The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-20
NORTH SPRING. W Va.
February 2C, 1890.
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News of the 21st inst, over the
signature of NJ. l.. Jones, said
article headed s.Currcnt Politics.
Mr.. Jones' article is noted
throughout fer its glazing false
hoods and niis=stateHeats and re-
vcals to casual reader a Lack in
its author Of pathological under
standing. His labors have been
hard and fastidious to place all
the blame IN the Democratic par
ty, and to completely yindicate
Republicanism, but before Ire gets
through with his petite article, he
Is heard acknowledge to Re
publican SHINING
He says the disgrscefu1 and
unnecessary election squabble Of
1888 is about finished, and, 50 far
as State politics are concerned
Democracy has trinmphed. !
wish here to inform Mr.. Jones.
that II it had not been for Repub-
lean rascaIity and Republican
Doodle there would lhif veabeen no
ssdisgracefnl and@nneeessary cleo
ton squabble of 1885, The Re.
publican party undertook to carry
West Virginia, as they have many
other States, and as they carried
the Unitcd States in 1876, when
they seated Hayes as President
by fraud, bribery and corruption
at the polls, wilichsth they came very
near doing, but, thanks to the
willy Democrats, they are again
beaten and despoiled.
Mr.. Jones seems to be deeply
Inundated at the thought of the
southern Confederacy being still
N Tire sae1le4 and the Of
the '.Rebel Armvn are still among
the most prominent and honorable
of West Eirginia's officers and
citizens But, alas alas there is
nothing to console, nor no -conso-
lation for this erring, vain-gloI
ious, benighted Young man, only
: to come to the folds of Demo
eraey
And this bold youth, whose
modesty ard discretion seems to
have dcsertclLhim when most
needed, hasIventurcd to advise
Gov. Fleming. Advising him not
to "iWerpose his prerosativen in
protecting citizens ofWest Yir.
ginia against INSCRIPTIONS and
spredjudiced courts Of other States.
advising him that '.to the victors
the spoilsd not belong" Adyis-
ing him that when a Republican
demands office of Governor
that he at once make the surren-
der" Advising him that .sif any
man he meant Republican of
course) be elected to Congress, to
certify to the facts in the -eise. y
AT present West Virginians seem
to- have but little to say in tire
choice of their Congressman.
The Ii Congress, or Speaker
Reed, properly speaking, has as
sumed that responsibility. Fhe
next thing III order, doubtless will
be a bill Introduced by some Re
publicanmember of Congress leg
alizing ballot corruption, thereby
vindicating and justifying the acts
of the fallen Foraker, Of Ohio,
and the Block five, Dudley, of
Indiana. But, as to Dudley, his
acts have not only been justified,
but he has actually received the
protection of District Attorney
Chambers, who followed the in
structions to a letter of his super
Tors, who reside not far from the
capitol at Washington.
Mr. Jones further says that be.
would like "briofly to answer one
charge of the Democrats but /
fail to observe a single point in.
his answer verify believe that
such was introduced for the pur-
pose of charging Mr.. Anderson
with spending $4,000 in the cleo
ton. The enormity of the sum
will suffice to show the absurdity
OF such charge. He says, II
have it from authority that he
fAlderson) was QUIT amount
(S5,000( during the campaign, and
that Wilson certified his election
that he might draw one years sal
ary,$5 900 iii lieu Of lost
money! expecting ali the time
that McGinnis would be seated.n
Such utteranees can come only
from a prcdjudiced and arbitrary
mind, and their author deserves
the most severe censure and con
demnation Of all right thinking
people. Democrats and Repnb-