Evening star., 1900-10-02

the people are almost too busy making
money to attend political meetings. ! do
not say that our meetings are not well at
tended, as they are, but. 1t Is a fact that
never before in the history of West Vir-
ginia have the voters been so busy as now,
and this fact has substantial effect upon
the political situation.
This marked condition of prosperity
believe will rebound to the credit of the re-
publican party, and il is the hardest prnpo-
Sition in West Virginia thai my demo-
cratic friends have to tackle. The resi-
dents of that state keenly remember how
but a few years ago our cities were flled
with idle men, our tanneries and saw mills
either shut down running short-handed.
while the great mining and timber indus
tries of the state were languishing for the
necessary capital with which to develop
them.
These unhappy conditions have been
obliterated by four years Of Mckinley good
times. Our factories and mines are run
ming to full capacity. Old railroads which
suffered from the blight of democracy and
Rryanism and were stopped in their build
ing have been rebuilt, extended and are to-
day in operation Many others, especially
short lines feeders to open up our tim
Der lands. have been built are in course
of construction. one of the largest of
these railroads will form a connection from
ClarkSburg to Charleston. ClarksburS is
becoming quite railroad center. Employ
ment on these roads has been given to
thousands of men, The lines penetrate the
TIMBER ana mining lafliS, lnen lollOW the
saw mills and the opening of new mines,
then the towns and the gradual settling of
the entire district.
Capital Developing State Resources.
"All these changes have been made with
remarkable rapidity, especially along the
Ohio river region in the first and fourth
congressional districts. West Virginia Is
becoming great oil producing state, and
oil derricks seem to spring up out OF the
ground by the hundreds in many parts Of
the state. The farmers share in the gen
eral result and crops have been good and
prices of agricultural products satisfactory
Capital to the amount of s25,0oO.oo0 has
been invested since 1898 and $oO,OO0,0O0
since 1896
to explain away these conditions to
the people who sit in their audiences with
full pockets and full stomachs. Their
calamity howls fall with thud they
shout about Imperialism, concerning which
no one takes them seriously They don't
talk about free silver Our people did not
fully understand that question when 1t was
first sprung upon them, but they do now,
and the democrats let 1t severely alone. If
the capital which is being invested in our
state stood7in danger of Organism and free
silver it would be withdrawn or tied up,
and we would get another taste of democ-
racys bitter dose Of hard times and lack of
confidence
This confidence of the people is in
cans, as the people so sure that the
state and national ticket will be elected
that they may not all come out and vote.
This condition, as described in The Star
recently, is well understood by our republi-
can managers, and every effort will be
made to warn the people of their danger,
and on election day to get them to the
polls.
Will Carry the Third District.
II will give one Illustration so that WASH
note hny.- tl,o &,
going, as the people of the District are well
acquainted with the gentleman in question
"A short while ago Mr.. Bynum, the gold
democrat, who is this year supporting Nc
Kiney, delivered an address ON the money
question at the opera house at Hunting
ton He was listened to by the largest
audience ever assembled in 1t, and, fur
thermore, 1T was composed OF the very best
people in the town and district. He was
enthusiastically received.
Il fully believe that we will elect the
eight state senators necessary to secure a
majority on joint ballot and thus insure
the reelection of Senator Elkins. Senator
Elkins has done a great deal for the state
and is one of the best and ablest senators
1t ever had. He will be his own successor
without question.
Il think the state will go for the repub
lcan state and national ticket by from
1900 to $4,000 majority. As / said, We are
going to get the people out to vote on cleo
F, ton day, warm up the campaign between
now and then, and l will not recede single
| thousand from the lowest majority ! have
| here named. West Virginians are becoming
prosperous from republican administration
| uf national affairs and they are not blind
| to the cause.
.The House will be republican, and We
| hope to add one to the majority by reclaim
| ing the third district from Mr.. Johnson and
electing Mr.. Gaines. They are having a
great fight there, but I think Mr.. Gaines
| Is winning out. We are very fond of joint
Il I11af afnc In, Cfntn nx,6 t1n fyDn n Iii.
dates, as rule, address the same audience.
! Thus far it 10 my observation that the re-