The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21
Special Dispatch to The intellIgoncer.

WARRINGTON. d. e.. Dec. 9O.-..Rep-
resentatlye Dayton is very much in
earnest in his advocacy of the measure
he introduced on the fiEst day OF the
present session of Congress for the
division of the state of West virginia
into two federal districts. The same
measure was before the last Congress,
with the prospect at an early stage OF
favorable action by the committee and
adoption by the house. Circumstances
interviewed which rendered 1t impolitlc
to press the bill at that time. Mr.. Day.
ton does rot admit that the opposition
put up against the bill was instrument
tai In defeating e. Other state inter-
ests-the river and harhor improve
neats. for one thlng-were to be looked
after, and 1t was deemed expedlent to
wait until the measure could receive
attention without involving other mat
tiers OF Importance. He accordingly
bided his time, and ut the present ses-
sion reintroduced the bill.
Mr.. Dayton has this to say OF recent
criticism of the measure;
II was very much amused upon read
ing Clerk Delllcker's interview in one
of the state papers against the judicial
division bill" said he, to the Intelligent
Ger correspondent, to-day. at would be
presumed that after his mortlfying ex-
perience during the last Congress. when
he appeared in opposition to that meas
ure before the judiciary committee OF
the house, and got SO mixed as to
cause afterwards many not very fiat
tering comments from those present.
Clerk Dell!cker should learn that silence
on the part of some men is golden, but
1t seems he has NOT. His effort to make
out that this bill has for It's purpose the
making OF places for pack of hungry
office seekers, and is not needed, is
mere opinion.
The bill creates one Judge, one dis
trict clerk. enc marshal and one district
attorney additional, ana these are
places tina. are not filled by the class
generally dubbed hungry and chronic
office seekers but from the best and
most talented citizenship OF the state.
Neither IS any one OF these places
pledged or promised, as has been so
systematically intimated by those of
Mr.. Delllcker's way of thinking about
the matter,
II have not the time nor inclination
to enter into the facts and figures. but
they have been and will be fully pre-
scented to the judiciary committee when
the proper time comes. and the data
will be obtained from the official re-
cords In the attorney generals office.
1t is sufficient now 10 say that thoss
records will show among other things
that Mi. Delllcker's statements to the
eject that the district court OF West
Virginia does not have half enough
work to do, are not true; that, on the
contrary, for years 1t has had one OF
the largest crlmIna. dockets In the
country equallIng that Of as many as
dozen other similar courts combined;
that it has enough civil cases on its
docket. II carefully tried, TO more than
engage Its constant attention, to the
entire exclusion OF all criminal bust
ness, and it is also well known, and Is
testified 4, by large numbers Of the
best lawyers in the state, that very
many caseI would be brought there but
for this longested state, and for other
reasons relating to the present condl-
tlon of affairs. 1t will further be shown
that the extra expense OF the addition
al offices made necessary by the divis-
ion can AMI doubtless viii be more than
cqualled in the saving Of mileage and
In the transportation of government
oflcials and prisoners.
1T ought to be remembered by our
people that no department OF our gov
eminent ia carried on with less parti-
sanship, and on better business prin-
ciples. than that of the department Of
Justice. and that Its Uniform policy has
always been to oppose, without fear or
favor. the creation OF any new districts
unless 1t was deemed absolutely for the
hes, interests of the government and
people. and in pursuance of this policy
the attorney general personally, In the
strongest terms, approved this bill. In
the light of this dlsInterested indorse-
ment or It's merits and necessity, II
might be well for our Interested friend.
the clerk. to be Just little more mod
est than Ia apparent In his clubbing It
as absurd and conceived only In the
interests of the pack Of hungry office
seekers.
"The trouble with Delllcker and a
few more IKE him, is that they cannot
realize that the old regime In our state
Inns passed away. and that the new
West Virginia, requiring live, vigorous,
up.to.dnte business methods and i'm
elements. is at hand; that with millions
OF dollars pouring into her borders and
being Invested in her timber, iron, coal
oil and other vast resources. all bring
Ing new end additional litigation of
great Importance, It will not do for us
10 depend longer upon one district
court. presided over by Judge not far
from eighty years Of age, who has
long since passed the legal period pro-
vldcd for retirement and who no mat
ter what his ability may have been
cannot do the work by reason of ma
lures uneirlng law, even though such
men az Dcliickcr himself grown grey
os cierk nay be fully convinced that