The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-20

Labor Commissioner Peck intends to
make things for those who have ques-
toned the correctness OF the figures in
his now famous report. He came to
New York yesterday and was seen at
the Victoria hotel by a reporter. He
talked freely and seemed to be per-
fectly content with the outlook in the
mandamus proceedings, which Will be
settled this week.
When asked as 10 the truth OF the
statement that no lad burned or caused
10 be destroyed the individual reports
iron which his report was compiled, he
said: =,
"The papers have not been and will
not be destroyed, but Mr.. Anderson and.
the other mugwumps, or anti-snappers,
as they call them, will not get them. l
obtained most ofthosepapers on my per-
sonaI pledge that no names should DO
disclosed.
~ could not have obtained the data
otherwise, as the law docs not give me
power to require facts concerning any
private business. The Same rule holds
good in all the states where there are
statistical bureaus and also in obtaining
figures for tho United States.
I'm Massachusetts it is by statute
made misdemeanor to revealsuch facts.
| wrote TO thousands Of manufacturers
who had refused to send figures asked
iorin my circular and on my promise
TO Keep their names secret they entrus-
ted me with the facts. will not break
my plighted word no matter what will
be the consequence. l will go to jail
first.
"As to the correctness OF my figures
themselves, they were u surprise-dis-
agreeable II you will, but surprise-to
me. | had expected it to be all the
other way and. the first tabulation on
the silk industry was our way, but
nine.tenths OF the others, both indtvid'
ually and by trades, showed large in
Creases in production and the wages
paid.
at was the most searching investiga-
ton ever made in this state, and the
figures published are correct. They are
borne out by those obtained by Com
missioner Wadlin, Of Massachusetts,
and by Commissioner Peele, OF Indiana,
who Is stanch Democrat He, like
myself, began the investigation in the
expectation OF obtaining different re.
suits.
Il worked on the line OF the facts OBJ
tanned from manufacturers, while no
took those obtained from the workmen
themselves; yet our figures coincide
exactly.
az have heard from both depart
ments, in fact from majority OF the
twenty.eight in tho United States, APP
proving my course In refusing to give
names asked for by that person, Ander-
son, and his fellows. / have a strong
letter on the subject from Commander
Hotchkiss, Of Connecticut.
1.-THE most amusing thing to me in all
this is that the word of a state officer,
who has held the Office without COM
plant for over nine years, and who was
good enough to be appointed by that
superlatively pure patriot, Mr.. Cleve-
land, should be doubled, Now these
impudent persons say they want alb
stracts and atfidavits, and they will get
them. AS a matter OF fact they do not
want them, but intend they shall have
them until they are sorry they ever
made their little bluff. BY Tuesday or
Wednesday OF this week will give
them certified transcripts OF 10000 in
dividual cases OF increased wages and
production, and intend to give them
over $4,000 before Pm through, and
they will all be sworn 10,
III Anderson wanted the names and
facts he could get them almost as easily
as did. / took Wilson's Business Di-
rCctory and wrote to the manufacturers
whose names were in it, Let him take
the names Of those in New York City,
and seven-tenths OF them will admit
that they have sent reports to me, and
that in their cases the facts are as
stated. Butthesc howlers for purity do
not want facts.
"The trouble is. Mr.. Cleveland has
lot Of fool friends, and he has thou
sands Of them who should be killed off
before his chances of election are total
ly gone. Mr.. Whitney has done what
he could, but it's too largo contract
for one man. These foolish persons are
so elatcd at having stifled tho voice Of
bhO VI w bGLuOGIuCy III ENGh luth bLutSt
and OF having defeated the choice ofthe
real party OF the state, and they seem
70 imagine that they own the universe.
They are sadly mistaken. and they
should be called OF. The national COM
nittee could do it, but does not, So
much the worse for the party.
1.-THE organs Of these Mugwumps are
not abusing Senator Hill and his friends
as they did, but the individuals are as
bad as ever, and we all know the papers
will break out in abuse OF him Just as
soon as the election is over and their
end has been served. The World is try
ing to read me out OF the Democratic
party, ] have been Democrat all my
life. while that paper has bolted time
and again. 1t wants mo out because /
have told the exact truth, It's cafe to
say it will never be driven out OF any
party Tor the same reason.
THE Sun plcases me, in some things.
like it, and ii it would only add to its
platform OF no negro domination in the
South another clause. No mugwump
domination at tho North will be
heart and soul with It am thinking
OF Retting out few parallel columns OF
what these muRwump and boiling
organs have said OF me in the past and
are saying now"
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ADiabolical Trio.