The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-13
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Ons Of Doyener's Cities.
An anonymous correspondent Of tho
Reslsser. who takes upon himself tho
task OF crushing ous any amoitlons that
CONGRESSMAN Dovcner. may have for tho
future, breaks out in this style, which
we reproduce Just as 1. appears In our
contemporary grammar and all:
Tits not gentlemanly to kick man
when he Is down. nor do I Intend to
kick the man who IL without a doubt al
ready down. = o. The mere being
a member otthe river and fiarbor, COM
mittee OF the House has forever sealed
his career. Can any OF the many. voters
OF this district show where the gallant
Captain at any time has shown his abill-
" as 4 speaker. No! but on tho other
hanf he has, at government expense.
travelled from Washington to the rex-
:trefklty of the United Stntes domains
pleasure seeking. While the reporter OF
The 1ntelllgencer at Washington was
plnl Ing before It's readers the number OF
wal claims and pension claims he was
asking for. The latter are asked for
simply because through the regular rou-
1tine they could not produce evidence
eno'igh. AS evidence look at Captain
DOvener's. as also the other three mem.
bers OF the House from West Virginia,
In their claims more particularly within
the latter session OF the present Con.
grc.is. 40
1tIwould have been an act OF charity
adlthe Register made Ineligible Eng
lishsof the above before publishing 1t.
The gentleman. who gems to base a
pltilc servants worth on his ability as
a spell-bInder, makes two. charges
against Captain Dovener, one OF which
Is wholly untrue. and the other but par
tally true, but which Is In no wise dis
creeitable to our representative. When
the correspondent Gays that Congress-
mai Doyener is travelling over the
country, at government expense, on
pleasure tours. he makes an assertion
whish every intelligent person knows to
DO utterly false. We presume that he
refets to the recent tours OF inspections
that the members OF the rivers and flar-
bont committee has made to points
wh,Fe enormous government improve
me1ts are in progress, to enable them to
taka intelligent action concerning addi-
toral appropriations asked for their
con pletlon, and which they are expected
to ttke the responsibility OF recommend
L.. -. f
ing, All this was in the line OF duty. A
sill! story published some months ago
70, he effect that the trip several con-
grsismen, including Captain Dovener,
tool to San Francisco, In company with
a delegation from this city. TO witness
tha)christening of the gunboat Wheel.
insy was made at government expense,
wal afterward corrected by the paper
}whth published the statement. It was
moi true.
Concerning war and pension claims,
ad9bcated by Captain Dovener, perhaps
the correspondent can name one, that did
notipossess merit. II he can, let him DO
so; JIG he can not, let him remain silent.
Captain Dovener, who was himself a
soldier who saw service and bears the
marks of 1t, which Is more, perhaps.
than his critic can say. has taken an in
,terest in behalf OF the veterans to whom
justice is overdue, and deserves credit
for 1t. As TO his service on the rivers
and haroors committee. the testimony Of
his associates in their public utterances.
and of the Ohio and Monongahela river
interests are his vindlcations.
Captain Dovener, Handicapped las all
other congressman are, by the general
application OF the civil service law,
which is keeping Democrats in Office.
has!been forced to dlsappoins some office,
seekers, but his legislative duties have
.beea performed faithfully and well.
That Is what the people sent him to
Congress- for.
Ordinarily the Intelligencer prefers to
ignore anonymous correspondents who
reflect Upon men whom the Republican
party has honored, and st only notices
thelapove because It relterates foolish
;falsehood which seeks to place our con-
,gresslonal representative in false light.
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