Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
Coffee.

, Cakes. Confectionery. Fruits.
Biscuit Tortoni.
Coffee.
Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York, October rs, 1860.
The Republican New York Herald
| says. in it's local account of the affair:
| There were no speeches." There were
speeches, and one was made by MI.
Scott. He made quite a long address,
largely devoted to what Republicans
: allege to be the all-pervading pros
| perity, and in the course of it he ut
tered the words we quote. AS the SEN
ator concluded his quoted remarks con-
| sternation reigned around the festive
board. 1t was at once recognized that
a hideous truth had been blurted out
with a newspaper man in the room.
Our special telegram, printed Sunday
morning, said:
I Senator Scott was interrupted. Platt
rave one look at Odel, and the Repupl-
can State chairman sprang up. In a mo-
ment the speaker was surrounded by a
group of excited men. They fairly gagged
him, and forced him into his seat, where
they whispered to him exc:tedly for five
minutes. During this time the newspaper
man sat not ten feet from Scott. lie was
pointed at several times by the protesters;
At last Scott arose, and, pointing toward
the reporter exclaimed:
.If that newspapers man puts that
down L will make trouble for him.
The dinner broke up early-at a
| quarter before eight, and efforts were
| at once made to keep the remarks OF
Senator Scott out of the papers. In
some instances this effort was success
full, but in others it failed. Mr.. Leveen,
as the representative of a news bureau,
| furnished copies of his report promptly
to all the newspaper men in waiting,
| and they were at once distributed to the
various offices and placed upon the wire
for the papers outside of New York.
In such offices as the Herald the ad-
dress by Mr.. Scott was wholly elimin-
ated. and the statement made that
there were no speeches. In other adj
ministration Offices the sentences we
| quote were eliminated, but many papers
printed the truth, and yesterday the
whole country knew of it. Senator
| Scott threatened Mr.. Leveen. Later on
others did the same thing, and there
was every effort made to hush the
matter up, but Mr.. Leveen was a re-
porter with a duty to perform, and his
copy was turned over to his employers.
mark reported was made in a private
conversation during the dinner with
| Senator Charles F. Fairchilds. This is
manifestly untrue, but it carries the
admission that he spoke the words at
| tributed to him. Had it been a prOvate
conversation between two men at
table, the reporter in a Orr of the
room could scarcely have heard it, and
would not have reported a private ex-
preston if he had overheard a remark.
His report was distinctly that of a
speech, for he adds that the Senator's
expression created a hub-bub and a
long discussion between a number of
those present, at the end of which Sen
Eator Scott made the threat: IF that
newspaper man puts that down | will
make trouble for him" His attention
had been called to his blunder, and the
perspiration had begun to ooze out
around the collar. But it was too late.
Here IN Wheeling. the home of Sena-
tor Scott, his declaration that he be
lieves in trusts" and his added remark
that they are a good thing" will re-
ceive entire credit from Republicans
and Democrats alike, for our own citi-
zens, Of all parties, recall-some of
them with ~sorrow-that trusts have
been a good thing for Mr.. Scott. The
United States Glass Company combine.
for example, Mr.. Scott, through his
persistent and personal effort, handed
over W prosperous Wheeling glass
making plants to that particular trust.
and one of them hasn't turned a wheel
since, while both were idle for years.
to the great loss and injury OF this
community. Later, ~repenting of his
act, he organized the new Central
Company, and then, with a keen eye
to the main chance, was willing to sell
it " again to another glass trust.
That is only a portion of the record.
The details are familiar to many resi-
dents of this city and vicinity. Mr..
Scott is interested in other trusts. He
knows them. No wonder he said they
were good things. They have been
for him and others of his ilk.
II BELIEVE, IN TRUSTS. THEY
ARE GOOD THINGS" For the man
with millions who IL on the inside. yes.