The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-17
Che SntelliQelltet.
once Nos. 20 md ~ Fourteenth street.
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Judge Ice has boomlet for Congress
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A good, working Republican club ha
been organized at Deepwater,. tayett'
county. 1t is composed Of as bright ant
lively set of Republicans rs any club il
the State, who promise that the part!
shall hear n good report from them THU
fall. The club will join the State League
ut once.
The State Ga:ette suggests the name o
Hugh L. Judge, Of Winfield, for State
Treasurer on the Republican ticket
The Winfield IrrcpresiGLe, acknowledge!
the compliment paid its fellow towns
man, but says Mr.. Judges business ar
judgements bar him from entertaining q
thought in that direction.
Daniel b. Lucas says this State will be
very close this year. All OF which leads
the Tyler County Star to remark that
"the different wings OF the Democracy
in this State seem to be united on one
thing at last; they are united in believ,
ing that they will have to hustle like
blazes to hold their own, and then can't
do it."
The Democrats were booming W. N.
Chancellor, OF Pafkersburg, for Cover
nor. He was Mayor of that city. Think.
ing him strong the Democrats trotted
him out again for Mayor. An Irish Re-
publican beat him so badly he will never
be heard Of again. zone by one the
roses fall."-,Stdte Gazette.
Congressman Hogg has put himself in
opposition to Cleveland on the wool
question. Now the question is, what are
our Democratic friends in this district
going to do about it? Ii Hogg is right,
then Cleveland is wrong. II they sup
port one, they must disown the other,
or consistency is a jewel that is lost to
them.-S. Mdry's american.
About the worst case of simples the
present Congress suffers from is that
which afIlicts Mr.. Hogg, OF the West
Virginia district, just across the river.
Mr.. Hogg is green, raw and full OF I'M
sailed gall, which has won for him the
ridicule OF the country. What ticklcs
us is that the Democratic papers OF the
district haven't "tumbled to it" and
discuss his freaks with gravity.-Rdcine
Tribune.
1t is denied by some OF the papers in
the Fourth district that eX-Congrcssman
Gibson is a candidate for Charles Edgar
Hogs seat in the House OF Representa-
tives, though it is believed that Mr..
Gibson would accept the nomination II
it came to him with reasonable unanim-
ity. On the other hand Hon. William I.
Thompson is an avowcd candidate for
the place. 1t is more than likely that
the convention will be a lively one.
The Wetzel HOluntcr strikes the
proper chord when it says: There
seems to be but little effort being made,
in this State ut least, for ''set-up" dele
CATION to the Chicago Convention, in
the direct interest OF any particular can
didate, and this is right. The Republic
cans OF this State should send delega-
ton that can be trusted to do what is
for the best interests Of the party, and
who are not tiled" to any candidate.
Here is the way the two wings of the
West Virginia Democracy are harmonic
ing: The Putnam Democrat says that
Senator Camden is "more than likely
a protcctionist. He is monOpOlist and
Il manufacturer-the class that rcaps the
rewards OF high protection. The farmer
and the laboring man cannot be con-
sistently for high taxes. This is n
fact which all poor men know, that n
rich man does not pay the same proper
ton OF taxes as poor man. This is
what the Democratic party is trying to
right"
The friends Of Mr.. Holly G. Armstrong,
OF jackson county, Chief OF the Stamp
Division OF the United States Internal
Revenue Bureau at Washington, are
pushing him for the Democratic nomina-
ton for State Auditor Mr.. Armstrong
is, in point ofability rahead OF many of
the gentlemen mentioned in the same
connection, but it is hardly probable
that he will knock the pGrsimmon. lie
is one of those despised Federal office
holders who openly supported Mr.. Cam
den for Senator, and the kicking cle-
ment would never touch hiui-never,
never!
The Monroe 1Ndtciimdn, one OF the
leading Democratic organs of this State,
does not harmonize very strongly on the
proposition to return Mr.. kcnna to the
United States Senate. In commenting
on the resolution adopted by the Logan
Democrats endorsing the administration
OF President Cleveland and the course
of Mr.. Kenna in Congress, it makes the
following apt remarks on consistency
Consistency appears TO be jewel but
little priced by the Logan Democrats.
Cleveland and Kenna cannot both be
right; their positions upon public ques'
ti0ns are very dissimilar. For instance
Mr. Kenna voted against the oleom9r'
garine bill two years ago, which the
President approved and signed. Mr.
Kenna's vote upon this bill was pre-
ciscly the same us Mr.N Snyder's, for
which the latter was so much condemned
BY the farmers. Mr.. Kenna voted iOI
the enormous dependent pension bill
last year, which the President vetoed
He voted for the same measure this year
when it passed the Senate n few weeks
ago. Again, Mr.. Kenna urges the re-
duCtion OF the internal revenue taxes
upon luxuries, while President Cleye'
land recommends the reduction OF the
tariff tax upon necessities. Those who
doubt this should read the Presidents
message and compare it with Mr.. Ken
mas recent speech in the Senate. Mr.
Kenna may have qualities which com
mend him to some, but his right to ride
again into public Office upon the Cleve
land boom, and as the staunch frient
and supporter of the Presidents views
will be questioned by honest voters Wit
are sufficiently intelligent to read anC
understand what they read"
ACredit to the State.