Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-12

the wise expenditure .thereof. we re-
fer with pride to the New Home for
Incurables. the new capitol annex
building. the new and splendid build
ings for the Boys Reform school and
the Industrial Home for Girls, the Mi
ners' Hospitals and the additions made
to the two insane asylums, the Univer-
sity, the Colored Institute. the peniten-
tiary and other State Institutions, all OF
which has been done under Republican
administration, and without increased
expense TO the taxpayers OF the State.
In its honesty. capacity and dlIigenca
in the conduct of the peoples busi-
ness. the present Republican State ad-
ministration has well exemplifled the
sound adage. that a public Office is a
public trust" nA
Since the Republican party assumed
control OF the government OF the
State, its growth and development
have bordered upon the phenomenal
The hum OF industry is heard on every
hand. The benefcent effect of the
Republican idea OF protection has been
fully seen and felt. Farmers have
found ready prices for their products
at remunerative prices. Lumber camna.n
have been established in all availab
sections. The song of the saw b.
heard even beyond where the railroad 4
has gone to transport the products to J
market, Mines by the hundreds have
been opened to bring to the surface tho
'dusky diamonds" which nature has
planted beneath our hills The oil
drill has penetrated hill and dale. and
enliyened industry and made thou
sands OF poor men rich. The capacitvV
OF the railroads is taxed to the utmost
TO transport the fulkoutput OF our pro-
ducts. For the first time since West
Virginia was made State there i
employment, at good wages, for ever,
laboring man within the borders of our
commonwealth. During the first year
of Republican rule West Virginia dis
tanced Ohio as coal producer. The
second year she became first in the
production of OIL The third year
will take second PLACE of all of the,
States in the output of coal. She is
now second in the production OF coke,
(190o) she will distance Illinois, and
and is close behind Pennsylvania,
which had more than quarter OF a
century the start in the industrial race
for development The present year
will show production in West Viz
ginia of over nineteen million barrels
OF oil. with an output OF lumber second
to no State in the Union. Under a
continuance OF Republican rule, with.
capital by the millions pouring into
the State, there is no Yelling what the
future has in store for us. With sueh
conditions and such an outlook, no
patriotic and unprejudiced voter OF
West Virginia can consistently demand
a change of either the national or the
State administration.
The Republican party of West Viz
ginia confidently appeals 10 the good
people of the State for their support
in this campaign, because the party
has. in the State and in the Union, full
filled every pledge made to the people.
and has given them wise, eonserva-
tive, clean and able administration OF
public affairs. and brought to the PEG.
nla uunaroIlalad ,,Iartx, ouH ,,r..s,...~t4..
We denounce the platform adopted
by the Democratic State convention at
Parkersburg, in June. as false and in
sincere. 1t Is a straddle on the finan-
cial question. We affirm that the
Democratic leaders OF this State do not
believe what they preach. They are
not sincerely for the free coinage OF
silver at the ratio of is to 1, and they
are not against expansion, as they
pretend to be. They now preach the
free coinage Of silver because II was
forced on them by Mr.. Bryan, and
they pretend to be opposed to expan-
sion and what they call imperialism
because they hope to fool the people,
and to distract attention from their
own sorry failure at government In
the State and the nation.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the wise, statesmanlike and patriotic
course of the Hon stephen B. Elkins
in his acts in the Senate d6f the United
States. He has reflected credit on him
self. and is an honor to his party and
his State. We recognize In Mr.. EikiEs
an able statesman and wise and
conservative leader, and we favor his
reelection by the next Legislature to
the seat in the United States Senate
that he now so ably fills.