The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-01
Tho Register Persists in Quoting
Words that are False.
PROOFS AS STRONG AS HOLY WRIT
Which that Paper does not Dare Dis
pute, that its Reiterated Quotation
from Congressman McNIillin is False
in Toto.--some of the Facts on High
Authority.

ton Congressman Mcllllln Hhue. out
yesterday it returned to the attack;
After quoting Mr. McAlillin's refuted
assertions again, it adds on its own
authority:
Not only has the lnborcr "becn forced to pay
more for the roof that shelters him, for the nat
that covers his head and the woolens that cover
his hRc&," not only has Mcklnleylsm forced
/, him ITO pay more for the linen he wears the
BANNER and hoe with which lie works not
only have his wages not gone up one cent"
MI ,,.,o.,,,.a afN. Nf.NI;,lin which
uttet""'o " - - -,
the Register reprints IN DIacR type once
in so often, is as follows:
me HpoLSF nas oeT GIi Nv, ,b w " tSSt Gov.
tnv IOoI inH '. vi .n0 n Sos S;s
els ms heGu ghu s M0oieliI Na ~ SSrS S1, he
back He mas had 70 pay more !GT me ISu h ne
Nes' INC ns KY uu MVD VIZ eorn IN ono
cent WHAT benefit has Increased protection
been 70 htm3
The Rslistsr evidently believes firmly
:.4to Iii ,Loos,, "a liz ,roll st,,cl, IN IL
u IHe V'u .IeOiy' t'9 ~, wv iIt ~ -
as good as the truth. lhls Ialse sLate'
.t.;tL, ,L,t ,,,nor oI,bo,,b iie' fSlsitv il
htSt '""' P"Poti 1-.. - L'.' -
apparent on It's lace, ana IL mas peeh re-
ftlted by the INTRLLIGENCRR over and
80. *, ~, ~, tns+;,nonv ~ leading
over "s"i" VH tile 'ea slIi W. u
local manufacturers ana merchants
AS long ago as March II the lNTELLl-
GEScEE printed interviews Oh Whicn the
following extracts are part:
MF. HGhry sohhepoFn' AuFn'SLinE
goods dealer, SAID:
"Eyerythiug I'm my line Is cheaper By 10 or II
NOR can, Fine underwear and hosiery Is
cheaScr today Than II ever was. although right
Si,eT iTe NrKiniev Mn went info effect prices
were advanced considerably BY importers who
bccalne frightened. but the result was that ex-
poTteEs 81 ths other side took s3SanRgs Of the
fno SIScc ann and in SonseSuenee liz reduction
followed, which has been maintained up to the
present time, and don't think they VIII ever
advance again to the old prices, for the Amert.
can manufacturers are beginning 10 realize the
fact that they ara protected. and have begun 70
manufacture goods as me Us anySlm hofI It;
which was not done before the Mehlniey pII4
went into effect"
Dlnger BROS, matters salu:
Hats have fallen of from ~ 70 $S per cent on
an ana sNeE WSsra IN S SU9 S0 We eceed s. ba
we now get 81 so and for better grade at that:
I y que 70 s0s %oa was ~ Tne tsyoFe hat
This has been superseded by fqrsdt hats which
wear 0e,eE s a M 81 bas e seen IN ne
fact that prior 10 the passage Of the Mckinley
bill all hat bands had to be imported win Tue d
sSSds Sp T N bis eoptry for ess money
'' s,;,, ~ .s , Pc s,ict,s - NJ WcW;i.
rn,S otatsrnsnt n GrndIino & %,
sa;d.
sa'u: .,.. :. ...,. 49,. ,,.... ,uo
nv 10 10 ~ per s% cent and In some Sepsrt@e1ts
even more. SHIRTS, for Instance. that retallcd
tors2 30 In $50 now sell Tor e ana the e. cheaper
KIN bro IN s IN isO now sells for sS and 30
the reduction runs through almost the entire
line.'
AS to hardware, OFT Bros. q Co.
said:
"There Is no marked change in hardware.
Every thing Is down e bed rock prices except
nbSt sprCSd 1aI ~ tbe nSFet b. the tar but
that only brings out a better class Of American
goods At the same price, though there Is no co'n'
paEison III qultisy.
N. Sonneoorn, OF the HnD, uutman
ing dealers, confirmed what Mr.. Gund-
ling said. Greer ana Lang agreed Win
OFT Bros. y 20. as to hardware.
THE FACT AS TO ROOFS AND TIN.
1,,tesliOet.cer Of March &C.
An INrett1arNcER reporter Yesterday
called m Mr. B. F, Caldwell 10 secure
some definite data ON prices of tin roof.
inc and articles made of tin. which he
wonld he able to youch for, The Reals.
Ter Quoted timer or two, but as usual
named none.
"Mr, CALDWELL" the reporter said,
"does tin rootinv cost a great deal more
now than It did two years ago?"
81 should sav it is about the same. 1
will refer to my books and tell YOU pre-.
ciselv what the FACT is."
Entry after entry was examined and
Il was shown that the cost ia no Greater
now than in 100 At the same time.
Mr.. Caldwell soid he is now paving
hiober waves than he did then.
In Jply, lS9o Mr.. Caldwell nut on a
roof ont 1t Elm Grove for Kuntz & Co.
Fla showed the reporter where it was
charged at Sc square. The round tin
spoutins on the same house cost l24
Tie other dav Kuntz & Co. gave Mr..
Caldwell n contract to roof another
house nj Elm Grove at S. per square.
Subsequently, another timer offered to
nut ii on for S. So The spouting on
This house is to cost 10 cents a foot
These nre but SAMPLES OF the general
condition. now and then. "Facts are
stubborn things" and theory has 10
conform TO them or ret paralyzed.
The renorter suggested:
MFrec trade ORGANS will say the tin is
notso good"
Mr., Caldwell responded: AZ ruaran-
tee the tin and tern plate use now to
he Of the same grade and same weight
Ss I used in 'Ol."
as tinware anv higher?
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