The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-07

FNtERAANa
pose OF putting the Vice Presidents In
the Presidential Office In the two fifat
Instances Il was successful : Il was AT.
tempted with Mr.. Buehanan, and failed.
II succeeded with Mr.. Harrison and
Mr.. Taylor; then Mr. lincoln was ae.
sassinated.n :.
We esubmit that this proves Mr.. Ash.
ley to be amply qualified in imaglna-
tion for tho lower walks OF fiction,
A correspondent of the Pittsburgh
Commercial says: It Is reported that
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has
manifested n desire to obtain control Of
the HempHeld Railroad. with the view
Of making a connection with the Con.
nellsville Railroad at West Newton,
and the proposed Monongahela Valley
Road. at Monongahela olty. This is
au important matter II true when It is
considered that the same Company
have control Of the Ohio Central Road,
with the Hempheld they will control
the great coal trade Of West Virginia
and Western Pennsylvania.
The Revenue CommIssloner's report
last year stated that the men employed
In the glass works and steel factories
in Pittsburgh, have averaged eight
dollars day wages. This statement
startles a Boston paper, which asks:
care not tariffs too high when they
give to the day laborer wages as large
rs. the salaries Of Governors and mem.
bers Of Congress, and more than tho
graduates OF our colleges can obtain for
years In any profession :" Ifpay de.
pends on useful work, we think that
the man who earns his money by hard
labor deserves quite as much as either
Governors, Congressmen or college
graduates. A great trouble in this
country ia that too many people try to
live without work; and that whilst pro.
fesslons and stores are eoverstocked, and
there are about twenty times as many
politicians as there ls any necessity for,
the useful trades are neglected by
young men choosing callings in life.
The founder Of the New York TH-
bAae, describing In Bonner's Ledger
the time and circumstances OF his first
issue of that famous journal, pays this
generous but Just tribute to the abili.
ties OF his then assistant, and now chief
rival in journalism and politics:
~ had already secured a first asslst-
ant In Mr.. Henry ]. Raymond, who,
having for two years, while In College
at Burlington, Vermont, been u valued
contributor to the literary side Of The
Nep Yorker-had hled 10 the city direct
ly upon graduating, late In 1910, and
gladly accepted my offer 10 hire him at
IS 90 per week, until he could do better,
l had not much for him 10 do till The
Tribune was started; then had enough;
and 1 never found another person,
barely OF age and Just from his studies,
who eviuced so much and 30 versatile
ability In Journalism as he did. Adler
and stronger men l may have met; a
cleverer, reader, more generelly effi.
cient journalist, never saw. He re-.
malned with me eight years, II my
memory serves, and Is the only assist
ant with whom l ever felt required
TO demonstrate for doing more
work than any human brain
and frame could be expected
long TO endure. His SALARY was OF
course gradually increased from time
to time; but his services were more val
liable in proportion to their cost than
those OF any one else who ever worked
on the Tribune.