South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-11-04

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the second district Of West Virgin
n, whore the Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson
!. making his gallant fight for r,
election to Congress. 1t il inter
esting because Of the nssrly squa
strength of the two leading partie.
In the district, and important be-
cause the principal Issues involved
In the general contest are there Civ.
en- special emphasis and promi.
nence by the peculiarly represents.
tive character Of the democratic
candidate. Ever since his frsi
election to Congress in 1884, Mr.,
Wilson has been, In his politica
capacity, an object of dislike and
dread to that part of the republican
organization whose sentiments an
methods are represented by practi-
csl politicians. Personally popu
lar even among his republican as.
sociates in Congress, he has at the
same time been recognized from the
beginning by the high tariff benefi-
Charles as man in the highest de-
gree dangerous to them and their
interests. His first term in Con-
gress proved to them that he was
made OF sterner and ADLER stuff than
the average Representative, and
they quickly came to the determi.
nation to keep him at home for the
future if possible. In the campaign
OF 1886 they did their best to bring
about this result and though they
succeeded in reducing his MAORI.
ty they were foiled in their pur.
pose, and he returned to the House
OF Representatives, where he
! strengthened his hold upon the pub.
lie respect and confidence and add
ed to his prestige as an able deba.
ter and q formidable opponent OF
selfish and corrupt schemes and
schemers. His second term more
than ever convinced the politicians
and tho business monopolists, who
live by the people and on the pee
pie, that he was their deadly and
implacable foe, and that he would
do them serious mischief il he was
permitted to continue in public
life. In 1888, therefore, they made
another attempt to dispose OF him,
only to be chagrined and alarmed
by another failure.
Undaanted by the extraordinary
opposition he had aroused, he threw
himself during his third term with
fresh zeal and earnestness into the
work OF tariff reform, and won O ma
tional reputation as one Of the most
distinguished champions of consti
tutional and equitable government
He was carried into Congress
again on the tidal wave Of 1890
and served the country 80 we'll q
to increase the ill-will Of the politi-
cal birds of prey who desire to fat
ten on the labor of the people with,
out let or hindrance. Men like
Mr.. Wilson disturb them in their
feast & render them uncomfortable
ct their banquet, and they hav,
now determined to make q fina
desperate effort to overthrow and 81
lence him. To this end they hsy,
rallied around the republican ban
ner, il not in person, at least, by
those persuasive and effective greer
back proxies which the republican
bosses knew 30 we'll how to,use in
Indiana and elsewhere. during the
campaign of 1888. The protected
industries, and monopolies, the po.
litical corfuptionists whom Mr
Wilson has caused to tremble by his
persistent and powerful attacks,
have all joined hands in an alliance
of alarm and haze to overwhelm
and crush him.
In spite of the money and the
malice of this combination Mr.
Wilson will hold his position to The
end if the people OF his district are
true to themselves. The democrat.
ic party would lose more than s
single Representative in the loss oil
that district. It would lose q wise
and conservative leader, an elo,
quent Or tor, a statesman in the
truest sense of the word, and, above
all, that noblest and rarost specta.
&c in modern politics. thorou Oh.
ly honest man. AS undesirable in
b personal putty as he is invinci.
bic in his logic, a politician with
out any axes to grind or any per.
sonal interests to promote, the op.
po-ents Of sound and good govern
ment have found it impossible to
answer his arguments or to tempt
him from the straight path of du-
ty. The voters Of bis district, like
the democratic voters Of every 9TH
er part OF the country, should love
him for the enemies he has made.
He stands in this contest for tariff
reform, for clean methods in poll
tics and for q pure and economical
administration Of public affairs.
Against him are arrayed the gov
erument ct Washington, which il
credited with having deputed one
Of it's principal officers to conduct
the contest against him, the spoils-
men and boodlsrs who thrive un-
der the practices and principles
which Mr.. Wilson is striking 1t,
and the high tariff millionaires
whose enormous profits are endan-
gered. He is fighting the peoples
own battle It IL their cause which