The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-16
GOVERNOR ATKINSON

Talks on West Virginia, and Gives It
big Boost = People too Busy 70
Think ofPolltics az Present.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: Governor and
Mrs. G. W. Atkinson, Of West Virginia,
were at the Monongahela House last
evening. They came from clarksburg,
where Mrs.. Atkinson had been visiting.
They win leave in the morning for
chautauqua, where the governor will
deliver an address on modern educa-
tional movements, It is Recognition
Day" when the graduates of the chau-
tnuqua course meet, and the exercises
are in their honor. The governor said
he did not know why he was invited.
but he was going to make speech, and
he would not introduce politics.
Things politically" he said. "are
very quiet now in my state. The peo-
pie are very busy developing It. We are
Just beginning to grow. There are thir-
ty-six railroads projected, eight Of
which are under construction. West
Virginia Is the first state In the union
for oil and lumber, second for coke, and
third for coal.
"In a short time we hope to pass
Pennsylvania in the manufactures OF
coke, as your coke area is limited,
while ours Is almost unlimited. Eigh-
teen months ago we passed Ohio in the
production Of coal, and this year we
VIII so into second place, ahead Of Illl-
noIs,
ut will take US about twenty-five
years to surpasS the Pennsylvania
coal output. Our oil production last
year was 10000, 900 barrels Of white sand
oil, and oil is being found In nearly all
the counties; we turned out 100000
tons Of coke and 100000 tons Of coal
in the same period. Mines are being
opened all over the state. Our people
are proud Of their material resources.
There Is no danger Of West Virginia
going Democratic. New people are To-
eating there all the time, and they Will
swell the Republican majority. can
not say that I have thought much Of
the Philippine problem. It looks to me
as II we must accept the situation as q
finality. am satisfied majority Of
the people will support Mckinley and
his administration. Most men think
that there is nothing else for US TO do
under the circumstances, but establish
a civilized government in the islands. II
we had left them, as some advocated,
after Deweys victory, firmly believe
we would have been censured by the
civilized nations.
1.-THE Democrats propose to make the
Philippines the chief Issue this fall and
next year, trusts and combinations sec
ond, and they Will discuss the money
question in sections where 1t will be
profitable. The denomination OF Nc
Klnley by the Republicans Is inevito-
Bile. and he will be elected again.
~ see by the papers this morning
that Speaker Reed may remain in Con-
gress and fight the administration and
expansion. / doubt II Reed will OPP
pose the administration.
"If he does he will have to join hands
with the Democrats, and he will be run
over by his party, which has honored
him. Henderson will he the speaker. 1t
may be that Mr.. Reed is tired OF the
speakership and desires to return to the
floor. where he will have better oppor-
tunIty to exercise his debating talents.
I am satisfied that Reed is too broad
to fight the administration. 1t would
be n serious mistake for him and would
end his political career"