Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-29

record of the week. The result ap-
peared to satisfy the management.
Among those present were such nota-
bic local Republicans as:-
Col. John Frew, B. w. Peterson.
William Schultze, Chas. E. Vankeuren,
C. A. Robinson, Godfrey Schul,
Addison Israel, ]. X Hail.
W H Hornish, F. H. Crago,
Thos. OBrien, Jr., F. G. caldwell,
c efa e H hF Watkins Mi sai Esneney.
M. A. Chew, w. H. Travis,
T. NJ Garvin, Hicnara R~,.itson,
Morris Horkheimer, Harry Mcclure,
c. j. Rawlings, S. O. Boyce,
Frank NeSbiIl, w. H. higgins.
These names will indicate how the
word had been passed about through
the length and breadth of the county
for the boys to turn out and make rec
ord-breaking affair of the meeting. How
well the effort succeeded may be judged
when it is stated that at no time was
either the floor of the hall or gallery
over three-fourths filed. Five hundred
would be fair estimate of those pres
ent. A number of ladies' were present
! in the audience, and quite a number of
boys Capt B. B. Dovener was a late
arrival, and Senator Marshall, of Han
cock, had seat upon the stage.
Mr.. W. H. Hornish called the meet
ing to order, and introduced Hon. ]. C.
Brady as chairman, who made brief
address, the salient features of which
was that Senator Elkins had promised
prosperity four years ago, and it needed
70 word from the Senator to inform the
people that prosperity had come. Mr..
Brady then said he desired to take up
three or four minutes of time to talk
of matter which Senator Elkins did
not care to notice. He referred to the
Registers expose Of Republican NAL
administration in this State, and said
"the Wheeling Register is too utterlyab-
surd to be noticed, and it is not noticed
here at home where it is known, but
out in the State it's statements may
carry some weight, and require an an
swer" Mr.. Brady then made the state
ment which has been made in the In
telligencer, that when the Democratic
party went out of power it owed $685.
600, and at the end of four years it had
not only paid these bills, but had a cash
balance of $424,C00 in the State fund,
with over 100000 on hand in all
funds, and the State owed no man a
dollar
Mr.. Brady said nothing, however,
about the Registers detailed statement
of comparative expenses of the State,
for 1884 and 1915; nor did he say
anything whatever about the other
very pertinent matters referred to in
detail by the Register of last Mondoy.
Senator Elkins, marking the small
ma gnitude of the meeting, said there was
evidently want of popular interest in
the campaign, and accounted for it by
the fact that the people were too busy
to attend political gatherings. He said
the apparent apathy would cause no
concern, however if the votes only
come out on election day. He also was
of opinion that there was just as much
apathy and indifference on the Demo-
cratic side as on the Republican.
Proceeding, Mr.. Elkins said there
was another trouble with the Republi-
cans this campaign, because they did
not know how to meet the Democratic
enemy. This was for the reason the
Democracy had varying policies in va
rious States The Republicans, on the
contrary, were united and harmonious.
He enlarged upon this thought at some
length.
Some of the thoughts enumerated by
the speaker were:
"The best defense of the Republican
party is the general prosperity of the
country"
MCKINLEY will surely take his place
with Lincoln and Grant, Bismarck and
Gladstone"
Il desire to picture the magnificent
procession of results which followed the
enactment Of the last tariff BILL We
have had restored to us what was taken
from us in the Wilson bill, and have
been enabled to invade the markets of
the world while protecting our own.
AS a result, we exported $1,000, 100000
of goods while exporting but s600,000,-
900. thus adding s600,000,0C0 to the ma
tional wealth, or nearly 100000 a.
day. And another result is that we
gave this secs ,Oo0, 900 to our own people
and not to foreign labor, and thus
came prosperity
IF you defeat Capt. Dovener and
elect Mr.. Blair, to aid in making up
Democratic majority. you would at once
shock the business of the country, and
confidence would go, and with it
would 20 prosperity"
We have not only brought prosper
ity. but we have ample revenue-we
have treasury bursting with money
so much Of it that even the Wheeling
Register, that good Democratic paper
not a good paper for Republicans. but
good paper for Democra.s-complai
that there is too much money in the