The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-08
TWO SEATS GAINED.
Republican Prospects Exceedingly
Good In Pennsylvania.
STATE WILL GO FOR M'KlNLEY
by a Majority Of Quarter of Mill
ion-New Markets Opened Up-All
in Favor of E1pansion-Ashamcd
Of the Free Silver Issue.

j. Is. SnOWditeT, VI tuc EtNchky-ultl
Pennsylvania district. stated to-day
,hat he looked for delegation OF twen-
ty-.wo Republican, n gain of two. and
eight Democrats from Pennsylvania,
and believed that the Republicans
would hold their majority In the house.
The gold Democrats In his district
would. he believed, In the main vote
with the Republicans again. and that
none Of the Germans had left the party.
"Onc OF the striking features of this
campaign" he said. lis that the Demo-
Gratis should have seized upon an issue
which Mr.. Bryan has denominated i'm
pcrialism us the great .rallying cry OF
the party. The very absence OF the
condition implied by such term, and
the absolute imposslbllity OF the, over,
throw OF republican institutions In this
country. ought, 1t would seem to me, to
have have neGatived the bringing to the
fore OF an argument like this with
which to influence the public mind.
But 1t is evident that Mr.. Bryan, in
his supremacy Of chief comptroller of,
the destinIes OF the Democracy, precon-
celved the notion, and, since his intiu-
ence Is paramount. his declaration that
It was to be the paramount issue set
tied 1t, and from the Democratic stand
point It SO became their principal issue.
ut Is the people of the country, how
ever, who determine what shall be the
dominant issues Of any campaign, aud
they would have done It. In Pennsyl-
vania 1t is absolutely without force. and
I believe no intelligent voter in any
state In the Union Will be influenced in
the least degree by TIA wind bag and
campaign scarecrow which scares no
one.
Quarter of Million Majority.
"Pennsylvanlans are too closely occu-
pied to give heed to any save the actual
issues OF the campaign. which are, to
my mind,surrender,r retreat and disgrace
on the part of the Democracy. and duty,
honor and glory as advocated by the
Republicans. The record of the Repub-
lcan party Is inscribed in plain terms
upon the scroll Of Its glorious history.
and 1t Is one of which 1t is justly proud.
Take the question. Of trusts, upon
which Mr.. Bryan evidently intends to
talk much from now on. I believe the
regulation of trusts to be largely a mat.
ter Of state legislation. yet the Republl-
can party has passed all OF the national
legislation controlling them and the
people may expect no hope or help from
the Democracy in this connection. fer
! all they have got or will get has been
and will be persuasive and empty
Establishments.
Pennsylvania vii give Mckinley a
majority Of 275.O00 as an emphatic In
dorsement of his party's record on pro-
lection, sound money.and expansion and
the resultant prosperity. New markets
have been opened for Pennsylvania S
manufactured articles, and 1t is and
should be the policy Of the government
to foster, further and protect these in
dustries. which keep our people employ
ed at remunerative wages and attract
population and wealth to our state, as
is well illustrated by the census returns
thus far published of the remarkab bic
growth Of some of the manufacturing
ccnters In this state.
Texas the Single Exception.
This Is but one of the many reasons
for the advocacy OF the policy of expan-
sion. was originally in favor of ex-
pansion and would have considered 1t
proper to have taken the Canary Is
lands. Our people favor the retention
OF the Philippines. and are expansion
lists. The policy of the President meet;
with our approval, and his calm. consls-
tent course has proved him TO be great
statesman and great President.
Our annexation OF these Islands was
In Just accord with treaty rights, and
was one OF the natural results OF the
Spanish war. There never has been
consent Of the governed obtained in any
territory we have annexed except in the
case of Texas. II the Democratic doc
trlne OF consent Is correct why do they
not apply 1t to the colored voter In the
old slave states instead OF deprivIng
him Of 1t absolutely by constitutional
enactment? 1t is this glarlng incon-
s!stency which causes our people not to
take them seriously in their arguments,
and believe they will be glad to drop
this unrespcnsivc Issue before the cam
palgn Is ended
AS to the free silver Issue, l believe
our Democratic friends are really
ashamed OF It, In my section OF Penn.
sylvania no one takes It seriously, the
people considering 1t settled. and one
Seldom hears 1t discussed.
Our people believe the adminlstrn.
'!oh has handled the difficult problems
arising out Of the Chinese trouble with
mat diplomatic skill for which the Pc
publican party is famous. Our policy
has commanded the worlds respect ana
admiration.
! doubt II Bryan will carry any OF
the states except those In the south, and
would be reluctant TO concedc any to
him. unless they be, Utah and Colorado"
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