The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-01
SANB OLD CHESTNUT,
Democrats Preparing to Cry
doodle and Bribery
If Gen, MAHONE is ELECTED
C ,crnor Of virginia, or ir Cor Is
Given the Seat lie Is EntitIed to-
The Aute.ElectIon Cry that
has uccome So Familiar

g.,a.ql bifoith 10 Ne "'a''seN'o'
WA.aISGroS, q, O., Oct, Sl.-some
yo,y silly storicsare beingsent out from
tbis cily to Democratic newspapers re-
s,rjing a great amount Of Doodle that
01ay and the Republican National
Committee are alleged to be furnishing
ex-senator Mahoue and General GOH
for the prosecution OF their causes In
theirrspecliyc States.
nisan old custom Of the Democratic
noners to start stories Of this nature to
b,lr travelling on lhe eve ofau election,
and such chestnuts have they become
tbat the public havelesrned TO place no
nith in them. One OF the silliest oi all
these foolish stories, and one which
brprs A liz upon its iaCe, is the report
That General Malone was here yester'
Ioy, and after dining and wining with
D9ilpy aud ClarksOn left with his
nockets full Of money which had been
paid to hin in cold cash by those gentle
men The statement bears u liz upon
ia face. for the reason that even II
Il were true there would have
bcen no possible way for the lynx.eyed
Democratic correspondents TO learn OF II.
General MAhOup does not go about ad.
yertising such matters to the world, and
there would bO no other way lor tho
matter to become public property. Viz.
Sinm Republicans would DO glad TO
Know that party leaders at large were
taxing enough interest In their fight to
contribute money to assist them in pay
inc its expenses, but 80 far they have
had no reason to believe thR. very
large amount has been raised, Indeed,
0nr of the great causes Of complaint has
besn The lack oil funds with which to
INV lhe legitimate expenses OF their cam.
nnvn THIS cry Of Doodle Is an old one
With the Democratic party and Is always
resortrd to in election times to cover up
tbg rascaliiy within its own ranks. It's
tho slmp old stop tibet" cry uttered by
the thiri himself,
VERY RIDICULOUS.
Equally ridiculous Is another story
that is being sent from here by special
correspondents. Italleges that General
Coil is hoping 10 receive financial aid
from Quay, Dudley and Clarkson In his
Gpht before tho Legislature. 1t Is
charged that in West Virginia money is
to be- used liberally to procure tho res
ignaliOn Of II Democratic member OF the
Legislature or the purchase OF one out
rght. This gratullOus reflection upon
the personal integrity Ofthe Democratic
members Of tue West Virginia Legisla'
tare will doubtless be appreciated by
them. Until the Democratic press
itself intinated as much, 1t was not
even dreamed that the Democratic meIn-
bprs were open to suspicion sufficiently
To warrant General GOif, or my other
wicked Republican, approaching one OF
them with u bribc. II Is always SO.
Democratic papers are constantly OK.
pressing irarslest some Of their number
will he corrupted with Republican
NO0dle. What Il holy respect they muSt
have for each other. When Democrats
themselves doubt tho honesty Of their
chosen representatives what shall the
world think2
The inside Of tho whole business is
that the Democratic papers are prepar:
ing tue public TO believe their ~ told
YOU SO" cries Of bribery, should some
Democrat rise above party and vote TO
give General Coil the seat to which he
was elected, aud the cry Of "boOdle" i
Mahone carries Virginia. That's all
there is in 1t.