Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-15
THE PENDING CAMPAIGN


Under this caption the Toledo Sunday
Journal which is not a political paper
but is in the habit OF expressing broad
minded views on political topics, has
on able and well considered editorial
ON the Ohio campaign. It says among
other things:
It seems 10 be admitted that the Re-
publicans have the best of the running.
This, however, is not so decided as was
the case a year since. for the lighted
furnace fires and The abundance Of
work; increase Of business and distinct
/ " better times everywhere in the land
makes il more and more apparent that
Democracy was not the cause of the
panic in 80, but that it was the accre-
/ ton Of Republican misrule and Nc
/ Kinley absurdilies In other words,
we are competent to do business under
almost any system of bad laws, provtd-
| ed we are given but half a chance.
The idea of protection, welded into
/ the national life for many years of con-
slant repetition had grown to be a part
/ of current thought Men honestly be-
lieyed that they could grow richer by
taxing themselves. With the abandon
ment of this doctrine came the results
of the doctrine itself. Labor always
/ selling in the open market had tiOcked
/ hithoI from ell parts Of the world to
| secure those blessings 50 loudly eX
! plotted as q part Of protection. The
market, Over-stCcked. fell OH a few
points. Men, seeing not the real point,
/ sayagely resOrted to strikes. Wages,
less abundant did net offer ready pur-
chase of supplies. This called for d.
minished output, and other men were
/ without work The factor which we
+ dub capital in our complex system Of
/ life. grew shy and retired. a panic
/ ensueh Great expenses by the nation
| al government exhausted the treasury.
! Taxes must be raised while OppOrtuni,
/ ties for labor grew scarcer. So came
the panic.
| The Republican leaders shouted that
( it was the fear Of free trade whereas
we now see that we should have had q
panic with four years more Of Harri-
| son. Now the prospects are brighter
/ Work is plentiful. Wages are good.
/ Business thriyes and commerce grows
| apace The recurring wave OF immt-
/ grafton has not yet risen and there is
/ plenty for all to do. So there is much
| Republican ammunition wetted by the
I generous showers of prosperity falling
| from a Democratic sky. Governor
/ Campbell is O rafting good campaign
/ er. Bushnell must carry the mistakes
Of the weak Mckinley years And
here is a guess, watch its fulfllment-
| there will be q new shibboleth FOR the
! C9mDheU forces.
The Monroe doctrine will be Dreach'
ed from busting and in hall. Vene-
zuela must not be touched by Great
/ Britain. We will have no foreign inter-
position on this side Of the Atlantic.
This viii be a strong card for Camp
bell. Possibly not State issue, but
distinctly patriotic and certain to charm
the public heart For patriotism is
| popular
What with an imbecile State admin
istrauon by Mckinley; with the Sher-
man-McKinley knives whetted for the
/ Foraker throat. and with the genial
DoDulc~itv and magnetism Of James e.
/ Campbell, there is no sure winning be-
fore the Republicans Of Ohio, for all
their tremendous majority Of two years
ago Mark the prediction.