The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-08
THE EVENING MONOTONY.''
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Editors of the Register.
The following from the evening paper,
for A downright Justification of the facts
recommends itself to the public toe
plainly TO be taken at one gulp:
"rhe statements and resolutions pub.
lished by few printers recently in the
employ ol this Office display fertility
of imagn alton highly amusing to any
one acquainted with the facts. We do
not intend " sift this mess of chaff to find
the modicum of truth, perverted and dis
torted rs it is, that may be contained IN
it. An intelligent public does not require
any such effort from US. As several OF these
individuals are still in debt to this o.
flee, it i'll. becomes them to allow any
such falsehoods about receiving their pay
to 10 published. The "boys" also. fully
understand that their conduct in en-
deavoring to pay off men now IN our EN-
ploy and otherwise interrupt our bust
ness was the occasion of the purposed
delay in paying them this week. AS we
have before said this matter Is OF no IN
terest to the public, and consequently we
cannot occupy time and space IN motto
ng the ridiculous statements published.
The resolutions adopted were not the
production of a dew printers formerly IN
the employ of the Standard Company,
but of between thirty and forty printers
from all the Offices of the city, and dis
play fertility of imagination, so far as
truth is concerned, not among the virtues
of the Standard man, but no doubt suits
his purpose well to evade an honest AN
swer to the many facts brought forward
by The compositors.
l. is an old but trite saying, that ait is
hard to get blood out of a turnip." How
In the name of common sense,
then, can money be procured
not due from a firm not possessed of the
requisite collateral to pay that which is
already due. This question, Mr.. Stand
ard, we ask you in all candor, and defy
you TO answer it truthiully and without
quibbling, and sustain your assertion that
any of the former printers of your office
are indebted to you, inasmuch as you
have not yet paid them their salaries,
but have merely given them YOUR paper
ia the shape of checks on the bank. Pa
per is paper, and money is money, fact
you must be well aware OF, Ms exper-
fence is hard school to be
taught in. Pay your workmen what
properly belongs to them, and we dare
say, if they are indebted to you, you will
receive your dues; but do not accuse men
of owing your concern when you hold
their money in your possession and are
living off the property belonging to them.
Again, do not add more to your list of
sins by classifying the facts. "Truth is
nigh and will prevail" and your
attempt at an apology, in stating that
wages were held back purposety on ac-
count of the "boys' using their
uest endeavors to defeat your ty-
rannical and oppressive aims, is
as far from the truth as the kingdom
of his Satanic Majesty is from Heaven.
You dare not meet us half way IN this
matter, and make affidavit that the
printers have misrepresented you. The
com oositors are ready and willing at any
time to substantiate the truthiulness of
their assertions under oath, which the
Standard will not and cannot disprove
in like manner. If they can, We
insist that they bring forth the wit
nesses, and place the evidence side by
side, that the people may Judge who is
correct. VIII such be done? Ii not
they recognize the truth and justice Of
our claims, and prove themselves fearful
OF the result. A WoRKISGMAN.