The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-01

Popalst Vote Lost 10 watu-Perunsnt
%oh,eryation. OF Arthur Middleton.
Special Correspondence.
ADDISON, Viva, Aug. 20,-I am still
here. I am lonth to leave this pleasant
country, where ull the comforts, luxu.
rleannd pleasures OF civilized life exist.
And where the manifold beauties OF ma
tnre join them hand and heart, I like
TO advertise such places, because the
lovers OF nature. sweet md simple.
Grand and magnificent, ure legion and
are always glad 10 learn OF such places,
md how can they except through tho
lie blood OF commercial and social life,
tho press.
l regret very much to give the alleged
newspaper In Monroe the dignity OF an
other notice, but circumstances compel
me TO again take note OF TIA unfalrnesa.
AT present II. Is engaged In villfying the
Damocrats OF Its sister county OF Green
brier over the defeat OF Col. John Row
an. OF Union. for tho nomination us
stnte treasurer on the Popocratic ticket.
In the first place there are no better
Democrats h those OF Greenbrier
county. even those who arc following
the stunned and swallowed carcass OF
Democracy are doing so out OF q false
d of what IL true Democracy. and the
rue doctrines Of the old-time tested
Democratic party. In Monroe the Dem
ocrats are for personal revenue only.
For anything that will perpetuate the
domlnant ring In office. II IL a party
OF corrupt rings, and Office ls the central
point
Now II the people OF Monroe and
~Greenbricr will call back the days OF
1892 they will remember that the Mon
roe Alongrel and quite a following OF
Col Rowan fought J, w. Arbuckle at
R~onceverts convention. when Mr..
Arouckle was a candidate for the state
senate. The fight was led In fact by
Cols " and hts son-in-lnw. In 1884,
the nominal editor. OF the Monroe Mon
grel anc Col. Rowan's sou-tu-law, Allen
Caperton, marched fiat-footed and wide
mouthed across the G%reeubrier TO fail
Into the open arms and loving embrace
OF Iohn d. Anderson, while aon Rowan
went into Mercer county on the same
errand. This was to defeat Hon.
John A. Preston, OF Grcenbrier. n. far
better. truer and bralnier Democrat
man Anderson. Now they are all'damn-
ing G~reenbrter. not with faint praise.
but with tongues OF gall. However. the
Monsrel and the son-in-law are alone
In their feeble. trothIng. The majority
otthe Democrats think that Col Rowan
has been amply paid for his services to
the party. Aye, his account Is a little
oVerdrawnr they say. The Monroe
honxrsi Is now attempting to prove its
consistency by quoting some of It's al
legged editorials. II can readily do this.
az 1t has Topped more often. II not az
vigorously. as n Ave pound black bass
which has been landed on the green
sward withouta contest.
Monroe Is. as I have said. a county of
rings and clIques. There Is a combina-
ton now between a certain Democratic
and two Republican nominees that Is
supposed will work Red Sulphur dig
trirt solid for all three. But they are
known and time will show II they can
make free trade with honest freemen's
VOTES.
After laying It aside 10 see which way
the political pussy would jump. Judge
AN. Campbell has again brought forth
his 10 TO 7 badge and placed Il. on the
lapei2of his coat, and is out-HerodIny
SFerod of old In his effort for free silver.
to-wtt: his election. He has not yet de-
MED thaC he was opposed to having
Judge Daniel Lucas speak in Monroe on
n in BEHALF OF free silver.
1t Is also stated that J. C. McClaugh-
erty,z h Democratic candidate FOR
county clerk, Ia not now OF the opinion
mat the silver craze Ia dying out" and
doubts whether or not he was correct
when he said that the Kentucky gold
bugs did right to turn down Senator
BLACKBURN. o. how the love OF Office
causes men TO see things from u differ
emf point OF View. Per example look at
The $ af Candldate-tor-Governo
Watts.
Speaking Of Watts reminds me that
heard John Rowan. Col. Rowan's son,
say that the colonel was defeated to
\ the aim and end OF the Mac
Corkle crowd This Is true. But he
also said Monroe was opposed to Watts.
This Is also true. But he said that Lo-
gan. CapeTton, Johnson and the other
delegates were not Watts men, ThIs
was true this far. that while they were
notrWatts men they were John D. Al
derson men and misrepresented the
county that Anderson should be Sec
Rotary OF state'under Watts This IN the
Kind OF delegates they were. Going
against the Interest OF the people OF
their county in order that a former
office distributor OF another sertjnn
should be made secretary of state. The
party or Monroe can not honestly and l.
think viii not ratify such trenchery.
neither VIII the Democrats of other sec
tons sanction this barter and trade.
A leading Democrat said to me TINT
watts VIII lose more votes oyer this
n TACT: not to take his lightning con-
version TO silver, us the Populist paper
ot Anderson states It, thar he will gain
among the miners all over the state,
IN tact he was the miners friend" only
with 4 View to vote catching. These
sentiments md the statement that At
y kinsoH Is 4 poor man, the friend OF the
Z peOple anu n man OF pure, moral and
pohucalli life, will he the means Of gain
Ing him many votes. I have heard
many or Atkinson's Democratic friends
otthe mountains speak highly Of him
anu hope they know Watts and Atkin-
Jon as well as l do md not only speak,
nut Y0tc Tor him. It Is mn executiynJOf-
ice and Atkinson is tho man to I'M IL
with dignity and honor to the people OF
The state; with malice TO none and fair
ness 10 all, independent OK their social
religious or political views.
-.
There IN one thing Colonel Rowan's
lrtends may be- sure of and that Is TINT
the stHtc house ring found another mnn
"hom they can handle better to their
personal political interests, Tint ring
IS In politics only for what 1t is worth
to the members.
Tho trading Of the MacCurkle-Chil
.ttnn combine for EdmIston. McGraw
and Camden Is considered In this sec
tion as trading the devil for n witch.