Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-16
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similar in West Virginia this yea. They
have laid thlir rops culuingly and are
now yelling stop thief ~ at the top OF
thar voicn, 81 usual, preliminary to a
bold a'tsmp. at making of with the State.
Ths only practical outcome OF that sort
CT thiag here tina! we can imagine. will be
the Ian iiug Of some Of their tools in the
Psniteatiary, if not tis principals tEen-
selves.
Tas ballots are all in the boxes. When
they ara c9unted We shall know who Is
Governor Of West Virginia, what Con-
gresSmsn will represent rs and the polite.
Of the next United States Senator.
Tns R~4plblicAns cannot stell this State
unless Democrats are c,ininsIly negligent
Tney cannot change = blllos unless Demo
Gratis 60 to sleep.
Bat this much is pretty certain: Tbe1
will MAKE the at sapE. Tley are not
mIking Their abJurd claims in the Safe,
while Chairman QUAY backs them up
from Washington, 70: nothing. These are
tlsi. Cd tactics over again, and their
whole s,hams il 50 palp ,b.e that Demo.
cas- will not be doing their duty as patri-
ot'c American eit'z:ns if they do not rs
double their vigilance.
We quo'e from the IqteHigsnc:r'S bold
bluT ye5tsrdsy. No one can bs 50 dull Of
comprehension as 70. to ses its infant:
It may as well be understood that the Repub-
li2a1s Of West YlrSisls, who have male a fair
fght In the open field, intend to follow the viola.
tors oftae law TO the las. ditch. They will not
tGms,y submit to b. deGtsItsd out Of the fruit $
Of an honestly earned victory. They wsGt no
more than they are entitled to, but that much
they are bolnd to hare If law and justice will
give IL - them.
50 far as Republican C~0ngceSsmen-e'cct are
concerned, they ,rH g~eiissfc: from he Republican
H3gs3 Of Representative.
So Ga- a. General Col IS concerned, he wsR G1
hi,ssHas GJrrH2r or kaop hs rsaSJR iohy.
The Itt gascsr has been silent on this Suhjec'
Uu,il the desperate latent Is so clearly shown
thai silence is no longer wise as Republican pol
Icy or just to the people of West Virginia.
Why has the Intel igeResr kept silent till
EOS if it knew, as it says it old, thai
fraud was going on? We can tell you; tn
Republican committee have seen the re
tu.Rs. Tcey know that Judge FLEMING
is honestly elected Governor by a majority
that cannot be overcome on the full count
except by the bOldfss fraud. They have
given the signal for this fraud all aloug
the line. They are r5sorting to their time
wOrn policy Of boldly demanding r~eCouuis
whsreve; republicans will do the count
Jog.
Tae committee begins in this c0uJty
with IN attempt to intiuidate the canvas
s9rs. We quote from the committees OF,
gan, the hteHigeResr, again:
= They have taken ho'd in Ohio county
and begun to throw ont ballots in hagrant viola
ton Of the law, OF the rights OF voters and oEcom-
mon d~ccenCy.
TINS is a lie, as the H~atelligeneer well
knows. Neither the IHtsRigeaesr moi to,
Committee, can point to IN instance wher,
= legal ballot has been thrown cut in thi.
county. Ii they could they wOull 80 in +
hurry.
TIE rseouuting iJ done by honest mer
and strictly in accordance with the law,
and their verdict must be accepted.
Bot while the Lstsuigcacer is howlicg
fraud is should drect its attention 20 DOdd-
ridge c;unty. 1t is Republican through
and through. Day before yesterday, with
ont gong through thu fJrmality CT a re-
count, they marked up ATEINsON's plu-
rslity fourteen. Yet in regard to this IN
blushipg business the LateEigCHeer WAS rs
silent as the tomb.
Barring the few votes gained in Ohio
county, Mr.. PENDLEToN's increase on the
recount hsS been altogether in Republican
COUNTIES where they had given ATKINSON
in three cases eleven more votes than were
in the ballot box with hiI name On them
These reoOuuts were made by Republican
County Courts with Democrats by to
watch this proceeding Suppose Mr.
PENDLETON had accepted the f1Otings Of
the Republican clerks and not demanded
9 re Ount; ATKINSON would have ben
countsd IN.
The objscs CT tbs Republican Committee
10 hoTling fraud is plaialy shown 10 the
first Of the aboye quotations from the Intel
igsaeer, declaring that "SD far as Repub-
ljcaa Congressmsn-elect are concerned,
they wH &c: jasties from the R~epaJEcaa
House Of Representatives,. ~
The plsn is simply to raise the shadow of
a pIetsxt for a contest before Congress and
then no matter what majority Of tbs peo-
pes votes the Democrat may have he will
be thrown out ard the Republican selted
provided Congress is Republican. Toe
following from a Washington dispatch
p7edicatsd upon ell interview with Chair
QUAY, xplains the whole thing:
The senstorlQlsyl does not give up West yir
ginis. He wishes first to ascertain the Official
cOu-L It N seems more than probable that
important contests will present themselves
from Tess Virginia in the House. The returns
are being very carefully serutiaized. AM
yT0Uadsf0r fRUGgiQaioR Of irregularities siiler IN 5
~ dsei0a efRspnsTtdtEss IN Ooaersss or mm- ,
ne oft SGls LagklaIrst to Of Ct a; Uai.d Stats ;
'Ha,OrsAp W'BtGks praetd.Res Of he GsmtSfoa oil !
Here we have il. Tae Republican COM
hera following ous QUAY's ~instrue-
ions, probably, are doing tisir best to east