Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-23
GALL AGAIN.

The other night the Cnalrmah Vi ene
Republican Executive Committee OF
West Virginia, WILLIAM 81. o. DAWSON,
of Klngwood, residing now at Republi-
can headquarters In Wheeling, walked
into the REeIsrER Office and flashing
his eyes on the gentleman behind the
counter who advanced to meet him,
handed him a document which he said
he wished inserted as an advertisement
until the day Of election and to charge
the bill to the State Committee, and
with a digniaed stride and hateur so
characteristic Of the man he walked
out, and like Mr.. Podsnap put the
REGISTER office behind him. On exam
nation the matter proved to be a Re-
publican campaign document ingeni-
ously quoting sections Of the Demo-
cratic national platform.
The REGISTER does not accept money
for printing the platform Of its party.
1t has published il already, free OF
charge, and to accommodate Chairman
DAWSON, who evidently has no conf
dence in the circulation figures of Re-
publican newspapers in West Virginia,
the REGISTER reproduces the national
Democratic platform in another column
without asking a cent of the Republi-
can campaign fund, which Mr.. ELKINs
has gathered by taking West Virginia
Republican office-holders by the throat
and demanding six per cent. Of their sal
aries or their official lives. Also, friend
DAWSON, just to accommodate you, the
REGISTER will continue to publish the
platform whenever the space is not
needed for other matter.
We understand the difficulty Mr..
DAWSON has in getting his matter be-
fore the people, first, because Of the
limited circulation of his chief organ,
the Irtelttgencer, and the other good
Harrisonian newspapers Of the State,
and, second, because the people won't
read the Republican campaign trash.
The REGISTER acknowledges the CON-
pliment paid it by the Republican
chairman in selecting it as the only
medium through which to meet the
great mass OF the voters in West Vir-
ginla, and repays II by gladly publish
ing his matter free Of cost.
The section of the Democratic plat
form to whleh the more or less able
chairman Of the Republican party
wants the REGISTER to call special at
tention TO in capital letters is that
which begins by saying:
GIVE DENOUNCE REPUBLICAN
PROTECTION AS A FRAUD-AS A
ROBBERY OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF
FEW"
We publish this, double loaded, with
Joyous alacritY and it does not cost the
Republican party anything but whole
lot Of votes. We will keep Ii stand
ing, also, Mr.. DAWSON, in the most
prominent position it is possible to give
it. And remember, IL doesn't cost you
eent-only votes. II our press-room
facilities were sufficient we would print
it on GoD's blue sky in type large
enough for every riff-burdened Amer
lean citizen, from Maine TO California,
to see and read from now until GROVER
CLEVELAND and Democratic Congress
put an end to ROBBERY OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR THE BEN
Eft OF A FEW"
Dear friend DAWSON, where on earth
did you get that suggestion? Who de-
vlsed that ''ad' as a good Republican
campaign scheme? Who is the smart
Aleck who give you these pointers?
Who has led you astray? 1t bears all
the ear-marks of one Of Col. BIRDIE
HART's acrobatic jsckass-rabbit tricks,
which always have boomerang attach
ment.