The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-22
Nuts for Bryan to Crack.

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Anent the contemplated return en-
gagement OF Mr.. Bryan In this state,
which he traversed In q rather hurried
manner a few weeks ago, we trust he
will reiteratc the assertions he made on
that occasion as to the falsIty OF the
prosperity claimed by the Republican
party. Should he do so we shall refer
him to the following notice which ap-
pears at the head OF the editorial COL
umns OF the Calculator, n paper pub
llshed at Williamson, Mingo county,
West Virginia: ANY man in Mlnso
county out OF employment and wanting
1t can have 1t at good wages. This IS
4 bona fide offer and holds good until
after the November election. Address:
The Calculator. Williamson, W. Va"
This notice has been running 4 month,
but as yet no one has applied for work
for the reason that all willing hands are
employed. The attempt OF the Demo-
crazy to distract attention from Tie
tangible prosperous times we are hav-
Ing to the anthracite coal strike will
not work. That is an unfortunate con-
tention between the employers and the
employees which has nothing TO do with
the all pervadins general prosperity of
the country. In West Virginia, how
ever, we Invite Mr.. Bryans attention to
satisfactory conditions and pleasing
prospects. Take for Instance the ex-
pressions Of farmer and stock dealer,
Mr.. A. ]. Buckley. of Wood county,
who confided to a reporter of the Par
kersburg State Journal his experiences
under Cleveland and Mckinley. as fol-
lows:
Under Cleveland" said Mr.. Buckley, II
] am do!ns. now. all over Wood. Jackson.
Writ and ReaRe counties. Then l paid
for wool to !? cents n pound and could
get all could handle ut those prices.
n Now can't buy pound for less than
y cents. and have, to haggle awhile 10
get them TO take that. Why. four years
ago. the farmers along my routes would
come out to the fence and talk TO me,
lean his elbows on the bars with n de-
Jected look, and ask me IL l wouldn't
please take his wool at any price. Now
that same farmer talks awful independ-
emily, wants - cents pound for his wool
and gets It.
Then there's sheep and lambs. Under
Cleveland 1 bought them for and ~
cents u pound. Now they are and AZ
cents. l remember one lot took up to
Pittsburgh four years ago and had TO take
one-half cent pound for them. or about
n head.
Come to cattle, they were then to
~ cents; now they are 81 TO 4 cents.
Hogs then were 81 70 to s. Is hundred;
now they are 81 80 to S: and so on down
the list OF everything the farmer has 10
sell l
since the 18th OF August last I have
bought over leo head OF sheep, paying
the owners from I to iia cents n pound
for every hoof OF them.
-Four years ago, in my pcrcgrlmations
over the county. found men out OF en-
plyoment everywhere, and many OF them
willing 10 work at anything ut any price.
Now 1t Is different. There are no idle men.
The farmers can hardly get help enough
TO do the work actually necessary, and
when they do, the help fixes his own
rate OF wages. l tell you there is Il Won
dcrful difference and from my expert
ence among the people. am sure they
don't want any change in the admlnlstra-
ton. and feel confident that the coun-
try Is getting ready to simply 20 wild
for Mckinley and Roosevelt and make
their election practically unanimous
In spite of evidence like this Mr.. Ery-
an had the temerity to remark to the
crowds of farmers he addressed on his
trip some weeks ago that he did not
see why \ farmer could be u Republic
can. Besides this every great Industry
in West Virginia Is booming. tho coal
miners are at work, new mines are be-
Ing opened. new railroads are building,
the lumber interests are thriving, every
where and on every hand are found the
conspicuous proofs Of prosperity. sir.
Bryan has no business in this state, but
We shall welcome n return visit from
him all the same.