The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-04
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THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING !, JANUAKY 4 Ism. !.
ID. Tint !. TAYLOR County casc.
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Speaking OF the Intelligencer's claim
Sthat "the Justice OF the case In the Tay-
5lor{ county matter is on the side OF the
Republican claimant" the Register, as
Stunning that the 1ntelligencer has no
I right to express such an opinion. works
!!Sitself into an attack of the rabies, and
inquiries what semblancc OF justice is
there on the side OF the Republicans. 1t
Z also urges that the merits of the case
were not presented to the court, and
that the cast stands, precisely as 1t did
and that the house must determine the
contest.
The Register should not grow excited
for the .Intelligencer stated the clrcum-
+ stances In just that way. 1t knows full,
y we'll that the merits OF the case were,
not heard by the court: the merits.
however, have been presented to. the
public more than once. From all the
y circumstances. and the evidence which
showed that ballots had been changed
I between the official count and recount.
signed the Democratic claimants GER;
1tiflcate and Immediately sneaked from
: the state to prevent n mandhmus by the
Circuit court from being served upon
: him-an Incident the Register always
avoids mcntioning-and few other
facts which have been aired by papers
of both parties, the Intclligencer feels,
Z justified in the position It has taken.
This paper also believes, from its per-.
sonai knowledge OF the character OF
leading Democrats in the Legislature.
: and the Democratic claimant himself,
/. that there are some who will not en-
gage in, anything which cannot be s,,s-
tanned by the law and the evidence. a
fair and impartial hearing of the case Is
expected by the public, and the verdict
OF such a hearing will be accepted by
Republicans and honest Democrats
alike. The Intellisencer firmly believes
that justice. In view Of the very remark
able, not to say suspicious. action OF the
8 Democratic, commissioner In evading
Z his duty under the law, is on the. side
Z OF the Republican claimant, and 1t has
! as good a right to express that opinion
as the Register has to evade the real
facts and circumstances to render judg-
ment on the iother side.
We trust the time has not come In this
state when case involving the rights
OF voters is to be judged on the pre-
sumption that one side is composed OF
y set OF thieves and that there are not
Z fa!r-minded, honest men on both sides.
Three eminent supreme court Judges,
belonging to opposite sides Of political
questions, rendered decisions regard
less of political bins. which is greatly
3 to the credit OF our excellent highest
judicial tribunal
The 1ntclligencer believes 1t does not
ovcrate the honesty among leading cit
{ izens who have been chosen to repre-
sent the people in the Legislature, when
z 1t declares that fairness will govern
their hearing of the evidence that will
be presented to them at Charleston.
Z Time Will tell whether this is nm unwar-
ranted assumption, and for the sake of
I the honor of West Virginia we hope
that We are not deceived In our estimate.
The newspaper which made 1t bust
nescs to champion political steals by
Z other legislatures might do well to take
: more liberal and broad view of these
matters and cease its campaign of pref
udice, which only serves tosweaKen Its
cause. &