The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-08
A A CORRUPT G ||'|| '|.|!| ! | H HORDE.
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or Tax.Eaters, Backed by the 4
Wall Street Syndicate, s's5f sis
Having Swept the Democratic
State Convention, 8
Now Endearorins to Put into Office /
Convenient Tools.
Why James NJ. Mason Supports !
Windy Wilson, the Ranting
Denagognc, s5 8
And the Judges who have Prosti.
tuted their High Places.

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tuted their High Places. iS
Scathing Arrangement By: d Bold
Democratic Newspaper. per. (! st. h.
WaeeiiHg Rtgiser oeto6r =, q, !, 35.j " 4 q,
A week ago James NJ. Mason, the hired
attorney OF the Wall street syndicate, who
control the fifteen millions debt awarded
to West Virginia, delivered speech in
the Opera House in this city.S!Althoush
apparently brought here, for, the purpose
under the auspices Of ring OF politicians
who are engaged in an effort to collect
from the tax payers OF West Virginia this
great sum Of money-or to iasten IT upon
them and their posterity-the atIairjwasss
harmless in itself, because nobody worth
mention went to hear him. Failing in an
audience to!isten to him deliver thespeech,
he or his hackers have had it printed for |,
circulation as campaign document.
IN the present condition Of the public
mind, and coming just prior TO M import (.
ant election, this is u serious mistake-a
criminal blunder on the part OF those who /.
are engineering this job. That is, it is !:
criminal blunder II the men who compose
tins ring desire the election OF the, Demo-
cratic ticket in this State next Tuesday
as they pretend they do. 5'3st. I:
.E "A coSscIEScELEss GANG. ~ I.
The paid agent OF conscienceless gang
whose aim is to saddle upon Vest Vir-
ginia burden Of debt beyond their power
to pay without utterly impoverishing
themselves; the recipient OF q salary out
OF the Treasury OF the State while em-fSi
p!oyed in mousing around among tho
farms, mines and shops Of West Virginia
for other objects for the satisfaction OF the i
tax-gatherer's greed; the manipulation OF
Legislators; the attempted controller OF
the newspaper press OF the State, and
leading member OF a combination OF po-
lltlcal treebooters who have recently come
| to the surface like shoat of sharks, he
steps forward to beslime the men OF en-
terprlse who have recently started West,
Virginia on career OF prosperity.
HOW TIRE TICKET MAS SET UP. RI
1t is common observation" Mr.. Ma
son lays down as the cornerstone Of his
edifce, that when private interest con-
flicts with patriotism, private interest will
prevail" Having summoned to his aid
the immense private interest of the Wall:
street gang, aud tempted The cupidity of
the political iree-booters who howl down
modesty and decency and set up tickets
for the peoples suffrage by the methods
OF the. mob, he expects ito prevail" in
placing his henchmen in public positions
where they can serve his employers base
purposes. y : :, '7 5s;-7. 35;-7s.;.
MAsoS's EuIooY On WILSON AND TIE AD-:
MINlsTRArIoX. 81, T = 3
The "Lion in his pathway" which stands
between him and success, and the one
thing which first must be put down, is the
fearless and independent press. Ii that
were bribcd into silence, or if its influence
were destroyed. Mason thinks the way 10
the bottom OF the taxpayers pockets
would be clear and easy. The wisf, being!
father OF the thought he declares that "it
is a melancholy truth that the public
journals of to-day have entirely lost the
confidence and respect of all classes. ;,
Hence, he will defy the press and 20 on in
his plundering raid He weaves web OF
vltuperation IN whiclio lie wraps in one
bundle the Democratic newspapers and
Democratic public men Of the State, save
only E. Willis Wilson, the members Of the
present State administration and the Su-;
preme Judges whose discretion il the
measure of their power These all are,
smoothly oiled, sweetly sugnr-coated, and
swallowed in one loving butch. & t5,ts5,s 5,t q
a GREAT swlSDLE.
Many honest people will be proud to /
enquire what Wilson has done, or said, Or or
promised, that he should be tangled in
this unholy web? The speaker declared,
with proiane emphasis, while in the city,
that had the dignitied and ACCOMPLISHED
Mr. faulkner been nominated for Cover
nor, the syndicate would have boldlybolted
his nomination, il, ,indeed, they had not dis
rupted the convention, and thus procured
his defeat by the election of his Republi-3 \
can opponent. Why? Mr.. Faulkner had
frankly declared his opposition to NTason's
scheme to saddle upon the tax PAYERS Of
West virginia this great swindle, as well
as his manly opposition to the ;cxtraordi-8
nary measures resortcd to by the confed-
crates in this scheme to tax, double tax.
and treble tax the people 10 Tux them
on what they have, and 10 tax them on
what they haven't; to. tax them upon
what they earn, and to tax them t,pona
what they spend; to tax them upon their
prohtsfand to tax them upon tlicir cx-f
penses. - ifg,slt X Isl
WlLsc1 FART orrrses- GoNp1SAr1oS. 4
Without attempting review Of this rs
markablc speech, ws denounce it's circula. 4
ton at this time as beng directly in the 4 K
interest Of the Republican party, whether y
intended or not If it succeeds con- con-
vincing the people, as it seems Is a aiiiF toii
do. that L. Willis Wilson Is a part Of this
combination, and that he will use his great
official position TO further its interests. the \
result can be foretold with unerrine Ger 4
tainty. We are astounded at the imnu. X
dence-not OF the speech or OF the speaker, /,
! but OF those who would circulate Mt this
particular time such 4 document. N
1t is unaccountable that any man or act
OF men claiming to be Democrats conld y
bring themselves TO the circulation al sncb,l
adocument from such IN author, especially
on the eve OF an important election. y 49,
1t will be remembered that yenomor,s n:
pamphlet was circulated Throughout the I,
State under similar auspices Just on the !
eve OF the Charleston Convention last 4
April. 1t failed-utterly iailed-in it's OH
]ect; and we predict that this production
will meet with a like fate. SSll5E5st 4
Venom is blind and usually dies ofits {
own poison. The crowd Represented Nv h
Mason is venom personiGed. sS2sG:siS $$1,'5S