The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-05
,pd Which Expose the "Fiuc
Italian Hands" Of Demo.
cratic Managers.
They Will Also Open the Eyes of
the CoIOrcd Citizens Of
West Virginia,
wao Have Been Victims Of The Dcccp.
lion-Thc Whole Natter Laid Bare.
The Original Letters in the
lntcIIigcncct's Possession.


er,rgg denounced the so.calIed "Color-
.llnIcpendent movement" as the re-
alt Of a conspiracy between certain
moreimen and Democratic leaders in
Wcs! Virginia to create disaiection
rnons the colorcd voters, in the inter
esolthe Democratic party, prolong-
jkOwl went up from the Democratic
press. The charge was Indignantly de-
ari. anil the statement was unblush- :
isgly made that Tie movement was "a
voluntary one on the part Of the COlored
voters" that they" "had grown sick ofthe
Republican, party" and "now proposed
% sever their old friendships in tho in
trrsls Of their race" that mo Demo-
Gat had anything to do with it." When
tie lSfElLiGESCEG boldly charged that
the whole alEuir was Il Democratic
shtmc, and that Democratic money
vas assislin. it, there was another in
di.nant denial. The Democratic organ
oiibis city has had much 10 say by way
Of encouraging the independents, "
DENYING, however, that il was Demo-
cratic scheme. 1t proiessed merely to
bayctakcn mp the cudgcl ior the "lndc-
pradentsn through disintercsted
iheniship for the colored man. 1t is
inferred that it constituted itself the Cs-
pcctIi champion Of the movement, not
that it hated the negro less but that it
hatcl the Republican party more.
Within a day or so the lSTELLtGENcIR
las gotten possession OF certain original
ti!tts, copies Of which are published
below, which not only tell scandalous
story oi deception, but expose the true
iavanlness OF the whole "COlored lnde-
pendent movement The gentlemen
whose names are signed to the letters
will be somewhat surprised and chagrin-
ed when they read this impression Of
thelr iay0rltc paper. They arc men
high in the councils OF the Democratic
party most OF them being chairmcn Of
Democratic campaign committees. The
ltleEC expose disgraceiul attempt upon
the part ui Democratic leaders in this
State to purchase the Colorcd vote, and
Iha', too' without the knowledge oi the
rOIOicd voters themselves. The whole
matter was to have been worked through
an independent movement, by which
naEaty cjlOrcd people were to be en-
lappdi Inc scheme was to be carried
w, .! '' M' LanInan, Il coIored bcinO-
'%' ~ IhlTIrsIon, who was TO be Jiir-
gp',i rAhl ld""a bA Democratic committees
IDr ,i w. gHPo" The lNrl;hLlGEScEG Is
money received, but enough is divnlged
~ lhe following letters to l.anman, to
IoSe lnat not only were the expenses
u. I,i', '''y '"e convention at Charleston lal
which 4 colOrcd State ticket was placed
In. in!'.E .G. lc!Il pad by Democratic money,
uu' wy 'I'hinhds TO carry on the campaign
att u 10 hE furnished from the same source.
!o,Ha!5 = expose ol this diSSra!cclnl
UHs",4 W'll open the eyes OF colored
asu NnC nave been deceived into taxi
ias Plrt III tue movement. Among the
;o'E.n'U ~ W colorcd men who participated
,n ."p secret conference ct Charleston
,bn,,aI Is'y "iIal'! VINO were totally ignorant oil
IDl G,v'ca! motive back OF it all. Had they
Tn,,,i rIa even an inklinG oil i, they
@GHla ,SIi. have Scorncd to lend it aid. This
r,,r ibSy ,, - pI"oao'y tle llrst NliSMi' vi
thcy wcic mislcJ into INF " %ivin, ii aid " to !
Democratic scheme r''n M; T''lnS ,,6S,i,tcJ ', hS
friendship to them, but By a desire Ia
divide the vote OF their people and save
Ne sinking Democratic ship in Wesi
Virginia,
Volored voters who read the evidence
herewith presented Of the deception that
Ga' been practiced upon them, will
doubtless lind a method TO rebuke il on
The 9Th Of November.
Some Of the letters published below
p,sJ ,sJi'IL',ss,,i,nsreadlng, IL, y, and VIII be recog
The type being set from M i"5 the originSl
oaIy the printed headings in some in
Stances being condensed The tirst let
Sgr Is from prominent Democrat a
Nicholas Court House. Il will be oh
served that he is apprehcnsiye Of deleal
n that County-so apprchensiye in Incl
thai he is willing TO make n bargnin io,
tAe five colorcd votes in the county, /
$50 say the least,
4 DEAD GIVE AWAY.