The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
RELIABLY REPUBLICAN,.
Congress Will be All Right
Without West Virginia,
THE DESPERATE DEyILMENT
or the Democrats of This State VIII
Avail Them NorhIng.-.Rascally
,Ianipulallons WIN Go for
Nuught this Time,

ClSclSNArl, o., Dec. 3l.-The Com
,o,,eid Gagts's Washington special con
tolps the following; The queerest pO
li,icoI development that has been exhib'
ited is that by West Virgifia, Nobody
halan idea before what desperate devil
mrpt the Democrats OF that State were
capable Of. They have always worn an
appearnce OF great virtue, and boasted
ofthe honesty Of politics and fairness Of
tbe elections in that State, This was q
iact, and the election this year was un-
doubtedIy as honest as in any other
State But when the fair election re-
smiled in u Republican victory, the vlr-
tuous Democrats went to any extremes
torhanre the result, In West Virginia
tIe recount" is thGlittle joker. In the
Fir,t Congressional district they keptrG'
countngliII they counted Atkinson out,
after Inc h.d been rs fairly elected us
any man who will hold seat in the
Fihy.Grst Congress. The issuing of the
certificate to penlleton was character.
isic OF "Windy" Wilson. The Demo.
crats who did the dirty work knew their
efforts would receive official endorses
mcnt at the hands OF Governor Wilson,
and he did not fIil them.
While tue giving Of certificate to
Pcndleton was gross outrage, what
ShaIl be said Of Governor Wilson for
holding back for an hour tho certificate
from Smith In the Fourth District?
THAT district wiped out tho l,400 Dem.
or,atic maturity it gaze Wilson for Gov.
ernor in 1851, and the 1000 gave Cleye'
land November 0, and elected Smith by
II clean majority which neither recounts
or other manenvrrs could shake. On
botb count and recOunts Smith had q
majority, and there il not the slightest
cloud upon his title. Then why does
the Governor perpetrate the outrage OF
Withholding his certificate while he
hastcns to give one to n man who was
not elected, but was worked in through
series Of recounts aud tricks that were
notorionsly scandalous2 lit were not
for the high place hG occupies one might
suspect he WIS holding back the Certii.
cate Of Smith until it is known whether
another Democrat miIl ho' pc "''i''cu W
help organize tue HOUSE,
IT rs IDIoTIC.
Tho whole performance, besides being
dlsgraceiu, is idiotic The West Vir.
ginia Democrats arc making an ignomin-
ious exhibition OF themselves for moth.
ing The House is already Republican
beyond any chance to change it. The
most that Mr. Pendleton can expect
from his little certificate Is to experience
the sensation OF getting thrown out OF
his seat in Congress before he fairly gets
intOit.
Mr., William l.. Wilson was the only
Democrat elected to Congress from West
Virginia, The disposition seems to be
10 deal quite suddenly with gentlemen
who cone up 10 Congress out OF the at
mOsphcrc OF FeeOunts and trickery bear
ingGertlicates they have no right to.
As fOrthc organization OF the House.,
IquOto ior the benefit OF the West Nir.
gina Democrats the leading editorial in
the Democratic Philadelphia Times (Col,
McOlurc's papor) tits morning:
"Thc next House is Republican, hon
estly elected, or at least as honestly
elected Us the average run Of elections,
aud the Republicans will organize the
House regardless Of bubbles or dGmi.
semiQnavers of officials or others who
attempt to manipulate returns.
"G0vcrnor Taylor, OF Tennessee, will
properly certify the Republican as elect.
cd in the only disputed district; Coy
ernor Jackson, OF Maryland, has properly
certified the Republican MS elected in the
only disputed district there; Governor
Wilson, Of West Virginia, hus already
certified two Democrats as elected, and
who are apparently elected in the two
remaining districts, which would give
the Republicans majority of seven.
"lf there isany wisdom lingering with
the Democratic leaders, they will
promptly assent TO the Republican or.