The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-08
ITO " THE STATE Is RUN.
Nobodies to the Front and Best
y Men Crowded Out.
IHEORGAN OF THE BOSSES
Phys Only the Soothing Melodies
OF the Ring.

Sih'o osaiud. tle otale mug, Wulcu ~ uSuL'
ing despera'e ely to retain i's hold. Follow.
Ing Is the eircnlar in full sE5gas7 is
II Is an open secret that the Democratic
party Of West Virginia IL in n very bad
fix We are not converted TO Republican.
ism, bnt there IL a pent.np feeling, 40 yet
unexpr ssed, that our parry he's been man.
aged and ia now managed, not for the
welfare OF the State, but to promote tho
personal fortunes oi certain few individ.
uals. The people see that whila these men
and their retainers ar" absorbing whatever
Is valuable in West Virginia, and are be.
coming exceedingly rich, the balance Of
our citizens arc at comparative stand.
still. IL is matter OF common remark
that, although II ought to be verv essy to
make money in State liks West Virginia,
and although there is general boom Of
prosperity throughout the country, yet
none Of our people are succeeding either in
busne:s or politics except the few persons
who sustain confidential relations with the
combination 80 we'll knnwn rs the Railroad
Ring" 1t is a TACT frequently observed and
worthy Of attention, that nobody in this
Ststo who has Antagonized this Ring has
succeeded either in business or politics.
l intend by calm and impartial de.
scrlpsion-sf tho situation to determine
what steps are necessary TO ssye the party
from defeat.
-'N THE RULE OF Melodies.
There is soma fascination about public life
that attracts msn OF talent and ability for
Affairs. History shows that the highe, the
order Of a mans intellect the greater his
desire to engage in public employment,
and therefore II State NAV always command
the services of her very best order OF men.
But in West Vmg;nia il very rarely hap.
pens that any MAJ, Of sven respectable W.
tainu1cnts, who is respected and ,ruatsd,
holds political Office. Tnere are excsp-
tions, but not many. Now aud ,hen we find a
tirst-clsss man in the Legislature, but there
is some local reason for it, as for instance
when kanswha sent Qlarrier to move the
Capital from Wheeling The Legislature,
as all average, il honest, hut totally unfit
ior its business, and I'll etsy prey to design.
ing meu. sr.. n,
The reason is plain. The ring thriyes on
the present situation, and eau not afford to
let aggressive men with good intentions
and talent attain to power, ss they would
expose and break up q condition Of things
which gives the ring such unusual ad.
vantagcs. Therefore wo have almost no
man in Office who is apgrea:ive and has
ability coupled with honesty Of purpose. We
have in office several men perfectly honest,
but they are utterly unaygre:sivc, aud do
not disturb ANYBODY or any thing.
THE roLlrlco RAILROAD CONVERSATION.
The extent to which the ma1agers and
agents Of the @. 4 O. Railroad and the B.
4 0. Railroad control our selection Of Off
cisls, fri ID the Legislature up, is astonish-
iRg. These railroad manBgers Lave sort
OF partnership with succe s:iul politicians,
by which the politicians will do nothing TO
hinder tho planH Of these managers to make
unlawful pIo6.s to the injury OF West Vir-
ginia, and on the other side the influence
Of the railroads il used TO defeat and keep
down such men as would bs aggressive and
troublesome.
It is one Of the curio3ities Of the nge,
that the newspapers do not pks up and ex-
pose the way railroad managers are injur-
ing tho State and how they control politics.
1t is O greater " onder why some OF our
prominent. men vi character aud repuia.
ton do not make publications which would
inform. the people Of the truth. Let,me
give III Instance. Abonsa year ago mer-
chant numed Trnsiow sent his wagon 10
Rouceford to meet car load OF goods.
Owing to come. mis'ake the company,
the car was not stopped OF the right sta.
ton, and lrnslow's team was kept waiting
several days. He msie Gu. his bill for the
feed OF Ills team and driver, but the COM
pany took no notice Of his letter. He
then sued the company befare justice.
The uanuges wrote him note
saying uaiess he Withdrew his
suit at once he would be- punished.
He did not TO so, becAu'e man of self
respt C. will not submit to 2rc.s aud unpro.
yoked imposition. l. hra certainly come
to pretty pees, if railroad Superinsend-
cnt can punish citizen for seeking. to as.
sert his legal rights The justics gave
Judgment for between s. and 50 It wea
pail. Theruupon the superintendent sent
printed notice 10 evsry agent along the
limo forbiddiny them to take any freight
for Truslow or from him uuless it was pre-.
paid. AS 'Truslos YVES n large shipper, oil
course this broke him up and Of course he
WAS severely punished. Is it not remarka
bic, this outrage was no. mentioned III tho
papels? lase, 15-!
WHY THE LEADERS ARE TAME.
1.,is very plain why candidate for Of
fee would not be aggressive to expose this
Outrage, by having it investigated by leg
isla,ive committee, Tor II he did, the whole
power OF the G. 80 would be used /,
keep him out oi office. When the Hon
E. WIAVi.s,u was III the Legislature he
made s1ule irigh,lul exposures rs 10 how
the managers o this road were treating
mine owner; he showed how coal acen
cy arda luniutr sgency WIS renping NIL ths
prof $ which beleny.droihcse who weret!c
vrloping cur reaouIc. 18th, Sd agencies be
Ing iLe ftvori.ts / Ilu railroad efliaial
aud the tiicala being iHt,rt tied In th, !,
Rrenuts, he 4pr0v.l i condition ttthinQ
that would not be: tolerated lin any o,he
S'a.e,:a and yetinot one word iwRs aid; thu
Exposure WIS hustled snp.5 1t lis pertectl,
well undeisioodS I:nong Intelligent men
that H. theiilegal pfac,ic, u ,ot tIia nlArager
Of the Ct& O. we're broken up the coal terri
tory along i's line would to day ha 80
times rici'rr and lM rspsuspersua. But be
ing unprotected nglifss ,hs greed ni til,
agtnci,s nsin'sined by Ii. tlicia,s, !!
going a.,esd vrIy s;osly VA
/ 5 Tbr same may hpiaiI but the L. 4 c
There i+nEthlng protp ring along i. In
except, ,etn;Tpris,s n which the iDId
friends Of the, road s,e in,rr sod. hot
:. sands u men spd mil,ons d u.onty wcnl
. come htsa'at onc''. We're II not for tho !Gi
. that these Iusnngirs discriminate ngairs
. enterprises they do not own or are ut leu
, interest I'd in. JgE- F 1liir
wish 10 DO understood as being tk
: lest man in the world 10 do anything I