The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-04
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THE INTELLEGENCER.
WHEELING, FEBRUARY a. 1899.
Real Revolutionary Talk.

In the face Of an agreement signed
by Republicans on behalf OF the major
ity OF the state senate. and Democrats.
Including Speaker Mckinney, on behalf
OF the majority OF the house of dele
gates, that the Nidd-Morrls contest case
in the senate and the Brohard-Deat
case in the house should be taken up
Z; and decided on their merits on q GER
tain date, next Tuesday: and in the face
OF the further fact, duly reported in
yesterdays Intcllgencer, but no; re-
,terred to by the Regiscr. that move
was on foot between Democrats and Re
publ!cans TO settle the Kidd matter on
m impartial basis. the Register Of this
city endorsed yesterday, and even
urged, resort to one of the most rev.
olutionary and outrageous schemes that
was ever planled-wholly without pre-
cedent, which. II carried out, would dis
grace the state.
The Register endorsed the proposition,
discussed in a Democratic caucus, but
repulslye TO every honest citizen, that
appropriation bills, save those for hu-
name institutions, should be killed. It
counts the Importance Of single seat
in the senate. which is only vacant
by signed agreement beween Demo
Gratis and Republicans. pending final
decision, as against the financial honor
and credit OF the state Of West Virginia.
when it says, uublushingly:
It is encouraging to know that The DEM
ocratS OF the house hare threatened to cut
appropriations TO the bOne--holdin6 up all
but those necessary for the conduct OF the
humane inssitutIons-and LEAVING THE
STATE HOUSE RING ALMOST WITH
OUT FUNDS. II justice Is not done in the
case OF Kidd. legally elected By Ill ma
lor!ty, and ousted without pretel5e OF JUS
tee by simple resolution.
Let the Democrats OF the house stick
10 their intention and the taxpayers will
lack them TO man. regardless OF party.
WITHHOLD APPROPRIATIONS, espec-
tally for salaries. and the ring, which
rules the senate majority, will come TO
time with rush. for they will lie hit In
their most vulnerable spot-their pockets.
J.! Kidd Is sacrificed LET THE A L
FALL ALSO on THE APPROPRIATION
BILL Give the revolut!onsts dose OF
their own eye-tor-eys policy.
Was ever more infamous PROPOSE
tion than this laid down in any state?
WAS ever a more dishouorab!e sugges-
ton made by any newspaper than that
the expenses Of the state government
shall not be paid; that the wheels OF
government shall be stopped; that hon
orablc obligations shall be repudiated:
that the mandates Of the provisions OF
the laws and the constitution for the
maintainment OF Z government shall be
thrown aside. repudiated, annul,ed;
that salaries OF our state officers shall!
not be paid. merely for partisan re-
venge?
By what measure does the Register
gauge the honesty and the integrity Of
the Democrats Of the house OF delegates
10 imagine for one moment that all Of
them would go to such an extreme?
Taxpayers will back" such q move
1aent, indeed! Would the taxpayers Of
this state endorse an act which would
render tha!r state government impotent
TO govern: would they endorse 4 state
OF absolute chaos. merely brought about
by difference over the title OF one Of
two men for seat In the senate? How
would it reduce their taxes in the end?
Would not Democratic citizens suffer
as much by such condition as Repub-
l!can citizens?
kidd was ousted without pretense
Of judgment by simple resolution"
says the Register. Has the Register
forgotten that the precise proceeding
was had in the senate In this case as
was had in the house in the Brohard
case? a Republican secretary OF state
listed Kidd tDem.), on the strength Of
his certificate, as he listed Brohard on
the strength OF supreme court decIs-
ion and 4 pri!na facic evidence OF
marked ballots. Both were unsca,ed
by resolution" pending the decision Of
the contests. Both stand In the same
hI atdlS nave Dccn vacant,
but they will be filled. under binding
agreement signed by Democrats and
Republicans.
the Register urges Its party to with
hold appropriations" for the state gov
crnment If the Kidd case Isn't settled
according 90 its way OF thinking, but IS
silent as the grave regarding the Bro
hard case. Revolution" Is n term our
contemporary loves to use. What thin.
could be more revolutionary than 10
stop the wheels OF government and lg-
, nofe Il solemn obligation FOR no other
purpose than to vent malice? Let tho
fair and honorable Democrats OF the
: legislature, themselves rs much az ANY.
BODY concerned In the credit Of their
olatc, blush for the party organ. In
the meantime, the Republicans ana
Democrats VIII so ahead and scttlc the
Two contests and In all probability
there win be no severe loss to either