The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-18
TlIR YIRGISIA PARCR

And the InteIlIgsnoOF's Accounts Of the
Frauds-A Word from the Correspon-
dent,
Special CorapoRdalaOfMe Mtelliq1Ieer.
WASHINGTON, Now l6,-Upop the
scheme recently devised by the es'
tened Register to connect his name for
purposes Of history with that Of a certain
celebrated character noted for his
fidelity, your Washington correspondent
desires to place the seal OF his hearI!est
and most enthusiastic approval, He has
hut little In extenuation and nothing in
reiutation to offer OF the charge so grace
fully, aud yet so effectively, made, For
The simple purpose OF observing the
scenes and incidents attendant there
upon he was present at Virginia cleo
tlon, AS matter OF business no after,
wards related, in manner as plain, ana
certainly as unYarniShed, as possible,
exactly what he knew to DO the truth,
and no more. Without giving publicity
TO tile many reports and rumors, natu'
rally current at such times, he en-
leayorGd to satisfy himself as TO the
facts and to state them. This Is his case.
Now, II this DO true, that the facts az
given by him do not constitute fraud u
Ia the Judgement OF the citizens Of
Wheeling, for instance, 1t be not fraud
| II a thousand legally qualified voters
stood In her streets unable TO deposit
their ballots, not 10 speak Of instances
more flapraut. II, In short, in the Ian
puave Of The ancient fable wherein the
drunken man who had fallen down
stairs Is made to exclaim to his sympa'
thizing friends that there Is no occasion
for alarm, inaSmuCh as he s accustomed
10 descend stairways In that iashloni Il
this has been the customary and legal
method OF descending election statrwayE
In Virginia, thon your correspondent Il
entirely ready to confess the impeach'
ment.
But II these things do constitute fraud
then he submits that bis case is still
good, the Register to the contrary not
withstanding. One paragraph In the
above mentioned article Is worthy Of
more than q passing notice. 1t reads ai
follows: "The ablest Republican jour
nal in Virginia, the Valley Wryinian, cd
tied by ex-Congressman Yost, an'
nounCed, &C."
After being submitted to a jury Of "hlt
brother Republican correspondents" thit
was unanimously voted to BIO q Register
sarcasm.
AS there Is but one paper styled the
Valley Hirginign and published by ex'
Congressman Yost, 1t Is presumed that
the above refers to the paper which
bolted the Republican nomination as
soon as the Norfolk convention ad.
journed and at once came out for and
fought most bitterly throughout the
campaign for the Democratic nominees,
Again your correspondent rises TO say
that II this BIZ the source from whence
the Register obtains It's Republican csti.
mates upon Virginia, he is ready to sub.
nit the point without argument. Fl
nally, your correspondent hopes to be
pardoned II he calls the esteemed Regis,
itr's attention to the fact that even seat
on "the mourners' bench" Of the party
which possesses the-wherewlthal is fire.
quently considered preferable to seat
| In the bald.headed row OF the party
which happens, through stress OF cir
CumstanCes, to lack the stage facilities
incident 10 u successful performance.
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