The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-12

o"N oiHCctOIy lOT tnld CORDIAL yfODtlnk.
At this moment II my prido should not
reach Its highest pitch, would not bo
| human. have no suitable words to
| mnko proper expression Of NY feelings.
| MY gratitude goos out to y0u as rivers
flow to tho aca. To DO decorated with
your confidence In tho way YOU have
bestowed It, Is worthy OF tho ambition
OF any man. | know und bonr testi.
mony cheerlully y and with tho greatest
pleasure. TINT any ono OF tho distin.
gulshcd gentnmon whose names have
been discussed in connection with tho
position OF United States senator from
our state would have filled tho high Of.
iicc with heart and honor, and thank
them most heartily that they havO 30
| generously permitted this nomination
that has come TO mo to be made
unanimous. No man could place
higher estimate upon this mark Of mp.
probation than l. 10 DO tho first Ra.
publican chosen from our state within
twenty-five years, aud tho fourth Repub.
lican senator ever elected from tho state
Is a distinction In itself.
fully appreciate tho great respousi-
| bility your partiality and kindness have
laid upon me. 1t will be my highest
| purpose and ambition not to disappoint
you or prove unworthy OF your action.
My first aim will be to woll and truly
serve tho state and nation to 80 demenn
myself in the high Office OF United
States senator that my course will meet
with the approval of all tho people. A
| public servant best serves tho state and
his party when he does his entire duty.
DUTY OF TIE rAETy.
We have again come into power in
this state, | hope, to continue for a
coodly season. Whether we shall or
not depends largely upon what you Re.
publicans may do a. the present session
OF tho legislature. This will be nn
epoch making legislature in the annals
OF the state. 1t will stand for all time
as a pattorn and example 10 coming
Legislatures and future generations. Tho
burdens and responsibilities laid upon
you. gentlemen, are great. Public ex.
pectation is high. In your hands large.
ly lies the destiny OF our party in the
fnture. You can make 1t or unmake ii,
| You can preserve to the party tho
fruits OF our victory. and feel an abid-
ing confidence that you will.
| Tho victory so signal and so sweep.
ing. makes us tho frat state to break
the solid south" 1t gives Us $1,000
majority OF the popular vote aud 30
members OF the Legislature on Joint bal.
lot. This should admonish US 10 move
forward IN the discharge OF tho duties
and responsibilities laid upou us all,
with prudence, forbcarance and con.
servatism, with the determined purpose
in all things to promote the general
welfare OF the people. to treat all inter-
ests and all people alike. This will pro.
serve to. US tho fruits OF our victory.
ONLY TIE BEGiSSISG.
Winning the state as we did on No.
rember Is not the end, but is the III ere
beginning. There are actions and re.
actions in the political world The year
'96 is before us. The Republican purity
OF the state. rs well as the nation, ex.
pect, West Virginia TO stand firm in
the column OF Republican states, and
we must, il We eau, meet this expecta.
tion. Many important questions prrss
the Republican party for solution
| among them, how best TO harmonize
capital and labor. Thus far tho bes:
method discovered for the distribution
OF wealth is through wages. Therefore.
tits important that wages should always
DO fair. Republicans believe. therefore,
whatever may or can be done under our
economic system to maintain wages
should bc done. This can bo best done
by SO arranging that the work Amer.
leans have 10 do should be done at
home and no. abroad. The measure oi
protection should be always q, least
the difference between tho cost OF pro.
| duction at home and abroad. Produc.
tlons depends upon conaump ption, and
consumption upon tho ability OF tho
people TO purchase. and ihis power or
ability 10 purchase comes largely from
| the wages people receive. Prosperity
| always blesses tho country when there
is employment for tho people at fair
| wages.
STATESAGANLiKE WORDS.
It would be well il under tho harmo.
| nious workings OF labor and capital,
| something or some system could come
| about, with the aid OF law, by which
aged and intirm wago.c carncrs could bo
cared for when unable 10 work. HUI
manity is moving IN this direction, and
the Republican party will keep in
touch with the impulse and demands OF
humanity.
Whenever tho Republican party fails
to stand for all the people and their
interests, it leaves its true orbit and
loses its proper place in our political
| system: it then ceases to be the party
OF Llncoln and Grant.
With all OF my ancestors in this coun.
try, on both sides. Virginans, feel
special pride in being West Nirginian,
and in our beautiful mountain state, in
its prosperity, in its development and
in tho welfare OF all its people. My
home and all that have lies within its
| borders.
Me- srunGlss fSDoEsr:s Mr.. ELKiSs.
Following Mr.. Elkins, Hon. George
c. SturGiss made brief speech in which
he paid an eloquent tribute to Mr..
| Elkins, congratulating tho caucus aud
| tho party on the choice they had made.
| sayiug that no one would be mora loyal
to the honorable gentleman s0loctod
than himself. He remembered that
about twenty-five years ngo he had Sat
in tho legislature with only ton other
Republicans, and that aiior Nil these
yours, by standing shoulder to shoulder,
the present great results had been nc
complished, and that he believed Rc-
| publican SUCCESS had como to stay. lie
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