The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-07

OF dishonesty and q palpable attempt TO
deceive the people OF West Virginia,
however, has appeared In the Charleston
Gazette, the chief organ of the Demo-
crazy at the state capital. and as It is
apt to go the rounds OF the state Demo-
cratic papers, it Is a public duty to ex-
pose 1t.
Recently there appeared in the New
York yellow World one OF those sensa-
tional Washington dispatches rejecting
upon two public men, for which that
paper has made itself notorious since
the beginning OF the Spanish American
crisis. The dispatch purported to give
an account OF an alleged conversation
occurring between Commodore Brad
ford, OF the equipment bureau OF the
navy. and Senator Elkins and ex-Sena-
tor Henry G. Davis, OF West Virginia.
The meat OF 1t was that Messrs Elkins
and Davis wanted to secure n coal con.
tract for their mines to furnish fuel for
warships. and hat when Commodore
Bradford refused to entertain their
claim that the coal was as good az any
other, they attempted to induce him by
limiting at the influence they might yield
in a navy officers behalf. This, accord
ing to the fake OF the World. was indIg-
nantly spurned by the commodore. The
whole story has been emphat.cally and
unequivocally denounced as a falsehood
by the two gentlemen upon whom it re-
fleets. No one had believed It from the
start. however.
Now comes tine Charleston Gazette
with a copy of this identical dispatch.
There is nc doubt that it Is the same one.
copied perhaps direct from the World.
or some other yellow paper that re-
ceivcd It simultaneously. for Ii is al
most word for word as the original save
In IN important particular. This i'm
poriant particular is that while the orig
inal text is adhered TO. every single re-
ference TO ex-senator Davis. whom the
tr11stth WOULD ike 10 see TIE Demo-
A"'iua.e = eoHe!no'' IL ''s
en- out, and Senator Eiklns is made to
F.
"Pfs"' - Wy pe'aoh ""o "'" '"I
alleged conversation with the commo-
dorc, (which never occurred.
In order that the honest Democrats OF
u-as. v;rr;,i, wa, 100 ho,. n,,.t,o,,.
"est >Hs''i'" MA see no" Si"ilHSi9
intentional was tilis remarkable piece
NJ N ,-.,s,, ,,,.h,;rr o,1 .bo u,,Ifos.
u paf'iean SaFoiHis anu 'he lnaihtes'
dishonest intention TO suppress the por-
rim annaarinr m rnos,t ,,no, /, Demo.
80 "pp- .p'"
crat OF high standing. and to emphasize
rho nndeov or m rnnec. ,,non Nv E,I,,;,v
our Republican senator, we Will spare
,ha snaoa IN n,bI;sh , no,..,,r If o,ch .,
'"S spec " Wa Po'''o'i " e"S' y
the Two p~ubiications III parallel coiumnS,
and ,o,r, /, "a III, i,,ar,,,,, ne ,ho ,rh
lie 20 determine TO what lengths one or
Tho loo dino Dono,ro tic o,ors os ,be
"
statc is Wiling 10 so IN its malicious at
,ot.t. ,,no, S,,,.or F1l,;,, JIoro ,hou
-
aTe'
From tho New YorklFrom tho Charles.
World. ion Gazciis
Washington. hpril wnshinyton Anril
"a remarkable OBJ IA remarkablc oh
iect lesson AS to tho loci lesson az IN thc
motives Of tho neacei ;rot,,os NJ Tho nance
patriots who are hoy inntrIots who arc
ering about the de- Ehovcring about the
like yul- dana rtments liz
lures vas given to- Ivulturcs was given
day when Senator s.. Saturday when Sem
d. Elkins. OF West Intor Elkins, of West
Virginia nccomnan NJ IVirrjnIa salad m,
led by his father-in- commander Brad
law, former Senator ford, OF the equip
Henry G.. Davis. call ment bureau Of the
cd on Commodore navy.
eoulnment bnreau of In pca co,i nnssns.
the navy. sIons in West vir-
Senator Elkins and lginia, He called on
his father : In law lCommander Brad
sessions in West Viz s1'u u a. II put tron,
einin. Tb"y called IN Tbi,, . cnn,r,ot Inr
Commodore Brad thc cnnI mined in Ills
ford for the purpose Galleries.
OF securing from him Commando Rrad.
non,.n 60, III "iMa,Iusi h!au.
90, nne ~ IT. nv sSP.a!ncu 'Iu'
oW.n ,nn,u. !" ooItnd sne utpai.ncm' uc.
" 'omh'i uaheu |smru tns very pest
Eih'ns hLu Day,s. coa' ana that was
S9Hhnouo.r p,nnu. Itne kinu NC ordereo
.oiu cAp!aincu lhul I5hu lntenucu 10 or
.he ucIartlaent ae, Iacr Wheh moro Is
stcu tnu WY pcsl ,necueu.
coui, anu that wasI "The coal we have
tnc gnu nc naa pr US just ms good
10 order when more docs il nnnivzc
Is needed. ms wcll?" asked
'"' Sp"' Bruu-