Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-27
IL rnrIR Old. Old rRIoKs.

Al THEIR OLD. OLD TRICks.
Our friends. the enemy, are up TO the
same ,ime-honored lodges in the pres
en- campaign thar they have practiced
( in every campaign that we can remem-
bsr It's favori,e play of theirs about
/ This time in the campaign TO get in all at
once taeir dirtiest work and then while
they are a, il. start the howl OF the
Ar.ful Dodger Of stop thief" they,
themselves. being the thieves. And
while their organs are bowling at the
rDpositon and charging all sorts of theft,
the thefts are being perpetra,ed by
themselves. And so it is now. It's the
same old story.
Yesterday the Intelligencer contained
couple Of columns Of falsehood as to
The crimes the silver men were alleged
TO be perpeuaung in various counties
and districts. in the matter o. subs,i,ut-
ing Democratic for Populist candidates
on the blanket ballot.
Chairman Dawson. Of the gold COM
mfr,ee. who is quoted by the organ as
lis authority. by what warrant we know
moi knows .h,E this is absolutely false;
Thar in no instance has the name Of any
Democratic candidate been substituted
for that Of the like candidate on the
PopuIsc tcke,. except where The Populist
candidate had formally resigned in favor
of the silver candidate.
The Hannacrats with their Doodle did
their best TO prevent fusion between the
Democrats and Populisjs. The Hanna
Gratis succeeded in preventing it at the
Clarksburg conference between the Dem
ocratic and Populist committees, but
this dirty work was repudiated not only
bv The best members of the Populist
Committee bu. by the candidates on the
Populist ticket, from the Populist can
dda.a for Governor on down
through the whole list. It is to the
honor of these gentlemen and shows the
integrity and strength of their convic-
ions that they have done as they have
ana sacrificed their own candidacy in
favor Of the only ticket by the election
of which {, is possible for the Money of
the Constitution to be restored.
And in no county of the State have
the silver men put their candidates
name on the PopulisJ ticket without
warran, from the PopulisJ committee.
L. viii be noticed that in Mr.. Daw-
sons interview he made not one charge,
no. one direct accusation against the
silver side that could be traced or run 10
The ground. He was TOO shrewd to-
make specific charges, which it would
have been easy for him to do if there
had been an io,a of truth in his state
men,s. In fact. the burden Of his la
mant was to the effect that the goldbug
committees in the various counties
might take an unfair advantage Of the
Suyerites If by some hocus pocus. which
Mr.. Dawson did not explain, it could
be shown that the Populis, candidates
had resigned after the official ballots
had been ordered printed. We all know
wha, Mr.. Dawson meant. 1t was the
last play TO prevent the practical end
of fusion and TO keep the Populist can
did5tes in the field in counties ruled by
goldbugs wiling to lend themselves to
The trick. although these same POpulist
candidates had formally resigned in
favor Of the silver State ticket
This is the sum and substance and
explanation of The stop thiefr howl
in The Haunacrauc organ yesterday. By
fraud or trickery it is the aim of he des-
perate gold men to force candidates who
have resigned from the Populist ticket,
in order TO aid the cause Of silver, 20
remain on tina, ticket in order 10 confuse
or fool the people. It will not work.