The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-28
FnnIkner DOCS NO. Deny.

Senator Faulkner's speech in the
Opera House last night was not unlike
the average Democratic speech in the
present campaign, with the calamity
cry, free trade theories, NEGRO domina-
ton, /" "force" bill, and all the other in
gradients. 1t was not strong speech,
not such one as Democrats expected
from their distinguished senator.
Upon one point the senator was par
ticularly disappointing to his friends.
The INTELLlGENcER had challenged him
to make personal explanation OF his
connection with one D. McD. Lindsey,
who had charged him with employing
himself and one Whitehead to practice
colonization deception on the people
of West Virginia-to make them
believe that they we're the vic
Tins OF a dark plot to African
ize the state. Senator Fanlkners
friends expected from him a specific
denial of the charge, but in this they
were disappointed. Instead, the sena-
tor RECALLED them with a labored effort
to provo that there was a colonization
scheme dating back OF the time he is
said to have made his contract with
Lindsey, and that there is one in pro-
Gress now. He wholly ignored the one
central point in the INrELLIeEScER's
recent exposure of his own connection
with the alleged colonizer.
Yesterday morning the INTELMGEN-
GER called the senator's attention to
this central point in the following para
graphs:
Then, again, senator, the people desire to have
from you an unequivocal denial, or admission,
OF LindsCys sworn charge that you, with malice
aforethought cOnSpircd with him ito practice
deception upon yonr people, your constituents
your friends" In accomplishing this. Lindsey
further says. mo one else furnished one penny
in aid OF the pretended colonization scheme ex-
cept Senator c. ]. Faulkner" YOnr money,
Lindsey swears, sent the tool, Whitehead, TO
Charleston; you promised a sum OF money and
a position worth 81 200 per year. Lindsey swearS,
in return for obtaining by false representations
such expressions from Republicans Us might be
used against them subsequently; you finally
failed 10 meet your Obligations thus contracted,
Lindsey swearS, and. therefore, he lays bare the
conspiracy, after duly warning you OF his inten-
ton.
VIII Senator Faulkner deny he employed D.
Med. Lindsey and Q. d, Whitehead TO prncLiee
deception on the people OF West Virginia. II he
does deny this, then II will be In order to eX'
plain what service he received from Lindsey In
consideration Of 5000 and the promise off 81 200
position In the house OF representatives at Wash.
ington, An evasive answer will not satisfy Sen.
atOr FHulGners constituents.
These pointed inquiries were not
answered by Senator Faulkner. lie
ignored them completely Lindsey's
sworn statement that Mr.. Faulkner
paid him $500 and 5argained to
procure him an Office for friend for
his services in entrapping Republicans
into a bogus colonization scheme
still stands undenied. None of the
letters Senator Faulkner quoted from
Atkinson, Smith and others endorsing
a supposed legitimate effort to provide
worthy men to obtain homes in West
Virginia are denied by these gentle
men. What about the employment OF
Lindsey by Senator Faulkner? He does
not deny that he employed Lindsey,
the adventurer. What were the 5000
and the promise of an office for? The
question remains unanswered.