Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-11

tsncs INTO politics the HteHigeacer Las
csassd to Be the Republican organ in Yves
Virginia Tue questionable honor il
u-urp,d by the Pittsburg Commercials
GrseYe. ard TO 10 the faithful must look fol
gaidsncs. The Ga-ctte assumes rs new
/ datg with also icy, although it has
VERY iudiainc. ides about the location o.
Wet Virginia, and makes a few familiar
'nt,ls lsDsss. Ii credits Hon J. W ST
CLAIR 10 the Republicans. and shove.
sfr W. p. HUBBARD into the Democratic
fold. 4 Is certain hat GoFF viii be de-
clard Governor. il the Hampshire coun
tv vote is not thrown out, ard the Demo
cratic fraud in Kanawhs is corrected.
From a Washington dispatch of March
9 we quote the following gem:
.Hon. GEO. W. ATKINSON. the Repub.
| Ecan s suator from the First Congressional
District of West Virgins, who was counted
ont. is in the city TO day, end has received
1merous assurances from the various
/ Cabinet officers which indicate 20 some
extent che policy of President HARRISON
towards the South he ha' been prom
issd the control of the patronage N hi'
district
Ths same article also speaks Of State
se1atlr CowDEN." This IS making TITLES
fast We are 10Th 10 believe that the able
Gazette man would wilfully attempt to
impose upon ;he public. We are also 10Th
TO believe chat Mess-s. ATKINSON and
CowDEN, who are plain Mistars a, home,
bloom out into full-blogn State Senators
when they get down at Washington. Bat
whence does the title Gomez Can il
be that ATKINSON aad COwDEN are after
something and therefore find 1t polite to
create the impression taat they are very
big cbisG2 But if 50, why did
they stop at S'a.e Senators? Why didn't
tbay become Governors or Generals, OF
United States Senator'S, OF constlbles, any
thing? We confess thai tho pro blem ia
too deep for us, ana we reliuQuish it 20
ADLER hands
But to return 20 the quotation; We find
that Mr.. GEO. WESLEY ATKINSON has beeI
promised the coatrol OF chs patronage II
Ibis district" Itisuot stated whether
Mr. ATKINSON gets this promise in th'
capacity Of a counted out" state Senator
OF counted ous" Congressman. But il
either cass thsra are certain important
facts 90 be considesed.
Here Ia postofics in Wheeling. II
pays leat sum year, and the hungry
and faithful are prepared to raid it,
Whom viii Nr. ATKINSON bs likely
to appoint 20 thi- posi.ion2 1t is roi
worth while to discuss the claiml
Of party service. because Senator" ATRIN
son has an eye t. ,hs future. Not what
has been done bat what can be
done. will weigh in his mind. Ga
the score Of faithful work, Mr.. JOHN
FGEw, Of tire htelligmoa, would
take the palm, bus the IateUigmeer la
bseu already discarded and a new organ
substituted. Who can do the most fol
SIS aator' ATKINSON? That msn will gel
the postoaice. There is TO way Of judging
the future but by the past. Mr.. ArRIN
SON IS on record in many personal letters
Soliciting the report OF various men, but
there is one case which supssses all 9th
others. It shows the high value which
NJ ATKINSON put on this NAME inhd
eace. In only oas instance, so far as YET
clma % light, did Me-. ATKINSON enforce
and strengthen mis- sppsal by letter by the
enclosure Of a fivs-doilar bin. This was t.
the Rev. JOHN Cook, Of We,zsl county
Five dollars represents five dave work 81
dollar a day. Mr. ATKINSON was viii
Ing to srend five days Of bis labor To secure
SIC Cooks encouraging smiles. We
submit thst this is proof oil. Mr. Cooks
value. surpassiog AL rivals, ard
ae ordiug 10 our premise, although not q
ciuzaa o wbaeli.g. he Will rst he Wheel
log pos,ofics. There may be- other gentle
men with equally IS good claims as Mr
Cook, but they have modestly kept silent,
and no doubt this distinguished represen-
t,tivs Of Atkiusonian Repabioanism viii
be recognized in the way ne have indi-
Gated.
There are other high oflic,s in Mr.. AT
K1NsoN's Gift, and oil will probably BE-
distributed on the same plan. Under thii
disoensation Col. JACOB KENfPLE should
be made guager and tester Of wines ant
liquors at the Custom House. Mr.. W. j
". CowDEN should receive a strong en-
dorsement for U. S. Attorney, to enable
bim to prosecute" the bribery cases
These are all gentlemen after Mr., ATEIN
soN's own heart, and they can do hin
good service.
senator ATKINSON viii naturally b
something of high muck-a-muck. 1
might be supposed that there would be
clash between him and Mr.. n. GOFF, wh'
hiss had chsrge of this department OF Re
publican politics heretofore, but the Gaset
easctually dispels this illusion by the fol-
lowing remark
"Air. ATKINSON says that the life Of Gen
GOFF ia too precious TO the Republicans II
the South to risk q military government
This shows 3 tender brOtherly interes
in Mr.. GorF, that is truly touching. How
senator" ArKINsoN's heart must bleed a
the contemplation of risking life e
precious to the Yves. Virginia Republicans
Whence viii come the golden atreams tina
carried the first district, when Mt GoFl
is gomez Whence tbe plain plebian Doodle
wi h which Senator ATKINSON per
suades his friends? No, no; the fight 70
"huence" viii not disturb tbe DAMON an'
PyrH1As like friendship between 'SeDs
tor" ArEISsoN AID Mr. GoFF. They vii
agree, but no intsrloper shall enter tn
combine. Great is Mr. GOFF! Great
senator" ATKINSON, and the Pittsbur
/ C0mmereiaiG r-eite is their prophet.