The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-27
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wuEILlSo, ", VA, JANUARY a.. 1880


The questions before the 0aio Senate
are, whether its proceedings shall be con-
Quoted decentIy and in osderi whistler
there shall be lair inquiry into the title Of
the Hamilton county Senators placed on
tbe,oleby the Clerk oitheseuatei whether
those alleged Senator'S shall be allowed TO
vote OH their own cases and whether the
Clerk Of tho Senate or the Lieutenant
Governor Of Ohio Is the presiding officer
OF the Senate.
The behavior / the Democrats has been
disgrac. ful. liza Legislative body ia to DO
ruled Us they have attempted to rule the
Senate Of Ohio-a coterie Of Senators rein
forced by u gang OF partisan rutlllns under
desperate !eadeIs-there is an overthrow
Of one house OF the Legislature and the
Legislative branch Of the government ia in
condition Of anarchy; no public meas
ures can hs considered, 40 laws passed
and none repealed. Democrats leave the
Senate to pass their time in caucus, re-
turning Only 10 prevent tho Republicans
from doing anything. They lock up the
Senate records in bar room and the San
a,e has no control over its own property
These hlgh,handtd proceedings have been
resorted to for 10 oiher reason than to
keen in their sOats four men whose Prima
iscie title il based IN notorious frauds in
Hamilton county.
Ili,uot to he supposed that the respect
a5lo Democrats Of OliO, who arc largely
IA the majority but not in control Of their
party management, will approve the reyo-
lutionary methods ordered by the lead
ers. Every good citizen will resent tho
scandalous conduct as an adrOnt to him
self; for everybody knows that honest
men do not object to an honest inyestga'
ton held with open doors. And the Jeast
intelligent Is aware that representative
government cannot exist when bullies are
injected into legislative bodies to brow
bslt the chosen representatives OF the
psople
This ia what comes Of allowing tho des.
pirate and unscrupulous to obtain party
Clutrol. A party which permits itseli to
b, bcssed by vulgar fellows because they
happen to have money, is on the c'sy
road to disgrace. In three years tho DEM
o,raoy of Ohio has had to endure the
shame Of gubenatorlal nomination
bought in open market, seat In the
United States Senate got with money and
an effort made to got another seat in the
same body with tho game disreputable
means. Ballot.box stutling, return.aller-
lug, forgery, tho arrest and detention Of
qualified voteIs-all this has followed Of
course. Iheye are thousands OF Ohio
Democrats who are ashamed Of these
things, but they are powerlegs now, for
they have abdlCated in favor Of money.
bags and rulllans.
The control Of party is kept in honest
and creditabe hands only by vigilance
and persistent effort 1t ia'no easy task,
but the roughs and marauders and iorgers
must bo kept down, or down goes the
party. 1t Is iaat CeOsiDg, II IT has not
already ceased, to he respectable to belong
TO the Democratic party in Ohio. Men
who value their good name, who do not
in their own affairs lie and cheat, arc not
comfortable in a political organization
ruled by Johnny Mclean and an Allen
o. Myers.