The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-21

resources, situated geographically as
they arc, within a days travel Of the
| Atlantic coast on QUO side aud within
easy access 10 tho markets OF the south,
west and the great lake., foretOll Wost
ViTginiR'a destiny, II is the strangeit
thing in the history OF the develop.
ment OF tho country, said the governor,
that at so late date this empire Of
I wealth il being broughtto light, but II
10 a grand reality now,
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Two other gentlemen spoke at the
edtors' meeting on similar lines, though
presenting another phase OF West Vir-
rlniss development They were DR.,
Goodnight, tho new president al tho
state university. aud w. T. W. Barbe,
the field agent OF that institution. 4hey
spoke OF tho educational development,
without which West Virginia never
could claim clear titlO to greatness,
| The addTsssaI OF these two gentlemen
showed tho newspaper mon that no mis-
take had been made in selecting them
for the work Of building up our leading
institution OF learning. DR., Good
! knight announced tho starting oil OF
the presen! term Of the university with
the largest attendance IN lie history,
and when hO aud Mr.. BATbo both elO-
QuenIly asked tue support Of tho PRESS
in their work the applause that fol.
loWod showed how sympathetic the
audience was with the cause, and what
may be expected in the future.
The regular heading Of Random
Political Notes" should DO lifted off Of
this weeks instaIlment, "by rights" be.
cause SO far thore ian'tanything political
about them. Tho newspaper men as
sembled at Clarksburg were nearly all
political editors, aud represented all
parties, but, save an occasional private
talk between couple oil men OF similar
views, or q good.natured Inviting" be-
tween men Of opposite viaws, politics
didn't appear to be in evidence. The
editorI we're not there for that purpose.
On such occasions tho lion and the lamb
lie down together aud a truce between
the bitterest rivals Is declared, except
In very rare instances. Fraternity and
good will rule and you wouldn't suspect
that men who are minginC on the best
| OF social terms wer0 only last week, or
will be only next week, calling eac /
other "liars and horse'thieyes' Tor the
edifcation OF the public and tho pleas
ure OF their admlring partisans. II IS,
in fact n common sight at these edi.
toriAl meetings. TO see two typical fire.
caters, representing rival papers, who
are constantly keeping tho public in a
state Of panic les. they will kill each
other, peacefully occupying the same
hotel bod, and tigurativeiy speaking, Of
course, drinking from the same can
teen" There are some things about the
editorial character that the public
doesn't understand, and lest | give away
n secret oil tho freo.maTonry that binds
together men Of one profession, espe-
cially when they are away from homo
together, / will say no moro about II
Even Governor MacCorklo seemed to
enter into the spirit of the occasion,
and in the speech to which l have re.
ferred above, paid graceful tribute to
tho Republican Newspaper men who
had criticized him IN a partisan way,
and rendered them his friendly consider
alton. Aud he couldn't resist q good
natursd reference to his critics in his
own party who think he isn't partisan
enough. assuring them that their
STRUCTURES had no moro effect on him
than water on u duck's back, though
those are not the words he used. He
q i II. Ia had
with Col. FlIntlock Perry, who makes
il very warm Tor tho governor some
times, but VINO sat beside him on the
stage. Governor MacCorkle said that
sometime ago tho veteran editor, who
never minCes matters aud strikes
strnight from tho shoulder in 4 single
article attacking him, brought seven.
teen distinct charges against him,
which ho lihe g0vGrnor) thought were
n little too cruel. Ilo decided no would
sue the colonel for libel and called his
Indispensable major domo, Col. Bob
Carr, IN for conference. Colonel
Carr is q very careful statesman, and
advised the governor TO DO sure that llO
had good case before going into court.
Ho took M Colonel Pcrry's article
and read charge number ono, asking
Governor MacUorkle II it was true. 81
nui afraid It is,' responded tho COVER.
nor. Charge number two was read,
with ike result, and so ON through
tho entire seventeen counts Oi Colonel
Porfy's .erraciHAlctmeni. Aitbe con-
clusiun thuConicroncn between tho gov
ernor aud his iriond adjourned sine die,
and no motto, Of suit has ever been
served on Col. Flin,loCk Perry. This
story by Governor MacCorklc, told at hia
own oxpensO, seemed to tickle tho
newspaper boys imnunsely. Many OF
them hayn themselves figured as tho
FlIntlock Pcrrys Of just such comedies.
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