The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-01

The Republicans of Belmont county
were never in finer fettle since victory
first perched upon their banner Every
misfortune OF purely local character has
been magnlfied and distorted and used
10 aid the Popocrats in their campaign
that feeds upon the mlsfortunes of those
not enjoying the fruits of the prosperity
that followed the splendid victory OF last
fall, when President Mckinley was
elected, confidence restored and new life
and vigor given TO the commercial and
Industrial world, But the great multi
tude of people are rejoicing in the bet
ter conditions that prevail.
With the exception of single con-
Germ in the Ohio valley, the wheels of
industry are in full motion with all OF
the old men and some new ones busily
employed The unfortunate misunder-
standing at the Bellalre mill is the sim
gle exception in that town, where all
OF the former employees are not fully
employed, and every right thinking man
in that community oepIores the tact
that settlement has not been reached
there. But everywhere else, In all the
other industries, they are working tpll'
are increasing their capacity or bulld-
ing new factories to keep pace. with
the progress being made under the IN,
fiuences of the greater confidence ana
better conditions.
These are the conditions that give
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want to see the better times widened
and extended until every community
and every home feels and realizes that
the policies OF President Mckinley and
the Republican party are In the inter-
est of all the American people. This Is
why the campaign this fall is but Sc"
quence to that of last year. Victory
now will but emphasize the good results
that followed that Of last year, and
every loyal Republican Is awake to the
Importance of full vote and a decisive
majority.
There may be few misguided men
along the river front, led by men with
personal grievances, but there Will not
be many Of these In Belmont county.
The party over there was never more
active and earnest and the Independent
Democrats, who contributed TO the sue
cess of last years victory, are as loyei
and true to their principles this fall as
they were then. They have no per-
sOnal fight to make. The campaign Is
based upon the broader ground of
American policies for America, no dis
turbance of values, and greater pros
perlty and more work for all the peo-
pie.
To emphasize this broad American
policy the Republicans OF loyal old Bel
mont county made local ticket that
has not been attacked in any quarter,
even by the desperate Popocrats. They
seek only to blind few men by appeals
to prejudice and passion. The Repub-
lican local ticket Is above reproach IN
every respect. The candidates for rep
resentatives, Messrs, Chas. j. Howard
and r. b. Armstrong, are men OF char
acter and intelligence who Will use every
effort to support President Mckinley by
voting for a United States senator who
will stand by the President In all OF his
efforts in behalf OF all the people. They
are capable men to look after local In
terests, too, the first being lawyer OF
force and standing at the par, the other
a representative farmer whose educa-
ton and knowledge fit him for any
calling. Both will be elected, but upon
these a special fire has been made, and
vet they stand committed to every
American policy promulgated by the
President. The loyal voters OF that
county can be relied upon to give them
from 1000 to 1900.
The balance OF the local ticket Is
strong in every part. W. c. Bergund-
thai, for treasurer, is the peer of any
candidate for that office in recent years,
an honorable, Conscientious ana capa-
BILE man. Bradley Smith. for commits
sloner, Is Just the character or man
who has been sought for for that I'M
portant office for years, to guard the
best interests OF that county. John a;
Bond, for surveyor has been n loyal
Republican all his life, and so was ms
father before him, and he has hlled the
office with care and satisfaction for one
term. The nominee for coroner TINS
wear is a gentleman Of character and
standing in the person OF DIR. Beetham.
Never was better local ticket made.
II deserves the vote Of every man call
Ing himself a Republican. II appeals TO
the good judgment OF all classes OF
voters and its election Is assured from
ton TO bottom. The majority viii not
he less than one thousand, and II all
the Republicans turn out 1t VIII not be
surprising IL It reaches two thousand;
All that is necessary Is for every loyal
Republican and sound money man TO
do his whole duty. The greater the
victory the more potent the influence
for ali that is good for the country, the
state, the county and the river front
The fires in the furnaces, the mills ana
the factories, the activity at the mines
the busy hum OF industry and the em-
ployment Of the people this year as
compared with last all appeal to the
voters to make President Mckinley feel
that his policy is right and that what
the people want Is more prosperity ana
less politics OF the kind that ieeds upon
discomfort and misfortune.
When you hear from old Belmont to-
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