The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-18

for the calamity shriekers this year, par
ticularly for that class of calamityites
who call themselves Democratic "tariff
reformers, and affect to believe, and try
to make others believe, that the coun-
try is going to ruin under the Republi-
can policy OF protection. Wherever
these men men go in West Virginia
they are greeted with evidences of what
the American tariff has done for the
industrial development OF the state.
Everywhere the work OF development
is in progress-miues are opening, fac
tories are building, and protected indus
tries OF all kinds are springinG into ex-
istence. Few, if any, idle men are seen,
and the state seems to be enjoying an
era Of prosperity. In some counties
more than in others this development
is visible, but in all its effects are 80
marked that the calamity shrieker is
unable to make any impression. This
is why the scholarly statesman, the
Hon. William L. Wilson, and his free
trade theories are unpopular this year,
and why the prince OF demagogues,
"Col." William A. MacCorkle, who
wants to bo governor OF West Virginia,
is making little headway in his calam-
ity campaign.
It is hard work to make prosperous
people believe they are on the verge OF
ruin, or to convince the working man
who has plenty Of employment at good
wages that he is little better. than a
pauper. Under the circumstances it is
not to be supposed that the people of
West Virginia are in humor to listen
in patience to the sort of campaign
oratory the Democratic stumpers are
attempting to intlict on them in the
present contest.
CASE IN POINT.
Last Saturday night l heard the
Democratic candidate for governor, Mr..
MacCorkle, make his calamity howl at
Fairmont. The circumstances were
such as to impress on eyerybody's mind
the-trut expressed above. Mr.. Mac
Corkle addressed himself to n COM
munity OF people who are Just now ex-
periencing unprecedented prosperity,
due to the recent establishment in their
midst OF great industries that are pro-
tected by Republican tariff laws; who.
by reason OF the investment OF capital
in these industries, havefound it neces-
sary to extend the limits Of their town
to accommodate the increased popula-
tion; have witnessed their own growth
,,,tkh;n ketnf kir,a trhp1 a hum n IN
village to busy manufacturing and
mining centre, in which everybody has
employment and money in his
pockets.
Standing almost in the light of blaz-
ing coke ovens and glass furnaces, Mr..
MacCorkle raised his voice and said:
"The Mckinley bill has been in opera
ton for nearly two years; you have not
had the prosperity you were promised. "
No wonder this bold assertion was re-
ceived in silence! Every man in the
audience knew how ridiculously un-
true the assertion was as to that COM
munity, and every man knew just how
demagogic was the appeal he was hear
ing. Mr.. MacCorkle made no votes in
Fairmont.
Had Mr.. MacCorkle taken the trouble
to make some inquiries in the commu-
nifty he would scarcely have dared to
make the speech he did in Fairmont,
and when Mr.. Wilson goes to that pros
porous town which is filled with the
fruits OF Republican protection he will
do well to profit by the experience of
thegubernatorial candidate.
AN nRJFCr rPssoS
limo place in the state can one wit
ness moro striking tariff object lesson
than in Fairmont. Readers OF the In
TELLIGEScER have read in these columns
in the past great deal about Fair
mont'a development movement, and
hayo been keptposted regarding its pro-
gress. Unlike most so.called "boom"
towns, tho mountain city had sub
stantial basis for its movement. Being
in the midst OF wonderfully rich coal
territory, which, was boing rapidly de-
veIoped, there was every prospect that
the place would become the centre and
shipping point OF one OF the greatest
and wealthiest coal and coke regions in
the Union. Tho opening OF new mines
and the building Of railroads to open
new territory wcre followed by q great
influx of newcomers. For this new
population homes were demanded, and
it was to supply this demand that the
Fairmont Development Company was
organized. a large tract OF land west
OF the town was purchased and a city
was laid out, with handsome streets
and avenues, beautiful residence and
convenient factory sites. and the work
OF creatinga new Fairmont was begun.
Scarcely six months had passed be-
fore such progress had been made as to
guarantee that the undertaking would
prove, not only financial success for
those who had invested in 1t, but a
success from every other point Of view.
The first year OF the lie Of the enter
prise has not yet expired and the new
city is rapidly becoming realization.
NEW INDUSTRIES,
had an interesting interview with
Mr.. Owen S. Mckinney, secretary of the
Development Company. in which he
sketched briefly the work already
accomplished and outlined the future
prospects.
1--WE havo succeeded, said he, "far
beyond our most sanguine expectations.
Tho old Fairmont is a thing OF the past
and in its place is a busy, bustling little
city. Within q very few years VIC will
have here manufacturing city OF first
Importance. Already it is becoming a
coal and coke centre, and although the
development is comparatively in iis in-
fancy, tho coal and coke shipments
] from Fairmont are twenty thousand