Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-14

telling how many men have been we'll
started on that broad and hilarious
path which leads to chronic drunken
ness, or how many OF the old-time
drinkers have been brought to the
verge of a choice between bi-chloride of
gold or the It. d." but still il was al
lowed to pass, on the principle that if
it wasn't too hot pace for the g. o. p,
and the party organ maintained that
silence which is alleged to give consent,
the rest of the world could stand it for
the sake of the example SET.
The Sunday Register contained a
small squib chronicling a rumOr that
a party OF Republicans had gone to
West Liberty, Saturday, and that there
was something to drink connected with
the expedition in sume manner The
rumor was pretty definite in its nature,
names being given, but beyond a tcw
lines in a pleasant mood, nothing was
said of it, Il turned out that some OF
the young members of a secret organ
iZation were in the party-possibly
made up the most of its membership
and their complaint about the item
moved the Intelligencer yesterday, to
wax indignant at the Registers publ
cation, and to wildly denounce the not
particularly objectional sentence relat-
ing to thirst. The casual and not well
informed reader was left 10 imagine,
among other things that if the item
had related to Republican politicians it
would have been equally untrue. and
that it was a sort of general wholesale
misrepresentation
The Register don't ordinarily care to
make row about trifles. and would let
the Intelligencer's assumed indigna-
ton pass for what it is worth, were 1t
not for the fact that in the zeal OF that
paper to call down the Register it over
looked a very interesting political news
item occurring on Sunday in the Eighth
ward.
That was the grand carouse of Re
publican candidates, Republican voters,
and young men not old enough TO 9e
voters. which took place at the Richie
Republican club room, at the corner or
Thirty-siXth and Jacob streets. 1t
isn't necessary to call the room by its
political name. for the distinguished
gentleman who would thereby be in
volved, at least indirectly, would not
for a moment countenance the affair Of
Sunday, and will no doubt emphat-
ically express his regret as soon as he
hears of the facts.
AT least eight kegs of beer were on
tap in this hall, Sunday and at least
four Republican candidates for the most
promin Mt Offices in the county were
present. Men and boys, some of the
latter not over sixteen or seventeen,
drank beer until all had as much as
they wanted. and some too much for
their good, and this species of election
eering was kept up while persons were
going to and from church and Sunday
school and while almost the entire pop
ulation of that portion of the city were
upon the streets enjoying the fine day.
The report that free beer was on tap
was soon conclusively apparent from
the street, and by night the
thing had become a public scandal,
while yesterday it became known over
the entire city. and men who took that
method Of lettering their political con-
dition were freely reported by name
about the streets. and as freely con-
demned and denounced.
The Register don't care. at this stage
of the situation, to 90 further into this
unsavory subject, but will suggest to
the Intelligencer that while the pres
ent local Republican campaign is going
on, it would be we'll to either make some
effort to renew its favorite attitude of
pharasaical sanctimoniousness or main
tain discreet silence.