Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-26
THEY ARE WORKING HARD.
Federal Onice Holder Devotlng fheir
Time to West virginia Politics.

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KINGwooD. w. Va, Octobel 25.-Federai
office holders under the present. admins
tration are surely doing their full share OF
the work in the political field in this State,
as well as elsewhere. In fact, aslLe from
these and their hirelings, very little active
work is being done for the Republicans.
Local politicians do not show that esrneSt-
ness that is customarily feature ofInatlona>
campaigns but the fellows who feed at the
public crib are leaving no stone unturned
ander which there is possibility OF hndlng
vote.
One would think, If the machinery ofthe
Government is working satisfactorily at
this time, that the salaries OF Elklns, Mas
on, Sturgiss, the two Whites and host OF
others, including about half the postmas-
! ters in the State, might be permanently
saved to the Treasury, for none OF them
have done hands turn toward managing
or conducting their offices for weeks.
NUne of these men are spellolnders
in the ordinary acceptance Of the
term, for they don't make speeches
10 the masses, but the way
they cast spell over those actors who are
susceptible TO their wiles, is amazing. The
Republicans are on the still hunt and these
federal office-holders are the Keenest nosed
hounds in the pack. The dogs that give
doing the actual work this fall, and are out
more to distract attention from the silent
travellers than TO carry on the alleged cam
paign OF education.
The educated voters the Republicans are
seeking are the ones who have oeen taught
that the almighty dollar or a remunerative
! public Office are more desirable than clear
conscience following in the wake OF vote
honestly cast or political influence gwen
for principles sake, and II any such exist
they surely will be found.
John W. Mason, Commissioner OF Inter
nal Revenue, is now in this county, and
will remain this week and probably longer
if he can find any sort OF political engineer
ing TO direct Mason's Office has large
force Of subordinates in West Vlrginia,and
they are bending every effort to the task OF
maintaining the present administration IN
power.
Mason's works. very largely carried on
through A. b. White, Collector OF Internal
Revenue for this State, though he gives IL
his personal supervision anu is not above
pattng voter on the back ard looking al
ter his needs. White has been absent from
his Office almost continuously since the ac-
tual work OF the campaign opened. A re-
cent issue of his paper, the Journal, said
that he has been at home for the frst time
in several weeks, and that he reported the
Republican campaign work as progressing
nicely all over the state,
Among the whole batch of federal Office
holders, none perhaps has better opportun-
tiles for political work, and none takes bet
ter care To see that they are improved than
United States Marshal IL. :. White. His
deputies are stationed in every county in
the State and his legitimate duties take
him among them very frequently. The
counties in which the Republicans expect
the greatest results from their colonization
schemes contain the greatest proportlanate
number OF these deputies and none OF them
are allowed TO forget what they are there
for.
ElKins, who he's been working in West
Virginia with great assiduity, has the
double purpose of continuing Harrison IN
power and securing the Senatorship TO
urge him on. His attention has been given
very much more to the local and legislative
elections than To what many would think
more important There are those who
think the willy Stephen would rather be
Senator with Democratic administration
than TO De outside the sacred precincts OF
the Senate chamber with Harrison on the
throne. His work for the legislative tickets,
Of course, carries with II its full force
for the presidential electors, except in
isolated cases where he can find man
who will wink at his principles so far as
the State is concerned, but who draws the
line before reaching national issues.
The Democracy should not indulge in
any feelings Of over-confdence, for cir
cumstances do not warrant it. They have
hard task before them, and
every man should put in his best
licks from now till election day for
the party. Never has this State been con-
tested by the Republicans as it is being con
tested this time. Never was there so much
money and never was it so unscrupulously
used as in this campaign. Democrats
should not allow the stealthiness OF the 0p-
POSITIONS movements TO deceive them, for
the new tack is being most thoroughly and
carefully worked and by men who have all
to gain 0y success