Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-21
MONEY TALKS.
WILL MAHLON CHANGE, OR rHg "INTBLLI-
GSNCER" PLEASE PUT up"
fhs Register" Rstsratss Is Charge Against the
High Tax ApOstls-HOw Republicans
Work-Anoihsr Joint Debas-Pre-
paring 10 March.

Among Republican emisssries that have
been especially active in this community,
one Mr.. Mahion Chance has been q promi
nent figure. Mr.. Chance is a paid agent
of the National Republican Committee,
and is striving to prove himself 8 laborer
worthy Of his hire. A short time since
this distinguished parsonage honored the
innocent and unsopbisticated citizens Of
Wheeling and vicinity with q witt. He
came with q blars Of trumpsts. He would
enlishten us on the tariff and kindred
topics. But Mr.. Chance didn't enlighten
much. In fact he was a failure rs an
'enlightener." He was closeted with the
faithful q few times, and then silently
folded up his tent and stole away.
Commenting on that visit, the REGISTER
made the charge that Mr.. Chance had said,
in private conversation with a prominent
manufacturer of this vicinity, that the
Mills bill was all right. A few Of its
schedules might be out Of the way, he
said, but ID was all in all q good thing
The only trouble wss the Democrats ought
not 10 have the credit of it Such was the
sum and substance of the REGIsTER's as
sertion. IL created q sensation, aud well
it should. For wasn't Mr.. Chance a lead
ing apostle Of wal taxes, snd didn't he
have q high seat in the synagogue? There
was q scarrying in the IRteligeneer Geek
loft. Something must be done. The
wires were brought into use. The voluble
Mahlon WA hunted no, and the following
denial. which appeared in the hteUigeneer
Of September 10Th, was secured.
NEw YORK, September II, 1888.
TO the L~ntsliGsneer, Waeeiing:
The charge in the REGISTER is false.
Never said anything of tbs Kind. Have
always denounced the Mills bill as radi
cally bad aud q sectional political JOB.
MAHLoN CHANCE.
The blooming journslistic falsitier on
Fourteenth street was in n state of ex.
u~ltation bordering on the jim.jams. AT
last il had the REGISTER in q hole. It's
own falsehoods had been repeatedly ex-
posed and held up to public contempt
until public contempt had ceased to gall
aud private shame had ceased to be felt.
Now it thought il had an opportunity to
BE- ~revenged, and its cup Of Joy was full
to running over.
The REGISTER has no desire to mis-
represent Mr.. Chance in this matter. His
opinion and the opinion of a thousand
other paid SCENTS who sell their services
for hire, would hardly make a strong
political argument. But il adheres to its
original statement. Mr.. Chance did tell
q manufacturer of this vicinity what
was stated, and the REGISTER has this to
say. It will lay a forfeit on the matter
with the LntelligeRcer or any other person
or persons who desire TO accept the chal
lenge. If the REGISTER Cannot produce
the manufacturer TO whom Mr.. Chance
made the statement that while some
schedules might be wrong, the reduc-
tious proposed by the Mills bill were
all right, bat we (meaning the Re-
publicans) want to make that reduc-
ton" then il will forfeit $50 to the,
charitable institutions Of Wheeling. On
the other hand, ii ii al produce this man
u~facturer, then the opposing parties are 70
forfeit a like amount. Money talks. Will
Mr.. Chance or his friends accept the chal-
lenge? The REGISTERS authority is an
honorable, upright gentleman. If any one
wants to test the quality Of his steel they
have an opportunity. Perhaps the much
too-talkstivs Mr.. Chance would like a go
at him?
In the meanwhile we reiterate that Mr..
Mahlnn Chance, an agent of the Republic
can National Committee, il private con-
versation TO o manufacturer Of this vicin-
ity, admitted that the Mills bill was n
good measure, But Republicans didn't
want Democrats TO have the credit of pass
ing it. Where are you Mr.. Chance? Come
at us some more.