Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-04-08

SENATOR FORAKER, of Ohio, has
introduced pooling bill. 1t is prac-
tiCally reproduction Of the Patter-
son bill introduced in the last Con.
greSs. II is intended to meet the OBJ
JectionS To pooling which were raised
by the Supreme Court of the United
States in its decision recently rem
dercd in the trans Missouri freight
association case.
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STATE and city elections were held
Monday in Michigan and city cleo
lions in Ohio and elsewhere. The
Republican State ticket was success.
full in Michigan by about 2O, 900 plu.
rality. Detroit elected a Democratic
Mayor. In most Of the Ohio cities
Democratic gains were shown. The
Republican municipal ticket was de-
fratcd in Cincinnati by 1920 ma.
jOrity. Canton, the home of Nc.
kinlcy, elected a Democratic Mayor
by over 100 majority. Among other
Ohio cities that went Democratic
arc Columbus, Akron, Springfield,
Hamilton, GAINESVILLE, Steubenville
and Portsmouth.
MINE lNSPECTORS.--Th Gov
crnor has announced the appoint
mcnt Of mine inspectors as follows ::
For chief inspector, James Paul,
of Tucker county.
For First district, which embraces
the entire region north Of the Little
kanawha, =. \. Lewis, Of Mason
county.
For the Second district, composed
of Fayettc, Raleigh and the upper
halt of kanawha county, John |.
Absalom, of Faycttc county.
For the Third district, composed
of Mercer, Mcdowell, Logan and
Mingo counties, j. l.. Preece, of
Mercer county.
For the Fourth district, omposed
of the lower halfof Kanawha county,
Putnam, Mason and Wayne coun-
ties, Jerry Mead, of Ohio county.
All Of these men are experienced
miners, and fall within the require
mentS of the new mine law, that
they shall have been coal diggers for
period Of at least six years.
MCKINLEY ON BIMETALISM.-
Speaking of the Presidents views
on this important subject, the Nj
tt0nGt BimetGliSt says: = Per
sonally he is one of the most Iowa
bic and. charming of men, but the
soft and pliable temperament refer.
red To is the chief factor in making
him SO.
What President Mckinley would
do concerning the silver question il
case of an emergency no human be
ing can tell. 1t would depend en-
tirely upon circumstances. He wa.
elected upon what was substantially
gold PLATFORM. His past recorC
Justifies the belief that he wOulC
have accepted the nom n a I j or
and endorsed the platform Just the
same if it had declared for free coin
age at l6 to /. With his party ir
the majority and strongly for golG
II can be safely affirmed that Nc
kinley will he for gold. With hi.
party in the majority and strongl,
for bimetalism there is no room fol
doubt that he would be for bimetal
ism. with his party in the minority
he would in all probability be FOL
that policy which he thought woulG
convert the minority into a majority
The greatest danger to the bime,
talic cause mt the hands of Mr.. Nc
kinley lies in the weakness men
toned, coupled with the fact that hi
claims to be a bimetalist, and proba
bly, at heart does lean that way
But he is a Republican first, and s
protectionist second, while his bi
metalism comes tagging along fal
in the rear.
n FARCICAL DEBATE.-Thef fol.
lowing from the Washington cor.
respondent ofthe Pittsburg Dispatch
the leading high protection paper in
Western Pennsylvania shows the far
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