Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-11

Mr. ELSINS, the principal BLAINE man
ager at Chicago, utilized The idea Of
BLAISE'S ability to carry West Virginia in
the popular election as a prominent factor
in promoting the nomination of his chief
So far as Travelled Mr. ELSlNS in his work
at CHICAGO, we were willing to give him the
benefit of the delusion But as the conven-
ton is now over and Mr.. ELSTNS has had
the full benefit Of his little fiction, 1t may
be as we'll to remark for the information Of
those who feel an interest in such thingS(
there is not and never has been any pl9hS-
ible ground for the declaration that BIAINE
stood the remotest chance ofgetting an lee
toral vote from Wesr Virginia. To show Now
utterly uniOunded the claim is, We WIZ
briefly review the arguments adduced in be-
Lalf Of this pretenSion
In the first place it is urged that BLAINE'S
business interests identity him with Vast
Virginia and gives him a strong foot hold
In reply to this we have to say thar BLAINE
owns some stock in little railroad
running from Piedmont to Fairfax Stone
in the northeastern corner of this State, a
road some 10 or 80 miles in length, and
which passes through wilderness country
in which no citizen of this State feels any
particular interest outside of those who are
identified with the syndicate wheh owns and
controls the land through which the road
passes. If MR. BLAINE received the sup
port ofall the people who live slong the line
of the road it would only increase his vote in
the State hundred or two
In the second PLACE it is claimed that Mr..
EIEISs' influential acquaintance with West
Yirginians will he a tower of strength to the
BLAINE cause. The fact is that while Mr.
ELKINs had the good SerSe and the good
fortune to to marry an admirable West Nlr-
ginia lady, and occasionally spends thu
summer at Deer Park in cornwall
hobnobberv with the bloodS who frequent
that famous summer resort, ms personal
acquaintance doesn't include more than q
score of influential West Yirginidns, and he
absolutely knows nothing OF West Virginia
politics or politicians. His business cOnnec-
lions with the Elk Garden mines, may
enable him, if he cho. eS, 10 exercise the pow
er Of an employer to force the hundred or
hundred and fifty miners in his employ to
vote the BLAINE ticket But that wouldn't
he a pebble large enough to create ripple
on West Virginia Democratic majority.
And in the next place, it is minated
that free distribution of money which Is
expected to be poured in BY JAY GOrLD's
railroad syndicates will help to turn the
tide from the Democratic column to the
Republican. The best answer to that Is
the West Virginia Democracy is unbOught
and unpurchasable. It stands on the solid
foundation Of an everlasting principle
welded 10 the cause of right, inaeNible in
Its devotion to the best interests Of the whole
country interrupted and incompatible, tits
bad missionary ground for Star Route
eyangelists. There is not gold enough in
JAY GOULDs Golfers to buy the honest
Democratic yeomanry of our Mountain
State. They viii never sacrifice their
honor. And will repel the base insinuation
that they are purchssabIe BY rolling up
majority of not less than FIFTEES rHoUs
AND for the Democratic ticket in the next
election.