Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-11
WESTON, w. VA, January 0, 1895

TO tas EDITOR OF tbs Reois,sr'
S1R-Men who would muzzle the press
and prevent the free expression OF opin-
ion in the selection Of the peoples rep
resentatives "are fit for treason, STRAIT
egy and spoils." And 1t is not surprising
that Hart, of tho Wheeling Inteligen-
Ger. and White, of the Petersburg
Journal, have wilfully and maliciously
made false statements relative TO my
Communications to their papers. what
makes their actions more contemplate
is that they hope TO succeed before the
facts can reach the people or their rep
resentatives. The article which ap-
peared in the State Journal Of January
Sd is in substance the same when was
sent to the Inteligencer, and by Mr..
Hart cast aside without notice or COM
ment. Now he comes out
editorially and says that Ed
tor Whites letter explains itself and
furnishes to the Republicans OF the
State sufficient reason for the Intelli-
gencer's refusal to publish DR.. Hollis
communication. | say that when Mr..
Hart uttered this statement he inteR-
tionally made base Misrepresentation
of the facts, and il he IS not the coward
he is taken 10 be in journalism be Will
show where in that letter to the Inteli-
gencer / made any statement that could
be construed To reflect in any unde-
served manner upon another candidate
for honors at the hands of the party"
He arogantly assumes that he is deal
ing with q very meek class OF men
when he asserts that "none OF the gen.
tlemen now candidates for any place in
Charleston have the i'll Will of this pa
per-" Qntelligencer.) Hart knows that
he has treated every candidase, except
his favorite, shabbily in this Senatorial
contest, and his conduct will not be for
gotten In day. ! have shown how the
citizens within the incorporate limits Of
Weston stand as between Mr. Elkins
and General Gof-111 to by sigma
lures out of 1876 Republican voters in
favor of Golf, in favor of Ekins
not signing, and is not signing
prefer Golf. This poll was
fairly taken, but Hart has no respect
for numb ers or facts it seems when he
can falsify to sustain himself against
the masses l was surprised 70 see
that Mr.. White would lend himself to
help Hart out in such outrageous mis-
representations. Mr.. White knows
that the page of nv communication,
which he refused to print, was chiefly
criticism of Hart's course in refusing
the use OF the columns Of the Iutelli-
gencer to Republicans who favored
others than Mr. Elkins for the Senate,
and that there was not one line or SEN
tence that was untrue or In any
manner a reflection on Mr.. FL
kins. Mr.. White, when requested by
telegram, to return my manuscript
only returned that which he published
and that was corrected without my cor
sent for no other purpose than TO
weaken its force, and not TO suppress
anything that reflected upon Mr.. e.
kins. AS Mr.. White kept that rejected
page, hope he will do me the fairness
TO send it TO the Register for publica-
ton, or give one sentence that was I'M
true In IL through the columns OF the
Journal, and let the public see whether
or not it has been his iunc-
ton to mix in" as be states.
say here that Mr.. White unqualiiedly
fasifed when he stated that sit would
have been an outrage to print IL as
originally sent" meaning sent to the
Intelligencer.
The Intelligencer kept the manuscript
sent for publication, and l now brand
Mr.. Hart as an unmltigated falsfier II
he does not publish so much of that
communication as referred 10 disre-
spectful terms to Mr.. Elkins or any
other aspirant for Senatorial honors.
And II Mr.. Hart will say that be has
lost or mislaid the manuscript, ]
will forward him copy thereof
made through carbon paper, SO that