The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-13
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Daily faIsehoods from IS Charleston
correspondent and .'double-Ieaded- edl-
torials backing them up appear in the
Register these days, which are inham-
matsry ia the extreme and are aimed At
the peace and order Of the state- In
spite OF ohicial den!aIs, in spite OF the
utter absurdIfy OF t.ie assertions. IN spite
OF the lack Of necessity and In Total
disregard Of the facts, the Democratic
organ. for what purpose may easily be
seen. continues 20 charge that +he Re
publican administration proposes 70
control the legislature by armed force"
The latest desp.eable and dangerously
lnhammatory assertion OF this sort IS a
publication yesterday from the Regis
ter's Charleston 4aislhsr to the effect
that President Mckinley has promised
TO hack Up" Governor Atkinson with
United States troops. 10 prevent the
Democrats from getting control Of the
legislature. This, says the foolish and
ignorant correspondent. has Oiled the
people with establishment and rage"
Ifsuch a canard has filled people with
"astonlshmen, and rage" they must be
very ignorant people not to know that
the statement IS neceszarlly untrue and
could not possibly have even a color Of
truth. Such statement. in fact. Is a
reflection upon the intelligence Of the
public. and the astonishing thing about
II Is that the Register. supposed to be an
intelligent newspaper. and 20 have
knowledge OF the law and ;he constItu-
tIon. should not only disgrace itselt by
the publication of 50 palpable a false
hood. but credits It in an editorial, in
which 1t nor only repeats the canard. bu;
exhibits desire 10 stir up the people
Of this state to riotOus state Of mind.
Il openly incltes disorder, when there Is
no cause for it-not even in the misrep-
RESERVATIONS Of Its unreliable and malic-
Ious correspondent at Charleston.
Nobody that the IntsllIgencer knows
Of Is asking for anything save justice
in the matter Of contest for seats in ;he
legislature. Nobody contempIates
military government In this stats. Fed
eraI troops cannot be called 20 interfere
With state Affairs. except in a case Of an
arehy. Interference with federal author
Ity. rebellion aga.ns; the federal govern
mem and violations OF the federal laws.
There Is absolutely no intention Of
President McRinley.tO send troops into
this state for any purpose or 10 settle
contests for seas in the legislature. nor
could there BE-. All such talk Ss for
manifest and despicabIe purpose.
The Democratic organ IS going to ex-
tremes when II presumes that the peo-
pie are ignorant enough to believe rs
absurd reports; It is lacking in dtscre-
tion when it seeks to stir up feeling by
publishing every foolish faisehOod that
Is imposed upon It.
As TO the governor calling out state
troops. we are sure that the governors
intentions are badly exaggerated by the
Charleston disturber OF peace and the
wheeling breeder OF disorder. The con-
satution OF the state declares that The
governo. shall be commander-in-chies
OF the military forces of ;he state lex
cept when they shall be called into the
service Of the United states), and may
call cut the same to execute the laws.
suppress instruction and tepel inva-
siop. ''-sectlon y OF Article :.
We may be sure tina; Governor Akin
son Is not going to make use OF the
guard in any manner except in an emer-
gency such as Is provided for in the con-
si.ution and the law. All the rot"
which IS appearing in the Register Is un-
authorized. is malicious. mIschievous.
and calculated 20 do great harm in the
state and to It's good name abroad. Isn't
ii abou. time the Register were begin
ming to realize that the public is grow
ing tired of its effort on this line?