The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-07
rhs New Phase of the atnson Wall Street
syndicate scheme.

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The New Pha.e Of The aiason wall Street
syndicate scheme.
One Everett w. Bedinger has brought
snit against the METEOROLOGICAL to recover
$1,000 damages. Mr.. Bedinger breaksi in
mon our meditations thus Tudely without
any word Of introduction, without saying
who he is and whence he comes, and
without advising us why he thinks we
ought to give him the gratuity for which
he asks.
We suspect, however, that this Is the
Everett W. Bedinger WHO'S the alleged
editor Of the Jim Mason Wall street syn
dicate organ publiahed at oharlestown,
Jefferson county, and called the Rsst Vtr-
1fnia Democrat. lift be the same Ben
dinger be is the individual who has a libel
suit for $4,000 against State Senator Z.
W. Morris Richie Gastte. Mr.. Bedtnger
began earlier on the Richie Gazette but
he will get his $4,000 from both news
papers at about the same time.
its o significant fact that Mr.. Morris,
through his newspaper and in his capa-
city Of State Senator, has done what he
could TO kill Mr.. James N. Mason's
scheme 10 zip up the State Of West vir-
sinia for the benefit Of his Wall Street
Syndicate. Mr.. Morris was among the
most energetic men in the Legislature In
opposition to The Mason Tax Bill, the ins
famous measure devised in the interest Of
the Wall street gang, which was intended
to squeeze the taxpayers Of this State and
would have fallen most heavily on Ohio
county. The schemers are not through
yet, and these damage suits are part OF
their schemes.
They don't expect TO get dollar from
the Richie Ga.ette, Wheeling 1STELLtoES.
CIR or any other newspaper against which
they may make complaint. Theidea Of
the syndicate Is to silence with the fear Of
punishment such newspapers as can't be
bought with the hope Of reward or the
boolle in hand. The job has gone too far
to drop it now, and while the influential
press keeps whacking away the thing can't
be put through. II this conspiracy against
the property Of the people Of West Wiz.
ginia can be made successful there Is much
good plumber in il for the men who are
engineering IL.
They have a newspaper Of their own
which denounces and defames the prom
inent men Of the State who don't pull
with them. But this is not enough. They
want to disarm those newspapers which
stand between themand the public Treas
ury, and this is their way Of going about
it.
Mr.. Bedinger hops into tho ring with
very able counsel. He has his Uncle Dan
Lucas, Of the county Of Jefferson, and one
Of the landmarks Of the Democrat, and
alessrs. Caldwell & Caldwell, Of this city.
W. P. Hubbard, a pretty good lot himself,
will Hook after the 1SrRLLlGRNcRG end, and
II he feels Lonesome the ISTELlloEScER
will try to find him agreeable company.
When Mr.. Bedipger's counsel got ready
they will doubtless let US know what his
pretext is for stirring up q newspaper
Which yearns TO be on terms Of brotherly,
love with all mankind.
We are unable to look upon Bedinger's
behavior as neighborly. His Democrat has
said many hard things about the 1NrELII-
oEScRn, as witness the following, from
last weeks issue, which We take to be &C.
tionable:
Papers, like the Wheeling ISrEL11.
.GEscER for example, are conducted on
the supposition that the people are easily
hoodwinked and can be best controlled
by falsehood and deceit; the Democrat is
conducted on the supposition that the
people have sense enough to be. influenced
by plain, honest and straightfo
statement Of facts. The. ISTRtLlaESoRg
appeals to ignorance and prejudice; the
Democrat appeals TO intelligence and pa
triotism.
SO also Of what follows from the same
paper, same uAte:
Heretofore whenever the ISrRIlloEScER
misrepresented the facts portion OF the
Democratic press began 10 explain and
make apologies. That time has gone by;
this journal has an audience In every.
county in the State, and the 1STRLLIaEN.
CIR may depend upon IL that it will be
exposed every time It attempts 10 deceive
and mislead the people.
The era OF successful lying has passed.
Here we have the lie direct hurled at
the devoted head Of this newspaper,
which is also charged with attempting to
deceive and mislead the people. We fear
the Democrat as presuming on the INTEL
LIoENcKR's proverbial good nature.
Keiley's Case.
We are likely to hear more about Kei.