The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-12
THE lNTELLIGENCER.
gWuEELINa, JANUARY n, 1908.


y .f.S y heTriumph Of n Principle. &
On The formal ballot In the separate
houses OF the Ohio legislature Senator
J Hanna received sufficient votes to elect
hni as his own successor on Joint ballot,
THE total number received being 70. ex-
actly enough for that purpose. There is
no reason for believing that Mr.. Hanna
will. lose any OF these votes before the
Joint ballot Is taken, and It is now re-
& tgarded as certain that the credit and
1 hsnor OF the Republicans OF Ohio, that
traitors in the camp sought to bring re-
8 proach upon, will be indicated. It Is
more probable that Mr.. Hanna will gain
votes on the joint ballot than that he
will lose any, ~
The public Is so familiar with all the
i circumstances OF the remarkable contest
1 that it is unnecessary to review them
here. The conspiracy that formed Inn
med!ately after the November election,
In which those who violated the faith
that their constituents had reposed in
them entered into disgraceful deal
with the enemies Of the Republican par
i.Sty,g q corrupt crowd of Popocratlc poll
ticlans, has already received ringing
rebuke from the betrayed and outraged
Republicans of the state, and 1t was
doubtless the spontaneous uprising in
= every quarter OF the state in protest
against this treachery that saved the
disgraceful compact from being carried
Z out. The Republicans and friends OF
sound currency, throughout the country,
will rejoice that the conspiracy, which
involved so much that is important to
the Nation, and which would tighten
Size dishonest money advocates grip in
= the senate, has 50 far failed. and that the
conspirstors who have sought to defeat
4 the viii OF the Republican party OF Ohio
are put to rout.
The personality OF Mr.. Hanna, the cho-
I sen candidate OF the party for the posi-
ton Of United States senator. was lost
sight OF in the contest for the vindication
of broad principle involving party in
y tesrity. and the proper representation on
national issues of the majority OF the
\ people Of Ohio. and it is fortunate for the
state which gave to the country its Pres
ident, elected upon a platform declaring
for the financial honor and credit OF the
Nation, that not only has the principle
! SO far trlumphed, but that the shaft
which was; aimed at the Republican ad-
mlnistratlon by rindlctive enemies with
tni the ranks has so far fallen short OF Its
3 mark.
The Republicans Of Ohio are entitled
to congratulations that there are appar-
emily enough men in the legislature cor
rectly representing them to prevent the
commission OF political crime which
would bring upon them. the humiliation
that had been prepared for them by the
most unholy and disgraceful alliance
THAT the history OF party politics in this
country has ever witnessed. Mr.. Hanna,
q personally Is entitled to congratulations
that, in spite OF the utilization and SLAM
! ders of partisan enemies and disappoins-
y ed leaders In his own party, his conf
dencc In the faithfulncss of the ma orlty
OF the Republicans has not been mis-
placed. s
II the lines formed IN the balIoting by
Z the separate houses holds until the joint
q ~. r.