The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-02
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=, Nos, ~ and ~ Fourteenth Strrst

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%, Nov. ~ and ~ Fourteenth Street.
p,rl.trr's Course In Regard 10 the
Strike Settlement. z
rbe E,yi.tr OF yesterday publishes sever.
l.,,neal letters on the subject Of the strike
.,.,ence lust week, purportlngto come
Am wotkmen, every one Of which wc
=, reason 70 believe Is not only bogus
4 manufactured in The hyistsr Office.
T,do not suppose n responsible author
.,hs given for ono OF them, but that like
,.,o,ls "ais,aid," used in itsepor! the
Ir,krence proceedings, they serve simply
s,oOnyenient disguise for carrying OH the
,,tnp. to drag this paper into what It re.
,,,,, As The unpopular side Of the recent
tnks difficulties. We have no Anonymous
Jtv,nen.s TO parade in offset to these ar
me-, BIZ, wc have two or three documents,
,.,oasibly signed, which in consideration
,j,h.se attacks OH the part Of that paper
.shsye concluded to submit to the candid
alignment Of the public. They are as FOL-
bn:
d, Dorunrnt No. l.-Mr. Geo. Wise.
lu Thursday last during the session Of
n, meeting at the rooms Of the Riverside
Inn Works, called 10 consider the differ
,pces between the manufacturers and the
,O,kmcn, | sent Il special message TO Mr..
Campbell to request his presence there.
lIe came to tho meeting in response to my
request, and the only remarks he made
,l,er he 20. there were to defend the pub
lica,iops that had been made in tho news
p,pers IN regard TO the strike. lie said
nothing whatever on the subject OF the
strike OF on any OF the proposed methods
d settling ii. lie sat quietly by and
listened to the remarks Of other persons.
ANer a great deal had been said in the
rOurse Of discussion took OCCASION 10 60 to
NL Campbell and ask him forhis views Of
.hs matter. lie replied that he did not
viii to say anything or take any part
IN the meeting, or give any advice
iahe matter. saw plainly that he was
anxious not to identity himself with the
alterations, and in view OF the course
pursued toward him since by tho Wheel
ius Register, now sec the necessity for his
course. | voluntarily rendered this state
uentto Alr. Campbell OIL the day the Rty.
iar, false report came out, but lie declined
buse It, saying TINT he did not want, un-
Is he was pursued in this matter, to seem
1ssoid any proper share OF responsibility
ha might attach 10 his position, and he
would wait for further manifestations on
ile part Of That paper before using it. In
uuuch rs there is n plainly eyinced effort
on The part Of that paper to pursue him on
the subject, feel that it is my duty TO him
70 make this statement rs it occurred with.
inmy own knowledge. IA.
Aud further ! will state, since this whole
matter has been dragged before the public
blythe Wheeling Register to excite preju.
di'r, that when Mr.. Campbell was elected
President Of the Benwood Iron Works in
January last, he took occasion to sayin ex-
pIlelt terms to the directory that the only
terms on which he would consent 10 serve
were that he would accept noactive duties,
and know OF my own knowledge that he
has at all times been very avcrse 10 assum.
Ing any responsibility in connection with
The company's affairs. lie has for years
Eas declined to accept any salaried posi-.
ton in connection with the company on
The ground that his time was fully occupied
hy h's newspaper duties. S,s ,g5-i
Signed GEORGE WISE,
Assistant Scc'yBcnwood Iron Works.
Nhtt'my, October Isi, 1852.
Document No. :.-Mcssrx. Faris l. Reach.
IN regard TO the statement appearing in
Wat pnrports to be comm,,n ication in
= E<y'ar Of this date, to the effect that
Nj Campbell suppressed some part OF the
sp0' Of tho conference proceedings Of
lAutSday in the next days issue OF the IN
'RlidgScER, We hereby stAtc that such
Asemcntis unqualiiedly false. lie never
nE, heard or dictated line OF said report
Dor made my suggestion Whatever in re.
si'l TO what we should report or leave un-
reported. 1t is not his habit to dictate 10
uin such matters. On the contrary, our
findlny instructions from the proprietors
@ THIS paper nre TO report fairly and hon
oily whatever happens, without malice or
Feludice to any one. n
tSsaedi WILL S. FARIs,
AUSTIN BEACH,
lSrELLlGEScEH Reporters.
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