The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-23
Tho Durliclty ofTwo Senntura.

deep interest in tho absorbing matter, so
far as West Virginia may be concerned.
This is the more fitting because there arc
thousands OF Democrats in West Virginia
who look 10 tho ISrELtlGEScEn for their
information, aud who very properly re.
gard "nono genuine without this trade
mark"
At this moment the situation is mixed
and ill.defncd. Tho Presideut-elcct has
been pcryersely close as n clam, giving out
nothing more comforting 10 the Office
seekers than that he intends TO BIO his own
President, by early rising and close atten-
ton to business hoping to man and sail
the ship Of state in his own way. It re-:
suits that the oi!ice.seckers and their or
gans arc all at sea. They can't discover
Just how they must go about getting the
choice things. They prefer to go to head.
quarters instead of operating through
Senators, il that can be done. Otherwise
they are willing TO take what they can get,
ns they may be able 10 get, and receive
the much or little with a thankful heart.
For example, we may take q local Illus
tration. before Cleveland began to resent
tho ELUSIVE willingness Of Hendricks to
relieve him OF all responsibility in tho dis
tribution Of patronage, there was n mad
rush to pay homage to tho Indiana states
man. Our excellent friends OF tho State
House ring sent out Il runner to capture
Hendricks at home. The bird having
flown to Albany, tho handsome Auditor
hied him away in hot pursuit OF tho an
dering Hendricks. Fearful that thismlglt
not DO the correct thing after MI, it was
determined TO move on the now admins
tration through the Senators.
The State House statesmen were will
Ing, in the interest OF harmony, to forgive
the Senators for their opposition in the
Wheeling convcntion-will!ns to harbor
no yrudse against Camden for knocking
his friends down while hewasin Europe
,~r;,,;,, N for,., t,,ot thcv Ind humilioted
;. ~, ar,u
Ne'''i' '''s. W "'.'"'".s Al :"
county and then by wipifig up the iioof OF
the Wheeling convention with him.
They wore carer To let bypones bo BY
ss.., ;, ,Lo 30. = ,n;o,o ~
cones, ana TO form on tho SPOT" un'ono VI
hearts and n union OF halds.
n IA A.. .... - A.. ,x.o,-, ,r -
rere our ccnial townsuan Major Alder
- u,
son was e'o.'eu as proper pe'so"
Collector OF Internal Revenue. SlaJor
Anderson, desiring no aublic place, pre-
f,rr;r, n rcm,;n 40 n counselor rather
s
tl'ah assume 'le a'A'uoe VI" oehclei"'!'
was loath to assume tho role. AT last,
"mcaning no would nc'er' consent, con-
s,r,od u and ,os,od off r. woah;ny.op
~. 80.
ms sche"e was an '"sp''a.'on' TOT Inc
result, coupled with some highly interest
ing philosophical reflections, We. are in
dcbtcd to the Washington correspondent
OF our esteemed contemporary, the Ecy''ttr:
1t is said among Democratic Senators
.l,as ait :1, ifes'uens o.c'e,a,'a cJn'Is II,
st,crscsfni one n revirn the avs,a,n of nm.
pointments resting on he"courtesy OF tile
Senate which was the recognized plan
unue uetefal orla', a,a loF wn,c., avn,
w'Lon thn no s,,rcoss;ro ,t,omnta wore
made by presiden, Hayes to remove Gem
Arthur from the position Of the Collector
o. NE lotto Ns% tork' anu nnae %n'fr,
n]olit;cnl svmnathv win Tho oin;n;stro.
ton, we're practically allowed to dictate
appointments in their own State; It is
nulI e.aa. Nv lea s;Si naaJIFi h h ~ nv no.
~. and lint Tho Democratic Senators viii
DO practically united on it. In that casc
there "onld De hMe doubt oftts tar!!y. gpLpolns-
msM,s Nl.yo' tE t'."e tSum 10 1"1S'i na H..en h."e
stood 10 hare ths pleIgt,I sunuo,t Of Senator'S
Camden and Ke"na.
We have waited n sufficient time TO see
whether either OF the Senators would deny
the important part assigned to him in this
particular case. Neither one OF them
speaks. Tho statement therefore stands
un~contradicted.
What is to DO thought Of Senators who
act with such duplicity? 10 other appli-
cants they have declared that they have
not, and will not commit themselves so
fur i'll advance to any body. At least one
Of the Senators has told his warmcst
friends when they applied Tor his assist
ance that it would DO unsccmly to make
any pledge before the President-elect has
taken his seat. Now comes the unchal-
lenged statement that the collectorship
to Major Anderson, and this upon the
single condition that the President con-
suit them rs we think he will. The state
mcnt One IRON the State House organ,