Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-02
AN "INTELLIGENCER" CORRESPOND
ENT
Corrected by a Gentleman Who Knows
Him and Whereof he Speaks.


HrGGISsvILLE, w. VA, August 20.
To the Edaor Of he Register.
SIR:-I have just been handed a clip
ping from the Wheeling IntelLtgGnCer
of the oath inst, which is nothing more
nor less than communication from
this place, regarding the organization
Of Democratic club at Cleveland
school house in this community.
The writer OF the article is well
known here as.the younger brother Of
the two gentlemen named in the com
muuication, as the orators Of the even
ing. viz: John j. CCrnweli, editor OF
the RerielC, and w. Il. COrnwell, Prose
cuting Attorney and Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee from
this county. This young man claims
10 have left the Democratic party, al
though he IS yet under age. His ar
ticle, as will be seen, is an attack on
the members of his own household, who
occupy honorable positions in the
county and stand high in the estima-
ton Of the people OF the county OF both
political parties. This young man has
written letter to the Echo of Keyser,
which was copied some time ago by
the IntCUigepCCr.
This furnished a great deal of "valu-
able" campaign material for the FEEDER
al official who runs the Republican
politics Of this county, and to large
extent, with the aid Of few boys, some
of them of the same type as the one I'M
der consideration, constitute the Repuo-
lican party here. And now numerous
letters have been sent out to RepubIi-
can papers IN various parts OF the State,
purpOrting to have come from the pen
of this young convert" who, only
short time ago was telling the farmers
how they were being oppressed by tar
itf monopoIistS. etc, and for want OF
something better in the way of job,
was busy org AIMING sub-alliances.
As 10 the meeting having been so
largely advertised by the executive COM
mittee, in which ne says, it was said
Senator Faulkner would be present and
speak, Is untrue. Ii was made known by
the people who wanted to join and who
did Join the club. The club is composed
Of men and good Dem ocrats OF this i'm
mediate neighbOrhood, with few eX
ceDtions, and not from a distance, and
it is growing in members rapidly.
Both speeches were mastery ones for
young men, the former probably the
most forcible one ever heard here, and
the latter an excellent tariff and not
free trade speech. 1t is evident they
did good, for shit dog always bowls"
T he statement in his article about the
workers and heelerS" only being pres
ent at the organization Of the club, II
made public here, would make the
honest Democrats of this community in
dignant 20 high degree. There is no
such thing known in this vicinity as
"workerS and heelers." for no place In
the State is there less attention paid TO
politics, National, State and county,
than in this quiet agricultural COM
munity, but thanks TO this pert gOsling
and few others, our people are more
interested and are worked up to a
greater degree than ever before, and in
stead Of staying at home as many OF
them have sometimes done heretofore,
every man Of them will be found at the
polls on election day ready TO give the
lie TO the many reports sent
out from this county by miSer-
sble hireliugs who are paid
for the prevarcations either with
petty offices or profuse promises, and
who are now receiving the contempt
which they so justly deserve. Instead
Of the meeting being a failure, it was
more than success, as will be seen.
There was 1T least one joint discussion,
in the same school right in the heat OF
the last campaign, between men promi-
nent in both political parties, but it is
notorious indisputable fact that the au-
djeuce was not as large, nor was there
One-tenth the enthusiasm among The
Democrats as was shown at the organi-
zatlOn of that club last Saturday night.
l have simply made these statements
because I love truth and despise false
hood, and because I want the Demo-
cratic readers of the REGISTER ID I'M
derstand the sharp" methods and prac-
tees bused by the hirelings and heel.
erS" Of the Republicans OF this county;
and that the Democrats OF the State
may understand that the banner Demo
cratic county of Hampshire Is right
side up with care" and will show the
newspaper liars thing or
two on election day. am not poll
tician, never held or asked for any pub
lie office, and never voted for but one
and therefore have no inter
est in the matter further than that OF
an humble private. CITIZEN.