The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-20
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Ms Romantie Career and Bueeess-HiS
Qualifications for President
Congressman AZ G. Dayton in Saturdays
Philadelphia Preas.
Senator EllSins has never declared his
candidacy for the nomination at St
Louis, nor has he authorized anyone to
do 10 for him. He has said with EN-
phasls there are other Republicans in
the paFty more deserving Of the great
ONCE than he All talk OF him In con-
nectlon with the nomination comes from
friends In his state and throughout the
country, and not from him. Notwith-
standing. his declared purpose not TO be
a candidate, as a West YirginiRn, want
TO set down some OF the reasons t5at
move me. In common with the people OF
our state, 70 desire his nomination, and
why we think he should have It this
time
Senator Elkins has always been an
earnest, active, vigorous and aggressive
Republican. fifm believer In protection
and all the cardinal principles OF the
party. His candidacy Is urged on the
ground OF his being a business man and
doubted ability and unquestioned integ-
rity, his wide and varied experience in
public affairs. and his knowledge OF men
and OF the whole country. its resources
and Its wants. Senator Elklns 10 a
many-sided man, blessed with good
common Rense and sound Judgment
man Of affairs. and successful busi-
ness man. II he should be nominated
he would stand for the business interests
Of the people. Our country has passed
the formative period in the evolution OF
government, It has survived foreign and
civil war. and our government Is now
firmly established on enduring founda-
tons We have reached the point where
we are now a business people, living In
an economic age Economic and business
questions engage the attention Of the
people and preas for solution. Most OF
the problems 10 be solved relate 70 our
material advancement and progress,
Why not place at the front one who has
by his life, unaided but by his own will
and energy, shown himself to be caPa BILE
to meet and solve such problems. and
whose first act in the senate saved the
country millions Of dollars? The ad-
ministratIon OF the government and Its
affairs should be entrusted to a busl-
ness man: more than ever at this time
trained and experienced business men
should control and shape the CONNER
cial and financial policy OF the govern
ment The reforming Of our currency
system. the building up Of our shipping
interests, our home and foreign COM
merce, our manufactures and ehcoaF-
aging our agricultural interests are the
pressing questions, Much Of the COM
fusion and chaos that now exist IN our
methods OF finance and taxation and the
administration OF the same Is largely
due 70 a at - T ~ I'd q of Z!fVA bud
ness principles. Strange 70 -Say. ID a
land of business men our hrst President
was the only successful business man
[ that ever occupied the presidential
chair. Since his time our Presidents
have heen statesmen, lawyers and mill
tary men. The time Is at hand in our
history when the people want man Tor
President who o something more than a
statesman,0r politician. They want
business man, with administrative abll-
ity, who knows the people, the whole
country and understands its business
inteFests one .whe, sympathiZes with the
wase-earners and at the same time
kn0ws what capital deserves.
Senator Elkins started In life a poor
boy, without influence and without
friends 10 help him. He was born and
brought up on farm. Whatever he has
in the way Of means or capital he has
Acquired by hls own efforts. He Is a
large employer Of waEe-eArners. and en-
Joys their sympathy and confidence. He
hns for more than aquarter Of a century
taken an active interest IN national poll
tics: hut during all this time he has
been Woodworking business man. and
known as such rather than as poll
ticIan. During his service as a member
OF Congress and a cabinet officer, and in
all his business trahSactions. which
have extended from one ocean to the
other. there has never been a reflection
on his fairness or Integrity. His stand
ing and credit as a business man Is good,
not only where he has lived but all over
the country. In all the walks Of life he
has made himself popular with nil who
have known him. He Is transformations,
plain and simple IN his manners. and IS
easily approached by nil classes Of his
fellow citizens. With him as a candi-
date the chances Will be Increased for
the Republican party 10 carry four or
five southern states. He Is well and
favorably known IN the state OF New
York. twill he difficult to unite In any
other man In public lie the Quallaca-
tons and experience possessed by Sena-
tor Elkins. and which 80 eminently Mt
him for any position In the great re-
public.