The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-31

MOUNTAINS OF MONROE, July Za.-Iho
weather Is not tho only thing that Is
and has been hot in the KanRwha Val.
10y and the mountain counties. The
political atmosphere 10 away above 2l2
degrees Wileonito ut present. The son.
atorlal tight between Camden and VII.
son Is only the old factional fight that
came 60 near wrecking tho Democracy
in 1887, when the immortal eleven
kickers. barrIcadcd behind the trenches
OF q selfimposed political morality, hold
up against the great tire from the ordi.
nary Of the Democratic monopolist 70
tho bittcr end and defeated Camden for
the senate, undor o new phase but old
conditions.
Ex-Governor Windy Wilson
seems TO have everything his own way
in this district, and almost every coun'
ty convention 10 endorsing and In.
structing Tor him. But II 10 shelsels 70
bits that when tho last roll is called
Camden viii bo there. Wilson will be
in the threen Of which Chiffon. Mac.
Corkle are the chefs dc cuisine. A
merengue manufactured to order for
that purpose aud now being accorded
with whipped iroth from the blatant
tongue Of o ranting dcmagogue, who
being tho bitter foe OF oil that Hs
styled monopoly, fs in his limited
aphore tho most intense Of monopo.
lists-one monopoliEea that grand
commodity Of the people--money; tho
other monopolizes tho people them
selves In order to got that same great
commodity. What q difference 1t docs
mako whose bovine fs rupturcd.
There SCENE to DO ono thing that tho
public at largo. tho rank and Ole OF the
Democracy, and also the great Simeon
Wilson has not In vulgar parlance,
coupled onto. and that 10 that Tho rulers
Of this administration, tho Chiltons,
arc n8ing bis Ex.Excellency as the
chimpanzoe used the domestic felino-
not moaning To drag out an old Ghost
nut--as cats tail to defeat Camden
with. Wilson and Wilson with the
urbans and gtiuning Major Joo-if pos.
aible., II not, to defend Camden and
lot tho same genial and selt.Satisled
Major Joe take his chances with tho
field, be gad, sab ,,,,,
Camden appointed 0hley over VIII
Chiiton for secretary Of state whom
Fleming was tho 1gure-head OF state.
lie nipped Major Joe's preposterous
and ridiculous aspirations for the short
term and only elected kenna, tho
creator Of tho Chiltons, during the late
senalor'a Lost fight, at the last moment,
in order that BIO might have another
opportunity himself. Hence tho last
preat act In the farce, show tho Chill
toms weru Turned Down, or Major yoea
Revenge" by tho author OF the FAC
tional Fights Of tho West Virginia
Bourbons." m
AS I have remarked, Wilson will got
the endorsement aud Camden the legts-
iators. Simple Simeon Wilson in bis
eaperness for tho honors Of tho senate,
that would almost as lily become his
angelic brow az It would the marble
topmast Of Major Joe. hos overlooked
The most important fact that with peace
and harmony, shekeis aud Eoit'abrieRa'
ton, political pulls and q pull al
together, the legislature 10 doubtful;
md while ! am not q wageriat VIII
wager o pound OF COOLERS against new
England digestic killer. that next win
ter the question will not be Milaon Or
Camden bat COT or Elkins. While Che
fight is going merrily on over the bone
some ono else will extract the marrow.
Monroe 10 famous as being tho native
heath OF Colonel Aahby johnson, assis'
tant to General Holley, tho grizzly
veteran adiutant from Lincoln. Did
won ever hear Of Colonel Ashby john
son9 But why the question: Who
las not heard OF that doughty and
beardless warrior. Like tho neither
oxtromtty Of tho ouranf, thereby 2 eau
del appondage is attached. soiIdisanL
Colonel johnson was young iawyet,
lust putting forth tho pin teathors OF
legal power and developing the wfngs
necessary for o transition from o bare
pottitoRger TO q scantily feathorcd bird
al pYey--an attorney, when he took hts
foot from OF his native heath and SGT II
with all Its powot aud dimonstons IN
the law Office OF Konna & Chiffon, there
10 do the drudgery OF pounding tna
KEYS OF a caligraph with one hand,
willie be picked up bodily sustcncnco
md mental crumbs with tho othor.
This was just peforo the last cam AM
paign. Chiffon. MacCorklo furnished
lie thunder and johnson developed
the lightning plaus Of tho campaign on
his Instrument Of many keys, and
mailed them broadcast all over tho
ptate 10 q terrified but expectant Dem.
ocracy. Thus cid ho put his mental
talents to their mighty use. Whom the
campaign was over and tho aore and
Hohing heads almost all relieved did
johnson want n balm for his ttrcd dn'
rors and exhausted gray matter OF his
Uranium. He sought and found 1t not
The loayos had all boon portioned out
10 tho faithful, aud II looked Ike
he WA up stump. But tho
Clifton genius came to his res
cue. a bill creating an assistant
librarian aud member Of tho adjutantt
generals sta1, with q salary OF Sl,OOo
Der year was tackled on to tho appro"'
priation bill, aud before tho Intelligent
minority knew there was a colored man
In the coal bin II was passed, and low anu
behold johnson was appointed 10 the
nIace by Gd,srnor Sandy Chilton-Mac.
Corklo, Tho faithful was reimbursed
bv tho administration at tho expense
al stnte rights and not out OF C0rFap'
ton iund, that often accumulatcs IN
Il would havO boon great expense to
ono man. but email matter to the poo.
MA. Won know. Now tho immortal
Ssbby ia both colonel and aInecure.
Maybe he Is also now on opicure. by
tho by, johnson must have eccn a.
depository OF state secrets before ho
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