The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-26
TIE STATE PRESS.


IT looks Ike the cry win he changed
this year from what II was in 1890 In
that year It was the Mckinley Bill,
now it is "Bill Mckinley
Waterman.
Nearly all of the nations OF the earth
are increasing their rates OF customs
duties, not only for the purpose Of reve-
nue.. but to afford protection to their In
dustries,-Fayette Republican.
The Republican state convention at
! Harrisburg. was n notable body II had
I'm It many prominent men and as a
whole no finer body ever assembled IN
.the state. Intelligence 9hons in every
eye and Integrity and earnestness OF
purpose seemed stamped on every coup
tcRance. Parsons Constitution.
From every section Of West Virginia
comes the news of assertions from De-
mocracy of prominent and influential
citizens. The record OF incompetenCy
and failures of the national adminiStra-
tInn n bad enough. but the mad rush
now being made to free and unlimited
coinage Of silver and fiat money is too
much for most Of the sensible people of
that party.-CharleSto Evening Mail.
II Mckinley is not n winner. there is
nothing in signs. To win against such
field. where every hume mentioned II
worthlly associated with the honor. will
he n notable victory. At no time In the
history OF parties have there been as
candidates more men OF upsuIted ma
tlonal regulations than in the canvass
of 1896 With such names II should
continue TO the close clean canvass.
that will leave no animosittes TO settle at
the ballot box in Observation-Disclosures
County Republican.
II Is rumored and spread abroad in
the newspapers that the Democratic
managers are endeavoring to pursuade
Hon. William l.. Wilson to accept the
nomination for Congress IN this district.
We are very much inclined to the "pln-
ion that he will avoid such labortous
luxury and such a useless task. Free
tradcIsm and the farmers wool, and
other things would prove very uncom-
Portable companions to him in this dis
Observation-Disclosures Independent.
The Baltimore Sun IA Democratic Ru-
thori;y and when It places the following
caption over an article, II Is acknowl-
edged by ali to be correct in this in
stance: Lack OF leadership; Demo-
Gratis in Congress have made poor
showing: an unsatisfactory record;
might have suggested practical legisla-
tion: Instead of that they have content
ed Themselves with merely cTiticlsins
what Republicans have done; they
should have offered something better In
ia place: Mefsrs German and Hill not n
success as leaders. "-MorEan Messen-
ger.
Never in the history Of the Republic
can party was BraXton county so mag
nlGccntly Represented In Republican
convention as II was at ClarksburE last
weak. Every district in the county was
represented: In all twenty delegates
were in attendance. In the eiEhtteA Il
took a great effort to get more than
three nr four Interested enough to take
part In state or congressional conven~
tIou. What change has como about In
Braxton II late years Al the expert
encc meeting on the night OF the 18TH
John d, sutton and Alex Duhn made
able speeches. 1t IL n cold day when
RraXtGn county gets lefe at Repupli'
can conventIon.-Braxtou Central.