The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-11

supreme court Clelk this morning, and
forgetting the style Of a case in which he
was engaged, asked the Deputy CLERK in
regard to it. That official said it was
"Bsown vs. The West Virginia Oil Com.
pauy.".' The old erizz,ed veteran turned
to the Clerk with look Of bitter expert.
ence and said z5"Oh, there is any 'oiP in
the case ] don't have much chance."'' &.
Judge Thurman says: "The Democratic
clock is put back four years, and corruption
given new leasehold in our land. Syndi.
Gates purchase the peoples agents, and
honest men stand aghsss" ~, ~, !.
General Warner talks: "a betrayed
people will lrebuke this iusolent bartering
Of their rights, and thers is hardly any
hope Of the Democracy carrying the State
next fall. ~ -. l-7
Judge McKemy, OF Butler: "Why, it
was no caucus-'twas only sale with but
one bidder.n
Judge Coryell, OF Adams: "such in.
famous corruption I never Saw in forty
years Of public life, and it is beund to beat
us in 'S4 "'=.St i"r@ "
L iitor poren, Of Dayton, says:
And old man Of seventy-four, who has
not made but one Democratic speech in
forty years, and is not known in the rank
and file Of the party, swoops down through
bis fduciary agents and gobbles upa Sena.
tosship.: The Htay-at-h6me Democratic
vote this year will astonish tho bosses."
" TIE FEELING AT WASHINGTON. ri, j >,
1, WAsalSaros, D. 0, January 10-There
is . general feeling in Washington that
Ohio has been humiliated and disgraced by
the Senatorial contest at Columbus. II is
apparent that a eeat in the Senate OF the
United States has been bought Tor cash,
almost as openly as II the votes had been
put up at auction and sold to the highest
bidder. This impression is so strong here,
that while Mr. Payne has the reputation Of
being personally honest, he will never be
able to free himself from the belief that his
seat was obtained by the most unblushing
use Of money. - - s. !.
: Tho;expressions in regard to the case to.
day have been strongly denunciatory. So
fragrant does the transaction look that
few Democrats even attempt to maintain
that the affair was honest. Many OF them
express the Wish that the managers had not
been quite es brsz,n in prosecuting their
business, and that the hand OF a great
monopoly had been concealed, instead of
being made prominent, as il to attract all
who conld be tempted with bribes.
The reasoning here is, that nothing but
active and interruptions corruption could
have reduced 10 fifteen votes q Senator
who stands prominent in his State, before
the conp.ry and on the floor Of the Senate,
and whose legislative record is without a
stain. Aside from the modification that
an Ohio legislature should have been pur~
chased almost as body, there is strong
feeling Of die,atiefac,lon among many
Democrats, that q great monopoly should
have succeeded in euch transactions with
Democratic, at time when the party is at
tempting 10 gain support on the ground
that 1t Is the natural enemy OF monopolies.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. Y, !, I
co'umbu, Times (Dem) lf5I$&l! b. .,lt ie
Corruption has made rotten the Demo.
cratic Legislature Of Ohio. Money has had
its potency to drag honor down into the
mire. $-, SKA AffE III
The news Of the heinous crime will carry
gloom into the households Of thegrand ag.
gtegate Of the Democracy. A syndicate
has held caucus. The people have been
dlsfranchised. These traitors to their con-
stituehts must be Investigated. To the
evidence. now accumulated untiriDg labor
must add more damning.
Loaispile Courier Journal [Dtm ~. j5S
Mr. Payne is a man Of force and charsc.
ter, and he has long desired some high
office, yet his nomination, even more than
the defeat of;; Mr.. Pendle.on, will cause
great regret among Democrats outside Of
the State Of Ohio; The reason OF it is that,
whether justly or not, Mr.. Payne has come
to stand ior what Is worst in Ohio politics.
Tho forces, which, sincB the election Of
Gov Hoadly, bave gathered about him are
inst those which we're used by q lot Of un.
rcrppulous politicians in Cincinnati 10
secure the defeat OF the Democratic ticket
les. autumn. This ring now seems 10 be
dominant, and it is especially obnoxious,
Philadelphia P'ta tRp.) h;
NO one has been deceived by the defeat
ot Senator Pendleton aud The nomination
of. HenIy.B Payne, in the Democratic leg
islaliye ,caucps in Ohio last night. This L
hostility to Civil Service reform. There
will probably be an endeavor to conceal
The real meaning Il this act, but 1t will
succeed as poorly as Il did In the case Of The
Tree. trade plank. I ~ q
Ne,s rors Stus tDtm Sss Ks. & z
e Democrats 5throushon. the United State.
will rot, as a tlnle, ,r,ej1iceS at the actor
81 the caucus oi the arly In Ohio, in re
jecting.5 the Glazing 0! Hon. Geo pendlesoz
10 tbs. candidacy for the ssna.orship. o
that State. "a ;:'. ii
Nto fo'1 Commercial Adrertiser tRtp) ~ 8 81
Il has been charged during the past tw,
or three weeks that the friends Of Il
B.'Payne, the Democratic candidate 10
United States Senator in Ohio, used none,
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