Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-31

or ml1llOn6 Lney GO not owe shah not
be saddied upon them by corrupt poll
ticians. and indignant as honest men
must become at the impudent assump-
ton and effrontery of this dishonest
organ, we cannot forbear smiling at
the unlimited cheek it took to write
| the paragraph just quoted. Not salts
fed with grossly garblirg the Register
and confusing the matter by referring
to the session of 1897 when the events
sion of 1895. the constituencies organ
also falsifies the facts concerning the
brief consideration of the debt ques-
| ton by that later body. For example:
A resolution was introduced at the ses-
sion of 1897 to the effect that the debt
subject be not taken up al that ses-
sion. This resolution was a mere bluff
| for buncombe on the part of the Re-
publican majority and IA aggravated
case Of sour grapes, for the Wall street
debt syndicate never showed its nose
! at that session, their game having bcen
blocked SO completely by the Democrat
ic minority at the previous session and
the people having meanwhile become ST
thoroughly aroused to the gravity Of
the situation that they knew it was
useless to try it a.ain so soon. The
one modicum of %D,sh In the Parkers-
burg sheets mess of falsehood is that
one Democrat did vote against the res
clution, but even that Infinitesimal
particle of truth involves braZen false
hood, for the reason that that Demo-
crat, Senator Dotson, voted against the
resolution because it was to his think
ing crude and did not go far enough
in its opposition to the consideration
of the Virginia debt scheme, to which
Senator Dotson was as strongly op-
posed as any Democrat in the State.
Yet, although Senator Dotson explained
his objection, and it was thoroughly
debt schemers hoping the people have
forgotten the circumstance, now quotes
the instance as showing not only that
this Democrat was in favor of taking
up the debt scheme, but that the whole
Democratic minority favored it! The
impudence and effrontery CT this is
beyond adequate characterization. In
fact, as we have said, it is an
exhibition of such sublime cheek and
brass mounted gall that, insufferable
insolence and falsehood that it is,
it still excites more amusement than
indignation because Of its utter
Righteousness.
The desperate struggles Of the organ
to extricate its bosses from their own
trap but tighten the hold upon them.
The deliberate falsehoods it has not
hesitated to tell to distort the record
but bring the truth out more plainly
as the searchlight is turned into the
dark corners. AS the memories OF
the people are freshened, their dis
trust of these slick bosses, whose
untrustworthiness has been proven, is
once more aroused. This much accom-
plished, the Register is willing to leave
the rest to the thoughtful considera-
ton and common sense OF the people
of all parties, to whom this Virginia
debt if saddled upon them, would
hcN luz ,.,Yip of a
never-ending burden of interest
charges that would render the case OF
the taxpayer, already sufficiently hard
pressed, hopeless.
To avert this calamity the Register
has called upon all Democratic legs-
lative candidates to put themselves
upon record publicly as opposed to this
debt scheme In this way alone may
the people know what legislative can
didates to vote for to be absolutely
safe from this incubus.
The people are assured Of these
facts:
Whenever the Republican leaders
have had an opportunity they have
endeavored to saddle the Virginia debt
on the people.
1t will certainly come up in the next
Legislature, as witness the Wall street
advertisement in New York and West
Virginia papers to that effect. PRO
VIDED THAT BODY SHALL BE RE-
PUBLICAN.
If the next Legislature shall be Re-
publican the Democratic minority
MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
BALK THE DEBT GAME AS IT DID
IN 1895
Therefore, let the people see that
there is a Democratic MAJORITY in
the next Legislature, pledged in ad
vance against the debt scheme.
Secretary Alger says he does not
;,,+opd 70 ordor ion Of ha