Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-28
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK
For tho Democracy in Mineral County.
The Situation as Compared With Two
Years Ago.

The Situation as Compared With Two
Years Age.
Special Correspondence of the Register.
ELK GARDEN. W. Va. September %
The political outlook in this district and
county is very bright for the Democratic
party. Republicans are coming over 10
the right side by the score. notwithstand-
ing the fact that the Republicans are
sending in their campaign literature in
large quantities and sending speakers by
the dozens. In this county the Democrats
and Populists have come together and
both nominated the same ticket, which
makes success doubly sure. The Repub
licans estimate that they have lost one
hundred and forty-three votes in this
district alone. and claim that the Demo-
Gratis have lost thirty-eight. This is
counting the lowest estimate for Repubh-
cans by conservative Republicans, and
give the highest estimate for Democratic
losses. Elk district heretofore has been
about two hundred Republican majority,
and 1t is conceded now by conservative
Republicans that with the Populist sup
port it will be counted In the Democratic
column by a safe majority.
Hon. John A. Nethken, the candidate
for House Of Delegates IS making a hot
fight He will not only have the full sup
port OF the Democratic and Populist par
ties. but hundreds of prominent Republic
cans are working for him and will leave
no stone unturned to secure his election,
for he is the right man in the right place.
Hon. John Jarrett made Republican
speech here the other night. The Hon.
a. G. Dayton was billed TO appear on the
same night as Mr.. Jarrett spoke but he
failed to come. The people expected Day
ton and his name was used to draw a
crowd. but the large crowd expected only
numbered two hundred men, women and
children. When Dayton spoke here last
campaign there was no hall in town large
enough 10 hold the crowd, but this time
even the smallest hall in town was too
large for the crowd. The Republicans
themselves were very much disguised
with Mr.. Jewett's speech and they don't
want to hear him any more.
The Republican elephant was out again
la night. but the speaker. Mr.. Holt. who
was billed failed to appear. but Mr.. w
II. Went and W. f.. Crooks came in his
place. Mr. Wentz made a clean speech
There was no mud singing such as is
generally used by Republican campaign
orators. He spoke with due respect to-
ward all and told the people from the stage
that Mr.. Bryan would speak at Keyser
on the Goth and told Democrats and Re-
publicans alike that it would be well for
them TO hear him. The only objection to
Mr.. VENTS speech that we have IS that
his figures and statistics are not correct
in a general way as he contradicted him
self in several ways. Among other things
ne said that under free coinage the gov
eminent would have to pay the cost Of
coming the silver dollar, which would
amount to millions of dollars each year
and that the people would have TO pay for
it." This statement is absurd. Every
body knows that under free coinage as
called for in the Democratic platform
the person who takes the silver TO the
mint pays the cost Of coming. and not the
government. We now haye the free coin
age of gold. but the government does not
pay the cost owing to the seniorage law.
He further stated that the number of sill
yer dollars coined up TO 1873 was S,03l.235,
from 1873 TO 1895. i30.79O,On and from Jan
uary l to June l. 1886. 800, 412." which
makes a total of 1881 SIS, and not two
minutes later he stated that there had
been coined up to June /. 1896, in the United
States over 100000 silver dollars"
Now one of these statements was incor-
rect
He further stated that until very few
months ago the silver question had never
been heard of. and that there were not
five people in the audience that had ever
heard of the crime of IL until the last
three or four months" and Mr.. Crooks.
who spoke just after him. stated that "the
silver question had been agitated since
1913 and that we had heard the cry of the
crime of 70 for the last ten years. Now.
one of the gentlemen was evidently labor
ing under a mistake.
Mr. Wentz in his speech stated that the
present price of silver was g. cents per
ounce and not half an hour later Mr.
Crooks in his speech stated that the pres
ent price Of silver was 559s cents per ounce |
one of them is evidently mistaken. Mr. !
Crooks stated that four years ago. under
the Mckinley tariff. the miners were get !
ting 81 per car for loading coal and that |
now they were getting 90 cents per car. |
The facts IN the case are that four years |
ago the miners at this place. under the |
Mckinley tariff, were getting so cents per |
car for loading coal and now they are get |
ting 80 cents per car for loading coal from |
the same mines. and that under the low |
Democratic tariff too clear gain OF 10 |
cents per GER. and they are now and have !
been for the past four or five months, !
working every day.