Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-10-16
PROSPERITY IN THE WEST.
The Mischief to Pay in 0hio-A New
Convert BimetaIlism.
fspeclal correspondence. ]

NASHINION, OCt. l~.-A foNN
missioner Hermann who for several
terms was one of the Representatives
in Congress from Oregon, has just re-
turned from six weeks visit to his
home. During this trip he visited
California, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana. North Dakota, Minnesota and
Wisconsin where he looked into the
workings OF the Surveyors General
Offices and the land offices in those
states, thus having exceptional oppor-
tuuities to observe the business con-
ditions. He says there is a marked
change for the better in all these
states, not only are the grain and
fruit crops good but the prices have
LARGELY advanced. This is particular
IL true OF the fruit crops in the Pacihe
Coast States. There will be large
acreage added to the production oil
sugar beets, as it has proven most
profitable crop to the farmer, return
ing a larger profit than any other
product of our soil. There is a great
revival in the lumber and wool indus
tries consequent upon the passage OF
the Dingley bill with proper protec-
ton to these two important interests.
The Alaskan gold discoveries have
stimulated the mining interests IN all
our mining states and new fields are
being reported. There is great de-
mand not only for food products and
horses thousands of which have been
sent but for almost every class OF
manufactured goods for the Alaskan
markets and the consequence IS gen
eral business revival in all the states
of the great North west, where there
was much depression but a short time
ago. New enterprises are being I'M
dertaken, confidence is restored, mon
ev abundant and labor employed at
good prices? That means prosperity.
There is the devil to pay and no
pitch hot in the Democratic camp IN
Ohio. John r. Mclean furnishes
most of the money and all the men to
run the Committee. His striker
"Dano McConville is at the head OF
the Committee, the notorious Allen
o. Myers is one of the leading spirits
(of course excepting the whiskey), III
the campaign. The Democratic can
d1date for Governor, Mr.. Chapman,
banker, mining operator, merchant,
railroad president, farmer-in TACT
genuine Pooh Bah, has been warned
that McConville and Myers will trade
him off for the Legislature and he is
kicking like bucking broncho. Now
comes A. J. Warner, the apostle OF
silver and says he is the logical can
didate for Senator and says he wants
the place. "Codlin, not Short, is your
friend is the way the would-be Sen
ator puts it. And the Democratic
family of Ohio is not happy.
The Republicans can congratulate
themselves on a new ally in the per-
son of Senator German. In the Port
Tobacco Times paper we'll known as
one of his personal organs, the editor
being an employee of the Senate APP
pointed through and detailed to SEN
ator Gordon's room, there is an ed
itorial on the financial question which
while cleverly attempting to hold the
10 to I Democrats clearly places the
Senator in the ranks of the sound
money Republicans-in fact it is a
square endorsement of the Republican
platform and the action of President
Mckinley. 1t is something to be
proud of that so able man and prom
inent Democrat should so soon see
the wisdom OF the Republican conten-
ton.
Matthew Marshall the financial
writer of the New York Sun has an
article in that paper of October in
which he proves that the action of the
administration carrying out the pol
icy declared in the Republican plat
form is the only possible way to Sc
cure the reinstatement of silver as one
of the moneys ofultimate redemption.
He shows that France, Germany and
Great Britain favor bimetallism but
that without the cooperation assured
as it now is, there will be no great de-
lay in restoring to silver its money
power and no nation or peoples will
benefit by this SO much as the United
States, the greatest silver producing
country in the world.