Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-07

p.,,sburg Times contains a long
I'D editorial. in which it reiterates
'.'. .;,,.s lies about West Virginia and
80 that tue HATFrELDS are the mur-
.cj harbariaDs its sensational CORE
,.,t s,,d they were. 1t refers to hls
r d. loHs-rxploded lies as "circum-
..J statements, written from
- ohtaiued on the spot. "
,, spot Did the Times
..scoodent 20 to Logan county,
..., VIRGINIA This is where all the re-
~. murders have been committed, and
n,,nrl,ly the spot where newspaper
49,, wished to print the truth would 90 to
~, t,r fae iacts. But the Times did not
"A il, man there Il sent TO Pike eoun-
r.Dm.Ev. the home of the MCCOY
-,lyr,-s ani where nine West Virgin
.,. moss Do, IN Jail. who were kid
md hy the Mccoy band. There it
~ rhr M,CuYS' version Of the affair.
:. .,s.i,>,Iy refused to print the other
.,..f Re story IS given by disinterestsd
.nay,lru OF uudoubted integrity, who
..... ben 20 Logan rounty. the agent OF
,r WILSON. and the aihdavits OF the
ts.-,y.I,- themselves. The REGISTER
rs. nrn,,u that Gov. WHSON-St whom
,r, r.-, principally directs its attacks
t...usrl every enicayOr to get at the truth
o, rh- affair and suppress disorders, has
..mpI,ed with the request Of the Governor
fl, kentucky tor a requisitiOn for the &C
and was first TO order
,-,.,-.. 10 the scene THIS is proven by the
.,....,l documents Serured and published
b, IN, RsGi~rEK, and which could rs
,,,... have been secured by the Times, but
me ..a, refuses 10 say word Of this,
h,,ppi a mere misleading reference. A
pertinent query Is: Why? Is it because
The I.a., i Republican aud Gov
-rn.- WILSON Is Democrat and
We, Virginia Democratic. II would
,.tu 50 irom the very bitterness
with sh.ch the Tm-s calls tor political
rbsg.4 IN the Government OF West Nir-
sua. It's persistent references to the HAT.
..s..- ~ Democrats and its stesdta5t re
,usal to give the West Yirginiaus con
,rrari hearing.
The Time. will permit US to compliment
D; Gil It, steaiilSt psrtiSanship. 1t, very
evidently. thinks the Republican journals
of H., state are not able TO tight their own
yoitica, battles
Par our r,,tsburg contemporary will
also permit us 10 say that its Pennsylvania
methods viii To. work 10 West Virginia.
We; virrui.Gs DO not regard this HAT
.E.u.McCur affair as politicsl matter
because they know that politics has moth
a- whatever TO do with it. There is no
y5..t.,-, In the general condemnation with
vhrh the Time, Kentucky lie meets in
this state On the bare word OF the Nc
Cor, OF Kentucky, whc. it has been
g-Oy.u. have ,,umitted murder aud arson
10 West Virginia ny Wholesale, the Times
ilmuS this STATE ,u the ewes of its readers
aud while printing column after column
trou the MrCuv gtng refuses absolutely
to give auy one from West Virginia hear
,1g OF even 10 print the official docu-
meurs which may he found on file in the
Offices OF the Governor OfWest Virginia and
the Governor Of Kentucky.
Tee I,m., says
Tue Hru-lis may be good citizens"
Udgvd by the West Virginia standard, but
they are guilty Of the murders a. charged,
They may be bosom friends
as they are valued political supporters OF
Gov Wilson, but they are cutthrOats, as
sa,,ias, mu-dererS, all the same.
And IL makes this remarkable charge on
the bare and unsupported word of the Nc
COY gang, aud IN the face of absolute
proof IN the contrary.
Il is time to call halt on this sort OF
thing.