Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

ment once more over 70 the enemies OF
tariff reform and the agents OF the
trusts and mcaopolies.
COAL TARIFF LITERATURE.
The Whitney syndicate, which has in
1 vested largely in the Nova Scotia project
wants free coal, well assured that It's Tor
eign coal will have q great advantage ln
I the New England market. This Whitney
syndicate Is running a very active literary
I bureau, and the REGISTER seems 70 oe on
| the list for it's contributions TO the Tree
I trade side of the coal literature OF tue day.
l -IuteIigsncrr.
The InteIIigepccr is perfectly aware
that It has uttered an absolute false
hood in the paragraph quoted above.
There never was any such concern as
the whitney syndicate. This inven-
ton Of the Republican leaders was eI-
ploded long ago by MIR. WHITNEY, him
self, who expressly and emphaticaIly
denied that he was interested in any
such concern, or knew Of any one else
who was. Our neighbours suspicion that
this mythical concern is running a
'uterary bureau" is amusing. The In
tcllgcucr is very sore over the con-
vincing interviews with Kanawha and
New River coal operators published in
the REGISTER, which showed conclu-
s.vely that they not only have no fear Of
free coal but welcome the release IL
will give their industry from coal car
rying mouopolies and the wider mar
kets it win afford for their product.
These interviews, as the Intcliigcnccr
we'll knows. we're furnished from no lit
erary bureau but were obtained by a
member Of the REGIsrEB's staff, who
personally visited these coal regions
and spent days In interviewing coal
operators and miners. This may seem
strange to the IltcIIigcuccr, which has
never exhibited sufficient brains or en-
terprise I'm news gathering to accom-
plish anything of the sort, but tits true,
and was so ordinary an occurrence in
the work Of this Office that the REGIS
rEE did not deem it worth Dragging
about.
But there is a coal tariff literary
bureau; it is, however, on the other
side Of the question. And this bureau
sends an enormous amount Of matter
out periodically to Republican
papers. and the mtdIigmccr is promi-
nent on the list Its headquarters is
ia Washington, and it is conducted by
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad COM
Dany aided by the Baltimore NdnWdct-
lrcry Record, a high tariff organ, It's
matter is sent out accompanied by a
note from the general passenger agent
of the g. Is o. politely requesting the
reproduction of as much of the matter,
as the editor may find convenient. As
the general passenger agent is the man
who furnishes the railroad passes, the
editors generally manage 20 find room
for a considerable amount of his matter.
This is the only coal tariff literary bu-
reau we know Of and the only one
known 10 the mtcUBUccr, which gets
most Of it's alleged arguments against
free coal directly therefrom.
The C. d. o. railroad and the @. q o.
coal agency, which are practically
one. are working hard to retain their
grip on the throat OF the coal operator
and miner and the coal consumer and
90 continue TO pocket the tariff bounty,
which McKINLEY'S followers, who
know nothing of the workings of the
company fondly imagine goes to keep
up the wages Of the miner.
And the uteUiqmccr is one OF the
slavish organs OF this selfish and OPP
pressivo monopoly and daY By day
obedisntly lends its columns tos pecious
and lying arguments in support Of this
all-around outrage on miner, operator
and consumer.
Least said, soonest mended, is a mo,
to which we commend 20 the careful
consideration Of our lazy and unen-
terprising contemporary on Fourteenth
street. when it contempIates, hereafter
the discussion Of coal tariff literary
bureaus.