Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-17

q. j. n. Attempts to Account for the ke-
suits of the Recent elections.
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81. j. H. Attempts to Account for the ke-
suits of the Recent elections.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., November To-
The elections being over. senators, rep
resentatiyeS and anybody able to form
an opinion is quoted in the press, the
REGIsTER's inquiries among the poll
ticians and business men OF Wheeling
not differing from the others. But
taking the published opinion OF Hon.
r. S. Klnchelow In regard TO the SOL
dlers' vote, which has never been
by our party deemed factor, is
we'll worthy OF consideration. When
state positively that out of seven SOL
diers' votes, whom l feel confident,
voted for President Cleveland and Hon.
John o. Pendleton, three OF whom were
never known to vote anything but a
Republican ticket straight. -Four OF
them were stricken from the roll OF
pensioners within two months after the
administration had taken hold. They
certainly, had the State been voting,
would have gone back to their Old
party. The soldier is not only factor,
but the prime factor in our elections.
Again another cause for our defeat In
ten out of thirteen States is that United
States Senators and Representatives are
being coaxed and wheedled into endors-
Ing Republicans to hold over in office,
hoping thereby to gain their influence,
never taking into consideration the
people who spent their time and money
for the party. A certain United States
Senator from Illinois stated his views
In regard to the great defeat In these
words assuming. suppose, to be sar-
castic)-"The Democratic party is blam-
ed for the hard times because they are
apparently in powerw Now to show
that he himself is partly the cause OF
of this apparent power l will state the
following: A certain party from ILL.,
nois received the name Of Republican,
who has been in office here over eighteen
wears, from me. The Illinois Senator be-
Ing personal friend, in my company he
handed the name to the Senator. de
promised to attend to it Immediately at
ter the Senate adjourned. However,
he failed and went home. Mr.. Il. visit
ed me, and as the Republican was still
In office advised him 10 call upon Mr..
Carlisle in person. Imagine his sur
prise when Mr.. c. stated: "Mr. b.,
| am willing at any time you shall have
this place, but you must first get your
Senator to withdraw this endorsement.
Senator Carlisle gave my. friend the en-
dorsement to read. The Senator from
Illinois as far back as April last was
persuaded to ask Mr. Carlisle to retain
this Republican. Ny friend wrote a
singing letter back home to the Sena-
tor, and il now remains to be seen
whether the Illinois Senator will still
stand to the endorsement Or
not. I know other Republicans
who are holding over on the
request of Democratic members
aud, Mr.. Editor, those Offices are not
under the civil service, but can be got
ten for Democrats il their Representa-
tives only ask for them. Is not this it.
self enough to discourage the workers
of the party to stay at home, even
should they not vote against their par
ty. See the Government Printing Of
fee, which is not under civil service,
and where over 5000 persons are work
lug still under the perintendency OF
a Republican. II all the places were
filed that rightfully belong to Demo-
Gratis the dissatisfaction could be
smoothed over, but just so long as the
people at home know that thousands of
Offices are yet held by Republicans, to
their detrment, so sure will it work
harm to the party now in power.
II, j. NJ.