The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-09
ELKINs AND WEST VIRGINIA.

piled Senator RikinI, ''and one lie that
men, as they 60 on in life, naturally
seek residences along tue lines where
they were born, | was born in Perry
county, OHIO, the same county that pro-
duced General Phil Sheridan, and not
far from the Shermans and Ewings, My
father came from Virginia, near hero,
aud he passed within a tHw milsa OF this
place when he OmigrRted to Ohio. Poo
pie don't understand the latitude Of
| Wet Virginia. This state is nearly 3
northern state. 1t 10 only 100 miles
from the lakes and sevOnty-dve miles
from tidswRteF. Wheeling Is III tho
latitude Of Philadelphia, aud | am very
near to the latitude in which was born.
Another Tsason was that married u
vile who is West Nlrgnlan. l am
also o natural pioneer.
81 was taken Rs baby to tho west
and spent my boyhood near Kansas
City, in Missouri. When | became q
young man went further west, to New
Mexico, and aided in It's development,
l lived for years in the Rockies, and
then, having made some money in New
Mexico, Washington and New York, |
found what regarded great opening
for me aud my boys in the development
OF West Virginia The state is, you
know, in many parts as wild as the
west. have my four boys here. They
arc learning how to do 6uilness, even
while going through college, aud they
can live hers away from cities and make
men OF themselves.
you ask something about my
wealth." Senator Elkins went on. II
began life rs a poor boy, with nothing
but my college education. lhRVe made
what have without aid from anysource.
| know AN set down rs man OF large
wealth. This 10 not so. am comfotta'
BILE, and have an organized and promis.
ing business TO leave my children. /
am not a rich man in the sense OF the
rich New Workers, but We have a great
property hero in prospect and chance
10 do something. We have altogether
about 100000 acres OF coal aud timber
land, and We arc rapidly building up q
population along the lines oil our rail.
road. We will probably extend our
lnes east and put in branch south to
connect with tho Chesapeake x Ohio.
We are now sending our coal aud coke
to the west, to the Atlantic seRboard
and to Mexico, and our supply is prac.
tically inexhauStible. When We came
into this region with the road the most
OF it was wilderness. 1t now contains
tens OF thousands Of people, and it il
just on the edgo Of its development,
West Virginia is ono Of the richest
states in tho union. and | think it has q
great future"
Senator, you have been very sue.
cessluI man. You started life poor, and
have yourself made a great fortune, !
want TO ask you II you think tho
chances arc as good for mOney.making
to-day IS they were when you began ~
"Of course they are, replied Senator
Elkins. 1.-THE universal and evsrlaSt.
ing now Is full Of opportunities. II
fairly briItles with them. The world Is
just on the edge OF its development
Take the mater Of electricity. itprom.
ises to change everything under tho
SUI, and its possibilities arc inestima.
bic. This country now has 70,00O,0O0
people. 1t will support zoe. 900, 900, and
until II grows to that there will be in.
Vulnerable opportunities and unlimited
possibilities for fortunes aud fortune
making"
How about the tlmsH2 Has pros.
periiy come to stay?'
That is a question" replied Senator
Elkins, which am not able to au.
swer As to ultimate prosperity, there
Is no doubt. As 10 an immediate
change, do not know. This may DO
merely u squirt, or 1t may DO steady
race for tho better. | fear, however,
that wo hRvo before US an ora OF lower
profits and lower wages, aud ! doubt
whether thora will be permnuent pros.
periIy until after the next Presidential
election"
How about tho vice presidency, sem
ator2'
81 AIN not a candidate for the yics
proidoncy," replied Senator E!kins. ~
don't know that would like to give up
tho six yoar, Of my senaiorshtp, which
/ am now insured Of, for four years oil
tho vicO presidency, even II wc5O auro
! could have it. Tho position in tho
senate is an active one, and IKE II for
that reAson. | would not like to give
up possibility Of doing something,
which ! think have as senator, to that
OF the vico presidency, whcro could do
nothing but prosidc.'
ISSUES, NOT MEN.
"YoU say you are not tho logical can
didato for the presidency, Senator FL.
kins. Who isP"
THAT cannot yOt say" was the 70.
ply. "Tho talk about myself comes, in
addition to what ! have said before,
IRON my being tho frat Republican
Senator elected from West Virginia 10
twenty-five years, and from southern
state in a long tilnO. This, together
with tho fact that tho West Virginia
Republicans broke tho solid south, mud
thnt with West Virginia Republican wO
could loco Now York aud win tho Pros.
denCy nOXt yOar, has drawn attention 10
this state. But this Ia not enough. Tho
issues TO DO fought this year aro not
those Of tho north ard south. That
kind Of campaigning has, hopc, passed.
away forever This san ora OF buhno3t
not inutimint, Wn want tho tsauGt
which tond to tho upbullding Of tho
United states, tho development Of tho
CouHtry aud tho making rs more THAI
Ovor a great mud prosperous nation; Ia.
decd, tho groatoAt aud most prosperous
In tho world. As 80 candidates. there
are plenty Of good men and great men
Ia tho fold.
"Iom Rood, Of Mime, would mnkn
GOOD DrnaIJonI 40 VOull llntfigOu.
Mckinley, Morton or Alliaon. Ale
though hnvo no right to Bponk Tor
NcnOrnI lIaftIson. yoL hnIiNyo hN Will