The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-01
Governor Hills Crime.

doubtless Nlr. cleveland looks upon
the situation Mr.. Hill has got himself
into with great deal OF satisfaction.
Until lately the governor had quite n
respectable following in New York
outside OF Tammany, which was willing
to aid him in his campaign for the
presidency. Since his deliberate and
interruptions theft OF tho legislature,
however, the decent members OF the
Hill faction have not only become dis
gusted with their favorito, but arc
openly declaring that his conduct is 30
reprehcnsible that he should no longer
be considered rs in the presidential
race. There are iair-minded, conscieD-
tious men, even among the admirers OF
Governor Hill, who cannot excuse
theft because it was committed to fur
Their the interests Of the Democratic
party.
Many Democratic papers have openly
denounced Governor Hills action, and
do not conceal the indignation they
feel toward his tools who, under his
orders, committed an act OF villainy
which only has its parallel in the dcs-
picable action Of the Democratic legis-
lature OF West Virginia in counting out
lawfully elected Republican governor,
and Governor Wilson's juggling OF the
returns from the Fourth congressional
district the same year.
One OF these honest Democratic pa
pers in New York is the Poughkeepsie
Enterprise. What the Enterprise says is
worth repeating, because it not only re-
fleets the opinion decent Democrats
have OF the outrage perpetrated by Hill
and his henchmen, but serves to give
our readers who. may not have read the
history of the theft OF the New York
legislature an idea OF the character of
the crime. The Enterprise says:
Deane's Republican majority in this county
was ellaced BY throwing out thirty.onc votes In
Red Hook. These were the ballots that were
called defective because printers quad hGd
worked up in the form and struck the ballots
while being printed, and left its impression
upon the face OF the ballot To count these bal
lots us void was MI Outrage, and one that no
Democrat can defend. They could rs well have
thrown out every Republican vote IN the coun.
ty. 1t was a proceeding Of which every Demo-
crat In the board should be ashamed, rs are
many Democrats who are not In the board. 1t
was without doubt the plainest and most out.
rageous piece Of political thicving that ever dis.
graced the history OF any county. 1t ought TO
make every citizen feel Inundated to think that
II has been left to Duchess county to give the
country m exhibition OF the most unjuStilinblc
and disgracciul political jugglcry that the coun.
try has ever seen. We should like TO have some
OF those eighteen Democrats constituting the
majority Of that board give us or anybody else
the first jns,iiying element In that sublimcy
audncious proceeding 1t puts every Democrat
on the defensive. 1t Is IN act TINT will be
fauntcd In tho face OF every Democrat In tho
county for generations, and all he can do Is to
hang his head In shame and humiliation rs the
details OF this Outrage arc rthcarsed In his pres
ence.
The man who engineered this out
rageous proceeding is the governor OF
New York, United States senator
elect and Democratic candid ate for
the presidency. What do his admirers
in West Virginia think OF his conduct?
It has been but a little more than a
year since he was here in Wheeling in
structing US in the Immortal princi-
pies" OF the Democratic party.