The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-01
GIBS0N'S DEFEAT.
THE CONTRIBUTING CAUSES
OfHis Slaughter in the Fourth Dl,trIct-Ths
Hand of the Wall Street Debt syndicate
inthe AIatter-A warningas to tho
Candidates of the Legislature.

WASHINGTON, D, o., August SO.-The
stalwart Democrats from West Vir-
ginia who are in Washington, are not at
all pleased with the result OF the Fourth
District Convention, II one may Judge
from their expressions Of disappointment
at Gibson's failure to secure the nomina.
tlon, and diaapproval OF the choice Of Mr.,
Hogg, Withsll Of Gibson's faults, he was
very popular here among members of his
own party, and all were hoping that he
would bs nominated. No Democratic
member OF Congress gained in popular
favor more rapidly than did EustaCe Glib.
son, The adamaptine members OF his
own party liked bis stand on the question
Of Owl Service reform, and his speeches
In the House, in which he gave the Ad-
ministrAtion such hard raps, met with
their hearty endorsement. A Democrat
who, in this Mugwumpian age, dared to
stand up on the floor Of Congress and do.
nounCe tho policy OF the Administration,
and who had the temerity to introduce q
bill unqualitiedly repeating the Civil Ser.
NlCd autt Wuh tue huLullallOu buu 6bt6bu
OF the hungry aud thirsty ones, not only
in the State but throughout the country,
Gibson haa received hundreds OF lettera
from every part OF the country, warmly
endorsing this course, think tho trouble
at Point Pleasant was caused principally
by Gibson banking too heavily on his
record as spoilsman.
THE WALL STREET pRBT SYNDICATE.
Other things contributed to his defeat.
The influence Of the Wall street debt syn.
dictate was not one Of the least Of tho fac.
tors that entered into the fight. 1t was all
the more potent because Of the secrecy
with which 1t was worked. This state
ment may surprise many. Look around
you carefully before you doubt the decla.
ration. Investigate some circumstances
that have recently transpired In West Vir.
glnia olitiCs-cIrcnmstance that have
been surrounded with an air OF mystery.
Just here lot me suggest to the voters Of
West Virginia the proprlety Of ascertain.
ing to q certainty Just how every candl.
date for the Legislature in certain Demo-
cratic counties stands upon the question OF
the settlement OF our differences with Vir.
ginia in the debt matter. Find out, II you
can, to certainty, whether or not he is
the owner ot any West Virginia certif,
Gates and necessarily personally interest
ed In saddling upon the State q debt oi
millions Of dollars more than she Justly
owes. II he is the owner Of such Certih-
cates-say, fifteen or twenty thousand
dollars worth-asCertain, II you can, how
be came by them, and how long ha has
bad them. Some startling revelations
might be made.
SOME POINTERS.
"Well, what about it?" you ask. In
this letter reply, tits sufficient for me to
say to you: Look carefully at come signs
that are beginning TO bs manifested and
behold In them huge interrogation points
OF deep Significance
But what connection has Gibson's de-
feat with this question? A great deal.
How do the JaCksons, the Bsnnetts, OF AL,
stand on the debt queBtion? Whom did
Jim MaBon's crowd (the debt iaction) sup
port againt Gibson? Was it not Gibson
who, several years ago, made tho first ex.
posure regarding the Wall street scheme ?
And these men havs been against him
ever since. l have heard 1t said that they
tried to bribe him to Join them, and that
he Rpurned their offers. II the Republi.
cans OF the Fourth district are wise they
will investigate these matters.
saw Third district newspaper man a
day or go ago. AS he was in Washington
on very private businefs business / am
not permitted TO give his name. In speak.
ing OF the coming meeting of the West
Virginia Press Association at Wheeling,
he said: at Is unfortunate that the meet
ing comes Just at this time. We Third
district men will, many OF us, be unable to
attend on account Of the Democratic Con-
vention which meets Wednesday at Coal
Valley. We would like very much to be
there-.at Wheeling, mean-for l know
the boys will have glorious old time.
They always do"
And he was right. The meetings Of the
West Virginia Press Association arc al
ways pleasant and unmarried by biCker.
ings Of any kind.
MAsoN's RETURN TO THE FOLD.
For one, l am glad to see that Mr..
James Mason has at last consented to be.
come identified with tho Press Associa.
ton. Until quite recently he has not
been In strict accord with the West Vir.
ginia press. II was necessary last year
for A. B. White, OF The Parkersburg Jour
nal, to give Mr.. Mason some pretty hard
knocks In his annual address. The war
between Mason and the Press Association,
or rather It's President, (then P. W. Nor
ris), was an unjust ono. Mason gives
evidence OF desire 10 make up and he
will no doubt be received in all brotherly
kindness. There Is no reason why the
Association should not be all that its gal.
liant eRdlights-Morris, White, Dawson,
Peterson and ali the others who have
made II what It is-fondly hope 1t 10 be.
II can be made great power for good In
West Virginia.
Mr.. MSson's choice Of a subject upon
which he proposes to address the Associa.
tion, is timely one. He has some good
ideas about the practical side Of the news.
paper business In West Virginia. He has
pet theory regarding way to free the
State press from the impositlons Of adver-
tising agents. He proposes, ! believe, that
the Press Association establish itB own
agency and deal directly with the "ioreigu
advertisers" He has talked to mo about
It frequently, and is perfectly enthusiastic.
He thinks II would result in great pecu.
MARY benefit to the press Of the State. In
the prosperity Of the press Of West Vlrs
glnis lies largely the future hope Ui the
State. Leas pGnuriousness on the part Of
Legislatures and greater liberality toward
the press and the schools will scarcely al.
feet the taxpayers and would repay them
before long q thousand fold. F0stered
press and colleges make a Htate great.
The history Of the greatest and wealthlest
CommonEeAlths ol the Union bear out
the assertion. o, A, D.
andVtsirL ilanIaa li,N 1leunHt.