The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-27
Some Questions for Senator Faulkner
20 Answer Tonight.


20 Answer Tonight.
United States Senator Faulkner is
billed to address the Democrats of this
city tonight. In the course of his re-
marks he will doubtless refer to the ex-
posuro recently made by the INTELLr-
eENcRR of his scheme to deliberately
deceive his fellow.citizens and constitu-
ents by making them bell eve that they
were to be the victims of a dark plot to
"africanize" their state for political pur-
poses. He has already entered gener-
al denial OF the statements made in this
exposure; butt is sincerely to be hoped
that he will be more explicit tonight.
1t may be that an United States senator,
burdened with the cares attending a
canvass for reelection, and at some dis
TANGO from telegraph station, could
not reasonably be expected to do more
than enter general denial. This much
OF consideration we arc glad to afford
the distinguished gentleman.
This evening, however, circumstances
being altered, the case presents a differ
ent aspect. While cares may still at
tend him, modern facilities for prompt
ly and accurately obtaining and report
ing opinion are not lacking. He will
doubtless have a large aud intelligent
audience; and, therefore, what We de-
sire to ask of Senator Faulkner is that
he should fully and frankly take his
hearers into his confidence in respect
to the very specific charges made by
Mr.. D. McD. Lindsey in the latter's
sworn statement.
twill not do, senator, to tell the peo-
pie of Wheeling tonight, as you are re-
ported to have said by telephone, that
you had positive evidence presented
to me that it (the colonization scheme)
was approved by the Republican lead
era OF this state" What the people
desire TO know of you is what this posi-
tive evidence is. They have seen moth
ing OF it to date. In the letters pub
lished over the signatures OF Congress-
men Atkinson and Smith there is abso-
lutely nothing to show that they were
concerned in anything more than per-
iectly legitimate effort to induce worthy
colored men and their families to settle
in West Virginia and obtain work and
become serviceable. Was this crime2
Mr.. Elkins, also directly states that he
was approached by Lindsey with a
proposition to the same effect; that he
countenanced the idea of bringing col
ored men to any place where they could
obtain better wages under improved
conditions OF life; but the moment he
had cause to suspect that considera-
ton was expected in return he declined
to have anything further to do with
the supposed agent.
There is nothing evasive about the
statements Of these gentlemen. Noone
Of them has denied the authenticity OF
any letter in this connection which has
appeared over his signature. Neither
is he disposed to deny it. 1t is. there.
fore. somewhat puzzling to imagine OF
what service the originals Of these let
ters, which you say were sent you by
the New York World, can be to you or
to anyone else. We repeat, what the
people of Wheeling wish tonight is the
positive evidence" which connects
these Republican leaders of the state"
with an attempt to colonize West yir-
glnia for political purposes. Let that
be forthcoming.
Then, again, senator, the people de-
sire to have from you an unequivocal
denial, or admission, Of Lindsey's sworn
charge that you, with malice afore-
thought, conspired with him "to prac-
tice deception upon your people,
your constituents-your friends" In
accomplishing this, Lindsey further
says, mo one else furnished one penny
in aid Of the pretended colinization
scheme except Senator O. j. Faulkner"
Your money, Lindsey swears, sent the
tool, Whitehead, to Charleston; you
promised sum OF money and posi-
ton worth $1,000 per year, Lindsey
swears, in return for obtaining by false
representations such expressions from
Republicans as might be used against
them subsequently,; You finally failed
to meet your obligations thus con-
tractod, Lindsey swears, and, therefore,
he lays bare tho conspiracy, after duly
warning you Of his intention.
Did you, senator OF the United
States, do any or all of these things?
If you did, what excuse have you to
offer the people whom you have thus
outraged? II you did not, what evil
dence have you to offer in refutation OF
the sworn charges2 Surely you must
have some means of exculpating your
self. You made "ten strike" a dead
shot" &C., out of the conspiracy; let US
see what you can make out of the ex-
PLANTATION, please.
T.R. MOSS, of Wheeling, is quoted
by yesterdays Pittsburgh Poa as say
ing that all the talk about West vir-