The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-05
FROM THE INTERIOR,
4 RANpoLpn eouNFY pnAoonAT
Who has been Watching the Progress Of
Aaalr, in his Party, aud now Reads the
Ring, locally aud Generally, a Lesson
in Policy Some Mistaken steps

10 nc EdhoF " We 4AtaNqafg'
sIR;-Knowing full well that your friend
fancy of the Register will publish nothing
in conflict with the interests Of the sena,
toripl faction Of his party, potwithatspd-
ing he obtained his present position by
reason Of his connection with the last
Democratic administration and his oppo-
sItion to Mr.. Baker and the seuAtors-and
knowing also that the INTRLLIaENcER Il
literally inclined and disposed to give the
news regardless Of persons or parties,
take the liberty Of addressing you in 9
rambling sort OF way about men and
parties in this good old Democratic county,
Your readers will remember that in the
celebrated Wheeling Island Convention
OF 1884 the amiahle Butcher, OF the sena'
torial army, was among the severely
wounded. He went down before the
charge which was led by j. j. Davis, Jake
Jackson and your own 0'KeeGe, Butcher
was the only member of the Jackson adj
minislration who supported Lewis Baker
and the Senators, and strange to say he Ia
yet unprovided for, and Joe Miller, who
said more bitter things about the "sulking
and kicking OF Senators Kenna and
Camden than would ill a page Of the In
TELLIaENcRR, Is feeding at the public crib
to the tune Of $500 per month, while poor
Butcher, with just about as much ability,
would be glad TO make 81 900 per year at
his profession In Beverly, and take part pay
in potatoes and corn,
Well, Miller has Stalnaker, Anderson,
0'BElen and Jackson TO thank for putting
him in Lewis Bakers place on the State
Committee. The course Of politics 10
queer. Miller aud Butcher, who formerly
were on the outs, are now the closest
friends, while / am informed that Miller
has nothing but hard words and harder
blows for stalnaker, 0'Brien aud JaCkaon,
who formerly were his most devoted
friends, John 7. MCGraw, Wilson and
thewhOle office holding gang have received
black eye and there Ia another In store
for them ere long. McGraw and Camden
have insulted the best men In this county
by the appointment OF Captain Marshall
and the rejection OF Mr., Harding, who was
the choice Of our best people for Deputy
Collector. Hatton and other ringsters
must now take back seat, Harding will
go to the next Legislature, RRd while Me-
Graw says he will be for Camden all the
time, say that Mr.. Harding Is man OF
honor and will make no promises, and
those who now report that he Is pledged
to MCGraw for Camden will find out their
mistake one OF these days.
The party in Randolph county Is deter.
mined that the majority shall rule. Mr.,
Camden Is making the greatest mistake
OF his political life in undertaking through
MCGrsw and the Postmasters to force
men in his interest on our party. He had
bstter take warning from w. l., Wilson's
encounter with Pin Oresap, MCGraw,
Kenna and Camden had nothing but
abuse for the State ticket in 1884. while
Lewis Baker and the Wheeling Register
worked hard for It's defeat, and now &C.
Cordlng to this same Register, in the hands
Of Mr., fancy, we are all traitors to the
Democratic party II We don't bend the
knee aud bow the head TO the men who
80 basely betrayed the Cleveland cause
In the October election OF 1884,
Our Senators should be satisfied with
the appointment OF their henChmen to all
Federal positions in the State, but they
ask too much Of us when they ask us to
support men for the Legislature in their
interest whom we have frequently 70.
jeCted, We say TO Mr.. Z. B. Hutton, you
were defeated two years ago, We don't
want you to represent us. We will be
represented by Republican rather than
submit to dictation from an oflCe.holding
oligarchy.
What has become Of the sterling De-
moCracy Of Ohio county, that carried the
State and countytcket throughintriumph
In 1884, Notwithstanding the opposition OF
the Register? Where are the Democrats
Of that day. Will they permit a ring
ticket to be forced upon them? certainly
hope not. Where Is the genial Anderson
and the plucky Stalnaker2 and what Is
the energetic and dashing little Irishman,
0'Keetfe, doiugP They defeated the Reg.
isler before, with Baker and George
Modett directing affairs, and fancy, the
present manager Of that sheet, Is not equal
To either Baker or MolTett; no, not by any
means. Yours, A DEMOCRAT,
Of the County Of Randolph.
Beverly, JMy2.