The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-31
Do Taelo Governor Mn.on.

State, has been entertaining some Wash
ington newspaper correspondents with
his pet fairy tale about Republican
frauds in West Virginia, and the poor
"innocents have been foolish enough to
give It circulation for him.
According to Mr.. Wilsont the Republic
cans OF West Virginia are the wickedest
set Of outlaws that ever disgraced u
State, while the Democrats, to a man,
are models Of virtue and patriotism,
The Republicans, he says, colonized
thousands and thousands of voters, and
debauched the virtuous Democrats
bought them with money to such an
extent that they came near gaining
control Of the State government, while
the dear innocent Democrats, with full
control OF tue State and Federal author
ity, with all the election machinery in
their own hands, from Hancock to
Mcdowell county, were powerlcss to
prevent this wholesale debauchery and
colonization by the outlaws. All this
our acting Governor tells the reporters,
who write 1t down Just as he saysit, and
publish 1t to the world, just as though
the same iniamous Misrepresentation had
not been printed before and proven to be
a cry raised to cover up fraud and con.
spiracy-a yeritable case Of "stop thief
uttered by the thief himself.
Then, this acting Governor of ours, Of
whose broad craftsmanship, honorable
public record, and liberal political views
we are So proud that we weep to see
him 60 from us into other States, where
he makes u holy show Of himself, in.
dulges in some mathematics. Now, as
mathematician, a lightning calculator,
SO TO speak, our acting Governor has
something Of a record, and when lie
to the Washington reporters he
fullysustained the reputation as an able
he earned when he cast his eye
upon the word "twe' in the Fourth dis.
triCt election returns, and calculated with
lightning rapidity that II II could be con.
to mean twelve 1t would serve
to steal a seat in Congress for the virtu.
Gus Democracy, acted on the inspiration,
and completed the steal by giving the
Democratic candidate a-certiHcate That
belonged to a Republican.
wesay that in Washington he fully
sustained his reputation as a calculator.
Hear him:
From tho evidence which they lave submitted
II Will be plain to every one that the State. was
roloniicd D., the opposition that probably, from
Jour 10 six thousand voters were imported, and
that . more vicious attempt wa9 made. to dc.
bAunh Tho State than was made TO debauCh lndt
Itself.
In other words, he charges that four
10 six thousand voters were brought
here from other States for tho express
purpose Of voting the Republican ticket,
Governor Wilson does not believe
hat statement, though be makes It him
Jeli, any more than other citizens who
ire familiar with the history Of the cam.
,aign believe II, and II Is too absurd to
,all for a denial. II the Legislative
suCceedsin finding that such
vas apparently the case II will DO from
,erjured testimony, aud everybody who
. not too blinded by partizan prejudice
o think for himself knows IL
But our respected acting Governor
Ioes not stop here, In his effort to ims
,ress Upon the minds Of the reporters
lie truth Of bis prediction that "Flcm.
ng will win, mind you" he gives away
he whole plot OF tho Copspirators, Of
phom ho Is the chief. He conanuRsi
Al soon a. the committee Is ready to report
ball convene The Legislature Ia special StsSlOh
nd Mr.. Fleming viii bO declared entitled 10 the
,at which now hold,
Certainly Fleming will DO declared
to the seal, no matter what the
Dpott Of the committee IL. Nobody 10
, toolish ~ to believe that tho majority
lone 10 going TO OonGont that tho legally
lected Governor shall take bis seal, and
II. Wilson Is simply frankly stating the
ilentions Of The Democracy. Like the
Of US, he is anticipating an &C.
on which was u foregone conclusion,
ith this dlAefencoi The public reasons
ON past experience that hOsteal was
tdained bythSconSplrator and is bound
DO contaminated, while the acting
oysrnOr bases bis statement on per-
mai knowledge, because 10 10 one Of
10 contplratofs.
While our sstsemed acting Governor,
no holds his position p defiance Of the
onsututloa aud tho law, was telling
stern newspaper mon about election
audb III West Virginia, 10 might have
uthiully told Of some things tho Re-