West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11
A LIAR AND A pERJuRER.

about Democratic candidates. As an
instance the New Era published last
week the infamous lie manufactured
from the whole c]otn by scab window
glass worker from Pittsburg, one Jas.
Campbell, to the effect that Congress-
man w. l.. Wilson. of this State, and
w. ID. Byrum, of Indiana, both men,
bers Of the Ways and Means Commit
tee, had said that S15 a month was
enough for any working man, notxith-
standing the editor must have known
that Mr.. Wilson had characterized
CampbelPs statement as a bottomless
lie, and notwithstanding every sensible
man had reason to believe without Mr..
Wilson's denial that it was a bottom
less lie. But the editor of that paper
and some others in this section, true to
their instincts, which impel them to the
conclusion that lie is as good as the
truth so long as it serves their purposes,
are not restrained by the improbability
of the story, or Mr.. Wilson's denial,
from its shameless reiteration in the
columns of their paper Their only
hope of defeating Mr. Wilson is by di-
verting the attention of the voters from
the real issues Of tbo campaign and the
hopeless and helpless physical condi-
tion of their candidate by silly canards,
which ought to have no weight with
sny Intelligent voter. The statement
found below from Messrs. Wilson and
Bynum will set forever at rest the S15
a month lie of Campbells, but it is
| probably too much to expect that 1T
will not be followed by others equally
ridiculous and equally false. In the
meantime we call the attention of our
Republican brethren to the fact that in
their pleas for decent campaign they
may ask too much to insist that the de-
cency should all be on the Democratic
side 1t may be difficult for Demo-
cratic editors to restrain themselves
from attacking the very vulnerable
points in the character and condition of
some Republican candidates if the Re-
publican press continues its present
mode of warfare against Democratic
candidates The following from the
Sunday Register of last Sunday gives
the full and correct history of Camp
BELLS story:
Some time since Mr.. Jas. 4 Camp
bell, of the Window Glass Association,
made public charge that Representa-
tive Wilson, of West Virginia, and
Bynum, of Indiana, had told him that
'$15 a month was good wages" for a
workingman. AT that time the Regis
ter denied the statement, in behalf of
Mr.. Wilson, and also published his
card denouncing it as a falschood.
Campbell replied, rcafhrming his charge
and making affidavit thereto. The
Register Immediately mailed copies of
the affidavit to 9Iessrs. Wilson and BY
mum, and has received the following
replies. The delay in their publica-
ton is due to the fact that both gen
tlemen are serving the party on the
hustings and considerable difficulty was
experienced in reaching them.
WAsnyoToN, ID. O., Sept 27.
TO the Editor of the Register:
l have just read for the first time, in
the clipping you sent me, the affidavit
of James Campbell as to an alleged
conversation with pr. Bynum and my
self, in the Ways and Means Commit
tee room, about the LIST Of last March.
in which he says: "In talking of the
workingmen's wages" Che is referring
to glass-workors) 81 made the state
ment that S15 a month was the rate of
wages paid in Europe on certain work.
Mr. Bynum and Wilson both spoke up
and said that S15 a month was good
wages for workingmen. When asked
how men could raise family and udu-
cate their childred, they then said
II a man had his own home and gar.
den patch it would answer They were
then asked how a workingman was 90
ing to get home and patch Of ground
working for Sl5. There was more
passed between US, but the above is
correct statement Of the case regarding
the S15 per month"
I havo a distinct recollection Of the
conversation between Mr Bynum, aud
myself and Mr Campbell, when he was
introduced TO us in the committee
room last spring protesting to be a
representative Of a glassworker's assoc
citation who wished to talk about the
tariff on glass.