The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-08
Mr.. ELKINS
NAILS THE LATEST CAM
PAIGN LIE ABOUT HIM,
Which was Sent Out by the Ma
ti0nal Democratic Committee
To Many Mud Machines, Includ-
ing the Wheeling Register.
That Absurd Story about a Colo
niZatiOn Scheme
Stamped as u Malicious aud Silly
FalSelIOOd,
As well as a Slander OH the West
Virginia Central Railroad,
Which is Controlled Almost Sole
ly by Democratic Leaders.
Facts that no Respectable Demo
crat in the State win Deny.

cfdC i'll Juc StaJc VIII DcHSs
New YoRK, Sept. Another Demo-
cratic iulsehOOd has been eneCtually
nailed by Mr.. s. B. Elkins. The Times
and other Democratic papers through
the country have been printing the
statement that Mr.. EIkins was engaged
in coionizing negroes along the line OF
the West Virginia Central Railroad, so
rs to vote them in West Virginia at the
coming election for General Harrison.
Mr.. Elliins reacllcd this city from Deer
Park yesterday morning, when his at
tcntion was called to the report, which,
it is learned, was given out by the Dem
ocrtjc National Committee.
WHAT THE DISPATCHES TOLD.
The substance of the article was that
Stephen b. Elkins, Vice President OF the
West Virginia Central railroad, now
building, proposed 10 carry the six cleo
tomI votes Of West Virginia over to
Harrison, Morton and Protection by
colOniZing the State with 5000 negroes
from the hopeless Democratic States in
the ncighbOrhood. They were to work
on the railroad, the story went, and be
forced to vote the Republican ticket. 1t
was called State steal, and the villain
ous pcrpetrator of the dark deed was TO
be at once "seen to- by Chairman BriCe
OF the august and judicial Democratic
National Committee. Incidentally it
was mentioned that President Foster OF
the National League OF Republican
Clubs, had been in West Virginia with
Mr. Elkins helping him in his dastardly
work OF ColOni2ing by travelling around
to the crossroads aud forming Rcpubli-
can clubs OF two aud three persons each,
The story was given out in the usual
"intclleCtual'' way by the Democratic
managers. II was thought to give addi-
tional color to the yarn by attributing it
to one Barrett, an engineer OF some sort,
connected, or aupposed to he connected,
with the road.
Mr.. ELKINs STATEMENT.
Mr.. Elkins denied the story in the most
positive terms, and added;
at only Illustrates the desperate straits
to which the Democrats are resOrting to
save West Virginia. They feel that they
are beaten there, and are putting out
such statements to serve rs foundation,
later on, on which to charge us with
stealing the State. 1t cost them $4,000
to keep West Virginia in line four years
ago, but even that amount will not save
them nOw."
In answer to the specific charge OF col
onizing negroes, Mr., Eikins sent the toi-
lowing letter to the editor OF the Times:
SPECIFIC DENIAL.
"In your impression Of the 2nd in
stant, which have just seen, appears n
statement which am told has been gen
orally repeated in the Democratic press
OF the country to the effect that with
other Republicans | have been engaged
in Colonizing negroes along tue line Of
the West Virginia Central Il Pittsburgh
Railroad in West Virginia, with view
to carry the State for the Republican
ticket in November; that in pursuance OF
this plan 5000 negroes have been i'm
ported from other States and employed
in building the railroad, and that this
statement is based upon information
given by one Jonathan Barrett, claiming
to formerly have been an engineer in
the service Of the company. beg you
will allow me sufficient space in the
Times by way OF reply to say that this
statement, in every particular, aud in all
insinuatiOns, is simply absurd, false aud
malicious. This will be apparent from
the following iacts;
THE ROAD CONTROLLED ny DEMOCRATS.
The West Virginia Central & Pitts.
burgh railroad is largely owned, con-
trolIed and managed by Democrats. Its
president, who has the entire manage
ment OF lis affairs, is Democrat; its
superintendent oil construction, who has
charge OF the employment OF hands in
building the line, is Mr., William Il.
Porter, OF Port Deposit, Md, a lifelong
Democrat; seven OF the nine Board OF
Directors are Democrats, among whom
are ex-senator William II. Barnum,
Chairman oil the National Democratic
Committee: ex-senator J. n. Camden,
member OF the National Democratic
Committee for West Virginia;eX Senator
I II. G. Davis, OF West Virginia; William
II. German, brother OF Senator A, 7.
German: ex-senator William Pinckney
White, OF Maryland. a. +. German was
for six years director, and is also n large
steckhoIdeT Of the company.
COLONIZATION AN IMpossIBILITY.
With such names as these in the con-
troll and management OF the affairs Of the
company you will agree that it would be
impossible to use the funds OF the com.
pany to import and employ 5000 negroes
>, or any other number, TO vote the Repub,
lican ticket in West Virginia in Novem'
ber. Ny time has been so given to other
business matters that have not been
over the line OF the road more than three
times this year. never employ per
son in the service OF the company, and
| have no power to do so. Personally
: do not know one OF the employees en-
} gagged in building the line OF the road
except Superintendent Porter and hi,
assistants, and rs to whom he employs
have no knowledge, nor have ! eve
been consulted. | know through thI
President Of the company, that there art
. not to-day $50 negroes working on th'
' line OF the road in the service OF til,
( company, and not one Of this numbe
|. can vote in November, because unde
the law OF the State a residence OF on
year is required, and none OF them hav
been in the State that long.
4 As TO Jonathan Barrett, who is allegcu
Y to have furnished the information TO til
1 National Committee and the Democrat
6 press Of the country, l have never hear
II OF him and no such man was ever en-
plOyed as au engineer in the service {