The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-05


aud Letting Policies Work out
Themselves,
NEw YonS, August L-whonsver
Senator Stephen Il Elkins, OF West
Virginia, vISits New York, no iS at once
pounesd upon by the newspaper men as
1,ubjsct for an interview. No man in
public life in the United States iI
watched moro carefully than he, and no
mans views on the Republican prsli'
dontlal situation arc more in demand
than his, for he iI thought to know
more than any other man on the 'lnner
circles" 1t iS not strange. therefore,
that he lei 90 often misquotOd aud mis-
represented. for 1t has come to be Gus
,omary With some otthe penny.a-liners
In New York, when they cannot per.
Iuade Mr.. ElklnI to talk, to manuiac'
iure something for sale, as anything
about him or purporting to give his
views IL in great demand in the news
market
Mr. ElkIns was here q couple Of days
last week, and every leading paper In
New York had It's interviewer at his
heels. Some things that were printed
were ieariully and wonderfully built.
The most reliable interview with him,
however, was one which he gave to a
group Of reporters 10 the corridor Of
the Holman house.
TOO SOON TO BOON CANDIDATES.
'I have been In the West Virginia
woods for the past month";" he said,
prospecting for railroad and trying
to earn an honest living. Men whose
fortunes arc not made cannot afford to
give up all their time to politics, you
knoW. What iI the news, anyhow
"haye you not heard OF the alleged
Harrison boom With New and Minche-
ner for chief engineers, aud Mlnueapo-
lie aud Warrington for headquarters" |"
was asked.
mot a word OF It," the senator rs-
piled. "ThAt must have gathered while
IwRS 10 the woods. Now that ! come
to think Of It. l do not believe that IL OK.
lists, certainly not with General Harri'
Ian's priVity or consent, 1t is too soon
to talk ot candidates, The frIt duty Of
Republicans now il 10 clean house. We
must prepare the issues upon which the
next campaign 10 TO be fought.
"Maine, small and distant Rs she 10,
IIill has q favorite son, was suggested.
ayes, and 4 brilliant son, but lie has
rot vet risen TO the Blaine stature.
Many states are putting forth fayorite
IONS. Pennsylvania will probably send
adelegation for Hastings. Itis certain
that New York will throw its great
weight for Morton; Mckinley and ALI.
sou arc we'll considered in and out ot
their StateI, while back OF them all iS
Harrison clean, forceful aud American
administration. Tho plentiiulness OF
candidates shows that It is an open race
aad tho winning horse may not yet
have been named"
SILVER ISSUE WANING.
"wm silver figure amongst the iI-
IucI7'
The silver issue Is waning daily and
will bs releEated totthe rear before con.
vension time. Roylved business pros.
psrily has smosheIed It. This business
revival, however, will be Democratic
campaign thunder. They will claim 1t
as the fruit Of their economic and
financial policy"
How about the bond sales and In.
creased public debl2"
That will be 4 campaign club otgreat
force and will mako them sore. ItwoiId
be well for IsepupIicGns TO recognize
the fact that they will hRyo no walk
over next time. II wO win 1t will DO
the result OF the hardeBt kind OF work
made effective BY onsirs party har'
mony."
Tho Tribune, In speaking Of Senator
EIklrI visit 10 New York, quotes him
in regard to hiS fOtmbr boom Of Judge
Nathan Coll for the vlCo prsI!denty IS
ioiIowH
"a do not think that the indgs would
consent to become candidate. Ho
would mako brilliant aud able prOsid'
ins officer Of tho sOuate, but do not
think that ls would resign his Judicial
oNc9 Tor II. Ils IL prG.eminonlly abba
'nd will undoubtedly be promoted to
TIC United States suproms COURT
THAT HARRISON Booa.
Senator ElkinI said that thoro waa no
poIilical sIcllOmsnL In hiI GLato. aid
that every ono seemed 10 be taking 4
f'G. nitOr tho WatIn Campaien last fall;
Speaking Oi tho report that General
john 9. New was engineering a llaf'
fi,0n b1om. Senator l;lkins said:
~ know nothing aDOnt II. bslioYn
that GOnefal Now IL now IN Europe.
.io oJuld hardly manage Il boom from
ever thBfa do not even know whether
Hulufal IInrhion In q candidate Tor tho
''r1ndnlion. One thing ID sure, hu
vii nsynr scramble lOf tho nomination,
smado gfsat pfO,lIont, and, II iiOro
'Alnlxod political huhi, you can fnsI
a'Nh al that hs will feifaIn from takHha
pntin II. II Ia entirely too early " Try
s1I gol Up rKGisngnt about pfosl'
dHnUn candidates. We hay8 many
able Enpublcnni. and zach one hns hla
own state following. Tho llfHL thing
What the Republicans should do " TO
ailhL differences wherever thotn may
10 any do not Toief particularly TO
New York, bu' IN any statN whore lao
Nonl differences ar0 rife. WhenOyor
lhe Republicans hfn Harmonious lhOh
'1g caWi1ialos will 10 forthcoming"
D'lroctnlic pApOrs hsio arc IN tho
habit NJ referring 10 GsnAtof Elkln' ~
"a representative Oi two sialnb," and
'Vlhg that Nhilo llO Is nomlnally n son.
''pt from Wod vtginle, hO Ia hnnnclal'
y Interested In NoW York aud that tho
iallof state looks upon llIln az In toalily
,n top'v,OnlqLlyO In tho senate Tl,oto