The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-30

and Oompllmenting the excited Mr.
Parsons upon her excellent cooking, HI
took supper with them and was serve
with q portion OF the deer that had beer
killed by the party during the day,
KISSED THE CHILDREN,
Before leaving he kissed the children
gave each Of them his autograph, shooI
hands cordially with the mountaineer an
his wife, and thanked them for the pleas
ant evening their entertainment had a
lorded him. And now Jake Parsons AM
his family are the proudest people in tn
State, aud are the lions OF the neighboT
hood, for they had, In their comparative
ly humble home In the mountains, enter
tanned at supper, as appreciate guests tht
President ol the United States anC
his retinue, consisting OF his privat,
Secretary, his Assistant Secretary o
the 2 Treasury, his Commissioner o
Internal Revenue and other Off
Cials : Of the greatest government In thC
world. ! met a Federal official to-day
and asked him point blank II he did no
believe that the whole thing was one O
Commissioner Mlller's or Senator ken
mas shrewd moves to save the District
for Wilson and help Mr.. Camden save 9
member OF the Legislature aud State
Senator. He only smiled and said: ~
don't know, but 1t will probably have
that effect" He further said he thought
It queer that the Register did not have a
special reporter on hand to "work the
racket" on the rest OF the State. told
him l would see that the INTELLIGRNCRR
had such points about the Presidents
visit as would prove interesting and etfeC-
tive in other localities.
l met Hon. Henry G. Davis yesterday
and had quite talk with him, He Ia hope
iul that West Virginia will not be lost to
the Democracy, and Is working hard to
that end. He Is evidently embarrassed
In his stumping tour in this district by
Mr.. Wilson's record as follower Of Nor.
rlson and Carlisle, He makes tariff
speeches and announces himself as "ior q
tariffwith incidental protection" Just how
much he is helping Wilson, who breaches
"tarif for revenue only" doctrines,
remains to be aeen. Mr.. Davis regards
Mr.. Blaine as almost certain to be the
next candidate Of the Republican party,
and says Blaine and Sherman are the
greatest leaders OF their party,
ADNIREs BLAINE.
He does not accord with many other
Democrats in their opinion that Blaine Is
q demagogue. On tho other hand, he is a
great admirer Of the Maine statesman,
and does not believe the country would 20
to ruin were he elected President.
Like Mr.. Camden and others Of the
more progressive element Of tho
Democratic party. Ex-senator Davis
Ia liberal enough In his views to
ConcedO that the Republican party Is not
made up OF thieves and rasCala. "a man
Is no less honest because he Is a Republi-
can or Democrat" gsid Mr.. Davis. "The
differences between the parties are honest
differences and only affect the policy OF
the government. / have no patience with
those politicians who imagine that they
must needs make out that all candidates
Of the opposing party arc rogues. A
mans political beliefs do not make him
honest or dishonest. RasCality Is inherent
with man, and 1t is Just 40 likely to be
found In DEMOCRAT as Republican"
By way oil illustrating the theory that a
dishonest party might be made up Of hon.
est individuals, gentleman who was pres.
ent related funny Ruecdote. He told
about citizen OF Martinsburg, who
wanted license TO keep q saloon. He
called upon each member OF the City
Council personally, and all OF them treat
cd him so pourteouSly that he did not
have doubt Of his request being granted.
Some Of them even promised that It would
be done. When the Council met, how
ever, 1t voted solidly against granting the
license. The citizen afterward, in giving
his opinion Of the Council, said that "lp:
diYidually they we're splendid gentlemen,
but collectively they were d-d rascals n
~ would not 90 near that far even," re-
marked the Senator, as the laugh went
round.