Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-01

ON the Good People OF Romney, Printed
IN the "Intonigencer," Refuted


ON the Good People OF Romney, Printed
IN the "Intonigencsr," Refuted
RoMNEY, w. VA. November 80.
TO ne Editor OF ths Register;
Sir Replying TO an article published
in the Intclligencer few days ago
signed solder" we would say that is
as base and unealled for a SANDER as
ever written by any one, however false
and debased he may be, and against as
orderly, peaceable and patriotic people
as can be found anywhere. We do not
think there is a Republican, with any
self respect left, or any regard for the
truth, who would not denOunce II as
vile falsehOod from beginning to end.
TIE truth Of the matter is that
there was at least 500 people
from different parts of the country
gathered in ROmney the evening Of the
22d Of November 20 celebrate the great
Democratic victory. We had grand
torcheght procession, followed by an
Interesting address by Hon. j. ID. Arm
strong. after which we had magnih-
cent display Of fireworks. In all this
crowd, we are safe in saying, there was
not q dozen under the influence OF
LIQUOR, and we have never seen a more
orderly or well-Oehaved crowd OF that
number together. There was, IL is
true q slight disturbance about the
close OF the entertainment, raised by
nome four or five young men under
the influence OF whisky, which was
promptly Quelled, but few people knew
anything ABOUT it until next morning.
The charge that Republicans here are
ostracised socially and boycOtted in their
business is as false as the rest or the
vile article. III il were so, they could
not live here, as nearly all who employ
labor are Democrats, and II they made
politics a question as to the labor they
employ there would not be twenty Re-
publicans get enough to do to live In
this community, while II the three OF
BUR Republicans living here have ever
given a Democrat any employment we
have never heard OF Ii. No man has
ever been boycOtted in his business.
There are three Republican business
houses here. The Wirgman, Bros,
general merchants, are doing a good
business; p. Gerber, clothing and mems
furnishing goods, is as we'll patrOniZed
as any house in the town, and w. b..
Halter, stoves and tinware, has all he
can do. II these parties were bOycOtted
by the Democrats they would have
TO pull up stakes and leave.
No man is ostracised socially on
account of his pol itlcal faith.
No questions are asked as 70 his politics
10 his social or business relations. They
also have their share, or more than
their share, In public affairs. At the
Institution for the Deaf aud Blind there
are eight Democratic voters including
the principal employees, while there are
nine or ten Republicans, four or five OF
them impOrtatiOns from other States.
IN the public school there is one Demo
crat and one Republican voter. or the
the two corporation officers appointed
by the town Council the Marshal is sup
posed 90 be a Democrat, the Superin-
tendent of Water Works a rank Repub-
publican. The decent, respectable
young colored Republicans who were
''bulldOzed" and not allowed to vote
y were as follows: One Wesley Brown
had been out Of the State for several
years, voted two years ago, as his own
statement shows, az Elk Garden,
Mineral county, went West and re-
NAMED there until nesded by the
Republicans IN West Virginia, arrived
IN R0mney the evening before the cleo
tidn and left the morning after. One
Charles Banks minor, W rstated to
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