Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-26
A GREAT FIGHT.
=. ,.nD DISTRICT SHOULD Be PROUD OF
~ I'D. ALDER;ON.
,.,..iii Battle In the Interest Of Democracy
BIS "a Majority Rule During the Late
G,srn~al Coat's'-S'aaior
Esrlas Opinion Of bis
Ability.


.v.-tar TaisDsRasat- Herald.
80 Eanna w8s seen by the editor
SEM a.oer recently at his summer
Oh l-., near Stock Narks, In this
Guar 5vbers he Is leading a quiet life,
cJll.l' -.rv to u king part Ia the can
pIeg-...- irs close. and asked 20 give
w. sketch of tho contested election
0.'- NJ NcG.nnis vs.. Anderson. We
cas-, +t.t the Senator was In a position
al' -.rs he resi- facts, and here they
a- s,.. election of 1sSS in West Virginia
honorable contest. IL exhibited
vas va world the one instance IN which
D.5Isv system OF corruption by
.-',.. M fye failed OF los mission. 10
,,..s4 the Democracy until as one
-. +. resented the infamous assault on
---- -,-.ty of the ballot and the honesty
.f..-.5rs. jim the person of A. Il.
.-- the Democracy of the State
.5. .-s gar ON the rascalIy c0mbina-
rrfrr had well nigh stolen the
T.s- Executive Office or sovereign
.-.s The wrong was public wrong
.-- r1IuteI our polls, and the right
public right that vindicated
Isu.rz. and by his Inauguration vindi-
cared -le people,
There is O. concurrent chapter Of pub
l..+-rv. however, that needs 20 be
Eli. and while this may be done in
30 words. those few words may serve
o. arrest che attention OF patriotic
.s- and 90 arouse 81 spirit Of patritic
rsl..e.
e.v Fleming was q candidate for the
-..sf NaE.strlCy. Tn his person
,.s ~fsehief eliminated. Hence 10 was
.-r., rersou that tle viudication was
..-a.#...v sought The party came 20
t.. ,rer5rt. The expenses of the con-
...-. lie chief labor OF the contest, and
70. -.rieus and it's difficulties were
..s--aIy borne by willing hands.
r.. tUe same onslaught had made
-.ra- victims. Among these, apart
r...- other candidates and other cases,
v-. rra ease Of John ID. Anderson. Con-
f--r-.I mmed lately af,ar the election
r-tra uudisguisel purpose OF the Re-
r-Ican managers TO D.uuder him OF
FL. seat. ne began and main
-..raIe contest, which both In aud cut
-f Congress- is the most remarkable In
r1fc annals. lie began it himself;
s-t from the day of the first assem-
Ming of the County Court of Kanawha
-rrr-y f1 make it's certificates OF false
-s.r-rs. ha never laid down the banner
OF The party unit, be stood in triumph
g-tre close Of the Fiity-frst Congress
and saw Tom Reed surrender the gavel
NJ the speaker, and with 10 his auto
cratic power.
Some of the incidents of this contest
deserve t0 be remembered. 10 was a
brilliant spectacle for instance, TO see
Dir. Anderson in person climbing back
fences and pursuing through stable lots
tLa b8rebeajed miScreant composing
part 0t the Eauawba County court, who
iad from the process OF the Circuit
C1rrt. as be would have Aed from the
wrath OBJ come. To was remarkable 90
witness contest in which the repre-
sentative of the Democrats was COM
PEELED 90 go, in his own name, nine
Zines into the courts, with nine .ltga-
tons. 90 secure the ordinary returns
tm the County Court Jf O single
county. 10 was remarkable, but it was
nevertheless che fact that every day Of
t1e term for which Mr., Anderson had
been elected oy the people 20 serve
them in Congress, was harassed by
some fresh dey.ltry, until 40 last Gen.
COZ himself appeared before a commit
gee OF Reeds Congress, and appealed 90
tla clans that were gathered there iOr
Alersul's seat; aud lt was remarkable,
GOO. that as the Democracy had united
80 West Virginia and held up the hands
0i their candidate for Governor, 20 the
Democracy of every section OF the
Union united in Washington, and stood
man TO man by Anderson and
West virginia i1 this extra
ordinary case. There was something in
John ID. Anderson 10 accomplish all this.
There was something iu the man who
rode these hills 90 take testimony In
sixteen counties There was something
10 t1e character that met these issues
@. the cost of more than the salary,
and active days and s.eeD.ess nights,
rather than surrender the standard,
which the Democrats had placed In his
hands There was something In the |
manhood which fought this case every |
inch from tle polls 90 the capitol, and /
holding ijs record il the face of the /
Reed regime, demanded that iJ should !
tle first t0 be settled. Such things /
have happened where men were ont |
and wanted 10 be I'm, but Anderson I
Vas or his pr.ma facie case, and I
F-eu hs presented the uuuSu- /
spectacle Oh demand for the iume- /
date -r.a.ot his right, the majority .
--. him ty placing NcGjnuis ". Alder I
SIN g, tls .o0- of ,he docket. And so /.
Hru-.-ai until the contest persisted /
VIA Che aging hours of Congress that /
e.- moo dare t0 meet au issue which the /
Republican managers in the Third dis I
had been tWO years iu making. |
l-. -s--. o.. this struggle would t.l r /
'.-le, and 70 counts q ch8pter in che .
career OF Ioll I'd. Anderson. which I
o.--, OBJ cuielr him 90 every Democrat /
wac owes his party for its principles, /
l.- -s party. principles for It's prlnci- /
PIES sake
I'D CAP the climax, whom 10 was be- /
..'a' That ,-a vote could be command /
e. Co turn Anderson out, the PROPOSE /
--- Nl, made that he should hold his /
-. ana draw his salary 90 the last /
--H and allow his contestant 90 be /
@-.el He sgwled the offer Gs he /.
.-- have sE.slel a snake. lie held |
i.ess1t1-.va trust, and would hold /
--.l paired. His time had been dis /
i--.s- .F --.s contest from the line Of /
puzzle service; 1a had been wrong
~ -' MS people bad been wrouged by |
.-s S -aEc..ss onslaught of corruption |
.-.-, be had been worried and |
}..-a'-, 5at le had not surrendered |
81, ~ .-. . e-lol, and be had fought the /
t, os nave been Isj into these observa- |
s-.- .- mis- subject because it has oc- |