The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-02
Pensions granted 70
over 10000 ~oidSoldlers,
pCn1tnn vOtoRS. mono.

Pensions. granted 70
lover 10000 old soldiers.
Pension voices, none.
Mr.. Hopkins thinks that II tho two
records were to be thus placed side by.
side and brought 70 tho attention,otthc
Veterans there ought TO be no question
Of tho vote which the latter should cast
in the coming election. Il 10 hardly
necessary to add that Mr.. Hopkins
firmly believes the Republican ticket
will be successful: He is particularly
Hanguine about the outcome in his own
state and electoral tickets will have q
majority ranging from 26,000 TO 10000.
"But will not the fact that Mr.. Stew
enson's name Is on the Democratic
ticket menace Republican success?' a
representative OF the Post asked hlf.
Hopkins yesterday.
Mr. Stevenson" was the reply, Elsa
very pleasant gentleman, but his ac-
quaintance in the state is not extern
eive. Its largely local. he served a.
number OF years ago, a term or two in
Congress without any special distinc-
ton, and his only title to fame-ifthat
term can be used-ls his service as first
assistant postmaster general under
Cleveland, when he decapitated in an
Incredibly short space OF time nearly
$4,000 Republican postmasters. In my
Judgment his being on the ticket will
not make q difference Of fifty votes in
Illinois.
IF Mr.. Stevenson had been q soldier,
some reason would exist for the Demo-
cratic soldiers in Illinois voting the
Democratic national ticket. You can
see, however, that with a man at the
head OF the ticket who hired a substi-
t1te and vetoed more pension bills than
all the other occupants of the presiden.
tial chair put together, and with the
remaining candidate, a man who never
seryediin the war and who was certain
" in sympathy with II not actually a
member OF the knights Of the Golden
Circle, there Is no reason why single
soldier vote in Illinois should be given
to the Democratic ticket next fall"
Mr.. Hopkins bases his prophecy OF
Republican success in Illinois upon
two national issues. The first Is the
tariff and the second is the silver ques.
ton. Before either Of these, however,
he places hefact that Illinois has been
a Republican state ever since the for!
nation OF the Republican party, and a
state that takes pride in being the
mother OF Lincoln, Grant, and Logan.
AS for the tariff, he believes that the
people Of Illinois have learned that the
Mckinley bill has demonstrated the
wisdom OF the Fifty-first Congress, that
it has not raised prices upon articles Of
everyday consumption in the house
hold and upon the farm, aud that the
wages OF the laborers in factories and
other institutions producing articles
protected by the Mckinley bill have
been maintained and in some instances
increased. Illinois, he says, having de.
veloped manufacturing interests since
1895 more rapidly than any other state,
and being now abreast OF Pennsylvania
and New York, has constantly before it
an object lesson OF the benefits Of a
protective tariff.
ssHow about the silver question:
at will strengthen tho Republican
party in Illinois. The manner in which
the Democratic national convention at
tempted to avoid the issue will not mis-
lead the people Of my state. 1t is we'll
Understood BY all Intelligent reading
citizens that t%wenty-nine different Dem
ocratic state conventions have declared
for the FREQ and unlimited coinage OF
silver, aud that a large majority Of tho
present members of Congress are also
In favor Of it The voters OF Illinois
understand that sweeping Democratic
victory means that legislation OF that
character will BIO enacted and that silver
bullion OF the value OF 67 cents would
be made Slby Democratic legislation.
The yoters ofIllinois DO not want that
kind oil Legislation, and many Democrats
will stand by the Republicans upon
his issue
AAre there not local iasues that will
operate to the dctriment OF the Ropub-
licans3"
tfTherc IL considerable talk OF the
SCHOOL question in Illinois, a question
arising out Of q law that was placed
mon the statute books by tho votes OF
both Republicans and Democrats. AZ
the time that this law was enacted 1t
was not regarded as a party question.
II was championed by the leaders Of
both the Republican and Democratic
paflieB in the house ana senate and
signed by tho Republican governor.
TIC primary object OF that law was to
take the gafnins of tho streets in Chi.
caRo Peoria and other large cities Of
fh6 state and put them in the public
schools, aud | am inform ed that in that
respect IL has succeeded benefcially.
In Chicago alone 5000 children have
boon taken from the streets and sent 10
the public achools."
But IL IL not also claimed that the
law worked q hardshipT
sIn some localities Of tho state school
officials have assumed authority that
was not contemplated by the promoters
Of the law in their inspections Of tho
parochial schools, and ii is claimed that
Ia some few instances they have intcr-
iered or attempted to interfere with tho
wishes Of the parents who send their
children 10 these parochial schools. AS
soon as this was brought to the alton.
ton Of the public men Of both parties
It was quite generally agreed that tho
law in that respect should be amended,
ana At the state conventions last June