, which
made breathing difficult and rest impossi'
Die 1 tried the usual rsmedies-cough
drops, cough cordisls, etc, but received no
substantial relief until applied Allcock's
Porous Plasters on my back and chest.
These put on when retiring, and was
delighted to find myself much better toe
oext morning. In two days was we'll
This. and the experience have had with
Allcock's Plasters in my family, hiss con-