Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-25

The "IntslIigencer's" Scheme TO Distract
Attention from Republican Colonization
futs 1t More Plainly and Forcibly Be
fore the People.
Specidl TeLeordm TO the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, October 24-D.
McD. Lindsey's expose is laughed at here.
THE careful reader has but TO look TO his
affidavit of October 18th, 1892, and compare
il with the letters published in 1890. TO see
ct once the absurdity Of his charge that the
colonization scheme was plan fixed
10 entrap the Republican leaders.
His affidavit states that he was
introduced to Senator Faulkner on or
about MAY 1st, 1890, and to show that be-
fore that introduction the colonization
scheme had been decided upon and thor
oughly organized by Lindsey and the Re
publican leaders, it is only necessary 10
look at the dates Of the letters OF Senator
QUAY, ex-United States Treasurer j. n.
Huston, James l.. Mclean and tne ietters
from Lindsey to Whitehed, dated March
20th and March 3lst, 1890. Especially in
these last two letters the whole scheme
for the colonization of West Virginia
and the parts which John Cooper, j. v.
Hewitt. w. s. Edwards, Mclean, Atkin-
son and Fud McGinnis were TO play, are
fully outlined. ALI these letters ante-dated,
some of them by as much as year, the
date of Liudsey's introduction TO Senator
Faulkner, as sworn TO in his affidavit, in-
tended TO expose the scheme. Further tnan
this the genuineness OF these letters mas
been admitted by nearly, If not all, OF the
people who wrote them.
The whole thing is lame attempt 10
counteract the damaging effect OF the leS-
ters published by the New York World IN
1SqJ. and reproduced in the REGISTER, and
scattered broadcast throughout the State.
Concerning
THIS ALLEGED EXPOSE,
the Gazette will say tomorrow: "rhe ex-
tremeitv TO which the Republican leaders
are reduced in this campaign is httingly IL
lns.rated by the alleged exposure publish
ed Yesterday in the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette from the Intelligencer accompanied
nv the affidavit OF one Lindsey dated Oc-
tober II. 1927 There are also published
some letters to Hon. Chas. j. Faux
ner but no correspondence from tnat
gentleman is given. From the
Character which the whole business
shows Lindsey to have, we would scan
with a great deal Of care any documents
submitted which had no other proof than
his word. The daring head lines which
these Republican organs publish inform
the reader that the whole business is Demo
cratic tricKery and was gotten up TO i'm
piicate prominent Republicans IN dis
honorable methods. II these methods were
djsbonorable it is fitting reouKe TO the
Republican leaders to show that they en-
gaIed IN them. Whether the affair was
Clever niece OF detective work or whether
or not the conspiracy Of 1890 was simple
history has no bearing upon the queston.
In either event it is clear that the hepuo-
licans are not only willing but anxious 70
do everything in their power 20 coionlze
this State with negroes. from the Soutn,
iCnoraut of our State aud the people. for
the sole purpose of trying 10 wheel West
Virginia into the Republican column
1--WE respectfully submit, however. that
the affidavit of Mr. Lindsey taken in con-
nection with the expose Of 1890, shows that
the facts DO not warrant the charge con-
tained in the sensational headlines OF the
Rennblican papers referred 70. Lindsey
and these Republican organs would have
the people believe that the whole scheme
was concocted for the purpose OF entrap-
ming the Republican leaders into plan 10
Affricanize West Virginia Right here we
would ask why were they entrapped into
snch a scheme If they did not desire that
result. If the Republican leaders did not
. want 10 colonize Westy irZinia with negroes
WHY were they so easily led into such g
! scheme.
s.But Mr.. Lindsay, in bis affidavit Of Ocio-
Der nth, 1892. says rnat he was introduced
| 10 Senator Faulkner on or about the lst OF
Nav. 1900 Unfortunately for Mr. Lind
| kav he wrote two letters 20 one Whitehead,
one dated March 20, 1870. ard tne other
pnder date Of March 81, 1880. IN which he
| gives him an outline Of the whole scheme'