The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-20

Senator Faulknrr's friends In Yves. vir-
CHINA have been Commenting severely
on the fact that the Democratic organ OF
his own Etats has remained silent
through all the attacks that have been
made upon him by the silver faction. It
ID only when the Intslllgtncer, upon au-
thority. than which there Is no higher In
Democratic circles, reviews. for the benz
eflt OF the West Virginia public, the cir
cumstances OF this contest. which are 80
familiar to everybody in congressional
clrcles in Washington. and the readers
OF the Bryan papersc outside OF the state.
that tho Registee comes forward, mot
with word In denial OF what Mr.. Bry-
ans friends are charging. but with a
simple. silly, weak attempt to cast dis.
credit upon the 1ntelllgencer's publlca.
tons. .tl
The thing which the ReElster's read
crs, especially those who arc friends OF
Senator Faulkner. look for, Is not dis.
cussion Of the authorship OF tho Intelll-
gencer's publications, bu. a defense OF
the senator from the war that has been
made upon him by the free oliver ele-
ment OF HE own party, and the charge
that he is not at heart In sympathy with
the cause OF Mr.. Bryan, both OF which
the Intelllgencer has faithfully chronl-
cled. Nor do they expect Of their organ
an attempt to Offset the fact that there Is
a serious, condition confronting the DEM
,ocracy OF this stale taffec.ing the ma
tional Issue between two wings Of the
party, and between Senator Faulkner
and the Bryanites. who have declared
war against h!m). by mlsquosihg the In
telllgencer.
The Register, for instance. mlscon-
ssrues the statement In the Intelllgencer
involving the Chiffon matter in the incl
dent. What the Intelllgenccr's dispatch
stated was that Senator Faulkner's as
slstance was enlisted in consideration Of
the support Of the Chiffon crowd for re.
election to the scnatorshlp. and that the
senator's New York friends had been
appealed to, they being given to under
stand that the Chiltons' rehabilitation IN
the party was necessary to Mr.. Faux
ner's success. This can be denied, OF
course,.but the facts are no secret to
many persons in Washington and this
state.
It go happens that Mr.. Faulkner's
Tammany friends arc appealed to, and
that Boss Croker is interested in crush
Ing out Organism. It It's simply part Of
the general plan contemplated by Tam
many to extend its power from New
York city to the national Democratic Or
ganization, matter which Is notorious,
and is being generally commented on
and cartooned in the press OF the coun-
try. Hence, Tammany's interest in Sem
ator Faulkner's re-electionand in retain
Ing him as chairman. All the affected
ridicule Of the Intellsencer by the Reg
lister does not alter these facts.
The Register should not take It for
granted that It's readers in West Viz
ginia do not sec newspapers published
outside OF the state. nor that they are
not wondering why 1t is that their state
organ IS not defending their senator
against the charge of helping to throw
Bryan down in 1896. The Intelllgencer
does not make the charge; It simply
quotes Democratic authorities.
The other day, when the Intelllgenccr
undertook to defend the senator from
the charge, and Showed how he swallow
ed the sound money principles he ex-
pressed and voted for In the senate, in
order to help manage the 1886 campaign,
our esteemed nelshhor simply made a
sneerinS allusion to the well-meant ef-
fort. Why doesn't the Register take up
the cudscls for the senator Against the
fight that has been made against, him
by the Bryanites in Congress, in the
matter of the craftsmanship? Applying
epithets to and misquoting the Intelli-
sencer doesn't affect that issue.