The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-17
THE. PARTY J0NAHS
WHO ARETo 81 THROWN OVERHEARD
camnhh'a Among l0.naesata Of wk.elisr on ths
''a.sh.e,'s' Battle CRY ASsll,, tbs rr.a.At,
State Onisiais--various Gaasus n, tho
zeilvss nAleh Isspirsd IT,

Naturally ths editorial In yesterdays Reg.
atsr declaring war on the present Democratic
State administration created something Of q
sensation. The article declares that "this 10
Anuprcms cria'n for the Democracy OF West
Virginia, and 1t Ia best that our people should
eal'z. H." l! then declares that for The Re.
publlcans to carry the Slate In November,
they must win ut The State election month
earlisr, and calls for welghty consideration
before the State nominations are made by the
Democracy. THE principal reliance OF the
Repu bliosns," tays the article, "for success,
ison the b!unden Of the present State ad.
m'nis,ration," aud 1t proceeds to snumerate
these blunders: frat. successive Legislatures
failed to provide sntlicient rsyunpss Tor lbs
Government, and 1t became ''ncces,srym 10
dspleth the school fund; the nsxt blnuder
was the Supplemental assessment Norder.n
which 10 dent unctd o. the .'clinlsx OF all the
follies' and an act OF ususpstion, and the
mex. blunder was the Auditors appeal to lbs
Supreme Court 10 sus,atn the executive de.
partmsnt,. and that court'a compliance: the
tiniuE OF the editor and publisher Of tho
ISrtLLl02aCER for contempt was another
blandef; the creation ofthe Tax Commission
another, II not "a job" Finally, the REGISTER
demands that all the present s ate admins.
tra,'on BE- thrown overheard, aud The parry
completely reformed. az
WHO'S 70 BLANK? ...r
Republicans were Of course delighted to
see the leading organ OF the opposition ad.
nit all the charges nude by Republican pa
por, for q year past. They thought, in ths
words Of one OK them, that the editorial was
all right 90 far "a 1t went, but that II did not
90, far enough. lts premises w.re correct,
but its conclusion at fault. reform within
tho nsrty," said the Republican q1ot.d,
will accomplish no. hing What tbs STATE
needs IL reform that " Ill oust the party, Il
is the party that Ia 10 blame, and II NJ Us.
co." 'aG ...s,s.. 4, t.. 1I,,,l
Said prominent Democrat, q friend aud
supporter Of the present officials: III tbiugs
| have come 10 so bad PADS ~ tho Regis,er r. :
presents, that p per 10 largely to blam. l.
hos shown disposition all along to unload
Gov. Jackson and all the other State officials
and secure an administration which 10 more
10 lis liking, one that 1t can manage t.
SELF. But It hes gons too Tar. That ed torisl,
sir, Is the strongest arraigament Of the Demo.
cratic party. that have yet seen. l,sksr has
looaed his hounds, and now let's ses him
whistle them back. The chase will not only
result In running ths.Demucrats now In OF.
flee out Of sight; II will scatter tho whole
party, and nothing but a gigantic blundsr on
| the part OF the Republicans can now preyeu,
| Democratic Waterloo" 'Ef nJ}
ZONE CHEERFUL REMARKS,
The Democrats could .csrcely he expected
10 be in cheerful franc Of mind. Oae oil
them asked an 1N1KL1loxNcgn man:
How much money would it take to start
a Democratic daily n ET
| About as much as to start any other kind
Of q daily. Why?" = Il,
because, II ths Register want fight en-
10 favor oil carrying lns war Into Africa.
wish the scheme to start Democratic paper
hsd been carried out when II was braached
few months sgo.1 1tiston la'o uow!"
| 1T Is never too late 10 kiek!'
] "Yes; but nothing could be accomplished
before the State Convention"
| Lob, tbat's III"
"Ye.: that's it, IT. was editor o! Demo
cratic paper now l could write an article
about six inches long that would make Lxr'l
| Baker sicker tEan he has bsen sincs the Jake,
was D. blished here"
"What would you ssy?'
"Just you wait! Maybe 1t will be sait
yet"
The Slate administration was no. salkin,
much yesterday, butt WIS evident tina. tbej
we're k.eplng up q deal Of thinkiue Pos
Sib!y when they have time to collect thel
scsttered thoughts they will utter them
Until then their feelings on the subjeot cal
only be inferred,