The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-24
WINDY WILsoN,s HOWL.
Tho Massive Check and MouumsniAl Gal
Displayed BY Hin In WRshington.

Ih0 Massive Check and Monumental CAL
Displayed By Him IN Washington.
To he Edii0r ofIl hRielgAeey.
sIR:-I have carefully read the letter Of
your Washington correspondent in this
days issue Of your paper, and have come
TO the conclusion that for downright cheek,
btzen eHIonteIy and impudence, Cover
nor L, w. Wilson Is unequslled, don't
think our United States Senators have
made the very best use Of the federal pat
ronaRe which they had to bestow IN West
Virginia. have thought, and still thlnki
they would have done better for their
pariy and for the public service also, mad
they gone in an instance or two outside q
the lit,le circle Of their folmeT "slIiktIs'"
| don't think that Messrs. Camden aud
Kenna are by any means the best material
10 the Democratic party oil West virginia
out OF which respectable and able United
States Senator'S could be made. But graz
clous "tieavipes," either Of them is lar
above WINDY" Wilson in every quality
aud dual aCGLion Of the gentleman and the
slatesmRn, as Judge John BrannOn Is
above our own Porter Smith, Camden
aud Kenna have attained TO their present
high positions with reasonable fairness
and honesty. Wilson became Governor,
not because the people OF his party wanted
him, but because Mr.. Faulkner was pushed
and supported by Influences which the
rank and tile Of the party regarded as no.
toriously corrupt, and because certain RE-
publican rinssters forced on your party
that deteated old fossil, Greenbacker and
proscriptionist, Maxwell Of Harrison.
l., w, Wilson'S as much Of an sCcldenttn
the political way as this or any other
State ever produced, and just AZ soon as
histerm OF office expires no will most GER
tainly pass into merited oblivion. He talks
about such federal appointments as
McGraw aud Seh0n, Have they not al
WAYS been Democrats who invariably
voted their party ticket, contributed 10 It's
campnign fund, and when candidates,
have thing not paid what they were as-
ssssed by ths State Committee, Ike gen
tlemen and good .DemoCrals2 How Is IL
with Governor Wilson, Did he pay any
thug Iuto tue Golfers Of his party IN 1854,
and II so, how much? Dave LeOnaiu
come on the witness stand and stats v hat
you know on this sub Get? How is II with
Mr.. ID, y. Walker, u man whom Windy"
Wilson appointed Secretary Of State, n
man whose best days and best ability
were used in frantic efforts 10 destroy tho
Democratic party Of West Virglnia, and
hose speeches. in the campaign u 1854
cost the party the modest LITTLE sun Vi
forty dollars each Dave Leonard and
handsome "Joe" Miller come 10 the vii.
ness bux and bs sworn, and then State
what yon knox Of the libsraiity anu
geaeroalty, won't say honesty aud fair
ness, OF Wilson and Walker in the fall oil
1854. / was Tor Anderson against MCGraW
and preferred Charles Wells 10 SshOu
Nevertheless must admit w nearly every
body elsa does that Sehon and MeGraW
arc infinitely superior in every essential
particular to Walker and others whom
Wilson mas put in 10 good, fat places,
Johnny McGraw called wilson y "hOEl
ing deinagogue" in the summer OF 1854, /
thought johnny did wrong At the time,
but ne spoke the truth oil tho sauie
Uamdsn's seat in the S5uate ls entirely too
large for the KanAWha wlndbag,
Wheeling, March 90.