The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-29
Friday, December %, 1911.
A LATE CONVERT TO ogcgNcY

LSi OONsGNi ~ OGOcNNr.
It is sometimes hard to answer
fool according to his folly. This. the
Intelligence finds especially true
when IL attempts to give serious con
sideration to the utterances OF such
newspapers as the Charleston Gazette.
relative to the Virginia debt question.
In a recent Issue. the Gazette began
a discussion OF the Virginia debt with
the following remarkable paragraph:
Il II pathetic to read the nonSsnslcaI
gibberish about the Virginia debt suit
which tho wheeling Intelligence. in It's
efforts to start ogden in mis- fight Tor
the senate. let's go upon the public. Og
den IL fooling no one but himself. He j.
clearly maneuvering for the senate. lie
understands that he IN unpopular and -
'Noked up" TO Scott and TO Scotrs pri-
mary in Ohio county in 1910. lie fully
compartments that. out IN the open. as
candidate for the senate. he could not
carry his own precinct in ohio county.
lie dare not attempt such a feat Ne Is
trying. however. TO scheme and manipu-
late 80 as 20 make mis- money effective
mixed np die situation one or his
laughsble attempts to get prominence IL
his arguments in the debt case. lie BIZ
ts the defender OF the state
IL is always interesting and enter
tanning TO be instructed as to ones
own views and motives. By carefully
reading what his enemies say about
him. the average man can learn a
great deal that he did not know be
fore. and much that he never dreamed
of. To the editor OF the lntelllgencer.
IL seems unnecessary. egotistic in
fact. TO disclaim the high ambition
which the Gazette charges him with.
In order. however. to set at rest any
qualms that the Gazette or any one
else may feel. the InjelliRencer begs
10 state that it's editor has no inten-
ton whatever Of being q candidate
for any office OF any kind. either in
the near or distant future: but had he
such ambitions he fails 10 see what
wrong would be done in seeking TO
further them by attempting to defend
the Legitimate interests Of the state
Of West Virginia. The Gazette CON
cludes its remarkable editorial with
the following paragraph. which strikes
a new note:
TIE Gazette desires % announce 10 the
policy that would CRITICIZE ann honest
sincere effort o. eNtrtcat. tni4 state
from a dangerous position ~ is NOT
afrald 70 uphold a Republican governor
y 10 tries TO d. right. We shall await
the action - Governor GlaSscock. deter
mined 70 iudge his course. regardless Of
It's political aspect
This Is novel When and where has
the Gazette or auy other Democratic
organ ever before expressed deter.
mination 10 await the action OF GOV.
ernor Glasscock?'' Is i- not a fact that
for the past three years the columns
OF the Gazette have tecmcd with In
situations against the integrity of
Governor Glasscock. and against the
ability and policy Of the attorneys rep.
resenting the state of West virginia
In This case? Is il not fact that
when the commissioners representing
the state Of Virginia forced them.
selves, without invitation and without
ceremony upon Governor GIasscoci.
during the last summer. they went
FIRST t0 the Office OF SO Charlie. tom
Gazette and notified that paper OF
their plans. ana that 10 collabors ed
with them in an absolutely Indecent
assault upon the integrity OF the ro,.
ernor o. This state Is o. not o. fact.
IN a public address at Marunsburr.
Senator W p. Chiffon. proprietor o.,
the Gazette. assailed ne good fai,h ~
the administration and practically
allied himself with Tho gang ~ plum.
derers who have been seeking to rob