The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-08

WHEEL
prevent people from building railroad,
and certainly wonld hot cOnu,eianc
anything calculated 10 make capital, legit
lnRtely employed in railroads, feel unsai.
Money invested IN railroads should b
given every protection and encourage
mcnt, but II determination to break up III
Illegal practices by which the oGicial8 mis-
nso their power to make money for tl:enl
selves inHtead ol The stockholders, will Ell
courage and not discourage railroad build
ing. ."II 7sl 'I.@Ts lTT75
How THE RING OPERATES @
ln almost every county there arc one 0
two strictly ti,st.clnss men who, II In pub
lie lie, would be Of tho greatest service il
bringing things right. These men are no
advertised by the newspapers and the,
will not resort to the tims.serving and dirt
work by which our successful politician
obtain office. They cay they cannot aifort
TO attend the legislature bnt they mca1
that they cannot silortl to epend six
months log-:ol!ipg and begging for votce
These men well know, II It were suspected
they were candidates for tho Legislature
the Ring would conspire to defeat them
Look around Mt the class oil mon
attending 10 our public business and then
look ut the men who arc not even spoken
of for office. We have in West Virginia
a good number Of men who arc the peers
OF any and the only reason they arc not III
the service of the State 10, that tie appli.
ances Of the Ring keep them from access to
the public ear. go i
THE PARTY ORGAN.
The Wheeling Register ia the organ Of
the Davis and Camden clique. This clique
is tho railroad ring. Tho Register Ia not
trusted or respected but rs it speaks for
and represents the Ring, and rs II is the
only paper pretending 10 be D smocratic
that circulatcs over tho State, it has IN
overwhelming influence. Baker is neither
trusted nor respected, but as Il
manager Of dirty work be ia very
able and very successful. Ia Wheel.
ing, where lie Is known, his mere
advocacy Of thing kills it with respectable
people. But politicians dread his opposi.
ton and the Reyi.ter has dons moro than
all the other causes combined to bring
the Democratic party 10 its present
condition. Good men will not pay black
mail, and they are helpleeo under the mis-
representations OF the hirsd gang OF sian.
derers keptin the puy OF the Register. 1t is
one Of the lnaryels OF the day that there
seems to be no editor in onr State with
capacity enough to expose and break down
the Register. {
PACKING THE COMMITTEE AND TIE CoNvEN.
TloN. 4
At this point / direct attention 10 ths ap-
pllunces now st work to make Baker Chair
man Of tue Democratic Committee for tho
State. The Object is to euahle the Ring to
manipulate our politics. He he's done
more TO bring our partyinto disrepute than
any other mal!, and ha il prohably Tie
most obnoxiou5 person in IVES. Virginia 10
tho mo.e respectable and patriotic Demo.
Gratis. ..1........ II.
I would also remark that the Ring has
Tor Il long time past been diligently EN-.
ployed packing the Charleston convention
in the interest Of the standard Oil Conf
pany's candidate ior President. While
honest and well meaning citizsns are Mt
tending to their private atlairs, tho Ring
has lts agents busy selecting tho men who
are 10 misrerresent West Virgi1ia. q. Chi.
cago. i
ES.h JUMPING on THE GovsEy1I.
| said jast now that the momen: man
manifested disposition to do his duty,
although it moleated the personal schemes
OF the Ring,he ws, bounded to hig political
death. Governor Jackson is living mon
ument Of this truth.A short time ago lie Y'es
immensely popular. He WAS called honcst
Jake. Whatever else may be said Of him,
he is true as steel to wha. he believes is his
duty to his Stale. In ParkersLurg, whsrr
he is known from boy, he ia trusted and
respected as one OF tho lew men 'sthat 1t
will do to tie to-" He may make lnisiakes
(who does not?), but as a man one may
depend on, j. b. jackson stands among tho
most trusted. He called attention to the
fact that the bridge over the Ohio, owned
by the B. 4 O., had never paid tsxss. Il!
was his gworn duty to do this. lie next as
a member OF the Board OF Public Works.
in valuing the railroadp, increased the
assessment several MILLIONS. twas his duly
to the State to DO this. After awhile
it leaked ou: tina! he dis.
approved Of some of the practices
Of Camden and Davis. Ha wa3 spoken Of
as the man to beat the Standard OF. Com.
paDy in our next Senatorial election. A
short time hes rolled by, and recan,ly /
read in a Democratic paper ti,at "G Governor
jackson is probably right in his construc-
,ion Of the law uad OF his duty, but q Jonah
must be thrown. everDoard."H Another
Democratic editor said; "Denouncs Gov.
ernor Jackson bu. not the party" The
blood OF an honest man almost boiis st this
character OF tals. am no personal friend
Of Governor jackson, he knows me very
slightly, and what know OF him ;s gather
ed from his neighbors in ParkerSburs.
HIS EICELLENcY DEFENDED.
Now, what has he done to be thus pound
ed out Of Office? | do not claim to be ablo
to argus constitutional questions, but can
put few facts together. The Constitution
provides that all property shalt bs taxed
except churches and Tow things which
the Legislature may exempt. II an act q:
kuC A-EioiHtuiS- flolakeo b'.G 1 ulc lbiU uUWI
in the Constitution, tha &C: OF tho Lpzisla.
ture il null and void. Ths Governor is
sworn 10 obey the Constitution.
The act Of the Legislature ex.
empted tho G. s o. Rciroad aud also ex-
empted products OF lacloticl and certain
farm products. Tho Supreme Court de-.
cided that ths statute exemptins tho G. j.
o. Was contrary TO ths Constitution. II it,
WAS contrary to the Constitution az regards
exemptipg this railroad, it was contrary rs
regards the products OF factories and farms
Now, perhaps the Governor had no rish.
to apply this decision to factory aud isrm
products, but it is very plain that under
the Constitution they ura not exempt tif
the railroad IS not exempt. say perhaps
the Governor had no right to extend tie
decision to it, natural and inevitable Of.
!ect. Yet the best lawyers differ OF The
point, and certainly rs many ara ono way
rs the other. No ons impusGs q bad mo.
tive to tho Governor; that be wss trying TO