Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-22

order instructions from the Republican
headquarters.
The most contemplate piece of villainy
that ever disarac,d any campaign. Mon
+ doing fifteen cent business suddenly
+ received orders conditional on Mckinley 5
election. that would enable them 10 en-
pi0y armies of men and keep them work
iuc continually The owners Of factories
that were idle received an ovorburdened
mail with such orders. Republicans Who
f controlled factories then working also
received these magical orders-the skies
wore rosy then-but they told their en-
p'oyes that in the event Of the election Of
Bryan they would Of necessity be COM
PEELED % build a wall around the factory,
where it would remain silent and idle IN
I'll the four years of Bryan's misery was
past.
This infamous stroke Of policy was e.
fectiye, and the American workman, nat
urany trusting in the honesty OF their
employer. voted according!y-only 10
awaken and find that he had been bum
coed, swindied and abused.
II we take for granted that the party
making these assertions to the people were
honest i'm their statements, the party
stands convicted of incapacity, and there
fore deserves no more support than if
they were deliberately dishonest. Dishon-
est or incapable. they are unfit to govern.
They cannot fulfill their promises on ac-
count of the control eXerted over them
by various mouopolists. TO whom they are
indebted. AMI they have not the intelli-
vi. vi n
these conditions.
The leadership of the Republican party
of to-day. instead of being remarkable for
Intelligence. capacity and craftsmanship.
is composed to a remarkable degree. of
small though crafty politicians and pre-
dominant number of thrifty men who, by
legitimate thieving. became millionaire.
and with th-m the soul and intelligence
OF the pass. and also that amount of
honesty which accompanied it, As each
great leads- fen a chasm was produced
which was never filled When the halls
of CONGRESS vibrated to the voices of
Oliver p. Morton. Sumner. Chandler,
Conklinr. Carpenter. Logan. Hamilton.
and others. with Blaine in the speakers
chair and that stolid soldier Grant as eN-
ecutive. the Republicans then had party
and leadership of which they might well
be proud IAN intellectual galaxy that
would do battle with the world.
The party has produced no successors
TO these great men. but they still furnish
persons to draw their salaries.
IL is mournrul to contemplate the mighty
void these distinguished men have left.
Tom Plat. the prince of bosses. trying
10 adjust himself to the mantle of Sew
ard, Mason. 81 creature of fermentation
of Chicr-1 politics. swelling himself TO
lit the see. IF John a. Logan! That emil
nent Statesman. Senator Hanna. on seat
that was once ilustrioUs. II is better to
draw the curtain here.
From statesmen the party has descended
N poiitical hucksters. and every one wants
a lob. This is not 1IcKinley's easiest oc-
c,1nation. Although the fatted calf was
killed. there is not half enough to go
around Every man who was clothed in
q little temporary self-importance during
tbe campaign. whose capacity would
more nearly fit a fourth-class postmaster
ship. wants a big corpulent office that
should so along with merit and ability
This thing of making big men out OF H'tIe
men bothers NIcKinley-there are so many
of them II Mckinley sets through with
this tcs!s, then comes the grand stand
play" Of usheriIg in prosperity. lie can
not do t. With the entire government in
Republican control, from Richie district
TO Washington City. under this present