Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-11
THE FIGHT PROGRESSES
lin Mason On the Late Editor OF
that DefunCt Democratic Organ,
The Baltimore Galette-A Word About
the "Spicy Correspondence - He
Sets Himself Right On the Com
mission Appointments.
!SDecinl 70 The RrIistcr.

FuRuo>r W Va, June 9-I9ur cor.
respondent met Hon. J. NJ. Mason, OF JEFF
ferson county, tonight in the Mountain
City Hotel, this place, who was on bis way
TO Morgantown. On recognizing me he ap.
preached and said abruptly:
81 have Just got to day 5 REGISTER. What
the thunder made your people publish
that letter:
Reporter-'It was short and spicy
Mr. Masou--"l am extremely sorry il got
into print II was a hurried note To u
friend. aud | will apologize TO the public
for language unfit Tor publication. man
often says in private and under prov oca-
ton What won't do 10 print.
some Men arc Gentlemen
but lack refinement others have plenty OF
refinement, on the surface. but are not gen.
tlemen. try not to be conspicuous as
lacking ordinary refinement, aud this letter
bOtheTs me.
Reporter-Why didn't you contradict
what the IntelligcnCer said?
Mr.. Mason-Simply because nobody In
West ' lrginia is such n fool as 10 believe
I at nonsense. These young fellows from
the Eastern cities labor under the halluci'
nation. we country folks are simpletOns.
They mistake provincia.ism fohstupidity,
and Hart wonders how the Republican
party manage 10 subsist before he came
here TO eyangellze us heathens. whereas
some shrewd Republicans think Archie
Campbell did the Democrats good service
TO sell his paper 10
This Young " Missionary
from Philadelphia.
EcrCrter-What will you do abOu; IT.
Mr.. Mason-NOthng Life Is TOO short
and NV hands too full tO let Hart advertise
himself by q controversy with me. A. lie
is trying TO run q very large engine with u
very small boiler. il might help him a.onS
10 fCrure n useful personal notorety, but
csn't spsre the time.
Reporter-Did you suggest Major Ben.
nett. and were you recommended TO the
Governor before you left Wheeling
Mr. Msson-When the bill passed Don.
shoo said he would ask the Governor to
appoint me. told him not TO do 20, be.
cause. although nothing would suit iae
better. ! had engagements which might
prevent giving al! my time &c the work.
hs ! wss
Leaving the Capitol
I stopped TO tell the Governor good by.
We stood talking in Stalnakers front Of.
fee probably ten minutes about the dim.
culty OF inducing competent men TO ac-
ccLi. ,..A .A
LegisiaiuIc VhIch created the oiice.
A bout the last day OF Aprii, while IN kich.
mond. heard that Bennett had agreed to
serve. and my business being in better
shape than expected. wrote the Gov:
ernor Il he appointed me, | was prepared
| 20 do nv share of the work. He did not
| orswe- ray letter. and / did not know he
proposed 10 appoint me until the commits
| sifr Was officially announced.
| ReyoItCr-I suppose you were surprised
| 1t tie lntelligencer'
Mr.. Mason-snce Campbell lea the pa
! per seemsto
! Quarrel with EyeryblAv
about rything bat / did Tot expect
them to manufacture party capital in
! matter 50 vital TO the welfare Of our STATE
ss the success Of this commission. TheJ
will fsil. however, to d.scredit ta'
! measure II we do our duty. The mos'
thoughtfui Republicans wsst the STATE u
prosper and will not ooua.enance part!
c!ap'trap about 8 subject n this genera
importance.
At this point the interview was inter
Iupted.