Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-04
BERIsFORD REPLIES
To the Statements in Yesterdays "Intei-
IlGencer'-Reid and Stevenson Conn
pared

pared
To TIE Editor Of he REGISTER:
SR:-I see by this mornings Intelli-
Gencer short article saying l made
false statements in my defence Of Ma
tional President Mcbride in Tuesdays
issue Of the REGISTER, yet they failed
very materially in that article TO show
how or where had made false state
mentS. do not desire to make use
of my name officially in the interest OF
any political party, as some OF our Re-
publican miners have done in order 10
try 10 further the interest OF their
party, but claim yet that it was obliga-
tory on my part to defend
our worthy President in an un-
just assault on his character
published in Mondays INteLtigencer.
Had the above never been published |
would not have written any defense, as
would not have had occasion TO. am
ready and willing TO cut loose from my
official capacity for the present, and
give the facts as they actually exist,
without cent of campaign Doodle TO
get so full on l cannot tell the street
from the pavement; here it is without
money or price: In the first place, after
the nomination OF Mr.. Reid, how
went up all over the cOun-
try among organized labor
ing people over the dupiclty
of the Republican party in nominating
a man such as Reid has shown himself
70 be- for over fifteen years the arch
fiend of organized labor, which our Re-
publican friends cannot and dare not
deny, after which the Republican press
published some stuff IN regard to Gen.
Stevenson'S infdelity to organized labor,
something after the fashion OF their
campaign documents, which were
thrown broadcast over the city to-day,
and is a reprint Of the article published
in Mondays IntelliJGncsr, 20 endeavor to
offset the character OF Mr.. Reid in labor
matters.
Mr.. Foster, Of the Labor Leader. see
ing this, wrote to National President
Mcbride, OF the United Mine Workers,
asking him as a brother and friend. as
TO the truth or falSity Of the Republican
accusation In regard to Stevenson. His
answer we all know, which is that
labor, which Mr.. Foster published in
his paper without the knowledge or
consent OF President Mcbride. The
National Democratic Committee seeing
this, saw it was clear, authentic vidi-
cation Of their candidate for Vice Pres
ident, copied it, had it printed in pau
phlet form and distributed so the
public would know the facts regarding
MIR. Stevenson but In their desperation
as a drowning man will grab at a straw,
hunted up some more lies TO add TO
their already long list of falsehoOds to
show that Mr.. Stevenson Is an enemy
to organized labor and that John Nc
Bride is liar, yet they or their hire
lings paid by the Carnegie Republican
Campaign Doodle do not nor cannot
show with all their despairing forts in
their documents a single thing Mr..
Stevenson has done himself detrimental
to the interests OF organized workmen.
We do not deny that the coal COM
pany in which Mr.. Stevenson is
interested did at one time while he was
its attorney have strike and trouble
with their men, which Mr.. Stevenson
could not help, but they do not attempt
TO say that everything has not gone on
smoothly since Mr.. Stevenson has be-
come the company's president. 1t is
not the place Of the president of the
company to go among his men and tell
them to organize, as they have not
been since the trouble before mention
ed. As President Mcbride says it is the
careleSsneSs and apathy OF themselves
that they are not organized.
As for Ma Bride seeking an Office, it is a
pure fabrication, the fact of the matter
is Mr.. Reid has been waging war on
labor organizations generally-the
printers in particular-for over fifteen
years, and the charges (which are purely
Republican tabricatiOns) against Mr..
Stevenson only since his nomination as
Democratic candidate for Vice Presi-
dent. w. ). BERISFOBD.
Wheeling, ". "a, NOU. 3, 1892.