The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-13

WHEELING. JUNE II. 1895.
IrartIsanship Bun Mad.

The esteemed Register; which Affects
10 be horsilcd when any other news
paper drops n hint regarding politics in
connection with OUT state institutions,
Is just now pursuing n outso tina. Is
calculated TO create Indignation among
all friends of the State University a.
MorcantoUn. The ReSistcr's hatred Of
Republican leaders in West Virginia is
such shat it canno! AFFORD 10 let 90 IN
opportunity to ven! its malice toward
them on any and every occasion. regard.
less oil proprieiy or the injury it may
doshe sta:e's Interests.
A case in point is the malicious and
unwarrantcd ro!etsnces, BY our neigh
boris staff correspondent at Morgan
town, 10 the yisi. OF Senator Eikins and
Congressman Dayton TO the commence
meat exercises al the University. Fol.
lowing are TWO such references that up.
peared in yesterdays issue:
Senator EkinS aud Congressman Dayton aeS
nAntieGt!ag a sudIca aad intense iniesesiin
educational ~nAttsr, and, s!ngu.sriY enough.
they are often found In the cnmpaG OF the lie.
publican member Of the board
Senator ElkIaS and C~onyFcNman Dayton ar.
rived this morning. aal Il CeE: deaf Of quiet
speculation is belEg INDUCED in rclAIiy1 to the
oh!ec; OF ihe!r visit Il Is generally believed
that they are here 20 use their iEllueacc towards
capturing s0t5c plufas for their political ircnd,,
49, 81 100 aV-V. 90 81 4h4E4 L. .NH
;oi conjecture.
Doubtless tho speculation" and
CONJECTURE" INDUCED in arc exclusive
y IN the mind OF tho Registers young
man. Be that az it may. the Register
would have displayed more dcccncy il
il had not made such pubiicatio rs.
Things have como 10 I pretty pass
when distinguished citizens OF tho state
cannot accept an invitation to the an
nual exercises OF 4 state Institution
without deins subjected to a mean par
,isan attack from a partisan organ.
Mr.. Eikins is a United States senator.
elect from West Virginia, and a, such,
as well as a foremost citizen, il is his
right and duty to take IN i~nte.es. in
he, educational institutions. His in
terts. is not sudden; it has been
manifested in many ways since no be-
came q resident. Two or three years
ago the University literary societies
honored him with an invitation to de-
liver the annual address before them,
and it ia known that he has alwaya
been active in behalf OF tho welfare OF
the institution.
Congressman Dayton is an alumnus
OF the University; it has been his gus
tom to attend the exercises. and 10 has
always manifested q natural devotion
to his alma mater. There is nothing
strange nor "audden" about his presens
interest.
That these men happen to hold high
positions given them by tho people does
not bar them from the privileges they
have enjoyed as private citizens in the
past. There are distinguished mon at
Morgau,own who arc affiliated with tho
Democratic party, including Governor
MacCorkle and others, but no Republic
can paper has had the indeCency 10 re-
fec. upon their object in being there,
though they could do 80 with moro rea-
son, since j majority OF tho regents
present arc Democrats. But i: is right
for these distinguished c~ilizcna TO be
there. and the state should be proud Of
the fact tina! her influential men OF all
partiea arc Interested enough in her
highest educational institution to DO
present on the OCCASION Of liz annual
exercises.
Every man Who has I particle OF 70.
gard for tho welfare Of the University
rcjoiced when tho legislature relieved il
Of parti.an suspicion by providing for u
non-partisan board Of regents, but now
when everything ia being dono that can
be 10 carry out tho apirit Of tha! act, tho
sclt.stylcd Democratic organ OF West
Virginia :akes tho fra. opportunity
tina! prcsonts it,olf to won't its partisan
spleen and to revive. il possible, par
,iBan feeling.
What do tho citizens OF Wcst Vir-
GINA, OF all parties, think Of such a
courso? The Regiatnr should call itG
young man home AID then hide isseli
inr rnxu nlLn.nn