Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-10
HE SITUATION.

lie Frsgi. O.. AnIAN IL - hOH sHo S''
.t.;ar rhica IS a,Oa,iug the fears and pas
.:an. ofrte reoplp. The fact is known AL
,,-r,be cor.,-1 that Cryyr.AND and Han
.r. A.. rave plurality OF the vote Of New
Yo,k snl 20; ,he Republican managers in
,5sir les, Grafton At their overthrow make a
#u,y Transparent, excuse for no: couceed-
in, de s.s,-:on that there may be fraud in
,hs votes c, On error in the count. What a
,a.eiess piece Of sHrontery? Five days have
.sr.ed since most Of the vote was
cafad aud returned 5y the clerks and
.l1ses Of elections; they have counted the
.5O6ass ID and they have counted them
loTn. They have compared, equaEzed,
crOSseSamiued and scrutinized the re;Grns
il eser7 conceivable way. Returns have
'seu Ei.bha.d from near places, which gave
bis ra,Orues Tor CLEyELLSp, while returns
hOm remote places with big major:I;es for
BAms we're promptly produced. Mes
sscgsr api kilograms have been
,eat into az parts Of the State 20
asesGga,e Tor fraud, it IS alleged, We; on its
ace il shoT, the intention Of az attemp; TO
coacOcs a;as3 Experts are still working
nnl Worrying st.h the returns. And yet
iA5re they Gre they admit Just the same as
icy acre the day after the election. But
u sPite OF Ell this junketing Of the returns
hes remain unchanged, yet Messrs. JONES,
az.Ns & Co. will not admit Mr.. CLUvE-
nNo Is elected, Jut on The contrary
cast Mr. BLAINE has a plurality Of
he vote Of New York State. This
cd assertion is made on the indefinite
IrteOse tha, the official count will show
asy a;e righi Ia this position they are
.eSed by NJ. BLAME who already has is
"sd, IN advance, an indsmstory dictum
'hN be Is elected and any ceunt to the con-
ny s fraud. There are plenty Of people |
SAo hink there IS good ground for waiting |
'ad the Board Of Canvassers make their
'reo't Tha; Is not the point. and therein |
Ees'e the people are hoodwinked On |
.e isCe OF the returns, a. originally counted |
. &c lEd-eS and clerks Of election, |
: nus; make their report. Those
rr"' unless they have been doetored in |
' "sa2rn'e, cannot change what is al
saGy known 70 the public, aud was known |
As carly os Wednesday night or Thursday |
nOrniHg las;. This official count, then, if |
ne returns have not been tsmpered with. J
R'S' oe the sane as the official sta,sncnl !
% 1e Judges and clerks of election Of The |
V'S;en' precincts already published to the
'O;d. The vOSss Of Tuesday. then, is but |
""lhin via; has already been done. New |
'nAeess Nessrs. BLalyE. JONES and ELxrys |
AN vi, BLAME has plurality, and that |
'7 Can 'e ProTed, and there must be a |
,,'ee! ana q dozen other Wild assertions J
,seA have no foundation but which, when |
'ae '''een Is removed, are intended only to /
+'OS dust IN the public eye until some !
HAa can be perfected to cheat the people !
1'' o. Their laSfally declared viii and right. |
'a'' were the fyss time an attempt had !
'u made 10 steal the Presidency |
s might De some PLAUSIBLE e1-
'o' waiting 10 see what !
W u a scheme these desperate aud bold !
nea intended to pursue in order to accom-.
"a 'ae'r purpose. But in the Esh, of !
A iley have done, such a delay in assert |
- ~ people 5 Indignation is no. only use
- Sf'l'en0oidens these nentO proceed With |
o., ". ''o0oO' work of attempting to count |
10 ugvElASD and count in their IN
g,'as 'pa''as 'onspiratOr and leader. Mr.. |
,,,, asseio'e in vie~ of these facts the Rse-
~ us'es the people Of every section
-e country should meet in their repre-
s, .'I'''e capacity, and emphatically and
express their belief of con-
'FaSy which IS on foo, 70
~ the people Of the Presidency,
"- I" issue calm aud earnes, declaration
S'anuy protesting against such
l''"es' ani warning the perpetrators
va, the consequences viii De il il BE-
PERSISTED in
IN DONG this the RsISrER advises no
ONefa'e or incendisry language-lor it
,Os' not propose to be sensational neither
e'9nsel extremes, but simply calm,
s1'e'S statement of the situation the con.
%PasaeeS that are likely to arise from any
''s1P' % ihwavt the will Of the people As
I'e'sed at the polls, and their disappro.
''''0e Of aay sneh scheme.
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