The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-15

Wikof's place. For West, beside being Q
good fellow, could probably give the pub
lie pointers on how many votes 1t took
from the dark hillsof Monroe to put War.
ner in Congress. After all the other coun-
ties in Warmers district had reported ma.
iorities against Warner, nothing was heard
from Monroe. Suddenly !, a day or two after
ward, when 1t could be seen Just howmany
votes were needed 70 elect Warner, sweet
old Monroe came like the dear old Demo.
cratic daisy that she is, galloping grace
fully to the front with the exact number
otvotes necessary carried in her drab sun.
bonnet and checked apron. Perhaps
West had a hand in stocking the old girls
apron, and perhaps Warner does't known
It, and perhaps several other things in the
hollow logs and mole holes OF Democracy.
Any way, Il Warner, doesn't stick 10
West, and see him through like a little
man in the interest OF economy aud re-
form, and a fair count and things, he
ought to be denounced by allloyers OF
liberty and admirers Of our great and
beautiful government OF, by and for the
people.
: One thing that Is now worrying the
boys is the absentmina edness and strange
forgetfuiness Of Bayard. Yesterday Con-
gresham 0nthwaite went to him in the
interest Of one Of the sixty seekers after
Consulships from Ohio, all told, aud the
Secretary heard what he had TO say, and
dreamily remarked, "Very well, have
Mr.--fle his papers, and we will attend
to them"
"But, Mr.. Secretary" was the reply,
ahe has already filed his papers and he
has twice called on you, and you spoke Of
the extraordinary strength Of his papers
and backing. Minister Puddleton, Senator
Coaioil, ex-Congressman Reverse, Con-
gresham Billhill, Congressman Rigbelli,
Congressman Camel aud all cur other bull
ly big men have called upon you " urge
the appointment, and ex-senator squer-
man wrote you stating that only by his
appointment could the country avoid civil
war;
The Secretary arouses from his abstrac.
ton, gazes moment at the eoat-of-arms
on his note paper, and admits that he be-
lieyes he does have faint recollection OF
something OF the sort. Two palpitating
patriots have had this sort OF treatments
and have since been willing to trade of
their chances for small brlndle pup with
lop ears and glass eye.
When your rock.ribbed old Jackson
Democrat from way back in Buckeye runs
against this plain and simple Administra-
ton, with its Jellersonian heartiness and
sincerity, the effect upon him is depress.
ing. For a moment he feels tempted TO
go back TO the faith Of his fathers.
! 0uthwaite, WHO is very courteous gen
tleman in his demeanor, saws there were
four others had interviews with the mighty
Secretary while he was waiting, and tliey
all got shut of and sat upon worse than
he did. Cultivate went out to see the
monument, but 1t appeared 10 him to be a
rather small affair after having seen
Bayard. He should have looked at the
monument first, and so have prepared
himselffor his view Of The lofty Secretary,
What outhwaite and Converse say they
want is the appointment OF Joe Faulken-
+baugh as Consul General at Berlin. The
Kids want something to offset Pendleton
at that Court and think Joe is the some
thing to do II. Joe Is modest, and will
wait until the sixty other Consuls are ap-
pointed from Ohio. That's, 1t Is pretty
safeto suppose he will.