The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-21

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2O.-The
reception and banquet given tonight
n. the Hotel wellington, by the West
virginia Republican Association. in
honor Of the state officers elect. and
other distinguished men, was brill
liant event and In every respect a
success,
The programme was made up OF
splendid menu and fine oratorlcal fea-
lures, the speakers including Judge C.
+ Scott. who served as toast master
and opened the exercises, Governor At
rlnson, Hon. n. B. Scott, Congressman
Dayton, Congressman Dovener Con-
pressman Miller Congressman-elect
Dorr Treasurer-eIect Kendall. Con-
gresgman Lacey. OF Iowa, and others.
senator Eikins was unable to be pres
ent and the toast which should have
baen .'McIlinley and Hobart" was as
signed 10 National Committeeman
II is conceded that no one present
vral better qualified to speak OF the
NATIONAL standard bearers and tell how
I'VE holped elect 'em." The introduce
,6rv rsmarks by Judge Scott were de-
voted TO "Our Honored Guests" ana
t5e Grst next man TO be called to the
g5re. was the Governor-elect.
Governor AtISInion'A Speech.
The toast to which he responded was
West virginia After the Fourth of
March" Among other things he said:
.'AIr. Toast Master and West Virgin
ians:-West Virginia after the 4th OF
March will be Republican from the ex-
ecutive down to the men who clean
the spittoons in the capitol building at
charleston. She has hung her gate on
the other most, and she has hung II
there 10 stay. Our people, by their
votes IN the last two elections, have de-
cided that they are tired of being at
liked as the tall to the kite Of the So
called solid south Our trade In West
Virginia and our community OF inter-
est never was and never will be south
ward. Do not misunderstood me. we
have no hatred of the south. We natur-
ally admire southern people and south
ern ways, because We are, In sense,
OF them and q part OF them: but our
business in trade Is now and has al
wars been with the north and east and
NOT with the south Solid South nom
sense has crippled our devlopment for
more than a quarter OF q century. We
have at last reached a point in our
state history when we have cut the
shore-lines and propose 10 do business
with those states to the north and east
OF US, who have capital and enterprise
and whose citizens vote from principle
and not from prejudice. BY our ballots
we have opened our doors to northern
and eastern capital. We have asked
them TO come among us and aid US IN
developing our great resources. They
will come. We earnestly invite them to
come. our state Is the greatest in the
union In natural resources. We have
coal and oil and gas and timber In In
eNhaustible quantities. We need capl-
tai 10 aid us IN their development. We
need men with money, and we don't
need men whose only capital is wind
and blugter. In West Virginia the day
OF solid south snorters has past, and
we hope forever.
THE fifty cent dollar business, ]
think, Is forever settled. II was sprung
upon the voters as O vote-catcher, n
sort OF a political rabbits-foot, with
which 10 hoodoo the people. 1t dlN not
materialiZe. There never was anything
in IT. Il was from the first, as hollow
rs the heads of the cowboys, the grass
hopper-catchers the cranks and the
Mary Ellen Leases, who originated u.
When the principles Of common sense
and the experiences Of other nations
were applied to 81. the whole >thing
vanished like fog before the sunshine.
it. like free trade. is forever settled.
There was nothing hap-haZzard IN the
verdict. Every state which cast Its vote
ngainst the monstrOsity win give big
ger majority II It Is allowed another
Whack at II. The Bryanltes may come
at us again, no doubt, but again they
viii 70 down. The American people
have plenty OF horse sense, and better
still, they are honest, 1t is a big Job to
fSoi thGin more than once in one gener-
alton, They were deluded by free
trade. They refused 20 be deluded by
free silver.
A New Era to Dawn.
Ny toast Is west Virginia After the
Fourth OF March" II am not deceig-
ed. and thinI, I am not, on and after
that date, our state will besln an era Of
prosperity and development that will
surprise the most sanguIne OF our peo-
pie. Our possibilities are beyond even
our own conceptions. Let us 60 to
work, In dead earnest, 10 develop what
= benefcent providence has placed
within our borders. As your chief eE-
ecutlvc. 1 propose to lead in this de-
Velopment. Men OF means and enter
prise will be invited within our bor-
dcr5 When they come we viii treat
them kindly. We won't call them
yankees" or Carpet -baggers." We
want more Yankees, more cnrpet-bnE-
gers among us Let them come. The
more the better We are law abiding
people. Let US enforce our laws even
more rlgilly. We have good schools.
I,etg make them lrttcF. We hnve had
notifies ln our schools. We viii knock
IL oul OF them. We have big meR-lrrs
make bigger men. We ore Nlrgininn5
Jets be Americans. lf i can make it
40 our ucopIs won't lynuH where the
norm ends or the south boEtns"
Nfr Atkinson took up poliucs f6r n
IIffio yybIle and declnrod that The Be-
rublira1 plrty was "a party pl action.
said no. ITO act. 20 assume r"sp1n7l-
l4Ulty 10 ga at every problem Ia solve
and gattlc H-thg ig the genius OF tie
Republican rnstr u deApiSeH evasion,
II detesi8 compromises; u reJpice' ln
upp0rtunltirH Eui'ayor " l's elemgnt
nuD5flti9n Is its qulctonlnV spirit no
,,-l.gj ,,5iigIs mon 10 Cll into the ranks
gf , uarty that keeps ms face tn the
r.g1f gaH has .'Fha Republican
Marty lg n marry ot thg living aud nor
or no ds1g We want yo8ng Brh 20
Hslg ur. Wa wan, old men 90 hrlp VS.
60 vlrf middle aged men tp aid uA 20
mako Wet FirgIull the greatest flnt'
Iu ;hr union i1t us, a- sam Jone,,
rr. qmt our f10lins nnd go nheHu
Tsr0gg.rpgr's pororution woHthcm
a.sf.liHlas Gori9H ri hi8 hp'rrh lt'
Iu-sI the mIny mhIsne WAllh tit
I.naal.Ia pariy had J'rlmpliBhcd.
bUI declared TINT its groaiest tnigAlpu