Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-04
POLITICAL MATTERS.
correspondence and Clippings That Show
the Direction Political Thought Is

correspondence and Clippings That Show
the Direction Political Thought Is
Taking.
.Spseia! Correspondence OF the Register.
NEW MARTINsvILLE, w. VA, April .
Your CORRESPONDENT met Democratic ed
itor the other day, and after the usual
greetings had been exchanged, the writer
asked:
ANY politics down herem
s'NOt much"
sWho do you favor for Governor"
"Hon. w. L. Wilson for Governor, Tom
Darrah for Auditor, and Senator Hill for
President
'Has Hill stock gone down~
"Not in this county"
On the train | met another gentleman
not much of a politician, but somewhat OF
an observer and traveller, and asked II any
interest was developing in politics.
"Oh, we are more interested in oil, down
here. Not much is said about politics. For
Governor we are inclined TO De for Will
liam l.. Wilson, II he wants it, Garden is
our choice for Auditor"
The two gentlemen are from the same
county. Their statements are, no doubt,
candid. You have read the remarks. Are
you ready for the questions
Capt Robert Browse, OF peasants, IN
discussing the silver question the other
day, said he was in favor of postponing the
question. To act upon il at this time was
not a matter of necessity, except to the sill
yer men of Nevada. His friend, however,
with whom the discussion arose, wished
to place the Republicans in the Senate on
record on the question, and was anxious to
see the Stewart resolution taken up in that
body.
At Moundsville, day or two since, l
met a gentleman who follows the impart-
ing Of knowledge to the rising generation
for a living. The professor, although en-
gagged at different points In the State, IN
educational pursuits for many years, has
large landed interests in Belmont county,
Ohio. He was deploring the fact that his
land was not in West Virginia, along the
Ohio. At the time his land was purchased
West Virginia land was cheaper Now
West Virginia land along the river bot
toms will bring twice as much as his Ohio
land. He said he would be compelled 10
clear out sumo of the farmers over in Bel
mont because they could not pay the in
terest on the mortgages Asked as to what
he attri buted the depressing state of affairs
to- he replied
"Wen, the farmers of that section have
depended principally upon the cattle raised
and wool produced. Cattle from the West
nave taken tn6 Uldtkeb lTOUu bub tOCdt Cdltl6
men. and the price of wool is away down.
Nearly everything the farmer buys-and
especially is it so with men depending sole
lv upon cattle or sheep raising-is high,
while the prices they receive for what they
sell are very low"
HAS the tariff anything to do with this
state of affairs."
"Why, certainly it has with wool. Farm
ers having wool TO sell all know that now.
A manufacturer at Wellsburg admitted to
me that it would be better if we had free
wooln
as West Virginia similarly situated"
ITO be sure, where the farmers depend
upon the raising Of cattle and the produc-
ton of wool. But the lands along the
Ohio, on the West Virginia side, seem to
be better producers, and where the farmer
has engaged in truck farming or fruit rails
ing he has come out ahead. Why, Standi-
ford Bros, of New Martinsville, sold 81
500 worth of produce off their fine farm
during the year 1891. Probably half of it
was apples They and other farmers along
the river are making money"
H"Then the only relief for the farmer isin
varied productions
That's it. They must raise little Of
everything. He is sure to be closed out If
he sticks TO wool, although if the tariff is
changed wool men will come out ahead
after year or two of good prices"