Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-23
TIE SITUATION.

TIE
The investigation into post-election
doings in Taylor county and the re-
count of the ballots by the sub-com-
mittee of the Legislature proves be-
yond question and to the satisfaction
of all reasonable men that Dent was
elected over Brohard by "a votes. This
represents a change of three votes from
the previous count and effectually gives
the lie to the claims of the Charleston
gang of fraud in the previous count.
Those claims were never supported by
a particle of evidence and were simply
the reckless Nominations of the Elk
ins-Scott leaders in the Legislature
who have been straining every nerve
and esour to manufacture out OF
whole cloth some sort of basis for the
proposed revolutionary work of turning
legally elected Democrats out of the
Senate.
The finding of the Legislative COM
mittee in the Taylor county case is final
and ends that controversy. Dent will
be given the seat to which the people
elected him.
Now let the revolutionists in the
Senate carry out their "eye for an eye"
program if they dare, or if they can.
While the leaders of this lawless gang
would not hesitate a minute to perpe-
trate the proposed Dawson-White out
rage of throwing legally elected DEM
ocrats out of the Senate, it is a matter
for congratulation that there are prob
ably enough Republican Senators with
regard for the law and their oaths and
obligations to the people to block this
revolutionary game. Such honorable
men as Mr.. Whitaker, Mr.. Fast and
Mr.. Marshall 1t is not believed will
lend themselves to, or permit, this pro-
posed infamy and stain upon the honor
Of the State. Although staunch Re-
publicans they are men of honor and
integrity and it is confidently believed
will not permit p~artisanship to carry
them beyond the bounds Of the law and
the constitution. The people and es-
pecially the better element of the Re-
publican party may congratulate them
selves that such men as these are in
a position to save the State and their
less pirates who would wreck and eter-
nally disgrace them in order to accom-
plish their own and their masters
selfish and dishonest ends.
The eyes of the nation are on us just
now and it is devoutly hoped by all
good citizens regardless of party that
nothing will be done at Charleston to
disgrace the State of West Virginia.
AS the situation now stands, the Re-
publicans in order to elect the Senator
will have to depend on the votes of
Messrs. Pierson and Getzendanner, who
are clearly not legal Senators, and trust
to the slim chance that the Republican
majority in the United States Senate
will be sufficiently partisan and dis
honest to accept the Senator so elected.
1t is their only chance. Without the
votes of Pierson and G~etzendanner
they must allow the Democrats. who
have the legal majority, to elect the
Senator.
The situation is plain and cast-iron
and must be met fairly and suuarely.
The revolutionists in the Senate can
succeed in their purpose of %overturning
the will of the sovereign people only
by disregarding the Constitution in
these cases or by openly violating all
law and order by ousting legally elected
Democratic Senators, which revolution
airy proceeding, as stated. is likely to
be blocked by law-abiding Republican
Senators declining to countenance it.
The Democrats can afford to view the
situation calmly, complacent in the
knowledge that the right is on their
side.