Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-05
ANSWER TO CHARITY.


This writer, over his gentle nom de plume,
,dmits with commendable frankness the
truth of the statements made by facts, -
but takes the latter to task for exposing the
party's dirty linen to the public.
Now, my good friend Charity, since you
admit that we have on hand some rather
dirty linen, let me ask YOU. if it isn't better
for our future health and comfort to have
it washed at once, even though in the pro
cess of washing we are compelled to expose
it to the public?
% Facts" has no az to grind-no spite to
CRAFTY. In his structures on the ring meth
obs adopted BY the selfdenOminated anti
riugsters ofWheeling, he was actuated solely
by the hope Of being able to do some
thing towards checking their pernicious
and disorganizing influences influences
that owe their origin, in a great measure,
to jealousy and spite on the part Of few
soreheads and chronic boilers against
most useful and influential member of the
party.
five would preserve our party integrity
at home, if we would do justice to lifelong
aud consistent Democrats who, besides toll
ing day in and day out, have contributed
generously of their brain and purse to our
party. we must get rid of the pernicious
fungi that now overshadow our local organ
ization. This can only be done by open
discussion Evils are made known to the
masses through the regular channels Of
public communication To be corrected
they must be made known. To conceal a
wrong as Charity would have us do, is to
prevent its removal.
But Charity" pleads the infant act" as
some paliation for the queer manipulatiOns
and self appointments Of Mondays cOnven-
ton.
Facts viii not take issue with him on
that plea On the other hand, he is dis
posed to give the boys the benefit of the
same. 1t is'not the cats We complain Of
for taking our chesnuts ont of the fire, but
the monkieS that made use OF the formers
paws. So much for charity
ANSWER To DEMOCRAT.
This gentleman is somewhat bellicOse;
and, like all persons that allow themselves
to write or speak in passion blunders eyre
giously.
He denies some-oniy two, believe-Of
the facts stated by Facts As to the COM
plexiou of the Ohio delegation on the Gu
bernatorial question, he denies that Faux
uer has majority but (mirabite dictu -
got this Latin out of Webster dictionary
y he hesitatingly comedies One-third. He
does not tell us who has the majority; nor
does he deny Faulkner pleurality. | have
an idea that Democrat" and his friends will
be surprised at the vote, when that Of Ohio
county for Governor is announced in the
convention As the question cannot be set
tied until then, We must wait in patience.
But Democrat" denies that Lewis Baker
made the motion at the Court House meet
ing, crdited to him BY Facts, to allow
the convention, By districts, to appoint their
committeeman. Fortunately, this is not a
question of the future hu, of the past The
record shows. and it demonstrates that
Democrat" is hardly careful enough to
take issue with Facts
That convention was held in the Court
House on Saturday, April ), lSo4 In
Sundays REGJsrEE OF April 8, is full re-
port Of the meeting, quote as follows
"a Little Kick"
"W. A. Wilson, move to lay that list
(the Chairs lisD on the table aud let the
convention name those men.
Judge Housion-I second the motion
sir, and must say such action is without
precedent"
After some explanatory remarks BY the
Chair "a. Rolf ESQ.,, Mr. Wilson's mo,
ton to table prevailed, and then the report
proceeds:
81. B, fancy moved that the chair select
a man from each district to select delegates
and report to the convention"
Now, mark what follows, for Mr. Taney's
motion was not put to the convention, but
Withdrawn.
Lewis Baker suggested that the secre-
tary call the roll Of the districts, and have
the convention name the man. This was
acted on"
Though the report of the REGISTER calls
it "a suggestion. it was offered by Mr.. Baker
as a motion, and promptly secondedby Den
mis- O'Heefe; and Mr.. fancy having with
drawn, as we have seen, his motion, Mr..
n 4 > i l.