The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16


This was plainly enough indicated
in Gen. COTS return notice, which
was an absurd document, alleging
nothing that would hold water in
any court. 1t was still more plainly
indicated in the Intelligencer yester-
day. 1t was in fact stated in almost
so many words that if it came to a
square, legal contest Golf would not
push his case
Here is a series of admission from
our neighbours Charleston CORE
spondence which says as plainly as
can be said "We are baflled, defeat
ed, left without a leg to stand on and
we throw up the sponge"
Gen. COTS fate as Governor of
West Virginia was sealed to-day.
This Legislature will never declare
him elected. General Golf
might take the seat to which the
people have chosen him, and he
would hold it no longer than they
could go through the contemplated
farce of an investigation and throw
him out of his seat. 1t becomes now
matter for him and his friends to
consider seriously whether he should
involve the State in certain turmoil
with the equal certainty that he
could hold out but month OF two
at least. General Golf is not
the man to stand back in dread Of
the resistance that would meet him on
the Threshold of the executive office
which resistance is thoroughly plan
ned, but he may well hesitate to push
his case further before a tribunal
which has already rendered judg-
ment against him.
Can a more pointed acknowledge
ment of complete and overwhelming
defeat be made? Golf has no case. He
knows it, and now acknowledges that
he has simply been making grand
"bluff." Where is the evidence of
fraudulent voting by Democrats,
which, we were promised, would
come out at the investigation? Let
the people see it! Our Republican
friends have heretofore been profess
ing great anxiety to have the inves-
tigation pushed, promising startling
revelations. They hoped to be able
in the meantime to bull doze the
Legislature into declaring Gof elect
ed on the face of the returns, when
he could effectually relieve them of
their promises by blocking the whole
investigation by delaying it till the
end of the session and then refusing
to call an extra session. But their
scheme has completely fallen
through. No one will be declared
elected till the investigation shows
who was elected. This being the
case, and contest unavoidable
they throw up their hands and plain
ly acknowledge they have no case,
taking refuge under the absurd plea
that the investigation will be a
"farce." By what riget do they thus
gratuitously insult the Legislature,
the canvassing board designated by
the Constitution, with such charge
in support of which they bring moth
ing. Judge Fleming has complied
with all the forms of law in serving
| his notice of contest; and action is
yet to be taken by the Legislature.
Who are these Republicans that they
pass judgment in advance upon the
honesty of the Legislatures decis-
ion in a contest that is yet to be
made?
The case is so plain that he who
runs may read. The Republicans
have been baffled and beaten in all
their schemes and take this despica-
BILE method of escaping the disgrace
of an open acknowledgement of the
fact Their disgrace. however, is all
the deeper, and the headline "Oul
Shame" over the Intelligencer' !,
Charleston stuff is most appropri.
ate.
Not the least contemplate part Of
the Intelligencer's false report is the
attempt to make it appear that the
object of the Speakers just ruling in
stopping the roll call on Mr.. Max
wells resolution to declare the re.
suit on the face of the fraudulent re-
turns, was to allow the Democrats
to escape going on record" This
probably is the silliest attempt of al
to reflect upon the integrity of the
Democratic members. Could they
be more thoroughly on record on this
question if they had all walked uI
to Clerks desk and put down theil
signatures? The Democrats have
never shown disposition to shirE
one iota Of the responsibility fol-
their acts. They have nothing tt
conceal and they conceal nothing
They demand that only the man WHIT
is shown after full and fair inves
tigation to have majority of TIN
honest votes, shall be declared gov
ernor of the people of this State
and on that point they are willing a
any time to go before the people.
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