Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-11

a Communication 10 his Exoeilency Re
Eardipg the Weston Insane Asylum.
To Governor A. B. Fleming Through The
Register:
WESTON, w. VA, February 10. 1890.
Please permit one whose zeal for his
friends is only surpassed by the ardOr Of
his anxiety fir the wesl and supremacy Of
the Democratic party, to drop you few
suggestions that may awaken an interest
not nnproductiye to the soil wherein
Democrats should get nourishment and not
punishment. YOl are aware, Governor,
tina; TIE Hospital for the Insane Is located
here. You are also aware OF this magnitude
of this grand institution and the mag
nitnde of the foaneial account 1t takes to
run the same, but its political magnitude
is only known TO those who have felt its
force aud power. The institution simply
controls the politics OF the whole county
ald governs az it's will the municipal
authorities OF the town Of Weston. Daring
the last three weeks, yea the last eighteen
mOnths, DR.. NJ S Holt, editor Of the
Weston Republican, the very man who ex-
pectsd 20 take tue position now held by
DR.. J. S Lewis, W: superintendent, had
General Il been declared Governor, has
weakly through his paper, and daily
and hourly, verbally notified each
and every Democrat at the Hospital that
they would have TO walk the plank. In
deed, the very night preceding the vote
on the contest with the sound Of A'chl-
sons p'aning mill getting the plank ready
together with the musical strains Of pionos
AMI organs resOundiug through the insti-
tuition under the deity fingers Of Republic
can iucumbents. Some of the Democrats
would have looked more &C ease on the
cooling board than a plank. Now
Governor Elem ny IS economy is one OF
the cardinal announcements in your short,
OppOrtuns and mastery inaugural, why
not use these same planks for the tread OF
those Republican SOicS that were chanting
the too previous ecstatic requiem for the
souls Of Democrats not yet departed, and
never again I'VE hope by Republican, to
re made lone and sad hearted. Allow me
TO tell You, dear Governor, that there are
many Republicans, unsdulterated in faith,
who hold positions 10 that instiiu
ton and on the outside, by the
wsy, at night, too. that should
aud ought to be held By Democrats. M0Ie
than o year ago the Democratic employees
Of the National Government died martyrs
20 their political faith, and TO be told now
that the position held by rsbid, rautiDg
Republican, IN a Democratic State, under
Democratic management, in q Democratic
institution and in q Democratic county,
neither lie nor any other Democrat can
have, looks indeed like poor way to heal
before they are yet Bleeding" the wounds
Of sn unsatisfed Democracy.
Should il be your pleasure, Governor.
TO reorgauize the present Board of Drec-
tors Of the Hospital for the Inssne, or
even the local board, for the expedient &C.
complishment Of this necessary change, il
it cannot be reached in any other way,
though 1t can, We would suggest the ap-
pointment Of TIE most sspient political
msnsger in the county to place on the
Board, w, Hon. Andrew Emission. OF
course, Governor, this suggestion is in no
wise to interfere OF intercept your predi-
lecliOns Of Mr.. Emission in con-
ueetioa with the Office Of Secre-
tary Of State. which position he
could admirably III. Next TO EdmistOn,
though the distance is creative say sp-
point Mr.. W. II. Ohiey. The services he
rendered are known b,st to you. TIE
casters Of those aspirants in the ring have
been filled often enough with the salt and
pepper of Democracy 10 keep the skipptrs
of them the remainder OF their lives. In
the InfeliigsRcer Of February 3. containing
dispatch from KingwOod, Preston
county, there is n warning that
all Democrats ought to take, and
set accordingly. Every discOrdant fac
ton, schsm and ism should be cemented
with the glue of cubic phslanx. There
are two more suggestion we would like
TO make for our pariy's welfare but space
and time will not now permit. Wishing
you and the stale prosperous and grand
career we will close for the present.
A JACKSON DEMOCRAT.