The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-14

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have beeitsillcAabout five mouths,.
II The Edgar Thompson Steel Works
at BraAlock, Pa, employing 500
men, will resume work today.
WnzsLlNc, w. VA, December l.
The entire sheet mill department.
of I1tna Standard Iron and Steel
Company, at Wheeling, employing
100 men, will start cn full time
today.
Tire Wheeling Steel and Iron
Company, employing about 500 men,
will start It's Bcnwood mail today. .
Ia the face Of these unmistakablc
evidences of growing industry, the
Republican, papers declare that the
Wilson bill will cause our manutac-
tuners to close business and throw all
labor qut Of clnployinent.-EWch-
burg Nous.
The Nominees TOR u. S. Senator.
The nomination Of General Hun
ton Tor the United States Senate for
tie short term was exactly What
ought to have been done. lie IS a
most deserving son OF the old Com
monwea!th, and secured no more
than hs dues when he received the
nomination which will SO happily
"roun,j OFF, his public life. We
congratulate him and we applaud
the men who unanilnousy conferred
this new homer and trust upon hun.
The nomination Of Mr. Martin for
the long term wa, not expected, we
think, blythe people at large. Cen.
I'itz Lee seemed to lie the popular
favo;tc. and the general public be
Iic,.-d that he was invincibe. 1t is
now certain. however. that his forces
were never 80 we'll organized as Alr.
Martins. and tbi. and oyer conf
dcncc may account in some measure
for thc disappointment which Cen
cral Lee numerous friends SO keen
lv felt
l'nque>tionably Mr.. Martin has
senatoriaI capacity, though he does
rot excel as a speaker. rs lawyer
he has capacity to master intricate
details, to sit evidence, to weigh
facts and to apply the law. His in
tcllect is ken; his Judgment good,
and he has capacity to make friends
and to hold them as with hooks OF
steel. His education has been lib
eral aad he has served with dlstlnc
ton on important party committees.
bat his name rarely appeared
III public prints. and he was not
widely known until Mr.. Baybqur
died, when he appeared as Il condi-
date for the scnatorship under subcr.
material appointment. and, We be-
lievc, was endorsed by q majority OF
tie members Of thc Genera Assem-
bIv. The Governor, however, APP
poipted General Hinton.
AS to the intmation contained in
a letter recently published in thc
Times that money was used TO Sc
cure Nh Martins nomination, we
must say that we do not suspect any
member Of lie Legislature Of having
sold his vote. 1t would seem, how
ever, tina; powerful eXtraneous IN
il,cnce was brought to bear in favor
Of Mr.. Martins nomination
1t is this belief which causes muir
nlcrs Of discomfort, and along with
them criticism Of members. who 10y
their votes III this matter have dis
appointed i heir constituents.
These are stin%> left by the eau
Gus action sting that we should re-
ioice to see removed in the Interest Of
the Democratic party, and iii order
tiat Mr.. Martin may more efficiently
and Acceptabiy serve our people III
the Senate OF the nitcd states.
II it be true that MIR. Withrow
(who was referred to in the Times
c;ter) or any other lnenbcr. Of the
General Assembly Knows personally
or bv information received from 9th
ers or amy facts upon this point
facts showing that undue influence
was used or sought To he used upon
any lesislator--wc trust that he Will
rise in his seat and state them. Bet
ter that this should be done now
openly, boldly. lecisivcly, than that
rumor should 90 unchallenged and
our Senator's influence be impaired
Unconstitutional Dispotch.
MARTIN FOR SENATOR