The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-23
RANDOM POLITICAL NOTES.


RANDOM POLITICAL NOTES.
The large number OF Democratic Con.
gressmen who joined the great army Of
unemployed on the fourth OF March
the victims OF the political and finau.
cial depression they had helped to Gre.
ate-lett behind them some remem.
ORANGES iu the shape OF salary and other
kinda OF grabs. evidently having deter
mined not to retro without taking
everything in sight aud leaving mono OF
the perqnisites that, in justice, should
belong to their SUCCESSORS. Attention
has already been called to the fact that
vacancies at West Point and Annapolis
which do not occur until June. three
months alter the expiration OF their
terms, were filed in advance with ca.
Diet appointments By tho retiring Con.
gresSmen. There was nothing especial
ly unlawful about the CIRCUMSTANCE,
however. 1t was simply one instance
OF the propensity exhibited bY tho late
Congressman to prevent their success
ora from enjoying immediate privileges.
They took everything OF this nature
that wa, in sight before they let go OF
their seats. and didn't even stop at vo.-
ing months extra pay 10 their clerks.
it being an open secre. that much OF
the money went into tho pockets OF tho
Congressman themselves.
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Tho most striking instance OF selfish
desire to force the new congressman to
wait several months before they can
avail themseIvc, OF certain Prerequisites"
Is furnished by the manner in which
the retiring statesmen awaited them.
selves OF the privilege. OF the agricul.
tural department in the matter of the
distribution OF seed,. It didn't matter
to them that the seeds provided for by
the late appropriation could not and
would not be available until after the
expiration OF their terms, and that the
seeds should be, by rights. subject to
the acquisitions. Of their successors ;they
took snap judgment and tho new rep.
resentativos nov find themselves un-
able 10 comply with the requests OF
their constituents. Captain Dovener,
OF this district, has had this fact brought
very forcibly to his attention, and it is
probable that other members Of tho
new Congress have had similar OK
perieucee. Captain Dovener has been
in receipt OF n large number OF letters
from all parts of the district making 70.
quests for garden seeds. and recently
wrote to the department at Washing.
ton inluIring about the regulations in
the matter, preparatory to making the
necessary rcqulsitions for the benefit OF
his constituents. The following reply
from Chief Clerk MacCuaig came in tho
nature OF n revelation:
uStrED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
wAslHSGToS, D. c.. March It, 1885,
Hon b. B. Doentr, " C.. Wheeling. u: Ia.
DEAs SIE-I>>n directed by the secretary to
acknowledge receipt OF Your letter Of the l,h
instant, in which you ass for information 10.
SardlnG the regulations OF the department In Its
distribution OF garden SccdS Rnd am directed to
say TINT the Ncc'l distributed this Sprug Inns
been subject to the order OF the member, OF tho
expired congress. mud seeds put ur next inil nm.
der the late appropriation Tor seeds Will be sub
Jcct 10 the orcr OF the members OF tho Fifty
fourth GoncIcSs.-Gt least two'th!rdS OF IT, tic
other third being under tho direction OF tho
able TO furnish seeds to EASTERN applicants this
year. rs ne hal already donntch his quota 10 tho
western sufferers from drOulh. couSsq IDENTITY
eastern requests VII! not DO entertained.
Respectfully.
y. MACCuArG.
ChitC CtTk.
Tho matter is not OF very great mo-
mont, since the quota OF seeds for this
distric. will doubtless DO fairly distri.
butod among Mr.. Pcndleton's Demo.
cratic friends, but it goca to illustrate
tho untairnGss OF tho system. II would
scem that the now conyrcs'men, whose
torIns begin before tho spring planting,
should be entitled to tho quota OF seed,
available at this time, and that tho men
whoae services have ended llavo no
right to supcriutond their distribution.
1t will be noted, however. that such is
not tho rule, and that Captain Dovenor
is poworlosa to comply with tho requests
Of his constituents, OH account OF the
peculiar system in force.
1t augurs vol for tho future OF Ro.
publicanism in West Virginia ,hat, not.
withstanding tho fact TINT tho NATIONAL
.
and state elections arc twenty months
of, thoro Is already considerable nc,iv.
ity all along the limo md more tlian tho
usual amour, OF speculation regarding
candidates. This interest among 10.
publicans Ia born Of n confidence in tho
ability OF tho party to carry tho state,
and 1t Is not 4 misplaced confidence, for
it may be mid with good reason. and Is
conceded by fair-mindGd aud thinking
Democratic politicians. that tho Ecpub.
lean pnrtyis now tho maj GRITTY party
in West Virginia. Tho Htndont OF tho
| p olitics Of the state for the pnst fifteen
yoars can arrive ut no otlor conclusion,
aud tho Democrat who denies IL or
mako, "bulls" about tho recent ltopub.
lican victories being only temporary Ia
simply "whis.ling to keep up his cour.
aso." Bong in tho mnj ority, II will DO
incumbent tho Republican party
to take tho aggressive and force tho
! fighting. and already tho signs aro that