Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-03
TELLING FAMILY SECRETS.

An astounding condition of affairs
has been discovered to exist in tine office
Of the United States Marshal for the
District Of West Virginia. The Mar
shall is the Chairman of the Republic
can Executive Committee Of the State
and the man who has received the
credit from the Wheeling Intelligencer
and other leaders of the party Of hsy-
ing elected Mr.. GoFF to Congress in this
district in 1882. The well-known cor
Iupt methods resorted to in that can
vass have all been attributed to the
"smartness" of this confidential friend
Of Mr.. GoFF, and by the latter gentle
man have been applauded. 1t was
Vainly believed by ATKINSON, GoFF &
Co., that the condition Of affairs in the
Marshsl's office could not be known
out side Of their ring-so the plundering
went on bravely, and it was possible to
raise almost any amount Of money for
corrupt political purposes. Judge OF
their establishment, then, when Mr..
GIBSON raised the lid little to give the
public one smell Of the odorOus contents
of the Marshal's pot. No wonder the
instant conclusion of GoFF-ATKINsoN
was that some traitor in the camp had
"given them away" that GIBSON has
8 silent partner, and one who fur
nishes the amunition," and that "the
silent partner Is Republican"
That conclusion was natural enough.
But ii seems that GoFF-ATKINsoN, in
jumping at the right conclusion, jumped
at the wrong man. Having gone to
most extraordinary lengths to kick Ex-
Governor PIERPONT out Of 3 small Fed
eral office which furnished him q slen-
der living in his old days, these gentle
men naturally conclude that he must
be the man who has "peached." But
it happens that he is not the particular
traitor in the household which gave
away one of its important secrets. A
little investigation will discover to
GOFF-ATKINsoN that the aged ex. Gov
ernOr is not the only member Of the
party who cannot be relied upon to
cover up the corruption of its bosses.
Governor PIERPONT is not afraid to
speak out in meeting, and there are still
others quite as brave. When the GoFF-
ATKINSON organ bounced upon the ex-
Governor for "peaching" the game old
hero addressed letter to these gentle
men which they declined to print in
their paper. He then sent it to the In
telligepcer, which is not edited by GOFF-
ATKINSON, and it was printed. The
REGISTER avails itself of the opportu-
nifty to lay the important and spicy doc
ument before the West Virginia public
without distinction Of party, by whom
it will be read with zest and profit. We
are not in the secrets Of this interesting
affair, but we think it not extravagant
to promise the public something very
entertaining before the curtains go
down at the end of the play.
We think We can lay our fingers on
more than one Republican who will be
heard from on this GOFF-ATKINSON
scandal before it closes.
Why do we name GOFF in this con-
nection? Simply, because he was the
District Attorney, without whose ap-
prevail or active participation much Of
is villiany could not have been sue
cessiul. Az a prominent Republican
remarked on Saturday, sit required the
cOnnivanee Of two id scouudrels to
DO what is charged"
So it did, as Will appear before the
,Ummer Is over.
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THE IntellIgeneer says, in suggesting