The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-21
THE PEOPLES PARTY BUGABOO
Is About Played Out, and That This
IL Not m "OT Year" in Ohio...Thc
Exaggerated Stories About Camp
bells Boom that are Sent to News.
papers Outside OF tho Statc...Alc.
Kinlcy's Magnificent Campaign.

schtielllch WHO contributes TO the III
dependent press IRE amusing.
These amiablo fellows, who arc tarry.
ing amid the hills and Wales OF tho grand
old State for tho first time, are running
up telegraph toll bills at a dreadful rate,
and the echo OF their observations jars
upon tho car. like the bray OF wild
ass in tho desert. Respectfully be it
said, there arc number OF wild asses in
tho wake OF Governor Campbell.
The field oil speculation is very wide
and very deep. and there is no more
physical difficulty in claiming every
thing with confidence Oh ono side than
on the other. The correspondent pre-
fors not to indulge in that peculiarly
bourbon species OF amusement, but will
cndeavor to 60 array the precise condi-
tons that the logic Of the situation will
be apparent.
II it gives the correspondents OF the
Eastern press any inward Joy to hammer
away on the notion that Governor
Campbell Is simply walking away from
Major Mckinley it does 10 harm except
to those who foolishly wager money on
the faith OF information that does not
inform. Tho Democratic press OF Ohio
is not painting tho Democratic chances
such 4 very livid red. The exalted talk
about the clever but ordinary politician
who is now governor OF Ohio is not
suitable for home consumption.
NOT AN OFF YEAR.
Facts are very stubborn things. Tho
ante-election buzzing OF the Democratic
party in Ohio is 10 new thing, and the
sound thereof does not count. The
record shows that Ohio goes Democratic
once every six years. Republicans have
gotten to look upon this as something
pretty nearly inevitable, and in the ma
ture oil one OF those numerous unfor-
tunatc providential dispcnsations.
Allen, Bishop, Hoad!y and Campbell,
the four Democratic governors elected
since the war, gave way in each case to
two terms OF two years each OF Republic
can administration. In like manner,
at intervals OF six years, four Demo-
cratic United States Senators have
been elected, namely, Thurman, PEN
dleton, Payne and Brice This is the
history OF thirty years, and in no gen.
cral State election has Ohio gone Demo-
cratic except in the intervals mem
toned. 1t must be conceded that all
precedent favors Republican opportun-
ity. Indeed it was by the mercst acct
dent that Governor Campbell was
elected himself. On that sad occasion
Democracy did not reap anything Ikea
triumph, for with the single exception
OF Governor Campbell every Rcpubli-
can candidate for State office was
elected. Two years OF Democratic ad-
ministration nave always been enough.
1t takes the Republican party about
four years to get the State machinery
in running order, and then, like
troublesome children who want to see
the wheels 60 round, the Democratic
brcihroninsist with so much vehemcncc
that once every six years they get them
selves elected.
SUCH TESTIMONIALS!
Now We are Just about to. close ac-
counts with the present Democratic
administration. 1t has been quite as
inefficient as any OF its predecessors.
As Ex-Governor Hoadley said OF 1t not
so very long ago: at has made mine
respectable by comparison" More con-
vincing is the testimony OF Morton l..
Hawkins, written at 4 time when he
was acknowledgement OH Governor
Campbell's own staff, and who is now
the managing editor OF the St. Louis
Chronicle (Dem.). Writing to local
Democratic paper, this Democratic Of
flee holder said over his own signature:
st (the Democratic General Assem-
bly, will 90 down to history as the most
unsatisfactory official body that ever
met in the State House. The majority
OF its acts are either Indifferent or very
bad. 1t has insisted on doing things
that will damn it for all time to come.
1t will be distinguished rs having spent
thousands OF dollars on useless expcndi-
lures, for having cowartlly iorsakcn its
German allies, ior dealing in Il weak,
uncertain way with the canals, for ac-
ccpting from boodlcrs goody sum OF
money, and for having anon. its mem
bers some OF the smallest and cheapest
rascals that ever got into politics-men
who saw no good in any measure unless
they could discover Northumberland
lar greenback wrapped in it,"
NO COMFORT FOR DEMOCRATS.
These are Democratic witnesses to the
inability OF the Democratic Governor
and the Democratic Legislature to pro-
pcrly conduct the business OF the State
OF Ohio. Need it be said that the great
body OF voters have long since recognize
ed the truth of these criticisms9 II ic
OF no Interest to the people to be told
the details concerning the ruscaity and
general rottcnness in and about Column
bus The facts are the common proper
ty OF residents OF Ohio, and they supply
an all-sutlicicnt reason why a change
should be desired. Therefore, with all
the weight OF precedent and circum-
stances against Gov. Campbell, it bor-
ders on the preposterous to predict any
thing that may prove comforting to the
Democratic soul.
The subjects briefly referred to have
been worn threadbare, and il the citi-
zens OF Ohio have permitted State issues
to be momentarily set aside for the dis
cussion OF the tariff and silver, it is for
the sake OF diversion. we, using the
word collectively, are much addicted to
exalting our little game OF political
iisticuils, and ii the rest OF the country
is willing to humor US and provide the
fireworks, why not2
IT Is a REPUBLICAN STATE.
But these external features do not
count for much. Ohio is 4 Republican
State. It went Republican last year,