Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-20
MR.. HoGG 4 CANDIDATE.
uDrem Judeeship Would Please
Htm-views ON silver and Trusts.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va, December b
Hon. Chas. Edgar Hogg, OF Mason county,
is in the city this week attending TO some
law matters. The following interview
with your correspondent shows beyond
question that Mr.. Hogg is a candidate Tor
the Supreme bench.
Asked regarding his candidacy, he said:
81 am busy with my profession and WRIT
ing law books. l have just concluded
which is now out the second edition of
Pleading and Forms l have also nm
ished the manuscript of Equity Principles
which is now under contract for publica-
ton. ! have been engaged to write two
additional law books-one on the trial OF
viii cases and the other on the trial OF
accident cases-so that you see my whole
time is occupied. But no man with the
success of his profession at heart could
be Indifferent to the high homer which a
promotion to the Supreme bench confers.
My friends are pushing MT to some extent
for this honor, ana / must confess that l
feel that l am somewhat in their hands"
MIR. Hogg, how 10 you feel on the
money questions at this timer was asked.
Il nave discovered nothing in the pro-
gress of events that would change my
views as to bimetallism. The government
of the United States has demonstrated in
recent years her ability to maintain her
own financial policy. l confidently believe
that we can maintain the parity OF the
two metals as the basis for our currency
and silver has shown its own power to a
claim as enc of the precious metals not
withstanding the determinations that have
been made against it under the form of
law. If our government should remove
the restrictions that have been placed
upon it and allow it to circulate freely as
one of the primary moneys of the land,
there would never be n question as to
its sufficiency and lis efficiency as a mon
ely metal. Our people must hot recede
from their friendly relations to silver"
w do not desire, Mr.. Hogg, to press
you for an expression of your views on
political questions inasmuch as you are a
recognized candidate for supreme judge;
but nave you thought anything about the
subject of trusts?"-
well, / must say that I have thought
seriously about them Their effect upon
the industries of a country are not felt at
first. Their progress is by insiduous adj
vances, SO much are their effects m.sun-
Gerstood that some good people are ever
their advocates-but when they have firmly
laid hold upon the policy of a country
their tendency is to stiie competition, raise
the prices of the neeessaries of life, and to
hamper and cripple labor Of all sorts. Our
labortng people are awake to the situation
and as a consequence have very justly de-
clared war against the trusts. This is an
age in which the spirit of greed has fully
asserted itself ard unless the people lay
their hands upon the work of legislation
and call a halt upon the promotion of
trusts it will only be a very short time
in the period of our national existence
when nobody can find employment except
at the dictation Of the trust. When that
time comes they will pervade the halls of
legislation with their baleful influence and
power as much so as nihilism stalks
abroad in all the Russias. l believe that
our people in West Virginia will contrib
ute their share CT labor and work, 10
check the growth Of trusts. It's probably
needless for me to say that the Democratic
party is the true agency to bring this
about"