The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-05
WHEELING. JANUARY 8, 1893.
Tile infamy at Columbus.

In all the history Of American poll
tics there Is no recorded incident OF such
rank treachcry to party obligations or
no such case OF violation Of faith as has
been and Is witnessed in connection with
the. contest over the United States sena-
torship, in Ohio. There have been in
stances where honest and fair opposition
to a leading candidate for senator have
been fought out bitterly, and factional
differences have been carried 10 the ex-
tent OF inhicdng wounds from which
parties have been SLOW to recover: but
never before have there beensuch glaring
disregard for public sentiment, such
base betrayal of open instructions from
constituents, and defiance OF decent re-
gard for fealty to a cause. as are being
shown by the few Republicans who have
entered into a combine with the enemies
OF. the Republican party 10 defeatthe will
OF the party and to endanger the future
Of the organization In a great Republi-
can state-to say nothing OF the fact
that the treachery, endorsed and en-
outraged by men high in the
councils OF the Republican party, in
wolves the probability of rendering the
united States senate impotent to carry
out the pledges TO which the party stands
committed before the American people.
>The spectacle OF a governor, twice hon
oredHbJ his party with nomination and
election to the position OF chief executive
Of the state. (the second time by q con-
vention which also expressed a choice
for United States scnator), entering into
q combine with a party which sought to
defeat him, and which ignored no meth
cd too low to accomplish that end, to de-
defeat the senatorial choice, to ruin
the party that SO honored him, and to be-
tray the party's interests into the hands
OF It's enemies, who seek to embarass the
administration OF a Republican Presl-
dent, is a sight which calls for the con-
demnatlon OF every honorable man in
the country, regardless of his party affil-
iations.
The sight to which loyal Republicans
are being treated, Of an ex-chairman Of
the party organization. moved by petty
personal spite, and atdedl n abetted
by the governor, who received the unset
fish support of the mar whom he
seeks to defeat, comforting with
the Democratic machine, and dick
ering for his party's undoing, and the
base betrayal of the mandates of the
voters, Is as surprising as it is Infamous.
The total disregard by members Of the
legislature Of the instructions they re-
ceived from the county conventions that
nominated them; their opcn contempt
for petitions received from their constlt-
uents to remain faithful to their trust;
their urblushing conspiracy with free
silver Democrats to betray the Republl-
can party In Ohio into the hands OF the
corrupt Mclean gang, and TO violate the
faith TO which they are pledged, are the
most contemplate acts Of treachery the
political history OF this country has fur
nished.
~ Alibot pG- SIatiAy'h5 W siSSS iilSL,
who are either moved by personal malice
O private ambition, both OF which they
place above their duty TO their party and
their falthfulness to It's principles, that
!, they find no champions for their course
outside OF the Bryanite and Mugwump
press. II is doubtless a satisfaction for
them to know that In this all this couu-
try honest Republicans, who believe in
keeping faith and maintaining honorable.
obligations, and who have contempt Off
anything that vor Of party perldy,
arc d%enouncing their treacherous con-
duct. and that the leaders of the Bryan
Democracy and the journals which rep
resent that peculiar combination. are
alone sounding their praises.
1t must &c i source OF extreme pleas
urc for them to contemplate that the
Headquarters OF the Popocratlc combin-
alton On Columbus. which have been
open since the election. ostenslbly to ar
range for n great free silver Jubilee,
have IN reality been used for the pur-
poses of the plotters against the cy-
pressed will OF the Republicans OF Ohio,
and that every Democratic boodlcr, and