Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-15
ONE OF TIE People
Tolls What He Thinks the People Want
aad when They Want Il.
AENETTSvILLE,
MONONGAHELA Co., w. VA, +
Mover Der ID, 1898. J

AENETTsvILLE,
MONONGAHELA Co., w. VA,
November ID, 1898.
To Hs Editor Of IA Register;
SIR:-As usual, after a cyclone or
some other striking event, it is interest
ing to have the knowing ones explain
how ii happened, and what particular
combination caused 1t, and it is no less
when IL relates to politics, as at present.
1T is an of year, aad nothing more
than IeXDected." But this comes from
the same class that said year ago,
This will end the Republican party.
I doubt II they will ever organize
again" But they show some positive
signs OF life again, and their ability to
down such OF our men Us Gov. BOies
demonstrates pretty clearly that they
have few spare lives like cat.
To give you solution Of the problem
presented bJ the late election, we can
not. II has badly ratified US.
1--WE take It that the people are be-
coming restless. They want relief
from the burdens they are compelled 10
bear. For, disguise it as you may, tax
alton is now burden, Taxation, Fed
eral, State, county, town aud corpora
tiOn; and the benefits derived being so
much below this rate per cent, the
people naturally seek relief in change.
No party need expect TO hold power
long now, II they do not do something
to merit the confidence Of the people.
We tried tariff for protection and it
seemed 70 benefit only the rich, the
corporations, ETC., and left the poor
lab0rer in the cold. The people then
voted sbe tariff tax, and wanted tariff
for revenue instead. Admitting that
tariff was a tax, we complained during
the last national campaign chat the Re-
publicanS mlsrepresented US; that our
tariff was for rCUCRUe and did not mean
free trade; and now If our worthy
Governor wants to retain the duty on
coal what do we see?
We think we have told you before
that President Lincoln said you may
fool all the people sometimes; you may
fool some people all the time, but you
cannot fool all the people oil the time.
When you study this subject YOU under
stand part Of the situation, aud part
only. The next phase OF the subject
relates 60 the fact that the old fogies
still believe that all officers are the
servants OF the peoDle-eleCtedto serve
them-and not 20 be ears or dictators.
We want no political bosses. We want
no species of civil service reform that
will leave out the doctrine that TO the
victors belong the spells, for we happen
to know how civil service works on some
occasions; University bulletin boards
being the only place dates can be had,
giving only class a chance to COM
pete. Now, it is not that we love Nc
KinleyiSm more, but that we love GER
tain methods less, that causes those cy-
clones and political revolutions. We
will support the nominee, but we will
not allow the bosses TO say who the
nominee shall be, and then for his un-
democratic interference be rewarded
with the chief office. Having Strug-
gled for overs quarter of century to
get a chance TO show ourselves worth
the confidence Of the people, whom the
chance came we should have done our
work az once, and "ths trumpet should
have given no uncertain sound" Then
the people would have prepared for
battle.
As it is, we are bound to pray, good
Lord!-gOod Devil, toO!-"Well praise
you both if We can, for we don't know
whose hands we may fall into" We
know this-the people want relief.
ZONE OF THEM"