The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27
Senator Camden.

Eehbfdtiy COHCeueu tHab ~ LHt
Democrats carry the State, he will
be his own successor.
AS there are no vital questions
Of difference on State policy at
itsuo between the Republican, and
Democratic par ties involved in the
present campaign, of course the
election of a United States scna.
to' becomes the one Of creates! in.
terest
Gen. Gofi, by virtue Of his abill
ty, wealth and political influence,
is spoken Of upon all sides by act
i've Republicans as their Senatorial
candidate; and Senator Camden,
because Of his present position, be-
cause of what he has accomplished
in the past, is doing now, and his
worth, both as citizen and a pub
lie officer, is the probable Demo.
cratic candidate; the election of
one or tho other depending of
course upon who may be chosen as
members Of our Senate and House
Of Delegates.
Now, Of course, if all the citizens
Of this State and Of our cou nty
we're pronounced, active and bitter
partizans, then it would be of no
use to say aught about the matter,
for they would each vote for their
own party, right or wrong, But
there are many in our State, aud
particularly in our COUNTY, who are
not politicians, who regard their
homes, their property, and the de.
velOpment Of their locality as of
more Importance than mere party
success. 1t is this class Of men, on
their farms, in their shops aud Al,
their daily labor that we desire to
talk 10.
1t is claimed for General GofI
that he is a great protectionisL, Il
high tariff man und that if he was
only in the Senate, that he could
do wonders for laborers and man.
ufaCturers. Why General Coll has
been in Congress for years, was
there when no! only the Senate
was Republican, but the President
aud whole Federal administration
ALTO; and be did not do anything
like that then, neither could he do
anything now il he was in the Sen,
ate. And mark you friends, it
makes no difference personally to
General Goh whether the tariff is
high or low, he carries 20 freight,
he manufactures nothing aud he
hires no laborers. While be is a
man Of great inherited wealth, he
has never put a dollar into any.
thing that affords a single man u
days labor. How can General
Coil make a great, populous State
ouf Of windy talk2 If the General
had first helped to get something to
project, then his talk would have
been in better taste.
Now mark the difference, right
down through the coal fields and
salt works of our county that were
starving for transportation, by the
vacant foundation Of a great iron
mill that fled across the Ohio river
TOT railroad, while General Gof
has been talking protection, Mr..
Camden has built u railroad
While the General spent talk free.
ly, Camden spent millions Of mon.
ey in wages. Mr.. Camden by his
influence and money builtthe rail.
road through the hills from Weston
TO ClArkSburg, with his own money
and with his influence he il build.
ing the railroad from Wheeling Ia
Point Pleasant; he owns and oper.
ates the Camden Coal Works in
this county, and the railroads and
oil companies in which he is inter.
ested, are daily buying thousands
Of dollars worth Of ties and slaves
and other material in this State
But the Republicans whisper tc
the voter "Camden is a monopolisl
aud monopoly will destroy all bus
mess" Now LheprOofof assertions
is the working out Of results. If {
monopolist means a man who hai
spent millions of money in wages
timber, lands and factories, ther
West Virginia needs not one Cam
den alone, but many. BY his en-
terprises in this State aud in lhi
county, Mr. Camden has enable,
many laboring men to buy home
aud to provision them for winter
How many homes has General G en-
eral Goil made; how much none
has he paid to the wage men, an
how much enterprise aud develop
ment has he created2 Now tn