Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-22
MIR. ATKINSON GIVES HIS PARTY
AWAY

form likewise carefully Steered clear Of
That is why We say, that had the con-
ycntion had any principles, or any de-
cided views on national affairs, which
platform is meant 10 express, the
bold GEORGE W. would have found him
self ON two large and able banana-peelS
But the Convention applauded Mr.. AT
KINSoN'> eulogy Of these two bad meas
ures and with equal fervor applauded
the platform which refused to endorse
them. The Republican party is In so
iutermiuable a tangle and there are so
many dissensions and quarrels over these
measures, that the average Republican
doesn't know what to hurrah for. The
party has no longer even one solitary
principle TO tie to.
Most OF Mr.. ATRINsoN's speech was
devoted % q recital OF the disSensionS
within the Democratic party Of West
Virginia four years ago. The revival
90 those Discussions was very apparent
ly his only hope for the success Of the
Republican State ticket this year. 1t
will strike most folks that this was in
the nature Of very important and
very iujudicious confession ON the
part OF the Chairman Of the
Republican State Convention. lie gave
the convention 10 understand that their
only hope was i'm Democratic diSsen-
sion. n the convention had been a
thinking body Of men this would have
caused them TO engage in deep medita-
ton instead OF applause. For our part
We are very well satisfied TO take Mr..
ArK1N~oN's estimate OF his party'S
strength. 1t bears out fully all that the
RrGIsrEE has said ON the subject,
namely. that with united Democracy
Democratic success is certain. We owe
+ Mr.. ATKINSON a vote OF thanks for bear
ling us out.
The remainder of the able gentle
mans remarks were devoted to general
whoop-and-hurrah endorsement Of all
the infam.es and unlawful practiSes
this Reed Congress has been guilty Of.
He endorsed the political freebooter who
holds down the Speakers chair, from the
top of his head 20 the Soles of his feet.
Here is where the conventions platform
aud the conventions chairman were
again at variance The platform COM
mittcc struck the Reed endorsement
plank ont and contented itself with
simply applauding the robbery by which
the people OF three West Virginia dis
tricts are defrauded of the right of
representation in Congress.
While enthusiastically endorsing the
force and fraud bnl-which, as We have
said, the platform refused to do-Mr
ATKINSON FASTENED to add after boast
/ ing of the fact that he had voted for the
infamv. .but knew at the time that
ms district did not need it, The Force
bin is very good medicine for the an
happy south, but ine-tooth comb will
nor rake mp Republican Con-
gresham who voted FOR it, who wants
. 10 applied TO his own district. Yet, the
Hon. GEORGE W. has been claiming ex-
ten>iye Democratic frauds in this dis
trict. Tie knows well that the free peo-
pie of West Virginia would never stand
that law. This is a sufficient confession
OF the character Of that Infamous parti-
san measure and OF all that has been
charged against it.
OF the Mckinley bill, which he APP
plauds with equal cnthuSiasm-which
the platform with more discretion re-
Trains from doing he says, speaking of
Hon. HENEY G.. DAVIS, who was chair
man OF the platform committee Of the
Democratic convention, which de-
nounced that measure, The senator
procured the axe to break the head of
the Mckinley bin that has already made
him rich and will make him richer. 80
etc. Now. is the Hon. GEORGE w. la
boring under the impression that the
/ Mckinley iniquity has been law for the
past ten or fifteen years? We shall cor
rect the able statesman with the inform