The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

curing this amount from Congress, and
a legislature, largely Democratic, made
the appropriation TO pay II, over the
protest Of the Republican members.
1t was only one year from the time
E. W. Wilson went out OF Office until
the act was passed by Congress. II he
had worked every day between these
dates you would be paying $50 Tor
every days work. Did he work? q.
w. Atkinson, member Of the Con:
gress that passed this act, was asked II
Wilson was active about this appro-
priation. "ActiVel He was never in
Washingtonbut once, and that after the
act was passed, and he never APP
preached either Charlie Smith or my.
self, the only members OF Congress
from this state voting for the bill. If
he saw the four Democratic members
of the delegation he did not accomplish
much, as they all voted against it"
What is the result of all this? Either
E. W. Wilson is getting something for
nothing or he had string to the ap-
pointment OF an attorney and was to
get half for making it. In other words,
he practically appointed himself attor-
ney while hewas occupying the COVER
nor's chair and will draw the money.
WORSE AND MORE OF IT.
But this is not the whole record Of
Democratic expenditures on this line.
1 find on page 1888 Acts of 1s89-9O the
following item Of appropriation:
'"To paw Gibson, Mickey and Stellar,
which, in addition to amounts already
paid, shall be in full for legal services
in the Mccoy and Hatfield cases,
$1,000"
You will all remember that the Nc
Coys and the Hattields lived, one on the
Kentucky and the other on the West
Virginia side OF the line and were con-
tinually at'war. Kentucky officers de-
termined to break up the vendetta and
went after them, and chasing number
OF the desperadoes across the line,
caught, arrested and imprisoned them
for trial in Kentucky. Wilson, wanting
some cheap buncombe began to pull
the eagles tail to hear it scream and de-
handed that the prisoners be handed
over to West Virginia. / don't know
what for. Was it TO let them loose be-
cause they were Wilson Democrats, or
to incur the expense of trial in West
Virginia? Wilson, it seems, employed
Gibson, Mickey and St Clair, three
war horses on the Democratic stump,
and all Wilson's shouters. Thischarge OF
$1,000 for their services is in addition to
81, 1870 paid out OF the CONTINGENT fund.
Wilson and Gibson went before the
United States court in Kentucky to find
that they had no standing, and you are
called upon to pay s., l00for someone's
blunder.
also find in the acts Of 1891, the fol-
lowing appropriations for interest on
the debt owed the school fund: For
1901, $40, 40 90; for 1892, Sl0,170 go.
Gov. Fleming claims that Of amount
owed school fund, $4,000, S94, 600 was
paid. This may be true, but you will
notice the same amount. $40, 1909, is
appropriated for interest for the year
1892 as in the former year. Give us
books and We will give the details.
THE PlNKERToN BUSINESS.
ALI parties without regard to politics,
should oppose the bringing in of armed
guards. The state should act first.
Governor Fleming tried to make
some political capital out Of the Ray
mond City people employing armed
guards in Ohio and bringing them into
the state, as he claimed, to assist some
body, he don't know who, to colombo
West Virginia with negroes.
NUk.k 49, Az faakap Tho auraRn6
City mines did employ some negroes
and white men and take them into
Putnam county, every one OF them
coming from Kanawha county, Gov
ernor Fleming's present residing place,
or Fayette county, adjoining the one
he lives in, and he knew where they
came from.
Armed guards did land in West Vir-
ginia from Ohio. Sixty-four OF them al
once landed in Charleston and marched
in "solid phalanx," armed with Win.
chesters, up past the capital, past and
in full view OF Governor FleminR's OF
flee. Did this eminent gentleman rush
out OF his Office and stop them until he
knew all about it2 No. When Attor-
neys Watts and Ferguson called upon
the governor asking him If the state
law was not being violated, did he i'm
mediately search his law books to find
out? Did he telegraph the attorney
general or consult good counsel? No.
He sent William 0hley, young man
not versed in law, and the ddjutauL not
the attorney general, to define the legal
standing Of these armed men. Was he
doing his whole duty or was he trying
to cover up the facts7 Could this emf
nent gentleman aud mine owner be
thinking it would not hurt to have
the miners Ia Putnam county intimi
dated little for the effect it would have
among the miners in Marion county
whore he is personally interested.
Now, as to the
duBERSAroRrAL CONTEST.
Does this eminent gentleman whc
has been elevated by an act of the legis.
lature to be governor think that the
campaign OF 1890, fought out on nationa
Issues, do away with the cold facts o.
thai contest? Does it explain why the
seventy-eight men in Brooke county
were deprived Of their votes, not ever
on fair technicality, but by the simple
force Of forty-six to forty-fve2 Does Il
change the facts in Mercer and Nc
Dowell counties? l wonder If he re-
members that all the votes thrown ont
TO seat him we're passed upon by two
/ r. Il aNA kavra