The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-16
about Mr.. Camden, such paragraphs RS
tho following frequently appeared in the
columna Of the Democratic organ. On

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columns Of the Democratic organ. On
February 81, 1887, the Register said:
Mr.. Luras thinks Il Il perfectly legitimate for |
TO do certain things In 4 pOlltlc'l cam.
palgn. pu, the zane thirEs done by other men
he regards - corrupt shn almost Criminal
What kind Of Democracy IA thh7
Tho organ evidently did not take
much stock In Judge Lucas Democracy.
On February 9th the same paper came
the Judge and bis eleven followers In
the Legislature ss follows:
II the Democrats OF West Virginia approve Of
bOiteis aud SOieheadS settling themselves up In
defiance OF The pnrty and itA tisaRcs. they are not
tho kind OF Democrats that used 10 grow among
their hills. II Is 4 clear Gaze OF revolt sHAlnsI
tho party, and tho men engaged In y must take
the responsibility. The DtnOcrats " he State tIl
no. hold hdH gulno..
About three years have gone by sincc
the above was written. Was the last
sentence prophetic, or will tho Demo
Gratis Of tho State hold Judge Lucas guilt.
less for his "~reyolt against the party?'
On February 10. the organ printed
the following quotation from Hon. r. F.
Kidd and emphasized It with "leads."
Mr., Kidd. Of Gllmer, iaId: az have read the
rclOlnier Of the klctcrs. II Is u very weak at
tempt 10 bolster up Democratic conduct. Lucas
boiler Snd lis coninc, ii lSss we'll nigh dis.
Iupicd tho Democratic party IN the Second dis.
irict. lie Is moved by hatred, aud envy controls
the Other RickefS. he hopes TO dtient an cleo
ton Of q sena,or and thereby, rccclsc tho nir
AIn tEN a "a sf tim upaFnn M fFnn natnHRFat
can endorse HE action OF The kickefs."
"No true Democrat Gun endorse the
action Of the kickers," is good. What
will tho "tiue Democrats" do this year?
SIR. Kids statement that Lucas was a
chronic boiler and had well nigh dis.
rup,cd the party was endorsed every.
where. On the same day the Regislr
printed the following editorial, which
Judge Lucas will no doubt appreciate at
this late day:
Mr.. lurn closed his speech with All eloquent
culOgy Of the twelve llIuminn,i md Il general
charge Of political basencts and corruption
against those who sec 1T TO support tho CAUCUS
nom 4 It IL n wonder that Mr. Lucas can
cOnsent TO remain In Il State where so large n
majority Of The people approve Of the men he
denounccs.
Mr.. Jim Mason was one OF the leaders
OF the kick and was Judge Lucas chief
adviser. The Registers illusions 10 him
were tempered thus on February 4:
The less said about Jim SIaSon's soothing syr ,
petition TO the dissenting. minority the better,
as II deserves contempt. Mason has lett Charles
ton that he might ae'O tc his attention 10 getting
up and circulating the petitions. II isn't the
| work OF n Democrat. Democrats nrc In bad com.
pnny when they lend aid 10 such means to diSor.
ganizc the party.
After the defeat OF Mr.. Camden Gov
ernor Wilson appointed Judge Lucas to
the vacancy in the United State Senate.
The Register, in commenting on this &C.
ton, echoed the sentiments Of the
masses Of the party when it said on the
ID Of March:
Not only the supporters Of the caucus Demo.
cr1ts are dissatisfied. but even most Of the anti
caucus men are said TO be opposed 10 such 3
courso on the part OF the Governor. Il places
the anti CAUCUS men In a bad light before the
Democracy and Mr. Lucas aud the Governor In
d much wOrsc light. 1t leaves the people ground
| III lulcE tliht tue plttpr ugut uluuc against Tue
m~sjOrity irdS for ptrsoHG! rather thrn conscienti0ns
dnd patriotic ends, as was claimed.
About the same time the organ printed
the following from an interview with q
Washington man and gloated Overt it:
~ sec Lucas has made q great speech about
corrupt methods, and poses cs Il political reform.
er. lie Is the last man to tnlE. lie spent NIL the
money he could raisc last fall In beating the
Camden men for the nomination, SOME Jefferson
county meu could give you goods points about
that"
The following, printed March I, will
be relished to-day:
In this case the honor conferred on Mr.. Lucas
will BIZ short lived md empty. ThoGovernor
Will reap no qualification. And the Democracy
OF the state, whatever may be shd to the ron.
Irhiy, eau lever be persuaded that there WAS not
a mutual understanding and active sympathy ex-
istiLs between Mr. Lucas and the Governor dur.
Ing ull the light OF the minority AND that n re.
snrd was In stOrc for Nil. Lucas II he succeeded
In preventing Al election. People always Say
that actions speak louder than wards.
Many more extracts OF n similar char.
acter are obtainable from the files men.
toned. 1t is well enough for the poll.
ticians and the organ to advise that
these things be forgotten, bu; it is not
probable tina. the masses OF the Demo
cratic party will smother their manhood
to such an extent as 10 overlook the fact
that they have not regarded Judge
Lucas as a good Democrat; that their
own newspapers denounced him as a
chronic boiler and n disrupter OF the
organization; that he defeated their
choice for the United States Senate by
refusing to vote for him after he had
become the party nominee; and that
not content with this, he accused Sen.
ator Camden and his friends of corrupt
methods, such rs bribery and bulldozing.
These things are fresh in their minds,
and they arc thinking about them.
Verify the Democratic bosses in their
endeavor to work the harmony scheme
have "put their foot in it."