The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-25

the interview the delegation had with
Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Bynum does not say
that he did not give the desired informa-
ton. He simply and vaguely intimates
that he did not make a certain statement
quite as strongly as our correspondent
quoted him as making it, and says he
was not present at the interview. Now,
the INrRLLIoENcER correspondent, be it
remembered, did not state that Mr.. By
mum took part in the conversation. On
the contrary, he distinctly stated that
Mr.. Bynum did not take a part. This
Mr.. Bynum himself confirms, The ques-
ton arises, how could the ISTELLIGENcER
in its "cock.loft," over three hundred
miles away, have manufactured q special
which in so small detail was practically
correctP Again, that manufactured"
special stated that Mr.. fancy desired
that Mr.. Stalnaker should not accompany
the party to Washington, but would have
much preferred the company Of Postmas-
ter Simpson, or some other good Admin
istration man, in whom he could have
greater confidence. This statement,
which so far as the significance Of the
visit was concerned, was one Of the es-
sentials the Register has not contra
dicted, and the ISTELLIGEScRR believes
it cannot do SO truthfully.
Again the special stated that the dele
CATION received cold comfort from Mr..
Wilson; at least, that he did not give
them much satisfaction-another OF the
essentials that the Register does uot deny.
The Register was anxious to have its
constituency remain in ignorance OF
the fact that its general manager, after
having endorsed the pottery clause Of
the Mills bill, made trip to Washington
to have it altered, lest he might be &c
cused of insincerity or inconsistency,
and is worried at the INTELLIoEScER's
success in finding out all about it. In
order to attract attention from the CEN
trail point in the matter it attempts to at
tach importance to immaterial matters
contained in the ISTELLIdENcER's re-
port. 1t becomes more and more appar-
ent that the Register is very much wor-
ried over the manner in which its
general manager was given away,
and being unable to account for the
fact that the INTELLIGENCE was able
to give the details Of what it
industriously labored to suppress, it
seeks to make its readers believe the IN
rELLIdENcER's special was bogus. Sup
pose it did not come over the wires,
Though it did SO Gomez, what matters it,
so long as its material statements were
true and remainluncontradicted? Is the
Register puzzled to know who gave the
little scheme away? Somebody leaked,
evidently. The INTELLrGENcER does not
feel called upon to "prove its case"
The news it gave seems to have been
genuine and important. II neither,
why does the Register devote so much
attention to it? A letter from Mr.. Will
son denying the Washington interview
might convince the public that the GEN
eral Manager OF the Register did not at
tempt to have altered a clause in the
Mills bill which a few weeks since he
endorsed as follows in his paper:
ain the pottery industry, much i'm
portant raw material used in the manu-
faCture is placed ON the free list, notably
the foreign clays, which our home man
uiacturen are compelled to use to make
good article of pottery, and which now
bears duty of s. a ton. Gentlemen en-
gagged in this industry assert that this more
than balances The reduction on The finished
product, the protection on which in the
Mills bill is still from 40 to 45 per cent.
1.-THE bill is acknowledged BY all unbiased
gentlemen interested in The induStric' mem
toned, to be an admirable and most conserr-
attire measure uhich wH do nothing but
good to this section. The statements, for
purely political purposes, to the con-
trary are vicious and a wrong on this
city. II they have any effect it must be
harmful one to our industries and our
people"