Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-29
AT LAST TIE coRx.

That great word battle 10 over, end, %
usual, q section Of the kid" element has
been successful 1t was great fight but II
shows that the less is sometimes the greater.
Yes, the REsIsTER reporter got into It By
the following local:
The Tribune which by its dirty course
against the Democrats lost all their support,
is now earnestly appealing to Republicans
and iair-minded DEMOCRATS to come back
and give il their suppoft" I
When it appeared it was meant for the
truth. and as to Its being snadulierated il is
the intention OF the writer to stick. But the
editor of that plate matter sheet failed 10
sgree. with us, as he always does when he
gets left. So he Immediately dips his quill
into the ink and writes. 1t is his usual old
style Of writing, the same as he has used
since his defeat in 1872, but to give the
reader an insight to matters We reproduce
it: E
It Is seen that he talks Of copperheads,
but as we are not acquainted, bis reference
may be right. Mind you, we talk this way
so that we get as near the truth as possible,
as the .willful lying has all been on one side.
Mark that sentence where he talks OF pre-
MUM fa.siier;" also where he makes the
assertion that the number Of Democrats
who have discontinued his paper during
the campaign does not exceed dozen. Is
there anything mentioned there about sixty
DAYS? This is where we get the wiry edi-
tor BY the probocis II was his statement
made above that the whole number Of Dem.
ocrats who had stopped his paper was not
over twelve. That made US feel like ven-
turing $25 into the field of speculation,
better known to c. l.. Poorman as gam
bling. Quietly looking over matters we
concluded that it was an easy mat
ter to rake up at least twenty
persons who had ordered their Tribune
stopped. We therefore wrote the following
in substance: We are willing to wager S25
that twenty subscribers could be named,
who had discontinued the above paper. Our
little local must have aroused the Colonel,
jbut he is easily awakened) for that same
evening be ragged and frothed at the mouth
and, with grappled pen unheeding the con-
rents OF that necessary convenience, the
pocket book, he published six different prop.
ostions aggregating the dntold wealth OF
$3.50, the first of which WAS complete de-
clination from the first statement he made:
he wanted to limit it to sixty days, instead
of the campaign. as he stated. He said the
reporter was a sucking" Of which we are
very proud, considering the success that has
been attained from so small source.
That tariff request man must think we
are over-Hooded with money, as reporters
always are) to bet on aproposltion that some
one makes for their own benefit. This Is
eap year, we know, but we intend to bet at
our own biddings. We didn't want to
monkey" about suth tri!iing matter as
twenty-five dollars, and so we stopped our
chin-music. The Tribune man was not
contented as usual, and give. the Sucking
another send off on Thanksgiving. He de-
fled that dey Of thanks by attempting TO do
The "kid" up in neat package. He also at
nrted 10 make bis readers believe that be
| was done with the REGISTER man. But
,uch was not the case. Sucking, wrote
check payable to the order OF
! Marshall & Marsh and left ii
with them at their jewelry store.
| # was for S25 and had been left 10 fortify
,oreyious sta !ements, Did the Tribune man
over it? No, This is part Of what he said
N his secondedhanded paper.
THE sucking of the REGISTER backs
| down from every lie he has printed as TO the
circulation OF the Evening" Tribune. he
clusters about having left check for
$50 at Marshall 4 Marsh's, that he can
name twenty Democrats who have quit our
paper at some time or other since we start,
dit. This is beginning the question, and
| q clear back kown from his own PROPOSE
ZION. Now, If he does not want to be brand.
d as dirty, lying busybody. he should put
I'd his money, not cheek or check, on
| he proposition that he can name
wenty Democrats who have quit
The Evening Tribune in any
| arty days he may select.
| We have no doubt that after the full can.
vass be has made, with local aid, Of the city
| and the country also as far as Warnock .
Station, he may find that number who
within year or two have quit, as it would
be strange indeed with this paper or any
other il that number Of changes did not oc
cur in time. He refuses TO back his lie
hat our circulation is less than year ago.
| in short be virtually a1rees by his quibbling
md squirming that he has been lying per.
.istentiy on this paper as part Of bis hired
.ervice 10 sickly dwindling rival paper
or which purpose he uses the columns oI
The REGISTER
/ Don't It make you laugh to read the
lbove2 He wants money put up instead o.
| check, when twas payable to agood
irm, who were willing to take il. The
writer ofthe above don't think be is guilu
f an untruth but most everybody else does
| fle is whining about us wanting TO go back
TWO or three years to look up the list that
has quit his paper to find 20. We asked
! nothing of the kind. II will be noticed that
,ome rival paper is breaking his heart q, he
cannot write about the REGISTER without
.ouirnipg at somebody else. Perhaps the
ditor ofthe rival paper will take no &C
count of dwarfs in the editorial sanctum:
Well, we have taken down our money and
have wiped the gore from oul
hands and have put away our sword
| NEWS NOTES.
Mr.. Lem Westlake who died on Thur
day, will be buried this afternoon at
o'clock. -.
John Taylor used the clothes line too lib
orally on bis wife's back. II cost him
| S23.6
Mrs. Eliza Sykes died in the Fourth ward
at the age of 73.
Ionic Lodge, No. 43s, r. d A. N. elected
the following officers W. NJ, j. K Pur
nell; J. W, James McGraw; treasurer. A
Klotz; secre,aey, VIM. Blackburn; s. D..
VI. E. Pearson; J. D., Thomas Hayes
TYLER, !. n. Grafton. Installation ct ths
next regular communication.
Miss Bee Holiday will return home TO
day.
Turkeys will be cbanced of tonight 81
McDermoua
|. W. 8. Aalt is laid up With sickness.
| The Fourth ward boys organized . gle
club last night
Mr.. Harper. of New Cumberland, W. Va.
is in town. 2
c. Rurabach has had 500 target set N
in bis beer garden. ..r....,.
Turkeys are still plenty.
On December the first lecture OF ~
course takes place.
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