Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-02
THE DIRTIEsT.

The Republican msragers, it is beyond
dispute, sre wFgiug the dirtiest politics
fight that ever di grscsd American ins.itu-
tons. 1t bsgau, We mighs say, as soon as
Mr.. CLEVELAND took the oath Of office.
All that could could possibly be done to
embarrass him was dOns by the Republi.
cans in Congress. Every act Of his was
misrsprs c 1ttd on the floor of Congress
aud in the Rspub'icln press. Although he
has given the cOuatry the grandsst admin.
istrat'oa it has ha1 for quarter of CEN
fury, causing prosperity, unprecedented
under the war taIif, he has bstn given
credit for nothing by the Republicans.
Although he has recovered an empire in
the West from thieviug corporations, he
has bsen given no credit. Although in
four short years hs has given as the neu-
clus of steel navy we hardly drelmed
of having aad reTer was;e1 a
dollar cf thu peoples money in do
ing it, be has been given no credit by
the r cbhcan leaders. Although he has
given Us the pursss administration since
the days of LINCOLN, without scandal or
the hint of 'jVb." ne has recsiVed nosh-
ing but snsers, iibes and Misrepresentation
from the Republicans in Congress and the
Republican PRESS.
Ard now va come down to the present
campaign. Ths Republicans began by
grossly misreprsssnting plain business
message from t5e President to C ,ugrsfs, q
Message that was precisely in liue with tia
usssage5 Of all former Pfesid ants and thu
recommendations of every Republican in
pubic life wto ever expressed himself
upon the subjsat. In this the Republican
campaign has bsen 3 very carnival Of mis-
representation, clean eut lies, and foTgsr-
iss, wholly unprecedented. They selectei
20 manage this campaign of dirty pei tics
probably the fertilest, slicksst and most IN
scrupalous politician in America. His
part in the campaign has b:e1 to quad
ripple the amount of fraud he found when
he took holi. His great reliance has been
upon money. To get it he has black
mailed pro e ted manufacturers and hss
even gone so far as to demand money from
Republicans who still hold Office by virtue
Of the Presidents adj ference to tas Civil
Service laws, under tn, threat thst they
will he discharged in the event OF HAIR
RIsOS's election if they do not contribute.
Balldozicg wOrSingmsn aud buying up
men who have fois:sd themselves uFon Ia
Dor organizations have been and are con-
spicuoIs features of tho Republican cam
oaign.
Bat monsy is this greatest. We publish
in snott er column letter from Col. W. W.
DUDLEY, Treasurer of the Republican Na-
siopal Committee, 10 the ctairmen Ct tie
several Republican committees in Indiana,
the authenticity of which ta3 be.n proven,
declaring tfat tae National Committee
vii give them nOlCy enough to buy Iudi-
aua's vote for HARRISON, ard that they
(the National Couuittee) have already
pat m5nsy enough ia Nav York and Con
nee icut to make those States safe for the
& pu6licsn ticket. We remember how
this same notorious Straw Ball. DUDLEY
aided by the notorious Stsr-route thief,
DORSEY, in 1850, bought Indians's vote
with several hundred thousand dollfrs in
crisp twO-dol)ar bills.
Tbs REGISTER has thu best ci'cumssan-
tial evidence, which we hopsto increase,
shst g., goo have been placed in each and
every interior county of this State 20 de
5auch the bsilot.bon, and sworn state
ment from Braxtoo county that a secret
society Of Republicans exists there, Whose
members are sworn 10 dsbluCh the ballot
by all means in their power.
Add to sll this thu SACEvILLE' WEST
fraud and the similar attempt to entrIp
Gen. FIsSE, the Prohibition candidate,
and We have al array of political fraui and
rascAlity that is absolutely wit 1out piece
d ant in or hist)ry.
Could thsre be any compl:tsr corfes'icn
that the Republican cause cannot stand On
liza merits and is false to tho corr?