West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-28
Gov. Atkinson, Adore sses a Fair
Sized Audience
AT OLSTON OPERA HOUSE
His Remarks Were Along the
Usual Lines.

virginia hOnOreu our city with his
presence last evening. Upon his
arrival he was taken in tow by
partisan admirers and personal
friends, who, by their cordiaiity
and pleasant offices, did much to
make the governors visit a happy
one. While here he was the guest
of R. L. Gregory, Esq, at the
Wells.
The audience at the Olston Opera
House in the evening was not large
numerically, but the lack of num-
bers was compensated for by the
high order of intelligence rep
resented. There was no distinction
of sex; while the ladies were in the
minority, they We'd with the
men in their close stten-
ton to the speaking and in
the manifestations of approval or
disapproval. The Governor, in
the course of his remarks. paid the
ladies high compliment. He said
that while some opposed the pres
ence Of women at political demon
stration, he did not. The interest
they displayed was in keeping with
their Importance as factor in the
promotion of pure and stable gov
ernment. The homes are the first
to feel any retrogression in the
guidance of a people; and the women
make the homes. He did not de-
sire to be present in any place
where respectable women were de-
barred.
After some appreciated music by
the Middlebourne band, the meet.
ing was called to order by R. L.
Moore, Esq, who named for chair
man R. L. Gregory, a brilliant
young attorney of the city. Mr..
Grego1y's remark in accepting the
chair were not extended, but were
delivered trenchantly and in the
earnest spirit Of his partisanship.
In conclusion he introduced Gov.
Atkinson.
The governor followed the wis.
dom of speakers who have proceeded
him here, in beginning his address
with commentator of the enter
prise which had transformed our
city from its former nonentity to
its present state of prosperity. He
said Exchanges since his last visit
two years ago were marvellous. The
enhanced material life Of the Noun
tain State since the inception of
the Mckinley administration was
then dilated upon, and the cause
for it asusual ascribed to the sound
principles of Republicanism which
has touched as if by magic all the
fountains of industry and pulsed re.
newed life through the arteries of
the nation.
Gov. Atkinson spoke in defense
of attacks against his administration
Dy different newspapers, notably
the Wheeling Register, which he
styled a "little yellow journal in
adoption of the term given the
New York yellows.
He contended that at no time in
the history of the state had the af-
fairs of the government been so
economically managed, nor either
had the, state ever enjoyed such
period of prosperity as under his
two years incumbency of the Office
of governor.
There was at the close of the fs-
cal year $424,51I in the treasury,
one half more than ever before.
The taxation of railroad corpora
lions has not been reduced; on the
contrary, $4,000 more is coming
from that source than ever before,
and the assessed valuations of rail
road properties has been increased
over $500, 900.
Answering the charge that there
had been an increased expense of