Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-11
Hard on Wilson!
A DEMOCRATIC VIEW!
WHAT THE WHEELING REGISTER, THE
LEADING DEMOCRATID OF WEST
VIRGINIA HAS TO SAY. A
FEARFUL ARRANGEMENT

"A Wcch ago - diHcS w. 1MstoOii
the hirod attorney of the Wall
!. street syndicate, who control the
fifteen millions debt awarded to
West Virginia, delivered a speech
in the Opera House in this city.
Although apparently brought
here for the purpose under the
auspices of a ring of politicians
who are engaged in an effort to
collect from the taxpayers Of
West Virginia this great sum of
money-or to fasten it upon them
and their posterity-the affair
was harmless in itself. because
nobody worth mention went to
hear him. Failing in an audience
to listen to him deliver the speech
he or his hackers have had it
printed for circulation as cam
paign document.
In the present condition Of the
public mind, and coming just
prior to an important election,
this is serious mistake-a Grim
inal blunder on the part Of those
who are engineering this job.
That is, it is a criminal blunder if
the men who compose this ring
desire the election of the Demo-
cratic ticket in this State next
Tuesday-as they pretend they
do.
The paid agent of a conscience
less gang whose aim is to saddle
upon West Virginia a burden OF
debt beyond their power to pay,
4 without utterly impoverishing
themselves; the recipient of a sal
airy out OF the Treasury of the
State while employed in housing
around among the farms, mines
and shops of West Virginia for
other objects for the satisfaction
of the tax gatherer's greed; the
manipulation of Legislators; the
attempted controller of the news.
paper press of the State, and a
leading member of combination
of political freebooters who have
recently come to the surface like
shoal of sharks, he steps for
ward to beslime the men ofenter-
prise who have recently started
West Virginia on eerofpros.
perity.
"Itis a common observation,
Mr.. Mason lays down.as the corn
er stone of his edifice, "that when
private interest conflicts with
patriotism, private interest will
prevail" Having summoned tc
his aid the immense private il
terest of the Wall street gang
and tempted the cupidity of the
political free-booters who how
lown modesty and decency and
set up tickets for the peoples
Buffrages by the methods of the
mob, he expects "to prevail il
placing his henchman in public
positions whele they can serve his
Employers base purposes.
The "Lion in his pathway
Which stands between him and
uccess, and the one thing which
rst must be put down, is the fear
ess and independent press. Ifthat
we're bribed into silence, or if its
pfuence were destroyed, Mason
links the way to the bottom o
ne taxpayers pockets would be
lear and easy. The wish being
sther Of the thought he declares
hat cit is q melancholy truth
nat the public journals of to-day
hve entirely lost the confidence
pd respect ofall classes Hence
. will defy the press and go or
his plundering raid. He weav'
web of vituperation in which
wraps in one bundle the Demo
Patio newspapers and Democrat
public men of the State, save
lily f. Willis Wilson, the men,
Frs of the Supreme Judges
hose "discretion is the measure
their power" These all are
hoothly oiled, sweetly sugar
lated, and swallowed in one